Apple continues to dominate the computer universe

July 20, 2011

After hours earnings reporting from Apple yesterday showed another stellar quarter by the tech giant. Apple Inc (AAPL.O) hit another all-time high on Wednesday after it reported quarterly revenues that were far above expectations. The stock gained nearly 3 percent to $387.79 but could not stop the overall NASDAQ from dropping as worries over the [...]

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Should You Buy Gold and Silver?

July 20, 2011

In times of troubles, some look to friends, some prayer, some party, and smart investors buy precious metals like gold and silver. With gold hitting a record $1600 per ounce this week and silver heading up towards the previous May high, it looks like the investment community is nervous and seeking safety in what is [...]

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I wonder if Bernanke realizes his words have consequences?

July 14, 2011

Maybe it’s a cynical view towards financial politicians but one is left to wonder if Ben Bernanke has any clue that what he says actually has an impact in the markets? He probably does which is even more scary because over the past two days, he’s played the country with his waffling ways. Barbara Zigah, [...]

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More QE3? Does America have the will for printing more money?

July 13, 2011

Ben Bernanke spoke to the cameras again today and for those with a well-tuned ear, it sounded a little like QE3 is on the table. This comes at the end of the last Quantitative Easing whereby the stock markets slugged along with little to no gains and commodity prices went through the roof. The US [...]

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Facebook just got more in your face with Skype addition

July 6, 2011

If the office drop-off in productivity due to Facebook hadn’t already made work better, the addition of Skype to the social media monster will definitely make things funner! (is that a word because people use it all the time?). Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the collaboration between Skype and Facebook and the integration of the [...]

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