DailyFinance http://www.dailyfinance.com DailyFinance http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.dailyfinance.com/media/feedlogo.gif DailyFinance http://www.dailyfinance.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Massucci's Take: Twitter CEO says Murdoch's Google plan is doomedhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/20/massuccis-take-twitter-ceo-tells-murdoch-hes-crazy-to-block-g/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/20/massuccis-take-twitter-ceo-tells-murdoch-hes-crazy-to-block-g/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/20/massuccis-take-twitter-ceo-tells-murdoch-hes-crazy-to-block-g/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Twitter co-founder and CEO Biz Stone said Thursday that Rupert Murdoch's potential plan to block Google from searching New Corp.'s (NWS) websites is doomed to fail. Murdoch has accused Google (GOOG) of stealing content from his publications, which include The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post in the U.S., and The Times and The Sun in the United Kingdom. The cantankerous tycoon said last week that blocking Google could be part of his strategy to get more people to pay for content online.

Here's a young man, all of 35, who runs a company that makes no money, telling an old man, 78, who runs companies that have made billions, that he is wrong. But while it's easy to dismiss Stone's comments as youthful bravado, I think he's giving Murdoch some valuable advice.

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]]>AAPLAppleBiz StoneBizStoneDow Jones NewswiresDowJonesNewswiresGOOGGoogleNew York PostNews Corp.NewsCorp.newspapersNewYorkPostNWSRupert MurdochRupertMurdochthe London Timesthe SunTheLondonTimesTheSunTwitterUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnitedKingdomUnitedStatesWall Street JournalWallStreetJournalAnthony MassucciFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 ESTMassucci's Take: AT&T investment boosts coverage and reputationhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/19/massuccis-take-atandt-investment-boosts-coverage-and-reputation/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/19/massuccis-take-atandt-investment-boosts-coverage-and-reputation/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/19/massuccis-take-atandt-investment-boosts-coverage-and-reputation/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Two weeks ago, in a post about AT&T's spotty third generation wireless coverage, I posed a simple question: "How about an announcement telling customers how AT&T has been working with Apple to help boost the quality of its iPhone service?"

Now, that seems to be exactly what is happening. AT&T (T) reported on Tuesday that it had spent $65 million upgrading its wireless network in San Francisco since 2008. The phone company said it upgraded about 850 cell sites because of the rising demand put on its network since the iPhone started selling two years ago. That's good news to many iPhone users, whose phone has become synonymous with "dropped calls."

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]]>aaplAppleasif suriaAsifSuriaATTAxel MerkAxelMerkCaliforniaCleanfishdaily financeDailyFinanceiphoneiphone 3giphone 3g siphone 3gsIphone3gIphone3gsMerk Mutual FundsMerkMutualFundsnew yorknew york cityNewYorkNewYorkCitypalo altoPaloAltoRandall StephnesonRandallStephnesonsan franciscoSanFranciscosoftwaresoftware consultantSoftwareConsultantTUS-101Anthony MassucciThu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:00 ESTMassucci's Take: EBay's plan to be more retailer than auctioneer is one risky bidhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/15/massuccis-take-ebays-plan-to-be-more-retailer-than-auctioneer/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/15/massuccis-take-ebays-plan-to-be-more-retailer-than-auctioneer/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/15/massuccis-take-ebays-plan-to-be-more-retailer-than-auctioneer/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

EBay (EBAY) is a Web pioneer, having built a multibillion dollar business out of allowing people to essentially put garage sales on the Internet. That simple idea led to fast growth more than a decade ago and helped define what was possible online for other companies that followed. The company's IPO in 1998 turned founder Pierre Omidyar and eBay President Jeffrey Skoll into instant billionaires.

Fast-forward to 2009, and the 1990s Internet darling is steering through turbulence. EBay seems to be want to be more an online retailer and less an online auction site. If it makes such a move, if will have to fight online retailers such as Amazon.com (AMZN) and Zappos and their impeccable customer service. It will also have to take on formidable brick-and-mortar retailers like Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT), which are focusing more on online sales. Why does eBay want to join a battle it's not likely to win?

