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Facebook's New Amazon Feature
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 3:15pm | 516Read More...Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) recently introduced a new feature that may have been inspired by Twitter (NYSE: TWTR). Now the company is exploring e-commerce with a Buy button that might have been inspired by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The company's description is pretty straightforward: "With this...
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Is Amazon Building An Unnecessary Smartphone?
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 3:25pm | 522Read More...New images continue to indicate that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is building its first smartphone. But is this a product that the company actually needs to release? Needham & Co. analyst Kerry Rice thinks Amazon should not bother entering this crowded and highly competitive market. "I don't...
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Is Amazon's Double Helix Acquisition Proof Of A New Game Console?
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 4:33pm | 733Read More...For months, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been rumored to be developing its first game console. The rumors initially claimed that Amazon wanted to compete directly with Apple's set-top box, but that device only retails for $99 and does not yet play games. In the months that followed, additional...
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Is Facebook's 'Paper' A Game-Changing iPhone App?
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 2:51pm | 438Read More...Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) will launch its newest app on Monday, February 3. Will this be the one that changes everything? Around the Web, tech publications like The Verge are offering early praise, indicating that the social network might be onto something special. But what does it mean for Wall...
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ESPN Flexes Muscle In Cable Bundle Debate
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 10:22am | 634Read More...The debate over whether cable and satellite companies should offer TV channels via bundles (as they do now) versus a la carte options has a big player – Disney (NYSE: DIS) owned ESPN, the self-proclaimed “Worldwide Leader in Sports.” According to The New York Times, last year ESPN produced 35,...
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iPad Demand Stronger Than Anyone Anticipated (AAPL)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 11:58am | 232Read More...The demand for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad 2 is so strong, that many are in "shock and awe" over the lines abroad, and the fact that you still can't buy one in the U.S. because of supply shortage. According to the article from AppleInsider, one Wall Street analyst sharply raised his estimates on...
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Blue Coat Systems Higher On The Day (BCSI)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 3:20pm | 161Read More...Blue Coat Systems Inc (NASDAQ: BCSI) is higher again today, gaining 12 cents to trade at $21.20. Yesterday BCSI announced it was replacing Brian NeSmith as CEO with Michael Borman. Before becoming CEO of Blue Coat, Borman was CEO of Avocent, which was bought for $1.2 billion in cash by Emerson...
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ValueClick to Present at Three Upcoming Investor Conferences (VCLK)
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 4:19pm | 340Read More...ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCLK) today announced that senior management will present at the following investor conferences in New York: -- Tuesday, June 8 at 8:40 a.m. ET at the 5th Annual Needham Internet & Digital Media Conference; -- Wednesday, June 9 at 3:30 p.m. ET at the RBC Capital...
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals To Present at Two Investor Conferences (VRTX)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 4:43pm | 213Read More...Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its presentations at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions 2010 Conference on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. EDT and at the 9th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 3:20...
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NPS Pharmaceuticals to Present at Two Upcoming Conferences (NPSP)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 4:26pm | 242Read More...NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPSP) announced today that Francois Nader, M.D., president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the 9th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference in New York on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 10:40 a.m. ET and the Jefferies 2010 Global Life Sciences...
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Solta Medical to Present at the 9th Annual Needham Healthcare Conferen (SLTM)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 4:19pm | 273Read More...Solta Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLTM), a global leader in the medical aesthetics market, today announced that it will present at the 9th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference in New York City. The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, June 9 at 3:30 pm ET. Stephen J. Fanning, Chairman, President and...
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Needham & Co. Upgrades Progress Software Corporation (PRGS)
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 9:02am | 55Read More...Shares of Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS) were upgraded by Needham & Co. from a rating of Hold to a rating of Buy with a price target of $35. Progress Software Corporation has a 52-week trading range of $14.69 to $30.51. The application infrastructure software company closed...
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Mattel Inc. (MAT) Profit Surges 86%
Friday, January 29, 2010 - 12:14pm | 150Read More...Toymaker Mattel Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT) reported on Friday that its 4th quarter profit jumped 86%. Mattel, which is best known for producing toy lines such as Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars, attributed the sharp rise in profits to rising Barbie sales and lower costs. Net income was $328.4 million, or...
