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  • Google Will Not Fail Like Apple

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG

    Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is up 13.85% since announcing its 2013 Q1 results on April 18. Several analysts have come up with a price target of $1000 per share. A similar prediction brought the downfall of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google's greatest rival in smartphones platform market. The search engine giant is headed towards the $1000 price target and does not seem to have any obstacles capable of putting a more »

  • This Amazon Story Is Becoming A Thriller

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, BKS, EBAY

    Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is arguably one of the most overrated stocks in the market. The company is currently trading at about 3,500 times P/E ratio, compared to rivals eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), which is currently pegged at about 27 times P/E, while Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), which owns the Nook business, a rival of Amazon’s Kindle reader, trades at about 20 times P/E.

    AMZN PE Ratio more »

  • This Amazon Story Is Becoming A Thriller

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, BKS, EBAY

    Amazons, is a Greek mythology word associated with the legendary female warriors, which forms part of Greece’s rich history. The Amazon Riverwas named after these legendary warriors, and this trickled down to the naming of the ecommerce giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). Now, I would imagine that a battle involving the legendary Amazons would be nothing short of thrilling, and apparently, Amazon.com’s story is turning out to more »

  • Is Zynga’s Bet on Mass Market Gambling a Game Changer?

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - March 2, 2013 | Tickers: EA, GLUU, ZNGA

    Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) reiterated its intention to focus on mass market gambling, prompting a series of questions on the company’s future with regard to hardcore gambling. Zynga CEO Mark Pincus quashed allegations, which had suggested that the company could be trying to cash in on the existing hardcore gambling market following its foray into online gambling in the UK. Zynga seeks to focus on its strength, that is, making more »

  • Best Buy Better Follow Dell’s Way

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - February 27, 2013 | Tickers: BBY, TGT, WMT

    Editor's Note: The original version identified revenue as profits. This version has been corrected.

    Richard Schulze, founder and former chairman of Best Buy (NYSE: BBY),  announced last August plans to take ailing electronics retailer private with an offer estimated at $10.8 billion. He was unsuccessful, but the board still awaits an improved offer from the former chairman. According to reports, February 28, 2013 seems to be a tentative more »

  • This Sporting Stock is a Winning Play

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - February 26, 2013 | Tickers: AON, MANU, NKE

    Manchester United (NYSE: MANU) is one of the most popular teams across the globe. Some argue that it has the largest following in the world, and I don't really doubt that statement. I am sure that it is the world’s most valuable sporting company with an enterprise value estimated at about $3.56 billion. Only the Yankees come close to it, at about $1.85 billion.

    However, Manchester more »

  • Apple’s Hardware No Longer an Advantage: What's Next?

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG

    Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to have lost its competitive edge on hardware business following the recent dip in price. Analysts attribute Apple’s recent misfortunes in the stock market to waning investor confidence due to slowdown in growth rate. The Silicon Valley company is also experiencing a string of indifferent results on margins, which dropped significantly for the most recent quarter. The monster behind all these is nothing but aggressive more »

  • Yandex's Post-Earnings Plunge Created a Long Opportunity

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, GOOG, YNDX

    Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX), Russia’s largest search engine missed consensus earnings estimates in its most recent quarter results despite growing by 30 percent year-over-year. The company’s revenues came out better than expected by analysts increasing by 37 percent, from 2011 to $290.4 million.

    Yandex NV shares tanked 14 percent at some stage after earnings announcement, but closed at $23.01, or 10.08 percent decline on Tuesday more »

  • Perceptual Computing is Intel’s Ace for the PC Business

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - February 22, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, INTC, QCOM

    Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has been struggling to keep pace with other semiconductor rivals in the market, a market which is increasingly becoming mobile. The tech giant, which is a dominant force in the PC industry with its chip making business, has seen a large chunk of the market slip to rivals. The likes of Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Samsung Electronics and Texas Instruments, among others have taken full advantage of mobile more »

  • LinkedIn is Taking Professionalism to The Next Level

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - February 14, 2013 | Tickers: FB, LNKD, MWW

    LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) is certainly changing the picture as far as professionalism is concerned. The professional networking giant is indeed taking professional networking personal. LinkedIn is enabling a paradigm shift in the recruitment process, including how candidates are sourced, how leads are organized, and how companies market to candidates. The company is dictating how professionals conduct recruitment.

    LinkedIn is revamping its number one revenue generator, the talent solution, which contributes more »

  • Liberty’s Acquisition of Virgin Media: Gold Still in the Mines?