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]]>AmazonAmazon.comBenchmark Co.BenchmarkCo.ebayebay MotorsEbayMotorsFred MoranFredMoranJohn DonahoeJohnDonahoeSandi LynneSandiLynneTargetWall Street in AdvanceWallStreetInAdvanceWalmartAnthony MassucciSun, 15 Nov 2009 14:00:00 ESTMassucci's Take: McDonald's Monopoly winner gets a sweet $1 millionhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/massuccis-take-mcdonalds-monopoly-winner-gets-a-sweet-1-mill/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/massuccis-take-mcdonalds-monopoly-winner-gets-a-sweet-1-mill/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/massuccis-take-mcdonalds-monopoly-winner-gets-a-sweet-1-mill/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Anyone who has ever gone on a Big Mac binge in hopes of winning the $1 million prize in the McDonald's Monopoly game may be feeling a little more hopeful. Brandi Futch, of White House, Tenn., collected both Boardwalk and Park Place (the two pieces needed to win) after she ordered a McChicken sandwich, fries and a sweet tea. The big prize came on that sweet cup of tea.

Futch, 23, who couldn't be immediately reached by DailyFinance, works in customer service for the Grand Ole Opry and will receive $50,000 a year for the next 20 years. It may not be enough to retire on, especially after taxes, but it's enough to take care of most of her needs.

"I'm still in shock," Futch was quoted saying in a McDonald's (MCD) press release. "I haven't decided what I'll do with the money I've won, but I know that a new house and car are on my list." Even with her $1 million prize, Futch said she plans to keep playing the game.

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]]>1 sweet tea1SweetTeaBoradwalkBrandi FutchBrandiFutchBrooklyncustomer serviceCustomerServiceDaily FinanceDailyFinanceDouglas FreelandDouglasFreelandfrench friesFrenchFriesfriefriesFrosted FlakesFrostedFlakesfryGrand Ole Opry HouseGrandOleOpryHouseJocelyn MilliganJocelynMilliganKelloggskelloggs frosed flakesKelloggsFrosedFlakesLauren VelzsquezLaurenVelzsquezMcChickenMCDmcdonaldsmcdonalds corporationmcdonalds monopolyMcdonaldsCorporationMcdonaldsMonopolymonoployPark PlaceParkPlacesweet teaSweetTeaTony the tigerTonyTheTigerAnthony MassucciWed, 11 Nov 2009 19:00:00 ESTMassucci's Take: Priceline's stock travels skyward on strong summer seasonhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/massuccis-take-pricelines-stock-travels-skyward-on-strong-sum/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/massuccis-take-pricelines-stock-travels-skyward-on-strong-sum/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/massuccis-take-pricelines-stock-travels-skyward-on-strong-sum/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

This summer, for the first time in five years, I used Priceline.com (PCLN) to book a hotel room and rental car. Turns out, I am part of a trend. The online travel agency saw an increase in bookings over the summer. Now it forecasts sales in the current quarter rising 28 percent from last year's fourth quarter.

The stock closed 18 percent higher Tuesday, rising $30.49 to $202.22, the highest close in nine years. Count Priceline.com among the Internet companies that rallied in 2009. In the past year, Priceline has outperformed Amazon.com (AMZN) shares, which are up 168 percent and shares of Google (GOOG), which has gained 78 percent in the past 12 months. I decided to find out what's going on at the company, which is known for its business model of letting customers name their price for travel services and then seeing what they get at the price.

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]]>agodaagoda.comAmazonAMZNBenchmark Co.Benchmark CompanyBenchmarkCo.BenchmarkCompanyBloombergbooking.combookingsbookings.comboookingcarcar rentalCarRentalcarscruisesFred MoranFredMoranGOOGGooglehotel roomHotelRoomhotelsIn FocusInFocusJames CakmakJamesCakmakJeffery BoydJefferyBoydNew YorkNewYorkPCLNprice targetPricelinePriceline.comPriceTargetSidoti Co.SidotiCo.summerU.S. economyU.s.EconomyWebWeb sitesWebSitesWorld Wide WebWorldWideWebAnthony MassucciWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:00:00 ESTMassucci's Take: Google Wave is email for the next generationhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/07/massuccis-take-google-wave-is-email-for-the-next-generation/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/07/massuccis-take-google-wave-is-email-for-the-next-generation/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/07/massuccis-take-google-wave-is-email-for-the-next-generation/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

There is a lot of buzz these days over a new product called Google (GOOG) Wave. Some are under the false impression that it's the next Twitter, but this new tool from Google is very different. Think of it as a real-time collaboration tool that includes, among its many features, email on steroids.

Greg Dalesandre, Google Wave product manager, in an online video, describes Wave as a "shared space," where users can communicate using text, videos, photos and maps. So you can have a conversation while working on a document with a group of people in another city -- or in another part of the planet. You can both work together in real time using richly formatted text, photos, videos and more. The wave is the shared experience that you are involved with. So you could be working with 10 people and everything you do -- from the conversations you have to the changes you make to a document, will be inside a wave. What's really cool about this is that the wave allows you to rewind, allowing you to see who said what when. Since everything is in real-time -- it's fast.

