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“Held against the ear and delivering recorded commentary, audio guides have immeasurably improved the experience of sightseeing.” — Tom Bulford
by Tom Bulford, MoneyWeek
Baltimore – (TFN): It was in 1878 that the great American inventor Thomas Edison took some tin foil, wrapped it around a cylinder and announced to John Kruesi [...]
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“But with bad times comes creativity and innovation. And the world’s third largest music producer, Warner Music Group (WMG: NYSE), has decided to throw off the Jobsian price-fixing tyranny and allow the market to set download prices.” — Stephanie Grimmett
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): It’s a concensus: Being in the music business sucks, right now.
Despite [...]
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“This is just the latest attempt by the software giant to try to stem the rising tide of counterfeit products that costs the company millions of dollars annually in some of its most promising markets.” — Mike Caggeso
Blogger’s note: Think piracy is a problem in the States? You should see what’s [...]
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“NTT is working on a 10-megabyte version of Firmo, which will open up many other doors (pun intended) for the system. The faster transmission speed could allow you to use the system to link your personal electronic devices through your person.” — Stephanie Grimmett
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore – (TFN): You always knew you [...]
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“Trends can get an investor into trouble. Oftentimes, an investor will put too much stake in how he believes a particular trend will shape up, yet neglect his most important decision: The company whose shares he chooses to buy!” — Greg Guenther
by Greg Guenther
Baltimore – (TFN): Finding ideas [...]
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Baltimore — (TFN): I spent the Easter vacation back in the Old Country. I landed in Frankfurt, under sniper fire, and spend a few days meandering through Hesse and Bavaria to get to Berlin.
Despite Germany’s state sponsored religion of climate apocalypse, I had no opportunity to show off my global warming fashions. Shorts, polo shirts, [...]
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Blogger’s Note: According to the European mainstream, global warming is caused by evil Americans driving SUVs. The sole salvation of the world lies in establishing a barter system of carbon dioxide indulgences… and sorting household trash all the way to Tuesday.
But a recent study is pointing at other culprits: Birkenstock-wearing European greens and environmentalists with [...]
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“All of this news may appear to paint a gloomy outlook for investors, but it does not have to. After all, these sorts of announcements and business-strategy changes are all part of normal business and economic cycles.” - Andrew Snyder
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore (TFN)– Spring is a time of renewal and change for the environment. It also [...]
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“You’ve probably heard about air cars. They’re idyllic. They travel 1,000 miles on one fill up and, using the force of compressed air to move the engine pistons, produce little to no emissions. They’re a green investor’s dream. But for years, a dream was all they were.” — Stephanie Grimmett
by Stephanie Grimmett [...]
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Blogger’s Note: A new, faster, second-generation Internet will be making your broadband hook-up obsolete in five years… says this TimesOnline article.
by Jonathan Leake
Baltimore — (TFN): THE internet could soon be made obsolete. The scientists who pioneered it have now built a lightning-fast replacement capable of downloading entire feature films within seconds.
At speeds about 10,000 times [...]
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"We are at a stage in nanotech that can be very frustrating if you forget the big picture. We are tantalizingly close to seeing a swarm of startups come out with world-changing products. These products will provide investment opportunities unlike anything ever seen before. The problem, though, [...]
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"The amount of money surrounding this potential landmark deal is staggering. Comcast has pledged up to $1 billion. Time Warner will toss in $500 million. Other operators would fork over somewhere between $100 million and $200 million. " – Andrew Snyder
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore (TFN) — What do you do when the nation’s banks have no [...]
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"Few analysts know with any certainty whether that sharp jump will continue… whether now is a time to jump in with both feet… or whether the surge will cool on the heels of valuations." — Mike Caggeso
by Mike Caggeso, Money Morning
Baltimore – (TFN): Minutes after the Dept. of Justice approved [...]
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"Boston Dynamics was started by an MIT professor interested in simulating living things, i.e. – bunny rabbits, dogs, people, bugs, etc." — Stephanie Grimmett
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore – (TFN): I received an e-mail from our fearless leader J. Christoph Amberger the other day titled “Creepy Cool New Robot”. Of course, I opened [...]
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"The bandwidth problem is not necessarily one of technology or physical limitations. Like most other things, this is a money issue. " – Andrew Snyder
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore (TFN) — Could this be the end of the Internet? That is the surprising topic of an Internet-industry debate taking place in April. While some folks believe the Web is still in its [...]
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"Nobody’s worried about having to live on fired-up whale lard. And nobody looks to lights for an investment idea, either. Well, let’s go ahead and change that." — Charles Delvalle
by Charles Delvalle, Investor’s Daily Edge
Baltimore – (TFN): Every day, we’re surrounded by lights.
We wake up to them [...]
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"Avoiding tech stocks this time around would be a classic case of learning the wrong lesson." — Andrew Gordon
by Andrew Gordon
Baltimore – (TFN): If you had invested $1,000 in semiconductors, you would have lost $840 in the last recession (2000 through 2002). Mobile telecoms would have [...]
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"Google's recent drop in share price can be blamed on many factors, but there is no doubt as to what it signals. Google has moved from the high-flying world of growth stocks, to the boring, slow-moving universe of value stocks. " – Andrew Snyder
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore (TFN) – Imagine losing eight billion bucks and still [...]
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"Not only does it not make sense for Yahoo! and its corporate strategy, but its shareholders will never go for it. You see, institutional shareholders comprise nearly 75% of Yahoo!'s roster. " – Andrew Snyder
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore (TFN) — It is no wonder Rupert Murdoch is one of my fondest heroes. The guy flat out [...]
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"Bewkes plan to excise AOL’s unprofitable ISP could save Time Warner from further embarrassment over the five-year-old decision and make TMX a reliable stock again." — Stephanie Grimmett
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore – (TFN ): Time Warner (TWX: NYSE) shareholders breathed a sigh of relief this week when Jeffrey Bewkes made his first [...]
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