Archive for the ‘AMZN’ Category:

Seven Prospective Corporate Bankruptcies

{ Posted on Oct 12 2011 by David Zeiler }
Ten companies with at least $100 million in assets filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month - the most since April when 17 such companies filed. So far in October five more big companies have filed, ...Read More »

Amazon Kindle Tablet Will Plump Revenue and Disrupt Market

{ Posted on Sep 13 2011 by David Zeiler }
A rumored Amazon Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) Kindle Tablet will deliver billions of dollars in fresh revenue next year. In addition to its hardware sales, the tablet will provide a quick and convenient way for Amazon to capture ...Read More »

A New Way for Income Investors to Get Ahead

{ Posted on Jul 15 2011 by Larry D. Spears }
The market isn't an easy place for income investors right now. Stocks are too volatile, U.S. Treasury yields are anemic, and a strong reliable dividend is a rarity. But income investors have a relatively new way they can use ...Read More »

Are We in the Middle of a New Tech Bubble?

{ Posted on Jun 07 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
When career-networking site LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD) started its first day of trading May 19, its shares zoomed 109% from its initial public offering (IPO) price of $45 a share to close at $94.25, and reached a market ...Read More »

Ignore the Headline Data: The Stock Market Could be Gearing Up for a Major Rally

{ Posted on Jun 06 2011 by Jon D. Markman }
The stock market swirled lower over the past week as a barge full of U.S. economic data sank in stormy seas. But don't worry: We may actually be able to ride some of these swells ...Read More »

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) to Unveil New iCloud Service With Special Appearance by CEO Steve Jobs

{ Posted on Jun 02 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) plans to unveil its new iCloud service at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Monday - and Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs will make an appearance to headline the event. In an extremely unusual ...Read More »

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) to Unveil New iCloud Service With Special Appearance by CEO Steve Jobs

{ Posted on Jun 02 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) plans to unveil its new iCloud service at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Monday - and Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs will make an appearance to headline the event. In an extremely unusual ...Read More »

Don’t Be Fooled by Last Week’s Dip, U.S. Stocks Are Headed Higher

{ Posted on May 16 2011 by Jon D. Markman }
U.S. stocks struggled during a Friday the 13th week that was rigged like a haunted house with a trap door. The main problem for equities was strength in the dollar, which has the effect of ...Read More »

Cloud Computing Helps Revive Corporate IT Spending, Boosts Intel and IBM

{ Posted on Apr 21 2011 by David Zeiler }
Better-than-expected earnings this week by several major technology vendors suggest a rebound is underway in corporate IT spending - much of which was postponed by the recession - and a big surge in cloud computing investments. ...Read More »

Slow Economic Growth and High Inflation Mean It’s Time for "Price Maker" Stocks to Shine

{ Posted on Apr 18 2011 by Jon D. Markman }
With slow economic growth and high inflation looming on the economic horizon, investors turn to earnings reports for a clue as to whether their favorite companies can handle what's ahead. First-quarter earnings season started ...Read More »