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Zings of the Day November 15, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 4:34pm
Warren Buffett disclosed a 5.5% stake in IBM (NYSE: IBM) yesterday. Buffett has always eschewed investing in tech because he didn't understand it. At 81, I guess he finally learned how to turn on a computer. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania missed a final deadline last night to agree with its creditors...
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Zings Of The Day November 10, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 4:53pm
Green Mountain (NASDAQ: GMCR) reported worse than expected earnings, and shares plunged today as a result. "Good to the last drop in shares" is the company's new motto. Jefferson County in Alabama filed for chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, the largest municipal failure in U.S. history. That Taj...
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Zings Of The Day October 21, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011 - 3:49pm
Groupon lowered the amount of money it intends to raise when it goes public, selling $540 million worth of stock, down from $750 million. I'll be waiting for my daily email with 100 free share. A cyber attack last year on Nasdaq OMG Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ) was more serious than the exchange let on...
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Zings Of The Day October 19, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 3:52pm
Moody's yesterday downgraded Spain to A1 from Aa2 with a negative outlook. Probably because everyone takes a siesta in Spain every time they do something good. Not exactly a way to run a country. Samsung and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) introduced their Galaxy Nexus phone, which runs on the latest...
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Zings Of The Day October 13, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 3:29pm
Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) CEO Josef Ackerman said the banks would "do everything" in its power to avoid a forced recap. So making investments The outages for Research in Motion's (NASDAQ: RIMM) Blackberry spread to North America, and many users continue to complain about the service, or lack...
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Zings Of The Day October 12, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 3:46pm
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is reconsidering its plan to spin off its PC division, as the costs may outweigh the benefits. HP is flipflopping. Must be why they hired Meg Whitman to be their new CEO. Remember, she ran for California Governor. Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is in its third...
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Zings Of The Day October 11, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 3:40pm
Sony (NYSE: SNE) said the outlook in Europe and North America for the end-of-year shopping season is "murky." Talk about spreading good cheer. Who's your new CEO? Scrooge?
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Zings Of The Day October 7, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 3:57pm
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) agreed to pay $199.5 million to settle a lawsuit that accused Larry Ellison's company of overcharging the U.S. government for nine years. Everyone over charges Uncle Sam. It's the American way. The European Commission is going to discuss plans over the weekend on how it will...
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Zings Of The Day October 6, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 3:42pm
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said today there is more than likely going to be a plan to recapitalize European banks and "get rid of toxic assets they may have." If they just get swept under the rug, everything will be fine. No worries Europe. It's all good. Spain was able to...
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Zings Of The Day October 5, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 3:42pm
Moody's downgraded Italian debt to A2 with negative outlook, but markets shrugged it off. Probably watched a really good episode of the Sopranos. The U.S. and New York attorney generals filed lawsuits against Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE: BK) saying it inflated exchange rates on currency...
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