Memorable Tech Ticker Moments for Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day!We thought we’d offer up a few Tech Ticker highlights for the holiday. We all sincerely hope that Jerry and Steve and Carl and Eric will give us a break and not announce anything major until at least the crack of dawn Tuesday. Is

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Apple, RIM in Collision Course Over U.S. Smartphone Market

As Research in Motion’s newest BlackBerry models close in on Apple’s phenomenally successful iPhone in both looks and functionality, the war for the U.S. smartphone market promises to heat up. In the accompanying video, Tech Ticker’s Henry Blodget and Sil

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Apple TV: More Hype Than Content Adds Up to a Set-Top Flop

Macintosh, iPod, iPhone: Apple has a knack for tapping into what consumers want from thier tech gadgets. So what happened with Apple TV, the Cupertino giant’s foray into the digital set-top-box market?Tech Ticker’s Henry Blodget and Silicon Alley Insider

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Short Seller Puts Lehman in the Crosshairs: Is Another Shotgun Wedding Ahead?

Oil’s rise is (understandably) getting all the attention. But it’s no coincidence the market’s tumble this week was accompanied by renewed weakness in the financial stocks, which make up about 16% of the S&P 500. …

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No Recession in Videogames: Assessing Options on ERTS-TTWO, THQ and More

Looking at the videogame sector, you’d never think the market is shaky or the economy is faltering.Take Take-Two, for example. The videogame maker has successfully resisted Electronic Arts’ takeover attempts and is right to hold out for a higher bid, says

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Fear Takes No Holiday: Apple, Dell, Solar Stocks Swim Upstream

So much for a quiet pre-holiday session.A lot of traders expected Friday to be another “nothing day” like Thursday, with many hoping to get a jump on Memorial Day weekend.But the stock market was tumbling midday Friday after existing home sales

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Yahoo Delay Could Squeeze Icahn’s Options; Plus, Ballmer and Page Sound Off

Updated from 11:25 a.m. EDT The relative calm surrounding the Microsoft-Yahoo saga has been broken with a series of developments, most notably Yahoo’s announcement that it is delaying its shareholder meeting until “around the

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Speculators’ Role in Oil Surge: More Than Meets the Eye

The debate over speculators’ role in crude’s surge raging at the highest levels:”This (high level of oil prices) is not about blame; it’s about supply and demand….” Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson told CNBC yesterday. “All the research I

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