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Barclays, Telefonica and Other European Stocks Favored by Analysts
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 7:23am | 820There is no question that economic conditions are rough in Europe, where a number of countries have fallen back into recession. American companies with exposure in Europe are seeing the effects on their bottom lines, but there are always silver linings. Judging by the consensus Strong Buy...
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Seeking Strength in the BRICs (MBT, HDB, IBN)
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 1:48pm | 707As economic growth in China and Brazil slows, India and Russia have taken the lead as the strongest economies among the big four emerging markets, according to a report from HSBC. A telecommunications company from Russia and two banks from India are the top-performing stocks from those nations on...
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America Movil, Vodafone and Other Alternatives to RIM
Friday, June 29, 2012 - 11:20am | 554On Thursday, Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) released another disappointing quarterly report. Revenues were down 43% year-over-year. Gross margins also declined. The company also warned of a net loss in the current quarter and said that it was pushing back the launch of its BlackBerry 10...
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GM Switching from One Failing Ad Platform to Another?
Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 12:05pm | 538Earlier this morning, General Motors (NYSE: GM) confirmed a five-year sponsorship deal between Chevrolet and an English soccer club, Manchester United. This announcement comes in the heels of GM's decision to pull its ads from Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), as it did not get the desired results on the...
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Seagate, SAP and Other Top European Tech Stocks
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 6:48am | 1035Some European nations may be trying to keep their heads above water, but not all is doom and gloom on the continent. Take the tech sector. Here is a quick look at seven companies with share prices that are between 13% and 64% higher than at the beginning of the year despite recent pull backs. They...
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Verizon: No Wires, Employees, or iPhone 5?
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 5:14pm | 656With news of a $10 billion dividend, the release of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 in the near future, and a growing 4G LTE network, what is holding Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) back? Verizon has been pressing on the throttle with its wireless services at the cost of decreasing revenue in...