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Nine More Great Moments in False AdvertisingThu Nov 19th, 2009
Mike Schuster Low fat. No money down. Mission accomplished. Occasionally, the folks behind a product feel the need to paint a picture that isn't necessarily true to lure in the unsuspecting masses. Be it a purport |
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Strong Droid Launch Should Worry AppleTue Nov 10th, 2009
Mike Schuster It may not be comforting to Apple (AAPL), but a smartphone competitor could find solace in hitting the 100,000 sales mark on its first weekend. Mark McKechnie at Broadpoint AmTech estimates that Moto |
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How Google May Be OverreachingMon Oct 19th, 2009
Mike Schuster This week, Google (GOOG) launched a global marketing campaign to advertise its online apps to business holdouts still relying on desktop programs by Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and IBM (IBM).Acco |
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The Apple-Google Grudge Match IntensifiesThu Oct 1st, 2009
Mike Schuster If any two companies could benefit from a couples counselor, it would be Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG). The last few months have seen the ousting of Google CEO Eric Schmidt from Apple's board of dir |
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A New Dictionary of Realtor-SpeakMon Sep 28th, 2009
Carol Kopp If a real-estate listing describes a house as “lovingly maintained,” it means: a) Kindly overlook the worn shag carpeting b) The appliances are 30 years out of date c) Most of the walls a |
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What's Your Investing Style?Fri Sep 4th, 2009
Matt Ford In any endeavor, it’s important to "know thyself." In the context of participating in financial markets, identifying your investing style is central to self-understanding.
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Saskatoon, the Next Great Investment Frontier?Tue May 19th, 2009
Jim Letourneau Saskatchewan's resource-based balance sheet shows plenty of upside for investors. While I've traveled over 44,000 kilometers to 12 different cities in 2009 (my obsession of the month is Tripit.com), |
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Decade-Defining Brands: GoogleWed May 6th, 2009
Mike Schuster The sun never sets on the Google (GOOG) Empire.
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Unwashed Peasants Overthrow MicrosoftTue May 5th, 2009
Ryan Goldberg I’ll never forget when my parents bought me Encarta, Microsoft’s (MSFT) encyclopedia software, in those pre-Internet halcyon days of my youth. As a veritable bookworm, the gift was for me |
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Prieur Perspective: Goodbye Safe Havens, Hello Risky AssetsMon May 4th, 2009
Prieur du Plessis “Goodbye safe havens, hello risky assets.” This was the investors’ theme song during the past week. Safe-haven assets were out of favor, as better-than-feared corporate earnings and |






