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  • A Look at the Future of This Distressed Smartphone Maker

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, NOK

    Nokia (NYSE: NOK), a long-time titan of mobile phone industry, is currently in a now-or-never situation to revive its business. The company is facing stiff competition, its sales are declining and the stock is tumbling. When the company announced its first-quarter earnings, investors wanted a reason to believe in the stock. But there was only despair, and shares declined 11.45% on the same day to $3.02.

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  • A Fundamental Perspective of 3 Giants of the Technology World

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, INTC, IBM

    Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are the giants of the technology world. These companies are providing products and services to different areas of information and communication technology. Importantly, these companies are the drivers of innovations in their respective segments. Here is a look at how these companies are placed from a fundamental perspective. 

     

     

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  • Top Three Performing NASDAQ 100 Stocks for 2013

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: CELG, LIFE, VRTX

    It should come as no surprise that year to date, the top three performing NASDAQ 100 stocks come from companies in the health care sector. Through April 26th, those companies were Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) and Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE). As many analysts have predicted, the health care sector is performing exceptionally in 2013, asU.S. firms scramble for their piece of the pie in more »

  • Three Tech Giants Poised for Further Growth

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, NFLX

    Three of the biggest names in today’s technology sector, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)), and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), are well-positioned for future growth – each for different reasons. One of these companies is willing to sacrifice margins in favor of investments. One is patiently staying the course with proven products and cash reserves that could foretell an acquisition spree. And one is the clear leader in a space more »

  • These Reputed Stocks: Hold, Buy or Sell?

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, IBM

    Much Talk About Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)

    Amazon.com Inc. is well known as a world’s top customer centric hub, where customers can explore and get anything they wish to purchase online. The gross profit margin of the company for the first quarter of financial year 2013 has improved significantly as compared to the similar period during a last year. Though the sales of the Amazon have increased, the overall more »

  • Computer Peripherals/Office Electronics: Performance Of The Top Players

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: CAJ, LXK, XRX

    With an expected annual growth rate of 8% over the next few years, the global market for computer peripherals is expected to be around $245 billion in 2015. The U.S. market is presently around $20 billion, and the anticipated economic turnaround is likely to help companies operating in this industry. Computer peripherals refers to electronic equipment connected to a computer by cables and includes items like keyboards, mouses, printers more »

  • Why You Should Take CEO Changes Seriously

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, GOOG

    In the month of July last year, Yahoo! appointed Marissa Mayer as its new CEO. With this appointment, it shows that Yahoo! has gone through five different CEOs in the past 3 years. There is certainly a correlation between the market value of Yahoo! with its ever changing chief executives. This correlation may reflect the performance of Yahoo!’s CEO, but it may also be market’s perception of a more »

  • Big Tech Boys: Even Innovation Needs Iterations

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG

    One of the hottest topics for discussion in the stock markets is the sudden change in the fortunes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Since September 2012, the stock has been on a decline, and is currently precariously poised near its 52-week low of around $419.

    Its near-term future will depend on the Q2'13 results, where investors would be looking forward to the margins and management guidance. In the smartphone and more »

  • What's Next With This Intended Acquisition?

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - January 17, 2013 | Tickers: T, CLWR, DISH, S, VZ

    Clearwire Corporation's (NASDAQ: CLWR) shares recorded an increase of 0.26% after the firm received a bid of $3.30 per share from DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH). Clearwire is a wireless broadband service provider. The bid from Dish was received just a month after Sprint Nextel Corp.’s (NYSE: S) bid was accepted by Clearwire. Based on $2.97 per share, the bid from Sprint was for the more »

  • Moving Forward Amid Stiff Competition

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - January 16, 2013 | Tickers: T, BBRY, S, VZ

    In most industries today, you are sure to find situations that are likened to “Clash of the Titans.” In this regard, the telecom industry is not left out as it has notable big names competing with each other. One of my darling companies, Verizon (NYSE: VZ), has found itself in this situation. Rated among the biggest phone companies in the United States, it serves around 25% of the country’s more »

  • In The News Again

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - January 10, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, DELL, HPQ, IBM

