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  • Google To Reward Investors Soon?

    By Ashley Sales - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, FB, GOOG

    It was not long ago when a majority of investors wondered whether Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has peaked. Though the amount of paid clicks increased, the cost per click declined and we wondered whether Google is still a company with growth potential. Well, this quarter confirms that Google is still "the" company to watch. As far as dividends are concerned, Google is in an interesting position. The stock prices have been more »

  • Stocks to Profit From the E-Commerce Boom

    By Ashley Sales - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, GOOG, GRPN

    Even in recessionary times, online commerce seems to be delivering double-digit growth year on year since 2010. In 2012, a year when the overall U.S. GDP growth was 2.2%, the e-commerce sector increased 15%.

    As investors, there are a couple of options available to capitalize on. Let's take a look at a few companies that facilitate e-commerce.

    Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN)

    Among the long list of companies that more »

  • E-Commerce Moulah? These Companies Are Worth It

    By Ashley Sales - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, GOOG, GRPN

    Even during recession, online commerce seems to be delivering a double digit growth figures year on year since 2010. In 2012, a year where the overall US GDP growth was 2.2%, the E-commerce sector sales increased by 15%.

    As investors, there are a couple of options available to capitalize on. Let's take a look at a few middlemen companies that facilitate E-commerce.

    Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN)

    Among the long more »

  • Nope, Apple Is Not the Apocalypse of Gaming Consoles

    By Ashley Sales - March 30, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, MSFT, NTDOY.PK

    There are rumors circulating about Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) entry into the gaming console world with its gaming-enabled Apple TV. There’s also this one very interesting post claiming that if Apple does enter this market segment, then big time players like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Sony and Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY.PK) would not only be negatively affected but could meet their demise. 

    While those claims are strong, they do pose a more »

  • The Blackberry Revival: It’s On!

    By Ashley Sales - March 25, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, SSNLF, SNE

    I know it’s only been just 3 months into 2013, but so far, BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) is having a good year. They've renamed themselves along with launching new smartphones that looked very promising from the start. In February, they finally launched their Z10 smartphone to rave reviews and a good sales number. In March, they announced that they received an order for a million smartphones from one prospective more »

  • Invest In The Cloud

    By Ashley Sales - March 6, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, GOOG, MSFT

    Cloud computing seems to a major trump card for IT companies. Investors have to keep their eyes wide open for any major moves in this sector in the next few years. Reports suggest a growth from $40.7 billion in 2011 to a staggering $241 billion in 2020, no wonder every IT company is taking cloud computing very seriously.

    A recent study conducted by IDC shows an estimated annual compound more »

  • Apple's Fluctuating Share Price Is Not A Concern

    By Ashley Sales - March 6, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG, SSNLF

    There’s a lot of opinions with regards to Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, is it over priced? Is it fluctuating too much?  Is it a safe bet like it was once upon a time?  In short, the biggest concern investors have is - has Apple overplayed its hand?

    Ok, enough of questions. Let’s try and dig into Apple's performance and address all the concerns mentioned above. $450 in more »

  • What Next for Nokia - Tablets?

    By Ashley Sales - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: MSFT, NOK

    The Mobile World Conference (MWC) 2013 held at Barcelona saw Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announcing four new lower tier devices, which will again run on the Windows Phone 8 OS. While this is will give better reach to customers looking for Android alternatives, the announcement did leave a hinge of disappointment since there were a few rumors of a Nokia Windows 8 RT tablet in works.

    Even though strategy analysts recently more »

  • Will China Take a Bite of Cook's Apple?

    By Ashley Sales - March 1, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, CMGE, GOOG

    Recently, Morgan Stanley claimed that if Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) managed to launch an iPhone that’s priced for $330 in China, then Apple stands to triple its market share in China. Also, in January Tim Cook announced in an interview that China would be Apple’s number one market very soon.  Although this looks very promising from one angle, investors have to understand that this may lead to a steep more »

  • Return of the Berry?

    By Ashley Sales - February 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, MSFT

    If there’s one thing everyone loves- it’s a great comeback story. From the heights of success to mediocrity to reclaiming success again, a comeback story is only complete if the audience share their fair share of reservations on whether the subject of the story can make it back to the top. Examples of famous comeback stories include Ford, Best Buy, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) … and Robert Downey Jr. So more »

  • Should NVIDIA Investors Worry About Project Shield?

    By Ashley Sales - January 28, 2013 | Tickers: NVDA, SNE

    The moment NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced its decision to launch a portable gaming device; it was met with a mixed response of excitement, curiosity and skepticism. While this sort of reaction is normal, NVIDIA did take a tumble during the days of its announcement. NVIDIA is a giant when it comes to delivering hardware to gamers all over the world and now it’s starting to power mobile devices (with more »