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Continue reading If Google Closes Shop in China, Microsoft Should Pounce on Baidu

Mar 17 2010

If Google Closes Shop in China, Microsoft Should Pounce on Baidu

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Filed under: Competitive Strategy, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT)

Google’s (GOOG) problems in China have been well-publicized in recent years. The world’s most populous country and its own Baidu.com search engine have managed to stave off Google to a minority market share. At the same time, the Chinese government has been no friend of the world’s leading search engine, requesting censored results in comparison to Google’s “all information is free” stance. So, Google stands prepared to leave China for good.

If Google Closes Shop in China, Microsoft Should Pounce on Baidu originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Mar 17 2010

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-FTSE small caps rise 0.1 pct - Reuters UK

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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-FTSE small caps rise 0.1 pct - Reuters UK
Amerisur Resources ( AMER.L ) falls 16.8 percent, shedding current gains, after the South America-focused explorer reports its latest update on operations in Colombia and Paraguay. [ID:nRSQ6973Ia] Aminex ( AMNX.L ) jump 13.5 percent after reporting

STOCKS NEWS US-Bailed-out U.S. financial stocks surge - Life Style Extra
as much as 19.6 percent before closing 12.6 percent higher at $32.77. And government-owned mortgage companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were up as much as 18.5 percent and 15 percent, respectively. Freddie Mac closed 7.6 percent higher at $1.28

Stocks up as S&P Affirms Greece, Intel Boosts - ABC News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday after Standard & Poor’s affirmed its ratings on debt-troubled Greece and as semiconductor shares gained on an Intel Corp product announcement. S&P ended its review for a downgrade for Greece, saying the

Stocks in the News: Discover, Intel, Citigroup, Harley - Daily Finance
Stocks held on to gains as the Federal Reserve left its key lending rate unchanged and on better-than-expected news from economic reports on housing starts and import prices. The S&P500 continued its gains, finishing 8.95 points up for a 17-month

Stocks climb after Federal Reserve offers modestly more - Allentown Morning Call
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising modestly after the Federal Reserve gave a modestly more upbeat view of the The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is up 5 at 1,156. The Nasdaq composite index is up 9 at 2,371. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE.

Stock futures modestly higher ahead of opening; Investors await Fed’s statement - San Francisco Examiner
NEW YORK — Stock futures rose modestly Tuesday before the Federal Reserve concludes a meeting where it is expected to keep a key interest rate at historic lows. As investors wait for an announcement from the Fed, they’ll get a report that is expected to show housing construction fell in February

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Stocks hit 2-mth high in early trade - Reuters UK
European shares hit a two-month high in morning trade, led by the banking sector, after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero for an extended period. By 0830 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 index of top

Stocks in news: Birla Corp, Neyveli, Glenmark, Bharti - MoneyControl.com
-And according to the FDA is able to supply the market with approved products -Glenmark has 15 days to respond to the FDA with a plan for removing their products from the market -Has 90 days from the date of the warning letters to cease manufacturing

STOCKS NEWS UK-GeoPark rises on Chilean oil discovery - Life Style Extra
Shares in GeoPark Holdings climb 14.3 percent to 518 pence after the Latin American-focused oil and gas explorer states it successfully drilled and tested an oil well on the Guanaco prospect in Chile. ‘The discovery of the new Guanaco oil field is

Continue reading Baidu to Gain from Google’s China Search Exit

Mar 15 2010

Baidu to Gain from Google’s China Search Exit

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Filed under: Major Movement, International Markets, Good news, Google (GOOG), China, Options, Technical Analysis

Baidu.com (BIDU - option chain) shares are rising today on reports that Google (GOOG) advertisers in China have been advised to switch to its rivals, including Baidu and Sohu.com (SOHU). This is on the heels of this weekend’s report that Google will shut down its Chinese search engine rather than bow to the countries strict censorship rules. If you think that the stock won’t fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on Baidu.

BIDU opened this morning at $570.48. So far this day the stock has hit a low of $563.20 and a high of $628.50. As of 12:35, BIDU is trading at $581.05 up $30.81 (5.6%). The chart for BIDU looks neutral and S&P gives BIDU a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking.