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - February 14, 2013 | Tickers: LBTYA, NWSA, VMED

    Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA) must be crossing its fingers hoping that it’s proposition to acquire Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) goes through. Virgin Media confirmed on Tuesday, Feb. 5, that it was indeed in talks with Liberty Global for a possible deal following a spell of media speculation.  John Malone’s Liberty Global seeks to tap into the European market, currently dominated by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSmore »)

  • Is the Pharma Industry Facing Pharmageddon?

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - February 13, 2013 | Tickers: JNJ, MRK, PFE

    The pharmaceuticals industry has always been one of the riskiest in the market. Companies operating in the pharma industry are required to invest heavily in research and development on drugs whose outcome is highly unpredictable. Companies like Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), Merck (NYSE: MRK), and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) among others, have toiled this red flagged industry for years. Note that, despite the risks associated with investing in the industry, the more »

  • Is Chesapeake Energy Better Off Without McClendon?

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - February 12, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, CVX, XOM

    Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) is preparing for life without CEO and former chairman Aubrey McClendon following his resignation. McClendon is expected to leave the Oil and Gas Company on April 1, after a year that saw the company dispose more than $11 billion in assets toward the servicing of $14 billion worth of debt.

    Chesapeake experienced one of the toughest periods since inception, with distressed balance sheets and court battles more »

  • Forget the Botched IPO: Facebook Is Back

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - February 12, 2013 | Tickers: FB, GOOG, LNKD

    Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is back on track as it has finally began to dust off the effects of its botched IPO, among other business challenges. Facebook lost more than 50 percent in market value within four months of going public, after it slumped from its May 18, 2012 offer price of $38 per share to trade at $17.55 in September.

    The social networking giant also reported a loss in more »

  • Only Apple Can Stop Google

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - February 7, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, GOOG

    Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is losing business to rival Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), if the latest reports are to be believed. Bloomberg published a report titled, “Apple App Advantage Eroded as Google Narrows IPhone Lead.” The iPhone maker is indeed facing some of the worst times in its history as market competition intensifies across the board.

    Apple’s App business is staring at an arguably unstoppable paradigm shift as Google continues to more »

  • Analysts Tick Amazon’s Price Rally

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - January 24, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, EBAY

    Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) was one of the most impressive tech stocks in 2012. The e-commerce giant rallied 40 percent during the period; it is now up about 8.5 percent in 2013. Amazon seems to be ready to carry on last year’s rally through 2013, and possibly beyond. Indeed, even analysts are being wooed to believing that Amazon is likely to hit $300 per share and above in more »

  • Apple Is No Rolling Stone: It's Just A Misconception

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - January 18, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG

    `A rolling stone gathers no moss’, is a saying coined by Publilius Syrus, a Syrian slave turned Author in Italy, in the 1st century BC. He used it to refer to “People who are always moving, with no roots in one place, avoiding responsibilities and cares. However, the quote also refers to stagnation, or inability to innovate.

    Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the pioneer of smart devices, having invented the iPhone more »

  • Is Solazyme a Growth Stock?

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - January 17, 2013 | Tickers: ADM, SZYM

    Solazyme (NASDAQ: SZYM) rallied toward the end of 2012 following the announcement of Q3 results that beat analyst estimates and promising deals. The renewable oil production company was up 30.56 percent in 2012 as investors reacted to the earnings release. Solazyme reported $0.06 earnings per share in its Q3 results, 20 percent above the Street estimate of $0.05.

    Following the company's Q3 results and guidance for more »

  • Arctic Energy Exploration Is Like An Egg-and-Spoon Race

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - January 15, 2013 | Tickers: BP, COP, XOM, RDS-A, STO

    The Arctic Circle runs through seven countries on the face of the earth including the U.S, Canada, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden. The region north of the circle is referred to as the Arctic while the region south of the circle is called the Northern Temperate Zone. I am only interested on the Arctic for now.

    According the United States Geological Survey estimates, the Arctic contains about 30 more »

  • Is Celgene's New Rally Sustainable?

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - January 15, 2013 | Tickers: CELG, JNJ, VRTX

    If you do not have it in your portfolio, then you probably want to take a look at this stock. With a 52 week low of $58.53, the company just recorded a new 52 week high last week. Specifically, during the early trading hours Tuesday 8, Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) hit a high of $89 within a matter of minutes; and it just can’t stop rallying as it hit more »

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