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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Option Update: IBM Corp July puts active into EPS & sales outlook	Filed under: International Business Machines (IBM), OptionsIBM Corp (NYSE:IBM) is expected to report Q2 EPS in mid-July. Cowen has a Neutral rating on IBM. IBM call option volume of 19,057 contracts compares to put volume of 38,211 contracts. IBM July option implied volatility is at 31; August is at 25. IBM average option implied volatility over the last 26-weeks is 27 according to Track Data, suggesting larger near term price movement. Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster ...	June 27, 2008
Will Bill Gates have to un-retire from Microsoft?	Filed under: Management, Google (GOOG), Dell (DELL), Starbucks (SBUX), International Business Machines (IBM)Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates is riding off into the sunset today, at least he sort of is. The man who made nerds and geeks "cool" is shifting his focus away from the world's largest software company to his philanthropic work.Gates contributions to modern society cannot be understated. When he gets older, my 20-month-old son will no doubt be surprised to learn that t...	June 27, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The Street WORD VIDEO HERE Tech Trade Research In Motion (RIMM), Apple Computer (AAPL) and Oracle (ORCL) all dropped large on Thursday with RIMM and ORCL falling after reporting earnings Wednesday night. Najarian advised investors to short technology with the UltraShort QQQ ProShares (QID). Pairs Trades The traders talked about some paired trade ideas. A pairs trade is where an investor goes short a stock and then long another stock in the same sector or that are related in some fashion....	June 26, 2008
Oracle (ORCL) reports strong results	Filed under: After the bell, Earnings reports, Microsoft (MSFT), International Business Machines (IBM), Oracle Corp (ORCL)Yup, that pretty much sums up Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL)'s recently delivered quarterly results. Strong. So strong, one could forget there is a slowdown in economic activity. So strong, no one remembers now Oracle's previous quarter scare (that the weak economy indeed would affect it and tech stocks). So strong, it has surpassed International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) to...	June 25, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Tech Trade Apple Computer (AAPL) announced that iTunes reached a milestone with 5 billion songs sold. Terranova said he lieks tech here. Najarian said he is behind hte tech rally and he favors Qualcom (QCOM), Broadcom (BRCM), Apple and Research In Motion (RIMM). He said IBM (IBM) won a service contract and the stock is going higher. Adami said he likes Microsoft (MSFT), Western Digital (WDC) and Apple. Macke said the action in MSFT suggest to him the stock is a short. Unusual Options Activity Na...	June 19, 2008
Mithras Capital Asks MSFT To Detail Proposed YHOO Deal	Investment firm Mithras Capital, which owns 1.7 million Yahoo (YHOO) shares, today sent an open letter to Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer proposing that the software giant outline the “alternative transaction” that the company has said would have lifted the value of Yahoo shares to more than $33 a share. As you might recall, at the time that Microsoft and Yahoo stopped talking, Ballmer had been trying to cut a deal in which Microsoft would buy Yahoo’s search business. The le...	June 19, 2008
Goldman is golden	Filed under: Earnings reports, Good news, Bad news, International Business Machines (IBM), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Wachovia Corp (WB), Washington Mutual (WM)Minyanville's Sean Udall dares to share the kind of keen insight and actionable information you won't find in any prospectus. For more original thought, visit www.minyanville.com.Earlier in the week, I noted that Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) was well positioned to capitalize on what's happening in the financial services space. And nowhere is t...	June 19, 2008
Wall Street Rumors - June 18, 2008	Daily rumors covering the global markets. Subscribe to the update feed here. Spielberg, India Firm Near Deal to Ally With DreamWorks The principals of DreamWorks SKG (NYSE:DWA) are close to a deal with one of India’s biggest entertainment conglomerates to form a new movie venture, according to people familiar with the situation, a move that would give director Steven Spielberg the cash to finance his DreamWorks team’s departure from Viacom Inc.’s (NYSE:VIA.B) Paramount Pictur...	June 18, 2008
Wimbledon Matches Get Streamed Online, We’ve Got 50 Free Passes	Online broadcasting continues to make headway against the monolithic cable companies as more sports fans turn to the web for their fix. This year’s Wimbledon tournament will be streamed online by MediaZone at Wimbledon LIVE beginning June 23rd. An all access pass to the tournament costs $25, but you can grab one of 50 free passes by sending a request to mztcwimbledon@gmail.com. This marks the third year that MediaZone has streamed Wimbledon, and the service has seen impressive growth, w...	June 18, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The Street WORD VIDEO HERE Investment Bank Trade Goldman Sachs Group (GS) reported a 11% drop in quarterly earnings today. Terranova said buy Goldman below $160. Morgan Stanley (MS) is set to report earnings on Wednesday. Adami said Morgan is setting up as a buy. Najarian disagreed and said the put options activity he is observing in Morgan is bearish. He said options activity in KeyCorp (KEY) is also bearish. He recommended Visa (V) and MasterCard (MA) for better ways to play the finan...	June 17, 2008

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