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"It's World War III... This is the biggest ego battle in history. It's incendiary." - a well-connected Silicon Valley investor on the titanic brawl brewing between Steve Jobs (AAPL) and Eric Schmidt (GOOG) over mobile supremacy March 14, 8:07 am
"It's World War III... This is the biggest ego battle in history. It's incendiary." - a well-connected Silicon Valley investor on the titanic brawl brewing between Steve Jobs (AAPL) and Eric Schmidt (. […]Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Market Currents |
Initial estimates peg first-day iPad (AAPL) sales at 120K, for delivery beginning April 3. Analyst Victor Castroll: "Apple has been able to generate over $75M in revenue in one day on a product that 99.9% of purchasers haven't touched or for that matter, even seen in person, and we're still three weeks away. That is amazing." March 14, 4:35 am
Initial estimates peg first-day iPad (AAPL) sales at 120K, for delivery beginning April 3. Analyst Victor Castroll: "Apple has been able to generate over $75M in revenue in one day on a product that 9. […]Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Market Currents |
A recent study picks up on a disturbing trend: For the first time ever, premium borrowers are defaulting on their mortgages quicker than on their credit card debt. A possible explanation: Those in danger of losing their homes anyway still need credit cards to buy groceries. March 13, 5:35 pm
A recent study picks up on a disturbing trend: For the first time ever, premium borrowers are defaulting on their mortgages quicker than on their credit card debt. A possible explanation: Those in dan. […]Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Market Currents |
Regulatory reform might not be a lost cause, despite a recent collapse in talks. In a letter signed by Sen. Richard Shelby, Republicans said they remain open to working out a solution, but demanded that Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd slow down the process to give them time to consider a new bill he plans to release on Monday. March 13, 4:46 pm
Regulatory reform might not be a lost cause, despite a recent collapse in talks. In a letter signed by Sen. Richard Shelby, Republicans said they remain open to working out a solution, but demanded th. […]Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Market Currents |
Hans-Werner Sinn, head of the Ifo think tank, says the rush to rescue Greece through a new European Monetary Fund could endanger the euro: "I fear the fund would become a redistribution system, distributing the resources of the more prudent countries to the less prudent ones." March 13, 4:30 pm
Hans-Werner Sinn, head of the Ifo think tank, says the rush to rescue Greece through a new European Monetary Fund could endanger the euro: "I fear the fund would become a redistribution system, distri. […]Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Market Currents |
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For the third month in a row the index of leading economic indicators rose. This is the first time this has occurred since 2004. And, it gives us some sign that maybe the economic recession that we have been in since December 2007 is reaching its climax. James W. Paulson, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management, is quoted in the Wall Street Journal as saying “We’ve got tons of information telling us we’ve turned the corner.” Ataman Ozyildirim, an economist at the Conference Board which produces the report, states that “The process of coming out of the recession, although still fragile, may be starting.” |
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