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Financial Upheaval Shakes Verizon's Acquisition Of AlltelOpen in New Window
There is concern that the volatility in the stock market may adversely affect Verizon (NYSE: VZ)'s planned $28.1 billion acquisition of Alltel. Verizon's stock dropped 7% again on Wednesday. read more »
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"Here is a one-month stock chart comparing Apple (down 40 percent), Google (down 20 percent), Yahoo (ditto), and Microsoft (down about 10 percent)." read more »
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Was RIM’s Wall Street beating unjustified?Open in New Window
Sam Diaz evaluates whether the recent stock drop of RIM was justified and evaluates Blackberry's position within the smartphone market - and the growth of the market overall. read more »
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Googlebot blamed for United stock crashOpen in New Window
According to the Tribune, Google published a six-year-old news story which reported that United Airlines was filing for bankruptcy, giving the appearance that this was current breaking news. As a result the stock of UAL, the parent company of United Airlines, dropped sharply on Monday. read more »
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Yahoo's stock hits new 52-week lowOpen in New Window
"Internet pioneer's stock dips below $18.58 a share, raising questions of whether a catalyst exists on the near horizon to provide a lift to the beaten down stock." read more »
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Sun's stock drops sharply after 73% drop in profitOpen in New Window
Michael Hatamoto reports, "A slowing economy has led computer server and software manufacturer Sun Microsystems to post a 73 percent drop in net income for its fourth fiscal quarter. So far in 2008, the company's stock has lost almost half of its value and most recently dropped 13 percent down to $9.24 per share." read more »
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Nvidia Stock Falls On Lowered Revenue ForecastOpen in New Window
"Investors reacted negatively to the graphics chipmaker's revised earnings estimate and the news that it would take up to a $200 million charge for products that failed in notebooks." read more »
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Raising the stock price of ITOpen in New Window
Kenneth Buck, President and CEO of Five Nines, writes about evaluating one's IT worth and methods for ensuring one has high value within the company - not only for one's maintenance of the infrastructure but for business innovation. read more »
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