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  • What Blackberry Needs To Do

    By Piyush Arora - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, NOK

    It’s a well-known fact that Blackberry (NASDAQ: BBRY) has been reporting losses and has belonged to the group of mobile laggards for quite some time now. But its recent OS 10 launch has bolstered investors’ confidence, and even improved its sales--but is this growth sustainable?

    Industry Outlook

    The smartphone industry grew by 45.1% last year, and analysts estimate the industry growth to average around 44% this year. Pessimists more »

  • Will BlackBerry’s ‘Google’ Approach Secure A Win Over Microsoft?

    By Lennox Yieke - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: BBRY, GOOG, MSFT

    In case you haven’t noticed, BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) is going ‘Google’ (NASDAQ: GOOG). The Ontario, Waterloo handset maker has made plans for its iconic BlackBerry Messenger to be available and free on both iOS and Android. This cross platform approach, which is very typical of Google, has also been witnessed in the move to allow the frictionless functionality of android apps on the BlackBerry 10. Recent reports indicate that more »

  • Will Today's Losers Become Winners?

    By Federico Zaldua - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, COH

    The S&P 500 is almost 17% up Year To Date (YTD) and is now at an all time nominal high. That said, some very interesting companies are sharply down since 2013 started. While the winners combined to return 28% YTD, the losers averaged -7.67%. Among the laggards, the worst performing stock returned -22% while the remaining 24 companies lost less than -14.00% of their value. Let's more »

  • Apple Needs New Markets, Fast

    By Reuben Brewer - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, SSNLF

    Investors have been less than enthused about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) prospects, despite still solid business results. The change in sentiment is largely a result of the fact that Apple is looking more and more like a consumer products company. That means it needs new markets, but so far it isn't finding them.

    Changing the World

    There is no question that Apple products have changed the face of the more »

  • Billionaire Activist Zeroes in on Sony

    By Marshall Hargrave - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: BBRY, SNE, ERIC | Editor's Choice

    Sony (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) has been a perennial under-performer since the dot-com bubble burst in 2000. The stock peaked in 2000 at around $156 a share and has been a terrible investment for investors ever since. The collapse and similarities I see in the chart reminds me of the BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) collapse in 2008.

    In many ways I ask myself how did this company miss so many technological changes more »

  • Will The Short Squeeze Continue?

    By Zain Zafar - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: BBRY, CLF, TSLA

    There are some stocks that are everyone’s favorites; I believe Apple and Coca-Cola fall into this category. Then there are others that a lot of investors are skeptical about; such stocks carry a high short interest as investors bet that their price will go down. However, you often make the biggest gains in stocks that most investors are betting against if you are able to correctly determine that the more »

  • Why You Should Ignore the BlackBerry Shorts

    By Lennox Yieke - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, NOK

    BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY), is questionably one of the most debated stocks in the market. From the top executive being driven in a Rolls Royce in Wall Street to the small business owner in Main Street, the BlackBerry argument has managed to capture a compelling number. In all of this, bears and bulls have been divided in a fashion reminiscent of the infamous Berlin Wall. The raging war between these two more »

  • The Phoenix of Smartphone industry

    By Eshna De - May 19, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, SSNLF

    In 2009, when Blackberry (NASDAQ: BBRY) launched its ‘Blackberry boys’ campaign and lowered the price of entry level Curve model, younger generation got addicted with the Blackberry Messenger, a free substitute to SMS. It saw a loyal customer base, sales zoomed up, share prices soared but little did it know that the success would be short lived.

    Now, time is running out for this Canadian smartphone maker as customers prefer more »

  • Don't Count Nokia Out Yet

    By Mark Yagalla - May 19, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG, MSFT, NOK

    It seems that lately Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) competitors have been getting all the attention. The press has been focused on BlackBerry's (NASDAQ: BBRY) 10 line of smartphones and the company's decision to expand its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) to iOS and Android. In terms of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), investors have been focused on the company's mountain of cash and its overall valuation. Nokia, meanwhile, has been quietly more »

  • Tech Stocks Could Report Up To A 15% Decline In Earnings If International Tax Loop Holes WereTo Be Closed

    By Alexander Cho - May 18, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, FB, GOOG