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]]>AAPLAaron Baldwin-SimonAaronBaldwin-simonApplee-mailFacebookGOOGGoogleGoogle docsGoogle WaveGoogle Wave managerGoogle Wave product managerGoogleDocsGoogleWaveGoogleWaveManagerGoogleWaveProductManagerGreg DalesandreGregDalesandreonline videoOnlineVideoPort CharlottePort Charlotte FloridaPortCharlottePortCharlotteFloridasteroidsSukhjit GhagSukhjitGhagtechnologyTwitterYouTubeAnthony MassucciSat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:00 ESTNomura's Joseph Mezrich sees market rally continuing as profits recoverhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/06/nomuras-joseph-mezrich-sees-the-market-rally-continuing-as-prof/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/06/nomuras-joseph-mezrich-sees-the-market-rally-continuing-as-prof/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/06/nomuras-joseph-mezrich-sees-the-market-rally-continuing-as-prof/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Bears who warn the U.S. stock market has gone too far too fast -- the broad Standard & Poor's 500 index is up 18 percent year to date -- may not get much vindication anytime soon. Investors should see stocks continue to rally as long as corporate profits keep recovering, says market expert Joseph Mezrich (pictured), Nomura Securities International's head of quantitative research.

And the signs look good. The estimated earnings growth rate for the Standard & Poor's 500 during the fourth quarter is 216 percent, according to Thomson Reuters. Even stripping out the volatile financial sector, the other eight out of nine sectors are expected to show a blended growth rate of 7 percent. But that's still double the 3.5 percent economic growth of the U.S. economy in the third quarter. And Mezrich says it's the fact that profit growth is outpacing the U.S. economy that stocks have rallied ahead of an economic recovery.

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]]>1991200220092010Daily FinanceDailyFinanceDowDow Jones Industrial AverageDowJonesIndustrialAverageeconomic recoveryEconomicRecoveryinvestingJoseph MezrichJosephMezrichMorgan StanleyMorganStanleyNew YorkNewYorkNomuraNomura Securites InternationalNomuraSecuritesInternationalriskSP 500Sp500Standard Poors 500StandardPoors500stocksU.S. economyU.s.EconomyVishesh KumarVisheshKumarAnthony MassucciFri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:00 ESTMassucci's Take: AT&T's lawsuit against Verizon draws attention to its own flawshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/04/massuccis-take-atandts-lawsuit-again-verizon-draws-attention-to/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/04/massuccis-take-atandts-lawsuit-again-verizon-draws-attention-to/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/04/massuccis-take-atandts-lawsuit-again-verizon-draws-attention-to/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

AT&T (T) is suing Verizon Wireless for misleading advertising. But its actions could do the company more harm than good. The reason for the lawsuit: Verizon (VZ) has been mocking Apple's (AAPL) iPhone "There's an App for That" ads. Verizon TV ads show off a coverage map depicting its larger, third-generation (3G) wireless coverage next to AT&T's smaller 3G coverage map. In its advertisements Verizon quips: "There's a Map for That."

That may irk AT&T, but the company does not dispute Verizon's larger 3G coverage. But it is suing Verizon for highlighting its spotty coverage in a misleading manner. In Verizon's ads, the maps display blank space in AT&T's coverage area. The intent, according to Verizon, is to show where AT&T lacks 3G coverage. But AT&T claims the ads imply that AT&T provides no coverage at all in those areas.

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]]>3G3G S3gSAppleAtlantaATTAtT spokesmanAttSpokesmaniPhoneJim GeraceJimGeraceLos AngelesLosAngelesMark SiegelMarkSiegelNew YorkNew York CityNewYorkNewYorkCityPalm PrePalmPreRandall StephensonRandallStephensonSprintT-MobileTheres a map for thatTheres an app for thatTheresAMapForThatTheresAnAppForThatVerizonVerizon spokesmanVerizon WirelessVerizonSpokesmanVerizonWirelessVodaphonewirelessAnthony MassucciWed, 04 Nov 2009 19:30:00 ESTMassucci's Take: Facebook memorials could undermine good intentionshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/02/massuccis-take-facebook-memorials-could-undermine-good-intenti/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/02/massuccis-take-facebook-memorials-could-undermine-good-intenti/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/02/massuccis-take-facebook-memorials-could-undermine-good-intenti/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Facebook's plan to memorialize its dead users is certainly well-intentioned. The idea got underway after a Facebook employee was tragically killed in a bicycle accident. As his co-workers struggled to come to grips with the tragedy, they also came up with an idea: Why not offer Facebook memorials for users who pass on? Last week, that is exactly what Facebook did. Now, you can memorialize a dead Facebook user.