Baidu to Gain from Google’s China Search Exit originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Continue reading Baidu to Gain from Google’s China Seach Exit

Mar 15 2010

Baidu to Gain from Google’s China Seach Exit

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Filed under: Major Movement, International Markets, Good news, Google (GOOG), China, Options, Technical Analysis

Baidu.com (BIDU - option chain) shares are rising this day on reports that Google (GOOG) advertisers in China have been advised to switch to its rivals, including Baidu and Sohu.com (SOHU). This is on the heels of this weekend’s report that Google will shut down its Chinese search engine rather than bow to the countries strict censorship rules. If you think that the stock won’t fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on Baidu.

BIDU opened this morning at $570.48. So far this day the stock has hit a low of $563.20 and a high of $628.50. As of 12:35, BIDU is trading at $581.05 up $30.81 (5.6%). The chart for BIDU looks neutral and S&P gives BIDU a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking.

Baidu to Gain from Google’s China Seach Exit originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Continue reading Stocks on My Watch List: ATVI, LGF, NTDOY, WWE

Mar 13 2010

Stocks on My Watch List: ATVI, LGF, NTDOY, WWE

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Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Time Warner (TWX), Walt Disney (DIS), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI), Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Nintendo (NTDOY), Take-Two Interactive (TTWO)

We all have our watch lists. I’m no different. Here are four companies that I monitor almost each single day, and a brief thought on each of them.

Activision Blizzard (ATVI): I sold this one back in January. Some believe I was wrong to do so. I definitely comprehend the sentiment, because really, this is the best publisher in the sector. Compared to Electronic Arts (ERTS) and Take-Two Interactive (TTWO), Activision Blizzard has an enviable pipeline. Unfortunately, the video-game industry isn’t firing on all cylinders; check out the most recent monthly-sales report, and you’ll see what I mean. In addition, the company’s Guitar Hero franchise isn’t the fad it once was. I do want to get in on the stock again, though; lately, the price seems to be perking up. I’m not ready to send in the purchase order just yet. I’m waiting for further strength to materialize in the shares.

Stocks on My Watch List: ATVI, LGF, NTDOY, WWE originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Mar 13 2010

Mark Kirk Has A Wall Street Bank Problem - DAILY KOS

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Mark Kirk Has A Wall Street Bank Problem - DAILY KOS
Alexi Giannoulias is a Democrat running for the United Says Senate in Illinois for the seat once held by President Barack Obama. Check out his stance on the issues at his website, www.AlexiForIllinois.com . There’s a small business in northern

Wall Street Journal: geeks are winners - ESPN.com
The other day the Nuggets’ director of quantitative analysis, Dean Oliver, told me that he’d found teams with “quants” integrated into their decision process had won about 60% of their games . David Biderman of the Wall Street Journal has checked on

Wall Street Lobbyists Sinking Washington - Stockhouse
Average quality rating by the Stockhouse community. Calgary-based Agrium Inc. will keep hunting for takeover opportunities, the fertilizer giant’s CEO said Friday. Michael Wilson expressed no regrets over his firm’s decision Thursday not to increase

Big players back on Wall Street - Economic Times
NEW YORK: The window of opportunity is closing for boutique bond trading firms to make a killing from market turmoil as big Wall Street banks regain their footing and rehire staff. During the financial crisis and its aftermath, bid-offer spreads, or

Partisan concerns loom in Senate for Wall Street reform - CNN
(CNN) — In the U.S. Senate, the progressives are restless. A handful of them are making it known that Democratic leaders shouldn’t take their votes for allowed when it comes to Wall Street reform. “I won’t vote for a bill if the banks have control

Wall Street Green Trading Summit - CSR Wire
The Wall Street Green Trading Summit is the longest running and most comprehensive environmental market event in the industry. Launched in 2002 by Peter Fusaro, The Wall Street Green Trading Summit covers slicing edge content, industry developments

Wall Street faces Fed meeting with momentum - YAHOO!
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks are set to build on nearly year-and-a-half highs as they face next week’s key economic reports and the US Federal Reserve ’s monetary policy meeting. “We are in the process of testing our highs from mid-January