    For the longest time, companies have been able to pad their profits in the United Kingdoms without paying any corporate taxes. According to the New York Times, Ms. Hodge and other lawmakers are upset that Google paid only £6 million in corporate taxes in Britain in 2011, despite generating more than £3 billion in revenue there. Google, which reduces its tax bill in Britain and other European countries by routing more »

  • The Fruitless Quest for the Elusive Omni-Computer

    By Leo Sun - May 18, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG, MMI, SSNLF | Editor's Choice

    Last month, BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) CEO Thorsten Heins claimed that the popularity of tablet computers, dominated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android devices, would wane over the next five years. Heins predicted that computer users would become increasingly dependent on a single computing device, such as a smartphone docked into a workstation, for all their daily tasks. Heins also vaguely hinted that BlackBerry would eventually release more »

  • BlackBerry Faces Stiff Competition in Emerging Markets

    By Christopher De - May 18, 2013 | Tickers: BBRY, GOOG, NOK

    BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) unveiled the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone at the company's annual BlackBerry Live conference in Orlando, Florida. The Q5, the third smartphone in the BlackBerry 10 ecosystem, aims for consumers in emerging markets.

    The Q5 is a low-cost version of the BlackBerry Q10 with BlackBerry 10 functionality and a QWERTY keyboard that resembles past BlackBerry Bold and Curve models. The phone comes with a 3.1-inch 720x720 LCD more »

  • Which Underdog Is More Likely to Become a Top Dog? (Part II)

    By Rita Chattaraj - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, NOK, VZ

    A couple of months back, through my article “Which Underdog is More Likely to Become a Top-Dog?”, I had expressed  how I felt about Nokia (NYSE: NOK) recovering faster than BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY). How wrong I was! Since then, a lot has happened and I am now forced to change my stance as already evident from my recent articles on BlackBerry.

    The Canadian phone maker launched the BB10 platform and more »

  • BlackBerry Hangs Tough

    By Mark Hibben - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: BBRY, MSFT

    BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) held onto the number three position in worldwide smartphone sales to end users in Q1 2013, according to a report by Gartner Research issued on May 14. At 6.22 million units, BlackBerry just edged out Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) at 5.99 million.  BlackBerry has proven a tough competitor to Microsoft, which has mounted a full court press to gain the number three position. 

    Still shedding users more »

  • APPlauding Apple for 50 Billion Reasons

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG

    Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) achieved 50 billion apps downloaded on May 15. Should anyone care... aside from the fact that there's only around 7 billion people on the planet?

    The good news

    Apple investors should be jazzed by this news as Research in Motion (NASDAQ: BBRY) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android might not hit this milestone for some time, or ever in the case of Research in Motion. According to more »

  • Why It's Time for Sony to Break-Up

    By John McKenna - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, SNE

    Breaking up is hard to do. It can be the hardest decision one makes in their personal life. Things were once hunky-dory, but have since gone sour. Maybe you realize there are other pretty creatures around that you should spend more time with or that the relationship has been in an unavoidable rut and it’s time for a shakeup. This is the dilemma facing Sony (NYSE: SNE) and investment more »

  • 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.

    Declining sales more »

  • BlackBerry: Is It Time To Do The Harlem Shake?

    By Alexander Cho - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, MSFT

    So with the release of the BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) Z10 and Blackberry Q10, is it time for investors to start dong the Harlem Shake? I mean, BlackBerry investors should start cranking up the music as the party has just begun, right?

    Let’s start with the good

    Many technology critics find the new BlackBerry devices to be competitive with the Samsung Galaxy S series of phones. The company’s product more »

  • How Much Will Protectionism Hurt Technology Companies?

    By Alexander Cho - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG

    France seems to be focused on implementing protectionist measures that would help to boost the domestic economy. According to the BBC, the French government is considering introducing a 1% tax on the sale of smartphones and tablets to help fund French film, music and images.

    Source: YCharts

    France faces a genuine problem of declining output. The nominal GDP has been able to grow by 5.35% over the past 5-years more »

  • Good News For Blackberry Keeps On Pouring In

    By Jayson Derrick - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: BBRY, NOK, S, VZ

    Blackberry (NASDAQ: BBRY) has been very busy lately in their attempt to turn the company around, regain lost market share, and boost their stock up to a respectable level. The news coming out from the company and analysts seem to all indicate the company is on the right direction and is worthy for investors and former customers to take a second look at what is offered.

    Analysts report demand from more »

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