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What Is The Read On Tech, And What Does Trump Have To Do With It?
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 9:27am | 463T3 Trading Group Chief Strategist Scott Redler was a guest on Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep show Tuesday. Discussing different sectors, the hosts asked about tough-to-read tech stocks. On the one hand, there's out-of-favor stocks like Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN...
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Beyond MercadoLibre: Argentina's Tech Sector Could Be Poised For A Breakout
Friday, October 21, 2016 - 4:50pm | 623Whether you like Argentina’s center-right-wing President Mauricio Macri or not, one thing cannot be argued: His policies are market friendly. This is one of the things that motivated Diego Saez Gil to take his "connected luggage" startup and move it from New York to Argentina’...
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Canaccord Analyst On Dealing With BlackBerry Rumors: 'All I Can Do As An Analyst Is Help Clients By Answering Questions'
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 2:57pm | 77Speaking to Benzinga, Canaccord Genuity Analyst Mike Walkley said that all he can do to deal with rumors about BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) is help his clients by answering questions about them. “Non-profitable tech companies with some valuable assets are common takeout rumors, as they...
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These Were The 10 Most Traded Stocks Of 2014
Saturday, January 3, 2015 - 4:08pm | 960Rated one of the best online brokers of 2014, TD Ameritrade serves a lot of clients. TDA recently shared some interesting data about the most-held and top-traded stocks over the past year. Chief Strategist JJ Kinahan went over the data with Benzinga and explained what the statistics mean. The...
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5 Cool Facts About DVP CEO Josh Linkner
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 10:27am | 318Detroit Venture Partners CEO Josh Linkner just wrote a new book, The Road to Reinvention: How to Drive Disruption and Accelerate Transformation. There's a lot to know about Linkner, a jazz guitar-loving, four-time tech entrepreneur, and he took the time to answer a few questions for...
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Top Acquisitions Of Big Tech Companies
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 4:08pm | 252Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) acquisition of WhatsApp for $19 billion earlier this year caused quite a stir, but that's only been the fourth biggest acquisition so far this year, according to a new infographic from Finances Online. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) offered more than double that amount...
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5 Insane Technologies You Won't Believe People Are Developing
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 10:04am | 49Companies and inventors are always trying to stay on the cutting edge of technology, ready to create the next big thing. But holograms and self-healing materials are things of the far-off future, right? Not necessarily. Here are some interesting technologies you had no idea people are working on...
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10 Apps For The Adult Beverage Enthusiast
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 9:34am | 121Tired of trading all day? Then sit back and relax with a nice adult beverage. And luckily for you, there are a multitude of apps that can help you do that. From beer fanatics to wine aficionados, everyone who enjoys a good drink can benefit from apps available on Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG), (...
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5 Companies That Apple Should Buy
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 2:45pm | 1183Now that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has shut up its critics, at least for the moment, with much better-than-expected second quarter results, it might be time to reconsider a question observers have been asking for some time now: what should Apple buy with its current mountain of cash? Here are a...
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The Pace of iWatch Rumors Picks Up
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 12:20pm | 572As anybody who follows the Apple rumor mill knows, one or two random rumors usually means nothing -- but if the pace of these true or untrue stories picks up, there's a good chance something is in the company's pipeline. And recently, the pace of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iWatch rumors has quickened...
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Taiwan Semiconductor: Growth Investors Should Take Note
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 5:27pm | 445In a recent interview, legendary investor Carl Icahn said he was worried about a drop in the stock market -- as many companies were posting better results due to lower borrowing costs, rather than stronger earnings. Consider, then, Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) -- which has sales and...
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Todd Park on the Culture Of Tech In The U.S. Government
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 10:27am | 290U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park talked about the government tech that keeps the country moving. Park started by stating that President Obama has championed the concept of "harnessing the power of tech and innovation to make government better and to build a brighter future for America. He...
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IDC's 1% Tablet Forecast Increase Masks a Huge Decrease in Expectations for Google Android
Friday, June 15, 2012 - 2:36pm | 821By Michael Comeau, Minyanville Yesterday, market research firm IDC increased its 2012 tablet market forecast by a measly 1.2% from 106.1 million to 107.4 million units. However, after performing a little seventh-grade math, IDC has an awfully murky outlook for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android...
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Four Reasons to Avoid Facebook Stock
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 12:21pm | 1046By Carol Kopp, Minyanville Does Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) fever leave you cold? Did E*TRADE (NASDAQ: ETFC) deem you unworthy of participating in this Friday's initial public offering ("IPO"), or perhaps your broker laughed in your face? Here's a dose of medicine to turn those blues into a happy grin...
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A History on Financial Crashes and Bubble Bursts: Part 2
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 3:18pm | 2983In part 1 of our 2 part series on financial crashes and bubbles we explored some of the earliest events that occurred prior to the 1900s. In part 2 we will explore more ‘modern’ crashes. Wall Street Crash of 1929 The 1920s was known as the “Roaring...