    To many people, including investors, it would not be surprising that Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is in the news again. Recently, the company found itself under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The investigation is concerning the allegations that Autonomy, the British software firm it acquired recently, engaged in accounting malpractices before it (Autonomy) was acquired by HP. It is old news that the board of HP, after more »

  • Doing the Right Thing, at the Right Time

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - January 7, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, GOOG, MSFT

    Formerly, each time there is an announcement of impending release of a new version of the Windows OS, you'd see a lot of people getting excited and anxiously looking forward to getting a new PC just to have a feel of the new OS. Such was the hype trailing the launch of Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows 8 in October, 2012. One month after the release, a report from more »

  • What Tech Company Will Make a Nice Addition to Your Portfolio in 2013?

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - January 4, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, CMGE, NOK

    Over the years, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been the darling of many investors in the smartphone stock market, but with the recent decline in its share price, it has become necessary to have an alternative smartphone company to serve as a reliable backup. This does not mean that Apple is no longer viable, but I feel an addition will have to be made to be on the safer side. In more »

  • The Mobile World in 2013: Winner Takes All

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - January 3, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, FB, GOOG, NOK

    When the use of landline phones came into existence, it was huge, but with the inception of the mobile phones in 2001, landline phones are almost going into extinction. A similar case is personal computers. With the number of internet connected mobile devices continually increasing by the day, some speculate the use of personal computers will not compete favorably with the use of mobile devices that are connected to the more »

  • Over The Long Term, You Will Surely Like This Company

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - December 26, 2012 | Tickers: HPQ, NOK, XRX

    If you have taken the time to compare the history of Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and that of Xerox  (NYSE: XRX), you will surely agree with me that these great companies have one or more things in common. In the first instance, these companies started out as manufacturers of high quality products. With Nokia leading the mobile phone industry, while Xerox was a name to be reckoned with in the manufacturing more »

  • Strongly Weathering the Storm

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - December 26, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, INTC, MSFT, QCOM

    It is not surprising that when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suffers a decline, most of the company’s suppliers suffer the same fate. One example is Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM). This company derives not less than 6% of its revenues from transactions with Apple. When the news of Apple’s price target being slashed by Wall Street analysts came out, with Citigroup slashing the company’s price target from $675 to $575 more »

  • Will This Acquisition Live Up to Expectations?

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - December 24, 2012 | Tickers: ARB, NLSN

    Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN), a global information and measurement company, announced that it has signed an agreement that will see it acquiring Arbitron (NYSE: ARB), an international media and marketing research firm, for $1.26 billion. Nielsen is a leading company as far as marketing and consumer information, online intelligence, trade shows and media measurement is concerned. With its headquarters in New York and the Netherlands, the company more »

  • What This Company Did to Improve Monetization

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - December 20, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, T, GOOG, MSFT, NOK

    If you read the IDC report that was released last week, there was a tremendous increase in smart device shipments in Q3 2012. A staggering 303.6 million shipments and pointers were shipped for the holiday quarter, a number that's expected to increase up to 362 million. According to statistics gathered by Gartner, the number of apps that will be downloaded by smartphone users will almost double the number more »

  • Concerns About this Business Send Shares Sliding

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - December 19, 2012 | Tickers: CAJ, LXK, XRX

    A few days ago, shares of Lexmark International (NYSE: LXK), a known printer manufacturer with its shares currently trading at $23.18, slid by over 6%. This decline was as a result of the downgrade by Deutsche Bank analysts, with an $18 price target set on the stock. The major reason behind this is that the analysts from Deutsche Bank believe that the inkjet printers market is growing weaker by more »

  • Is This Latest Acquisition a Step in the Right Direction?

    By Naomi Warmate-Igwe - December 13, 2012 | Tickers: BP, FCX, MMR, PXP

    It is no longer news that Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX), a power-player in the copper and gold mining industry, recently acquired two companies at the same time. This is a company that has over the years maintained a strong balance sheet, positive growth, a strong-hold in the industry, and safe dividends. That's why this news sets analysts and investors wondering why it chose to diversify into a sector that more »

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