By Amy Gilroy
One of the more “notable” new smartphones shown at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was the Samsung Galaxy Note, sporting a very large 5.3 HD Super AMOLED screen. Read More
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By Lynn Shannon
If you thought the ultra-thin Motorola Razr (Motorola Mobility Holdings, NYSE:MMI) was cool but a little light on the battery life, then the Motorola Razr Maxx, available as of Thursday through Verizon Wireless (Verizon Communications, NYSE:VZ) may be the next phone for you. Read More
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By Andy Schornack
The Market Maven Value model did not perform well in November in comparison to both its benchmarks. The month’s returns were driven by the leverage employed by the portfolio and the decline in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:NYB).
During the month of November, Covestor instituted changes in its margin requirements for model managers. As such, during the month of November and into December, I have repositioned the portfolio to meet the new requirements.
Since the portfolio’s inception, there has been more trading that I would traditionally like to see in the model portfolio, but fortunately the trading has been largely positive for the account. During the month of November, positions in Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), and Supervalu (NYSE:SVU) were liquidated at a positive gain. Read More
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By Amy Gilroy
“This is easily the best smartphone to ever hit Verizon Wireless,” said the Boy Genius Report (BGR) Wednesday while Mashable called the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon ”the best Android phone ever produced.”
Available as of Thursday, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the first smartphone running Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) new Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS. That feature, plus its 4G LTE speeds help make it comparable to or better than the Motorola Droid Razr and HTC Rezound, said reviewers.
The Galaxy Nexus provides Internet speeds similar to your home desktop on a broadband connection. It’s super thin (though not as thin as the Droid Razr), and it uses the first 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display. Resolution is 720p.
The Nexus uses a 1.2GHz dual core processor and has a 5MP camera with pictures not quite as sharp as the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4S, said reviewers. Read More
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By Daniel Beckerman
I visited a Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) store recently, as my wife was looking for a new phone. She had little desire for a smartphone and felt as that a regular cell phone without the web would best suit her needs.
When we entered the store, we were struck by the large interactive displays featuring music, GPS and videos utilizing the smartphones. We walked past the vast collection of Droid (Motorola Mobility Holdings, NYSE:MMI), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Blackberry (Reasearch in Motion, NASDAQ:RIMM) phones and asked to see the regular phones. The Verizon represented looked puzzled, but nevertheless directed us to a small area in the back of the store where there were two basic phones. One was a rugged phone that featured walkie-talkie functionality, so that perhaps a worker could quickly communicate on a job site. The other was an old flip phone design that looked like it was not redesigned since the nineties. Why put R&D into a section of the store that only attracts us — or someone’s great grandmother? Read More
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By Lynn Shannon
Google’s (NASDAG:GOOG) Android won more than half the market share in smartphone sales for Q3 this year, according to Gartner’s worldwide statistics. In fact, Android’s market share doubled from the same time last year to over 52 percent compared to about 25 percent a year ago. Read More
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By Eric Steiman
After two months of wild market swings, October decided to choose a direction and not look back. The S&P 500 appreciated 10.77% and recorded the best monthly gain in years. My portfolio accentuated these gains by increasing 23.15% for the month.
As a portfolio manager, I am at my best when volatility rises. The fear trade enters the picture and wary investors exit positions based on emotion. These emotions can give way to insanely cheap stock prices, and I always aim to take advantage.
My notable trading performers for the month were IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) – up approximately 13%, SodaStream International (NASDAQ:SODA) – up approximately 19%, and MGM Resorts (NYSE:MGM) – up approximately 18%. Some of these trades were only held for 1-2 days, with quick entry and exit. My other strong, ongoing positions during the month were in Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) – up approximately 15% – and Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) – up approximately 18%. Read More
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By Mobile Guru
With Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) ongoing patent buying spree of Intellectual property kicking into high gear when they first bought over 1000 IBM (International Business Machines, NYSE:IBM) patents and then this past week bidding for Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI) for $12.5B, the long case for Intellectual Property stocks continue to flourish.
Whether it’s Eastman Kodak (NYSE:EK), Interdigital Inc. (NASAQ:IDCC), VirnetX Holding Corporation (AMEX:VHC), or a host of others, all have at one point in recent weeks been the discussion of speculation with respect to who might be interested in owning their respective patent portfolio’s. Considering all own patents relevant to the wireless mobile space, the next great technology frontier, it only seems to make sense.
In recent months and for the first time in history, Intellectual Property has begun to be defined as an actual asset class. With all patents not being equal and even fewer truly foundational patents existing, the supply / demand imbalance for certain patents has shifted favorably towards those fortunate companies who possess them. This fundamental change in how IP is viewed in conjunction with recent rulings such as the Bilski Ruling and the Supreme Courts decision on the i4i v. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) case only further enhance patent holder rights and the respective values of those who own them. Recent IP related transactions indicate that when it comes to preserving market share and protecting your business from the competition, price doesn’t matter, it’s paramount to do or die. Read More
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By John Douglas
In a recent article, I discussed an approach to trading and investing which underscores critical analysis as well as a refined philosophical perspective. In this article, I will discuss a very recent option strategy, which handled the volatility of the market quite profitably.
Given time and space, I must assume some basic level of competency in trading options. Otherwise, I would be forced to repeat material available in any options textbook.
Options traders are very familiar with the iron condor strategy. An analogy I use is a tennis match, where two players battle it out, within fixed boundaries. Technically, one would select a stock or index, and establish a combination which consists of a bear call spread and a bull put spread. In very general terms, one creates opposing forces, and confines the playing field to desired parameters. The mindset is such that one has no preference as to the “winner”, but simply hopes to charge a fee for renting out the playing field. Ideally, the game is “rained out” and there are no winners or losers.
This concept, in and of itself, is difficult for most people to understand. It means that you don’t have a dog in the fight-you are, in essence, the casino. You will always prevail on one side or the other-that’s the worst case. The management and adjustment of the uncooperative side tests the skill and imagination of the trader.
Just recently, I established an iron condor, utilizing Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) spreads. Now, the purist might argue that iron condors are best used on boring, low volatility stocks. That’s because such stocks, at least in theory, offer a higher probability of having both sides of the trade expire worthless. Thus one would pocket the premium accruing from both sides. Read More
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Jim Van Meerten
This is the second article is a series of stocks that have the highest general investor interest as measured by the number of Motley Fool readers who express an opinion on a stock. Today Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) comes in second only to Apple (AAPL) with 16,927 readers expressing an opinion; which happens to be that 85% of those readers think the stock will out perform the market. The price momentum on the Barchart price chart confirms their prediction.
Google Inc. (GOOG) maintains an index of Web sites and other online content for users, advertisers, and Google network members and other content providers. It offers AdWords, an auction-based advertising program; AdSense program, which enables Web sites that are part of the Google Network to deliver ads from its AdWords advertisers; Google Display, a display advertising network that comprises the videos, text, images, and other interactive ads; DoubleClick Ad Exchange, a real-time auction marketplace for the trading of display ad space; and YouTube that provides video, interactive, and other ad formats for advertisers. Read More
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