Lehman file rocks Wall Street - Financial Times
The fallout from the report into the collapse of Lehman Brothers shook Wall Street and London on Friday as US officials grilled banks about off balance-sheet trades and questions were raised over the City’s role in the company’s attempts to cover

Author Michael Lewis Equates Wall Street Bonuses With - Post Chronicle
Author Michael Lewis, known for exposing the culture of excess at Solomon Brothers with his book “Liar’s Poker,” states Wall Street bonuses at banks bailed out by Washington are “a very elegant form of theft.” Lewis’s latest book “The Huge Short: Inside

Continue reading Google Apps Marketplace Opens; Another Bow Shot Across Microsoft’s Headquarters

Mar 12 2010

Google Apps Marketplace Opens; Another Bow Shot Across Microsoft’s Headquarters

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Filed under: Products and Services, Launches, Google (GOOG)

Google, Inc. (GOOG) has been referenced by more than a handful of journalists in recent years as the company most closely competing with Microsoft Corporation (MSFT). In reality, that’s not very true: Google derives nearly all of its revenue from internet advertising while Microsoft gets its cash buckets from operating system and productivity software. The lines are blurring, but even in 2010 there are way more closer competitors to Microsoft than Google.

Google Apps Marketplace Opens; Another Bow Shot Across Microsoft’s Headquarters originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mar 10 2010

QLogic Rises on Takeover Chatter - Orange County Business Journal

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QLogic Rises on Takeover Chatter - Orange County Business Journal
Shares of Aliso Viejo-based QLogic Corp., a maker of electronics for data storage networks, rose Tuesday on Wall Street chatter that it’s a possible takeover target. The stock shut up 2% in on a current market value of $2.2 billion. According to a

Stocks rise Tuesday after financial stocks jump - Pioneer Press
NEW YORK — A year after the stock market began its comeback from 12-year lows, investors are looking for the next big thing. Stocks have lost some of the momentum that propelled the Dow Jones industrial average up 61.4 percent from its close of 6

Retail stocks fall Foot Locker gives growth plan - MENAFN
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Retail stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday, tracking the broader markets, while apparel companies Warnaco Group Inc. and Buckle Inc. both jumped after each of their stocks was upgraded. The S&P Retail Index $RLX fell 0.2

Asian stock markets little changed as surging Chinese exports point to - Minneapolis Star Tribune
HONG KONG - Asian stock markets were tiny changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese exports pointed to a pickup in global trade. The region’s major indexes were largely mixed as many markets fluctuated for the second day in a row. Oil prices

Oil slips for 2nd day as U.S. crude inventories climb - MSN Money
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil fell for a second day on Wednesday after an industry report showed U.S. crude stockpiles jumped more than expected last week, dampening hopes of a strong recovery of demand in the world’s top user. Markets awaited further

World Stocks off 6-Week High; Oil Tumbles - ABC News
LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks slipped on Tuesday from the previous day’s six-week high and oil fell almost 2 percent, while the yen rose broadly as investors grew cautious after a current rally in riskier assets. Sterling hit a one-week low against

Stock market: Stocks rise on anniversary of bear-market low - USA This day
NEW YORK — Stocks rose modestly Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. Stocks have surged over the last year with the Dow Jones industrial average up 61.2% during that stretch. But traders expectations about an economic

LNG Ltd. Shares Slump on Concern Over Arrow Takeover (Update1) - BusinessWeek
March 10 (Bloomberg) — Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd., intending to sell a coal-seam gas project to Arrow Energy Ltd., fell for a second day in Sydney trading on investor concern the sale might be jeopardized by a proposed takeover of Arrow. Shares of

US Stocks Edge Higher, Led By Telecom Sector - Marketwatch
key Cisco customer, said it completed a test with the new router, named CRS-3, which granted its long-distance World wide web backbone to carry data traffic at 100 gigabits per second, roughly 10,000 times faster than the average household cable or

Stock market rebound shows its age at 1-year mark - Danbury News-Times
Photo: Mark Lennihan / AP The semi-circular trading desk, bottom, of Cuttone & Co., begins its first day of operation, Monday, March 8, 2010, at the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: Mark Lennihan / AP The semi-circular trading desk, lower left, of