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  • 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 »

  • Apple's Successful iPhone Business

    By Tyler Wofford - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG

    There are several companies that have seen their smartphone market share increase. How has Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seen sales, profits, and  margins increase with their iPhones despite the growing competition?

    First of all, Apple's largest competitor, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), who makes the Android OS, saw revenues increase nearly 33% in 2012. This is aside from revenues increasing 6.6% in the TTM. This shouldn't be a surprise as more »

  • BlackBerry: Bull and Bear

    By Christopher De - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY

    Thorsten Heins, BlackBerry's (NASDAQ: BBRY) CEO and President, discussed in an interview that its BlackBerry 10 mobile OS has gained "initial interest" from potential partners.

    BlackBerry 10 integrates software developed from QNX Software Systems, which powers BlackBerry's new line of smartphones and PlayBook. QNX, acquired by BlackBerry in 2010, is a software company that develops operating systems, development tools and services for connected embedded systems.

    Heins did not more »

  • CEO of BlackBerry Disagrees With the Future of Apple

    By Alexander Cho - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, MSFT

    The CEO of BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) kicked up a storm last Friday. Thorsten Heins argued that tablets will be obsolete in five years. BlackBerry's hasn't done that great of a job at predicting the future in the past, which is why the company was so unprepared for the Tablet, touchscreen-enabled smartphone, and with mobile applications. In summary, the company wasn’t prepared whatsoever for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPLmore »)

  • The 3 Things This Company Must Do

    By Chad Henage - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, MSFT, NOK

    It's not often that I'm critical of one of my favorite companies, but I've noticed that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has essentially three major challenges that need to be addressed. The stock has recovered a good amount since dipping below $400 a share, but in order to see the $600 or $700 range again, I think the company needs to expand and improve in a few areas.

    The more »

  • Shoot for the Moon or Stick with Apple?

    By Joshua Bondy - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, NOK

    The tech world is constantly evolving and corporations can rise and fall in a few short quarters. With a long-dated option (LEAPS) and a little bit of clairvoyance, an investor could make a fortune. It is easy to dream of finding that one special company that will add a couple of zeros to your portfolio. The reality is that betting on the sudden reversal of a company is full of more »

  • Dynamics of the African Market: Why You Should Buy BlackBerry

    By Frank Midega - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG, NOK

    As the World Bank is realizing, the African middle class is taking shape rather robustly. The Deloitte paper on the African Development Bank report 2011 sharply contends that the African middle class grew from 111 million or 26% of the continents population in 1980, to 196 million in 2000 and a further 313 million in 2010. This equates to 34.3% of the population.

    The African market as part of more »

  • The Bear Thesis for Apple

    By Ishfaque Faruk - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY

    Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock had a decent rally after the company made a number of new announcements including the massive buyback, increased dividend, and the company's historical bond issuance to fund those sizable payouts. Many investors view such large amounts of payouts to shareholders as a sign that the company is maturing and doesn't have too many exciting projects to invest in.

    While that view on corporate more »

  • Nokia’s Prospects Brighten on Increased Windows Mobile Penetration

    By Lennox Yieke - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: BBRY, MSFT, NOK

    Struggling handset maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has been on the receiving end of bears for the past year, with some of them jokingly saying that the Finnish tech bigwig is a synonym for ‘bear’. Personally, I believe that the increased negative outlook on the stock is justified. After all, we are talking about a handset maker that once boasted of a 40% global market share. Now, however, prospects are brightening more »

  • Will This Beleaguered Company Rise Again?

    By Minu Agarwal - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG

    Once a status symbol BlackBerry(NASDAQ: BBRY) now faces an existential crisis since the surge of Apple(NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung in the smart-phone arena. The stock price has taken a huge hit sliding over 90% from its all-time high. Revenue has been continuing its decline and the customer base is shrinking. So is it the beginning of the company’s end or is there still some value left in more »

  • Is the LinkedIn Bubble About to Pop?

