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What Nokia Needs to Make Its Risky Bet Pay Off
by Kevin Kelleher on Feb.13, 2011, under Towing
From a strategy standpoint, there’s some sound reasoning behind CEO Stephen Elop’s thinking: Most likely there’s room for a third player at Apple and Google’s poker table. But Nokia’s new deal with Microsoft will be all about how well it’s executed.
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What Nokia Needs to Make Its Risky Bet Pay Off originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:30:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Investing, Nokia
Amazon Investors Weigh Short-Term Turmoil Against Long-Term Promise
by Kevin Kelleher on Feb.04, 2011, under Towing
The online retail giant functions like two stocks: One is speculative and volatile, with unusually high valuations — and high demands for returns. The other is for long-term investors, who get rewarded for buying and holding with capital gains and consistent growth.
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Amazon Investors Weigh Short-Term Turmoil Against Long-Term Promise originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:30:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Investing, Amazon.com, Retail, Stocks in the News
No, the iPad Is Not Killing Microsoft’s Business
by Kevin Kelleher on Feb.01, 2011, under Towing
Investors are buying into the meme that Windows is dying — and therefore Microsoft is as well. While tablets are clearly cutting into the giant’s core PC business, Microsoft is also showing remarkable agility in building new franchises for the future, the Kinect for one.
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No, the iPad Is Not Killing Microsoft’s Business originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Columns, Investing, Google , Microsoft, Apple
What Google’s Executive Reshuffle Means for Investors
by Kevin Kelleher on Jan.21, 2011, under Towing
As Larry Page takes the reins from CEO Eric Schmidt, the questions for investors are: Will Facebook keep gaining on Google? Or will Page steer it back to its original counter-corporate spirit, embracing risk over short-term profits? Or have the risk-takers gone soft?
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What Google’s Executive Reshuffle Means for Investors originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:50:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Columns, Investing, Google , Facebook
Apple Can Succeed Without Steve Jobs, but Can It Still Be Apple?
by Kevin Kelleher on Jan.19, 2011, under Towing
The company has already proved that it can thrive while the CEO is away. But what’s still not clear is whether Apple can remain far more than a tech company once he truly retires. Whose vision can possibly keep Apple the cultural phenomenon that Jobs has made it?
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Apple Can Succeed Without Steve Jobs, but Can It Still Be Apple? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:00:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Columns, People, Apple







