Can this MSFT-NOK partnership provide the much needed lift for Nokia? We believe it might based on m Microsoft (MSFT) said today it has agreed to acquire internet communications company Skype for $8. [...] Activision Blizzard Inc. reported robust fiscal first quarter 2011 results that beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate on both the top and bottom lines Image via CrunchBaseWPP is out with its Brand Z Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands Survey. It makes some very precise calculations of the dollar value of 100 brands. Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), IBM (IBM), Microsoft (MSFT), and AT&T (T) are among the top 10 that between them account for 70%, or $514 billion of the top 10's $732 billion in value. But would these top five U.S. tech brands make good additions to your investment portfolio? Since the early 1980s, Microsoft's (Nasdaq:MSFT) operating system has been a magical growth machine. Stocks and commodities will remain choppy, likely with a downward bias, as the positive glow from Friday's report wears off. Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) is on the verge of a deal to buy Skype, in a multi- billion-dollar acquisition that would be its biggest ever, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The software company would reportedly pay between 7 and 8 billion dollars for the internet telephone company, the report said.... Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it will acquire Skype for $8.5 billion in cash. The news comes just days after reports surfaced that Facebook and Google were both interested in purchasing, or at least creating a joint venture with the online video chat company. However, sources said Facebook was considering spending $3 to $4 billion on Skype, a fraction of Microsoft's offer. The firm said Skype will be used to support Xbox and Kinect, Windows Phone and other Windows devices. Microsoft also said that it will connect Skype users with Lync, Outlook, Xbox Live and other software platforms. "Together we will create the future of real-time communications so people can easily stay connected to family, friends, clients and colleagues anywhere Fortune has confirmed that Microsoft (MSFT) has agreed to buy the voice-over- Internet company for $8.5 billion, including the assumption of debt. We should continue to see stocks sustain the positive momentum of the last two days. Microsoft will keep Skype as a separate division within the company rather than folding it into one of the company's other businesses, Microsoft announced this morning . Skype CEO Tony Bates -- who joined the company... Symantec Corp. is scheduled to announce its fourth quarter fiscal 2011 results on May 11 after the market closes, and we do not see any variation in analyst estimates at this point. Xerox and Cisco have recently entered into a partnership involving cloud computing and other print products and services. According to the Wall Street Journal and AllThingsD , Microsoft will announce its acquisition of Skype for $8.5 billion later this morning morning at 8 am ET. This will be the biggest acquisition Microsoft has ever made.... (EMAILWIRE.COM, May 06, 2011 ) NEW YORK, NY - Entropic Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTR) added 0.55% to $9.14. The stock has a 52-week range of $4.31-$13.96. The stock has average daily volume of 3.26 million shares. At today`s closing market price, the market capitalization of the company stands... (EMAILWIRE.COM, May 06, 2011 ) Montréal, Québec - Pinksheetblog.us (http://pinksheetblog.us), a premier source for top penny stocks research and publishers of Penny Stock Trader newsletter, issues top stock alert for the following companies (SIRI, INTC, CSCO, MSFT, MU) Sirius XM Radio Inc.... (EMAILWIRE.COM, May 06, 2011 ) NEW YORK, NY - Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) lost 0.81% to $346.75. The stock has a 52-week range of $199.25-$364.90. The stock has average daily volume of 15.35 million shares. At today`s closing market price, the market capitalization of the company stands at $319.45... Apple Inc. has reportedly updated its iPhone to limit the amount of data stored on the device related to recently visited locations. Molex's third quarter results and fourth quarter guidance were impacted by supply chain disruptions in Japan. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Bing will be the default search engine and map application on Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM)'s BlackBerry smartphones, the software maker announced Tuesday.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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