But the decision could open the door to a litany of problems. Among the potential issues: Who has the right to determine if a site is memorialized? What if the husband memorializes his wife on Facebook but the wife's parents think that such a move is in poor taste -- can the page then be taken down?

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]]>Andrew HaznAndrewHaznChicagoChimeme StewartChimemeStewartdealthdeceaseddiedFace bookFacebookFacebook memorialsFacebookMemorialsMax KellyMaxKellymemorial pageMemorialPagememorialsmomsmothersNew YorkNewYorkPrime VisibilityPrimeVisibilityAnthony MassucciMon, 02 Nov 2009 18:10:00 ESTAmazon's shares are hot, but success is here to stayhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/28/amazons-shares-are-hot-but-success-is-here-to-stay/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/28/amazons-shares-are-hot-but-success-is-here-to-stay/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/28/amazons-shares-are-hot-but-success-is-here-to-stay/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

For more than a decade, some smart, successful investors have been saying that Amazon.com (AMZN) wouldn't succeed, because its business plan was flawed. Meanwhile, the company built its reputation as an online bookseller, added more products, and boosted sales.

During that time, Amazon's stock was volatile, racing higher through price targets set by the likes of former Wall Street analyst Henry Blodget, and then reeling through declines of more than 50 percent as investors and analysts doubted its ability to grow. Last week, the stock reached a record-high after reporting earnings. Has Amazon finally convinced naysayers it's here to stay?

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]]>AmazonAppleGooglegrowth investinginvestingstock picksAnthony MassucciWed, 28 Oct 2009 17:40:00 ESTMassucci's Take: Amazon.com will grow stronger, despite investor doubtshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/28/massuccis-take-amazon-com-grew-stronger-despite-investors-dou/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/28/massuccis-take-amazon-com-grew-stronger-despite-investors-dou/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/28/massuccis-take-amazon-com-grew-stronger-despite-investors-dou/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , ,

For more than a decade, some smart, successful investors have been telling me that Amazon.com (AMZN) would not succeed, because its business plan was flawed. Meanwhile, the company built its reputation as an online bookseller, added products, and boosted sales.

During that time, Amazon's stock was volatile, racing higher through price targets set by the likes of former Wall Street analyst Henry Blodget, and then reeling through declines of more than 50 percent as investors and analysts doubted its ability to grow. Last week, the company's stock reached a record-high after reporting earnings. Has Amazon finally convinced naysayers it's here to stay?

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]]>Amazonamazon.comAppleBarnes and NobleBarnesAndNobleBenchmarkBloomberg NewsBloombergNewsBoca RatonBocaRatonBordersCDCDsDVDDVDsEric SchmidtEricSchmidtFred MoranFredMoranGingerGoogleHenry BlodgetHenryBlodgetJeff BezosJeffBezosKindleKindle 2Kindle2Sandi LynneSandiLynneSegwaySteve JobsSteveJobsThe Benchmark CompanyTheBenchmarkCompanyThomas SzkutakThomasSzkutakturduckenturduckinU.S. NavyU.s.NavyAnthony MassucciWed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:00 ESTMassucci's Take: Apple making more while charging lesshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/23/massuccis-take-apple-making-more-while-charging-less/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/23/massuccis-take-apple-making-more-while-charging-less/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/23/massuccis-take-apple-making-more-while-charging-less/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Recently I bought an Apple (AAPL) iMac, and after upgrading the hard drive and opting for a bigger display, I wound up spending more than I had planned. Listening to Apple's earnings call this week, I discovered that many of its customers have had similar experiences buying Apple products.

Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer said that Apple recently finished its "most profitable quarter ever," selling more iPhones and Macs than in any previous quarter. Interestingly, while retail prices have been cut on many products, the average selling price for those products has risen. How is Apple doing it?

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]]>AAPLAnthony MassucciAnthonyMassucciApplebest buyBestBuyBrian MarhallBrianMarhallhianthonyiMaciPhoneiphone 3Giphone 3G Siphone 3gsIphone3gIphone3gSiPodiPod NanoiPod ShuffleiPod TouchIpodNanoIpodShuffleIpodTouchMacBookMacBook AirMacBook ProMacbookAirMacbookPronomura securitiesNomuraSecuritiesPeter OppenheimerPeterOppenheimerpual sheardPualSheardTwitterAnthony MassucciFri, 23 Oct 2009 16:05:00 ESTMcDonald's Monopoly game: A great promotion gone bad?http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/22/mcdonalds-monopoly-a-great-promotion-gone-bad/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/22/mcdonalds-monopoly-a-great-promotion-gone-bad/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/22/mcdonalds-monopoly-a-great-promotion-gone-bad/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

McDonald's Monopoly game 2009 is being played at McDonald's restaurants around the globe and, like every year at this time, I find myself compelled to buy fries and soft drinks in an effort to hoard game pieces. Yet, this year, the joy of this annual endeavor seems to be fading.

