Among the day’s top online stories for investors: suggested names for a merged Microsoft-Adobe, companies that most often beat their earnings estimates, and the legal suit against Madoff’s sons.
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Apple’s iPad launch earlier this year was the most successful tech-gadget debut ever, blowing away previous success stories like the iPhone and the DVD player, according to Bernstein Research analyst Colin McGranahan.
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So far in 2010, U.S. companies have announced stock buybacks totaling more than five times as much as they had at this time last year. But evidence suggests that such buybacks a more likely to be money losing propositions — ex…
MSNBC management is thinking about changing the name of its website, according to The New York Times, to better distinguish it from its more liberal cable network.
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For retailers, this Christmas season is expected to be brighter than last year, even as continuing economic anxiety puts a damper on spending. Clothes, toys and video games are expected to do well in 2010.
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