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Apple is Crazy. Yet to be Crazier.

Tags: Apple Inc., AAPL
6 Jun 6:29pm
What do you think of Apple?  Do you all think that's it going to slow down soon? Well on June 11, Steve Jobs will be giving some heads-up during the Worldwide Developer's Conference, and analysts and investors alike will be looking for him to unveil updates on the Mac platform, iPhone and the Apple TV that has been causing a lot of excitement.Just under two months ago (early April), Apple shares held steady at $92, to jump $30 dollars in a matter of weeks.  iPhone is probably the per...

Time for DJI to Calm Down

Tags: Interest Rates, Federal Reserve, Wal-Mart Inc, Federated Department Store Inc., Inflation, Producer Price Index, PPI, WMT, FD
11 May 11:21am
Does everyone remember that back in February the Dow retracted over 700 points in a matter of days, is it about to happen again? Well, today it shedded 150 points, the biggest one-day drop since March 13, and a day after positive news on interest rates by the Federal Reserve after weak sales from major retailers heightened concerns about weak consumer spending. Its perhaps time to cash out given how fast the Dow rose, over 1,000 points in the past two months following its earlier dip. Analyst ...

Take a Bite of Apple!

Tags: Apple Inc., AAPL
26 Apr 10:14pm
$100 isn't impossible for Apple after their second-quarter earnings beat analysts' expectations, and as everyone waits for the final arrival of the Apple iPhone on June 8 in a matter of weeks.  Apple sales this quarter was at $5.26 billion, an amount 21% more than last year's figure of $4.36 billion.  Earnings was even better, earning an amount of $770 million, or 87 cents per share, up 88% from 47 cents per share last year.  Analysts, were expecting for a figure to come around ...

AMZN Crazy; IBM Great; TZOO Sucks; BIDU Next?

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., International Business Machines Corp., Travelzoo Inc., Baidu.com Inc., AMZN, IBM, TZOO, BIDU
25 Apr 1:46pm
Once upon a time, after the closing bell, Amazon.com came to surprise investors and book-worms around the world with their more than doubled first quarter profits.  Literally the word "sucked" best explained this company, given that over the past two years they were practically struggled to keep their pants on.  Investing heavily into technological improvements and diversifying revenue generating businesses gave them a strong boost today.  They also came out to say that they're ...

My Mistake, RIMM in Motion Downward

Tags: Research in Motion, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., RIMM, PALM, AAPL
12 Apr 10:14pm
Shares of Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry e-mail phone, fell as much as 7 percent after sales trailed analysts' estimates and it disclosed a formal probe by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Sales climbed 66 percent to $930.4 million in the fourth quarter ended March 3, falling short of the $935.4 million average estimate in a Bloomberg survey. While the company attracted more consumers to its devices, existing business customers replaced their BlackBerry devices at ...