    By Evan Buck - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: BBRY, FB, LNKD

    Shares of the professional business social network LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) have jumped 73% so far in 2013, but took a wallop after the company reported its first quarter 2013 sales numbers. LinkedIn was able to far exceed analyst expectations and posted very strong growth, but investors seem to be focusing on LinkedIn’s less-than-bullish outlook for the second quarter of 2013. The conflicting ideas of LinkedIn’s current success and more »

  • Sowing The Seeds Of Failure?

    By Reuben Brewer - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, MSFT, NOK

    BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) recently launched a new phone and mobile operating system with the BlackBerry 10. It has pretty much bet the bank on this product, but it looks like it is making a costly mistakes in a competitive market.

    The Mobile World

    BlackBerry was among the first companies to realize that giving people access to their online lives while they were on the go was a big business opportunity more »

  • Verizon -- True to Its Growth Story

    By Lennox Yieke - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: T, BBRY, VZ, VOD

    At the beginning of the year, Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) investors were not the happiest lot. Despite the carrier’s undisguised growth prospects, 2012’s Q4 performance was flat. Nonetheless, its growth story remained the key headline for investors.

    In the wake of its quarter-ended March earnings report, it has now become clear that Verizon is true to its growth story. Moreover, Verizon has enhanced its bid for full control more »

  • Are These Companies in Danger of Going Bankrupt?

    By Timothy Green - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: BBRY, GME, NOK

    How likely is a company to go bankrupt? This is a difficult question to answer, but there is a relatively simple calculation one can do to size up the strength of a company's financial situation. The Altman z-score was introduced in 1968 and is a simple sum of five components derived from a company's balance sheet and income statement. The result of this calculation, the z-score, is a more »

  • Apple, BlackBerry Hurt by Samsung's Debunking of Android Myth

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG, SSNLF

    Although Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android has become the dominant global mobile operating system, it has always faced one significant criticism: it isn't secure.

    Android’s critics have long argued that while consumers (particularly budget-constrained consumers) may flock to Android, businesses and governments would shun the mobile operating system due to its security flaws.

    But that theory was dealt a crippling blow on Friday when the Pentagon said it more »

  • Will Nokia And Apple Be Decimated By Samsung’s Marketing Blitzkrieg In India

    By Sneha Shah - May 5, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, NOK, SSNLF, SNDK

    Samsung (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF) has become the biggest mobile phone seller in the world displacing Nokia (NYSE: NOK) as the No.1 player in the global market. Samsung has also established itself as the leader in smartphone shipments selling a large number of smartphone models covering almost all price points. The company is the only vertically integrated producer of smartphones, manufacturing almost all components such as memory, display, processors etc.

    Why more »

  • This Stock Has Bottomed and Is Headed Higher

    By Harsh Chauhan - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: ATML, BBRY, MSFT, SSNLF | Editor's Choice

    Shares of Atmel (NASDAQ: ATML) have rallied around 30% over the last six months, but the stock’s year-to-date performance has been flat. A poor quarterly report earlier this year had brought an end to Atmel’s rally, and the stock has been in the doldrums ever since. But, the company’s latest quarterly report might provide it positive momentum as management believes that the business bottomed out during the more »

  • Can This Company Become A Growth Stock Again?

    By Chad Henage - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG, MSFT

    “The lost decade,” I've heard this phrase repeated about Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) more than any other. Multiple articles have been devoted to the company's mistakes and challenges over the last ten years. For a while, I thought of Microsoft as an out of touch technology company that would fade with the PC industry. However, the company is changing right before investors eyes, and there is a real chance more »

  • Apple's Not Dead (And Never Was)

    By Matthew McMichen - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG, HPQ

    Editor's Note: This article has been amended to more accurately reflect Apple's return.
     
    Is anyone really that surprised to see Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock rally the way it has after it announced its second quarter earnings and upcoming plans?  It always amuses me when the market, driven in the short term by the whims and subjective feelings of its uninformed participants, overreacts to bad news and writes more »

  • Warren Buffett's Parallel Investment Universe

    By steve sheppard - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: BBRY

    Before we begin, it's ALWAYS important to know where you're coming from and since this blog is about discovering, analyzing, and exploiting the parallel investing rules that exist between the daily lives of me, my two tweener-aged children, and the Oracle, let's start with a review of ten famous Warren Buffett quotes that we can learn (and ultimately) profit from.  We'll do a deep dive and more »

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