HP Acquisition of PALM and the future
I’m glad that somebody bought PALM finally! I own no stock in either PALM, Inc. (PALM) or Hewlett Packard Company (HPQ) but I didn’t want to see WebOS die. I
Apple, Second Thoughts on Taking Profits
Thanks to it’s meteoric rise in the last year, Apple is now Parchayi and my largest single investment. I was considering taking some profits when it crossed $250, which it
What drives stock prices? Intuitive Surgical and Google
Two stocks to watch today are Google and Intuitive Surgical (other than Goldman Sachs after the fraud accusation). Intuitive Surgical reported spectacular results today far ahead of analyst expectations with
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The government wants to give me $7000! Yeah, right
Yesterday was the second time I got a call from a “US government” department. This time the department had something to do with finance and they actually got my name
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If CEO denies rumor, it must be true?
Every so often we see merger, takeover and failure rumors floating around. Then the CEO of the company says that the rumors are all false. Before the Wachovia collapse that
Clean Coal?
A few months back I got a spam call at home asking me if I would like to support clean coal. I just hung up but I really should have
The Healthcare Bill Reviewed
I’m still going through all the details but on the surface the healthcare bill looks pretty decent. It is not everything Obama promised (no public option) but a step towards
Scottrade Down?
10:07 am: Looks like Scottrade systems are down and refusing to let me login. Calling them results in some message about unusually high call volume and both local and national
Taste of China – Review (Awesome) – (See Updates)
We tried Taste of China near ACAC in Albemarle Square a few weeks back and really loved the food. We made a second trip this weekend and the food was
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Windows Mobile 7 Series coming Holiday Season 2010
Microsoft Announced Windows Mobile 7 Series at MWC today and the screenshots are nothing close to any leaked screenshots ever seen before. And the announcement said that Phones with WinMo
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