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Apple, Dell big winners as PC market shows healthy growth

July 17, 2008

Market analyst firm Gartner, Inc. has released worldwide PC sales data for the second quarter of 2008, and the news is mostly good—especially if you're Apple or Dell. The worldwide market grew significantly over the past three months, but prices did decline somewhat as vendors slashed prices in an attempt to drive volume.

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International Herald Tribune

Intel 2Q profit jump reassures Wall Street about robustness of global PC demand

Worried that the ailing U.S. economy has spilled abroad and hurt global PC sales, investors had subdued expectations for Intel Corp. in the second quarter. Intel is the world's largest computer chip maker, and its fortunes rise and fall with swings in PC demand.
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The Wall Street Journal

Market's Swoon Prods Investors to Try Options

Gyrating markets and eager brokerage firms are driving small investors into complex options trades, which can help hedge against stock-price swings, generate income and boost overall returns. But options can also present huge risks.
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Yahoo! News Data Services Will Be Key To Mobile...

Investor's Business Daily - Phone company stocks might go as far as wireless data takes them.
07/17/08
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Yahoo! News Google Revenue Growth Slows ...

TechWeb - InformationWeek - Net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $1.25 billion, down from $1.31 billion in the first quarter of 2008.
07/18/08
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Macworld - Microsoft tops $60 billion in annual...

Microsoft Thursday announced it has topped $60 billion in yearly revenue for the first time in its history.
07/18/08
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Macworld - Major investor to back Yahoo board

Large Yahoo investor Legg Mason will back Yahoo’s board in a proxy fight with Carl Icahn.
07/19/08
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Macworld - Apple stock bitten by earnings...

Apple's stock plunged in after-market trading on concerns for Steve Jobs' health and a worse than expected earnings forecast.
07/22/08
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Yahoo! News Shakeup Due In Brazil's Mobile Field...

Investor's Business Daily - Brazil's regulators are set to shake up its fast-growing wireless phone market, in part giving a local player a boost.
07/22/08
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Asia stocks drop after US mortgage plan (AP)

AP - Most Asian markets fell Monday as investors worried over the depth of U.S. credit and housing problems after the country's central bank moved to prop up ailing mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Yahoo! News

Stocks eye banks, short-sale rule (Reuters)

Reuters - In the heart of earnings season, stock market investors will scrutinize a raft of regional bank earnings this week for more write-offs that could send the market tumbling.
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Yahoo! News Apple Stock Bitten by Earnings...

PC World - Apple's stock plunged in after-market trading on concerns for Steve Jobs' health and a worse than expected earnings forecast.
07/22/08
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WRAL.com Stocks mixed as investors weigh...

Wall Street traded mixed Tuesday after another dive in oil prices blunted the impact of discouraging quarterly results from Wachovia Corp. and other blue chip names.
07/22/08
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Yahoo! News Many Telecom Stocks Fall On Economic...

Investor's Business Daily - Shares in cell phone service providers Vodafone, America Movil and Millicom plunged Tuesday as their outlook for growth darkened amid slowing global...
07/22/08
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Yahoo! News Stocks slide as outlooks spur...

Reuters - Stock futures slid on Tuesday as disappointing outlooks from bellwethers, including Apple Inc and Europe's Vodafone , increased concerns about weakening economic...
07/22/08
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WRAL.com Stocks mostly higher as crude drops...

Wall Street traded mostly higher Tuesday as investors were encouraged by another sharp drop in oil prices and snapped up shares of undervalued financial companies.
07/22/08
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Yahoo! News Apple 3Q profit jumps 31 percent but...

AP - Macintosh and iPod sales helped boost Apple Inc.'s fiscal third-quarter earnings 31 percent, beating Wall Street's expectations Monday, but investors pummeled the stock...
07/22/08
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WRAL.com

Wall Street to tumble on disappointing 2Q results

Wall Street looked to open sharply lower Tuesday after a dismal quarter from Wachovia Corp. and other blue chips heightened concerns about corporate results amid the ongoing credit crisis.
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International Herald Tribune

US stocks jump as crude drops $4 a barrel

Wall Street shook off early doldrums and closed sharply higher Tuesday after another drop in oil prices encouraged investors to set aside financial sector worries and go bargain hunting across the market. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 130 points.
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WRAL.com Apple stock drops despite jump in Q3...

Shares of Apple Inc. fell sharply as investors focused more on the company's cautious guidance for the current quarter than on the blockbuster Macintosh and iPod sales during...
07/22/08
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International Herald Tribune Most Asia markets little changed amid...

Most Asian markets closed little changed Tuesday, as a gain in oil prices and mixed results from U.S. companies led many investors to hold back after a two-day rally and wait...
07/22/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Stocks dive on Freddie, Fannie fears

US stocks fall, as growing concern about the health of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sent a gauge of banks to an 11-year low.
07/11/08
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International Herald Tribune Asia markets mixed as India shares...

Asian markets were largely mixed Friday as Hong Kong stocks rose for a third day and Indian shares dropped sharply after a worrisome readings on the country's industrial...
07/11/08
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WRAL.com Stocks mostly rise following drop in...

Stocks were mostly higher Wednesday as another decline in oil prices and several upbeat profit reports eased some of Wall Street's concerns about the economy.
07/23/08
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WRAL.com Stocks rise on upbeat profit reports,...

Stocks extended their rally Wednesday as another decline in oil prices and several upbeat profit reports eased some of Wall Street's concerns about the economy.
07/23/08
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