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Cisco Systems and Logitech International SA have reported record-breaking fiscal third-quarter earnings, exceeding market expectations and highlighting the current trend in the tech industry. These positive earnings surprises follow previous results from Microsoft, Intel, and IBM, where analysts were in consensus regarding the direction of estimate revisions, although the magnitude
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As the European debt crisis continues to unfold, stocks in Europe and the U.S. failed to impress investors on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.11% and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index declining 0.14%. Despite some gains in the tech sector, led
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The latest market update from the Bedford Report provides insight into the recent performance of Verizon Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VZ), American International Group (NYSE: AIG), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), and Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE). The report highlights several companies that appear to be safe bets for growth-oriented investors, while also
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Google is preparing to launch its Android-based television software, allowing users to access TV content via the internet, in May. The software, expected to open up new possibilities for set-top boxes, TVs, and other devices, has already attracted the attention of major partners such as Sony, Intel, and Logitech. While
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced semiconductor technology solutions, has announced that it is ramping up 40-nm class production of high-density DDR3 memory chips to accommodate increased demand in server applications. The company's move is in response to the recent launch of Intel Corporation'
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Orders for non-defense aircraft dropped 67.1% in March, but a closer look reveals a more nuanced picture, with year-to-date numbers up 71.6% compared to last year. Meanwhile, durable goods orders for other industries, such as machinery and computers, showed significant increases, indicating growing confidence in capital spending and
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U.K. shares have surged to a 22-month high, driven by Intel's sales forecast and BT Group's earnings beating analyst estimates. BT Group, the U.K.'s biggest phone company, rallied 4.4% as Morgan Stanley noted it's trading at a discount to
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Seven Summits Research, a respected investment advisory firm, has issued PriceWatch Alerts for five major stocks: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS), Exelon Corp. (NYSE:EXC), EnCana Corp. (NYSE:ECA), and China Unicom Hong Kong Limited (NYSE:CHU). These alerts are designed to provide investors with concise
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Cisco Systems, the networking giant, has extended its Unified Computing System (UCS) into the portable container data centre market. The UCS network-centric data centre infrastructure allows partners such as EMC, BMC, NetApp, VMware, and Intel to provide components that Cisco does not make. By offering containerized data centres, Cisco aims
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Consumer spending rose for the fourth straight month in the U.S., surpassing economists' estimates, and American International Group Inc. announced the sale of its Asian unit, AIA Group Ltd., to Prudential Plc for $35.5 billion. This positive news boosted the Standard & Poor's 500 Index,
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U.S. stocks surged to their best level since 2007, erasing the 2010 loss for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, after a stronger-than-forecast increase in consumer spending and the announcement of AIG's $35.5 billion sale of its Asian unit. The rally was led by
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A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Corporation has made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of electronic packaging, creating a new class of materials called solder magnetic nanocomposites. This technology has the potential to revolutionize the process of computer electronic packaging, reducing the energy costs and
