Game of Thrones is an epic, sprawling HBO series that critics have compared favorable to The Sopranos, Spartacus, The Wire, Rome, and Deadwood (crossed with Lord of the Rings, of course). Season 2 is about to start on April 1, and it’s not too late to catch up on season 1, thanks to Netflix and (finally!) iTunes. And I want to convince you to [...]

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 16:52

With Mitt Romney now holding a 14-15 point lead over Rick Santorum in Illinois -- according to two most recent telephone surveys of Illinois primary voters – it is all but certain that the former Massachusetts governor will at the very least hold his own, if not increase his lead [...]

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 22:23

Image via Wikipedia In the past few weeks, many have weighed in on the legal problems faced by Pinterest, the increasingly popular social networking site that lets you "pin" images from across the Web to create virtual bulletin boards. The trouble with "pinning" is that many of the images that are uploaded are copyrighted. Pinning [...]

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 22:07

Beware: reverse mortgages are being marketed as a short-term panacea for financial woes.

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:05

Following his attendance at the iPad launch last week, Canaccord Genuity technology analyst Michael Walkley reiterated his BUY rating on Apple (AAPL) and raised his price target to $710 from $665. Mr. Walkley said: “Since we attended the iPad launch last week, our checks have indicated record pre-orders with wait times [...]

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 15:21

I think the folks at ABC Daytime--or what's left of it--are scared to death to announce the end of "General Hospital." But today they announced a start date for Katie Couric's daytime talk show--September 10th at 3pm Eastern. And unless there's some change in the time-space continuum, that's when "General [...]

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 22:07

Rising bond yields, a stronger U.S. dollar, and surprisingly higher stock prices have dampened the speculation in gold as a safe monetary haven. And this softness comes despite continued central bank buying of gold, which may be continuing on down trends in the precious metal.

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 22:17

Amazon’s acquisition of Kiva Systems robotics is bullish for both Amazon, the commercial supply chain, and the future of American jobs.

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 19:17

Jefferies semiconductor analyst Mark Lipacis early Thursday raised his rating on Advanced Micro Devices to Buy from Hold, lifting his target to $10.50 from $7. The stock closed Wednesday at $7.76. "AMD offers one of the best risk/reward ratios in semis," he writes in a research note. "On the risk-side, AMD [...]

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 06:23

Apple (AAPL) today had its estimates and price target increased by Morgan Stanley (MS) to $720 with an overweight rating due to continued growth momentum. Shares are higher by nearly 4.5 percent. American Electric Power (AEP) today had its price target raised by Jefferies (JEF) to $43 with a buy rating, as [...]

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 21:11