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Fintech Focus For August 6, 2020
Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 10:37am | 1812Daily Perspective: I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. - Albert Einstein Fintech Movers: PayPal executives said society has reached an "inflection point" when it comes to the "death of cash," and noted that 70% of consumers now fear for their health when...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For August 1, 2020
Saturday, August 1, 2020 - 11:39am | 1322It's A Great Time To Be A Bitcoin Banker What Is Happening? The crypto banking scene has revved up considerably in the span of a few months, with major acquisitions and raises tied to the race to build out crypto's first full prime broker. What Does It Mean? Prime brokerage has become an...
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Fintech Focus For July 30, 2020
Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 8:06pm | 1944Daily Perspective: Not all those who wander are lost. - J.R.R. Tolkein Fintech Movers: Investors and entrepreneurs say that while the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted demand for fintechs in areas such as digital payments and online trading, it has hurt more vulnerable sectors such as online lending....
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KODAKCoin: How To Buy It
Thursday, February 15, 2018 - 2:27pm | 709Eastman Kodak Company Common New (NYSE: KODK) recently opted to venture into the cryptocurrency arena by offering a token, KODAKCoin, which powers the KODAKOne platform created using blockchain technology. The Jan. 9 announcement sent shares of Eastman Kodak soaring 119 percent to $...
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Benzinga's Weekly Bulls & Bears: Apple, Eli Lilly, GE, Nike And More
Saturday, January 20, 2018 - 5:50pm | 836Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls featured the iPhone maker and the world's largest retailer. Bearish calls included an iconic conglomerate and a pharma giant. The markets again are hitting new all-time highs, even with...
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Are There Too Many Smartphone Brands?
Friday, January 9, 2015 - 8:34am | 590Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), SAMSUNG ELECT LTD(F) (OTC: SSNLF), Lenovo Group Limited (ADR) (OTC: LNVGY), Huawei and Xiaomi dominate the smartphone market, but that hasn't deterred others from entering the space. Palm Inc., the former device maker acquired by Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ...
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Apple-Samsung Patent Case Highlights Broken System
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 12:02pm | 499The largest patent case in history starts today, with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung squaring off over smartphone and tablet design. Apple is seeking $2.5 billion in damages, which would dwarf any other reward in a patent case. However, the larger issue may be whether Samsung is allowed to sell...
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HP Tanks on Jim Chanos Critique, Instantly Rebounds
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 1:13pm | 228Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) declined sharply this afternoon after famed hedge fund manager Jim Chanos spoke at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York, referring to the stock as the ultimate value trap. Chanos added that it reminded him of Kodak (EKDKQ), and that the business is going from PCs...
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Let the Market Decide: Kodak and Post Office
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 11:31pm | 449Thomas Sowell on why the market should decide on the fate of the Post Office, just as it has decided the fate of Kodak, Montgomery Wards, Studebaker, Eastern Airlines, etc. "Just as Kodak's technology made older modes of photography obsolete more than a hundred years ago, so the new technology...
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Is Kodak Going Bankrupt Fast?
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 3:36am | 863While Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is having a blast after reporting earnings, pushing its stocks towards $400/share, a company that tried to ride on Apple's success by filing patent claims on Apple's product, is falling fast. The company, of course, is Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK). Eastman Kodak, the...
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8 Stocks With Significant Insider Buying
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 12:07pm | 556Insider Monkey provides free insider trading and hedge fund holdings data. We believe insiders have an edge over other investors because insiders know more about their companies than do outsiders. That's why insiders aren't allowed to trade based on material non-public information. Most insiders...