Viacom Pulls Channels from iPad App Raising Stakes in the Streaming Standoff
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Viacom (VIA)Viacom was one of the content owners that pulled its channels from Time Warner Cable's iPad app recently. This combined with its changing stance regarding Hulu points to the growing friction between content o...
First Solar & Renewables Industry Plead to Save DoE Loan Program
First Solar has joined forces with 33 other clean power companies including rivals like SunPower and Nanosolar to appeal against the Republican proposal to axe the funding for the Department of Energy's loan-guarantee program. The proposal was included...
Asia Pacific & Africa’s Contribution to Ford’s Stock Price
Filed under: Ford Motor (F)Ford Motor Co. recently reported its highest net income in more than 10 years. We currently estimate Ford's International operations contribute 35% to its stock price - similar to its North American operations that contribute...
Local Marketing: Growth Trend to Watch Out for at Yahoo!
Filed under: Internet, Yahoo! (YHOO), TechnologyAlthough Yahoo has not been able to catch up with the overall online advertising growth, this has not deterred the company from experimenting with growth areas. In the online advertising market, local mar...
Facebook Value Could Rise on Mobile Usage
Filed under: InternetFacebook Mobile has been rapidly expanding its reach, growing from 100 million users per month in February 2010 to 250 million users per month in March 2011. Should this type of growth continue, there could be upside to our intrins...
Apple’s Move to Absorb Higher Component Costs Will Help iPad 2
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL)The recent Japanese earthquake led to supply constraints and consequently higher prices for many of Apple's component suppliers. However, Apple has agreed to absorb the additional costs related to components in exchange for...
Technology Services Now Nearly 30% of IBM’s Value
Filed under: International Business Machines (IBM)IBM sells middleware software and technology services such as outsourcing and integration to large and medium sized businesses worldwide and competes with firms like Oracle and Red Hat. The firm is also...
Store Expansion and DIY Activity Will Benefit Lowe’s
Filed under: Lowe's Cos (LOW), Stocks to BuyLowe's (LOW) is the world's second largest retailer of home improvement products after Home Depot (HD). Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) also cater the home improvements market. Lowe's offers a wide range of ho...
Storage Software Worth 22% of NetApp’s Stock Value
Filed under: Industry, Internet, Dell (DELL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), International Business Machines (IBM), EMC Corp (EMC), Symantec Corp (SYMC)NetApp (NTAP), the fourth-largest player in the external disk storage market, creates innovative storage and...
Juniper’s QFabric Could Expand Its Switching Market Share
Filed under: Juniper Networks (JNPR), Stocks to BuyJuniper's (JNPR) shares have risen significantly since the company's previous earnings release unlike Cisco (CSCO), which have trended in the opposite direction. This could imply that investors are mor...
