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For many years AMD was more of a nuisance than competition for Intel (INTC), but in recent years AMD has provided some pretty good competition for Intel.
AMD recently warned it would not meet its projected revenue for the first quarter of 2007, mostly a result of Intel putting significant pressure on AMD’s profit margins.
AMD recently […]

In a move widely seen as an attempt to aggressively weaken rival SAP AG’s market position, Oracle announced today it would by Hyperion (HYSL) for $3.3 billion in cash.
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Hyperion has a suite of financial management applications used for financial reporting and analysis. Company’s can use […]

On the heels of an announcement the company would no longer actively lobby for Cervical Cancer Vaccine Laws, Merck (MRK) announced it is raising its first quarter earnings estimates.
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Conservative groups opposed the campaign to promote the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil because, in their view, it […]

Tuesday was a rough day on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average took a nearly instantaneous 200-point hit at 3 pm yesterday amid news of uncertainty in Shanghai, Iran, and Afghanistan.
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The Nikkei tumbled nearly 700 points on Wednesday’s opening bell while Shanghai was licking […]

In a previous article, “Texas Utilities (TXU) Merger & Jim Cramer: Opportunity in Coal”, we analyzed the private equity acquisition of Texas Utilities and some of the potential ramifications of the deal. As part of the deal, Texas Utilities (TXU) will forgo building 11 new coal fired electric power plants.
Another potential fallout from this deal […]