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Will a subscription model for Microsoft Office work? (Blogging Stocks - Goog)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:30:00 GMT

Filed under: Products and services , Google (GOOG) , Microsoft (MSFT) , Dell (DELL) , Circuit City Stores (CC) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) wants to expand the reach of its vital Office suite of products. The software giant wants to utilize a subscription model for the collection of programs. The initiative will commence later this month at Circuit City (NYSE: CC ) and it will eventually reach other...

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Tech Stocks: Nvidia plunge keeps tech stocks down despite market gains (Market Watch)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:24:00 GMT

A warning from Nvidia Corp. continued to weigh down technology stocks Thursday despite strong gains in the broader market.

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Yahoo shares up on news of latest talks with Time Warner (Market Watch)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:50:00 GMT

Yahoo reportedly picks up its talks with Time Warner over a possible combination with Time's AOL unit, as the Internet company faces pressure to boost shareholders returns.

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Look for These Four Tech Stocks to Outperform (The Street)

twocents@thestreet.com (Alan Farley) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Should the broad indices put in a real low, these stalwart plays should lead.

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Tech Stocks: Nvidia plunges, leading sector lower (Market Watch)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Technology stocks sank Thursday morning as Nvidia Corp. plunged at the opening bell after lowering its outlook.

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Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Tech giants try to revolutionize solar biz, but payoff uncertain (Market Watch)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- As companies like Intel Corp., IBM Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. have made moves in the solar power space, many have wondered if these high-tech heavyweights could use either their manufacturing or intellectual muscle to push down costs and thereby lower the price of solar power.

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After Hours: Abbott rises following FDA stent approval; tech stocks tick up (Market Watch)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:06:00 GMT

Abbott Laboratories shares rise late after regulators approve the use of one of its medical devices, and Dell Inc. paces slight gains in technology stocks following a dreary performance in regular trading.

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Google's one chance for Android - become a wireless carrier (Blogging Stocks - Goog)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:33:00 GMT

Filed under: Products and services , Launches , Google (GOOG) When Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG ) purchased wireless software development company Android years ago, its founder asked Google's co-founder Larry Page, "Is this interesting to Google?" It sure turned out to be, although the mobile phone operating system environment was announced almost a year ago and nothing concrete has shipped in a customer...

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Parascale makes rain from the 'cloud' (Blogging Stocks - Goog)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:20:00 GMT

Filed under: Google (GOOG) , Amazon.com (AMZN) , Small business Over the past couple years, major players like Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN ) have invested in the so-called "cloud." Basically, they are leveraging their huge infrastructures to provision services - like web hosting, storage and so on - to other companies. Actually, I know many startups that have such deals (helping...

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Tech Stocks: Yahoo keeps gains while tech shares slump on market turnaround (Market Watch)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:58:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks reversed from earlier gains and were trading in the red by midday Wednesday. Yahoo Inc. kept its gains on news that Microsoft Corp. is shopping around for partners to help it make a fresh run at acquiring all or part of the Web portal’s business.

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Tech Stocks: Yahoo leads upswing for tech stocks on latest report (Market Watch)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:14:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Yahoo Inc. leads an upswing in tech stocks on news that Microsoft Corp. is shopping around for partners to help it make a fresh run at acquiring all or part of the Web portal’s business.

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Yahoo leads gains for tech stocks on latest report (Market Watch)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:36:32 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Yahoo Inc. led an upswing for technology stocks Wednesday morning after the Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft Corp. was seeking other partners for a new attempt at acquiring the Web portal. Yahoo was up more than 6% after the opening bell while Microsoft picked up about 0.4%. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.3%, while the Morgan Stanley High...

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Israel Stocks: Stocks fall as traders return; Koor buys into Credit Suisse (Market Watch)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:23:00 GMT

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israeli shares decline, led by the chemicals producers and some boldface technology names, as investors caught up with Wall Street after the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange was closed the previous session by a strike.

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Consumer and tech stocks set to lift Wall Street (Financial Time)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:55:00 GMT

US stocks were set for a higher start as oil prices moderated and Starbucks said that it would retrench amid the continued downturn in consumer spending, but gains could be pared after the ADP survey showed disappointing news on jobs lost in June

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Option Update: Google volatility increases into EPS & outlook (Blogging Stocks - Goog)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:10:00 GMT

Filed under: Google (GOOG) , Options Google (NYSE: GOOG ) closed at $534.74 Tuesday. GOOG is scheduled to report Q2 EPS on July 17. Jefferies says: "Reiterating Buy and $600 target on healthy domestic search growth. GOOG July option implied volatility of 46 is above its 26-week average of 37 according to Track Data, suggesting large price movement. Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul...

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Microsoft (MSFT) may take another run at Yahoo! (YHOO) (Blogging Stocks - Goog)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:56:00 GMT

Filed under: Deals , Google (GOOG) , Microsoft (MSFT) , Yahoo! (YHOO) , Time Warner (TWX) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) may try to buy Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO ) again, but it does not want the whole company. It finds the search business useful as part of its battle with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ). The content portal business does not have much attraction, and Redmond wants a company like Time Warner (NYSE: TWX...

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Chinese Tech Stock Weekly Summary (6/23 - 6/29) (Seeking Alpha)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:55:44 GMT

The following is excerpted from IRG's weekly stock report: • • • Complete Story »

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Japanese Tech Stock Weekly Summary (6/23-6/29) (Seeking Alpha)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:33:33 GMT

The following is excerpted from IRG's weekly stock report: • • • Complete Story »

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Tech Stocks: Apple leads tech-sector rally (Market Watch)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:02:00 GMT

Technology stocks bounce back, led by Apple, with the broader market also recovering from early losses.

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Google to use Seth MacFarlane content to sell ads (Blogging Stocks - Goog)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:15:00 GMT

Filed under: Internet , Google (GOOG) , Marketing and advertising , News Corp'B' (NWS) , Media World Seth MacFarlane is the genius behind News Corp. 's (NYSE: NWS ) Family Guy animated television series. But why should News Corp. have all the fun programming cool content? That's apparently what Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG ) was thinking when it signed up Seth MacFarlane to produce a series of short...

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