Archive for September 2011

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    Sep

    Top Tech News: Netflix Wilts From Amazon’s Heat as China Shows Cracks and a Chip Stock Loses Flavor

    Filed under: Technology , Netflix , Nokia , Apple , Baidu Inc , Amazon.com , News Corp , Barnes & Noble Buyouts, bum guidance, and a broadening decline for a one-time tech titan top the tech week in review. Here’s more on four stocks that moved investors to act this week.

    Posted by FinanceGuru in DailyFinance

  • 30
    Sep

    Kraft Recalls Velveeta Shells & Cheese

    Filed under: Company News , Kraft Foods , Recalls Kraft Foods ( KFT ) is recalling certain batches of Velveeta Shells & Cheese Microwaveable Cups because they might be tainted with wire-bristle pieces, the company announced Friday afternoon. About 137,000 cases of the potentially affected products were distributed throughout the United States. The company said it has received no reports of injuries or complaints, and that it was voluntarily issuing the recall to be on the safe side

    Posted by FinanceGuru in DailyFinance

  • 30
    Sep

    5 Things to Watch Next Week: iPhones, Food Fights, Robots, and Warehouse Clubs

    Filed under: Company News , Costco We finally have a date. Apple ( AAPL ) is inviting industry watchers to a media event Tuesday, obviously to introduce the new iPhone 5. “Let’s talk iPhone,” reads the invitation, a not-so-cryptic tease about the rumored voice recognition enhancements in the new smartphone.

    Posted by FinanceGuru in Uncategorized

  • 30
    Sep

    Invest Like J.R. Ewing

    Filed under: Dell , Apple , Starbucks , Whole Foods , Investing Basics It’s a tough admission to make, but we’re all friends here: Lately, I’ve taken to watching old DVDs of Dallas . It’s become a vice I can’t shake. And, much to my surprise, I’m learning a lot about investing from the adventures of the oil-rich Ewing family, especially the sly, conniving older brother, J.R

    Posted by FinanceGuru in Uncategorized

  • 29
    Sep

    Learning Mathanese: How to Calculate Working Capital

    Filed under: Ford Motor Co , Berkshire Hathaway , Investing Basics Math. A four-letter word you can say on TV, yet so reviled that people go to great lengths to avoid it, even when they know that doing so puts their financial well-being in peril. Wait! Don’t click away

    Posted by FinanceGuru in WalletPop