At one time, all you had to do was buy something, get a game piece and place it on your special Monopoly board. But now players who want to take their best shot at prizes ranging from $50 to $1 million must navigate Facebook, send text messages, log into McDonald's online sweepstakes site and watch NBC's Jay Leno show to see what, if anything, they've won.

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]]>Angus burgerAngusBurgerchanceCoca-ColacodeCokeDouglass FreemanDouglassFreemanFacebookfiresfriesFrosted FlakesFrostedFlakesgamegamesin focusInFocusLarry MillerLarryMillerlotterylottomarketingMCDMcDonaldsMcDonalds FacebookMcDonalds MonopolyMcDonalds TwitterMcdonaldsFacebookMcdonaldsMonopolyMcdonaldsTwitterMonopolyMonopoly at McDonaldsMonopolyAtMcdonaldsplayatmcd.compremiumRBC CapitalRbcCapitalSlurpeesocial mediasocial networkingSocialMediaSocialNetworkingsodasoft drinksoft drinksSoftDrinkSoftDrinksSteve WestSteveWestStifel NicolausStifelNicolaussweepstakesTony the TigerTonyTheTigerTwitterAnthony MassucciThu, 22 Oct 2009 06:00:00 ESTMassucci's Take: Why Twitter Mattershttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/21/massuccis-take-why-twitter-matters/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/21/massuccis-take-why-twitter-matters/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/21/massuccis-take-why-twitter-matters/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Why do you think Twitter matters? Why should I use Twitter? Will Twitter be around in five years? As I've become more involved using the online microblogging service this year, these are questions I'm often asked about Twitter.

The answer to the first two questions is simple: because Twitter is used to connect with people. Twitter isn't a magic trick. The magic happens once you've used it for awhile. At some point, Twitter users find that opportunities appear, doors open and connections happen -- just as they do if you join a church group, a sports team or a networking association. The longer you Tweet and the more involved you become, the wider the tentacles reach.

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]]>140 conference140ConferenceBiz StoneBizStoneDaily FinanceDailyFinanceDailyFinance.comDouble XDoubleXJeff PulverJeffPulverMassuccis TakeMassuccisTakeMedia Psychology Research CenterMediaPsychologyResearchCenterPamela RutledgePamelaRutledgePeggy WhitePeggyWhiteSlateTwitterTwitter conferenceTwitter moneyTwitter profitableTwitter profitsTwitterConferenceTwitterMoneyTwitterProfitableTwitterProfitsVonageWhy Twitter MattersWhyTwitterMattersAnthony MassucciWed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:00 ESTMassucci's Take: Google leads growth on Internet, but not whole tech sectorhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/16/massuccis-take-google-leads-growth-on-internet-but-not-whole/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/16/massuccis-take-google-leads-growth-on-internet-but-not-whole/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/16/massuccis-take-google-leads-growth-on-internet-but-not-whole/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

Google earnings and IBM earnings were both reported late Thursday, and the tech sector listened. Today, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is falling more than 1 percent, with IBM leading the way lower, falling more than 4 percent.

Google (GOOG)'s shares are up 4 percent, but the old adage -- as IBM goes, so goes tech -- is otherwise proving true. As much as Google's going public in 2004 made it the sexiest name in the tech sector, it has yet to supplant IBM as a bellwether of things to come. So what trends does Google indicate?

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]]>AAPLAppleAues KerravalaAuesKerravalaBenchmark Co.BenchmarkCo.Brian MarshallBrianMarshallBroadpoint AmTechBroadpointAmtechClayton MoranClaytonMoranCollins StewartCollinsStewartGOOGGoogleIBMiMaciPhonenew YorkNewYorkSan FranciscoSanFranciscoYouTubeAnthony MassucciFri, 16 Oct 2009 14:40:00 ESTMassucci's Take: Verizon iPhone will come, but it may take two yearshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/15/massuccis-take-verizon-iphone-will-come-but-it-may-take-two-y/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/15/massuccis-take-verizon-iphone-will-come-but-it-may-take-two-y/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/15/massuccis-take-verizon-iphone-will-come-but-it-may-take-two-y/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

My Apple (AAPL) iPhone recently started delivering voice-mail messages a day late. But sometimes, I don't get them at all. Calls have been dropping more frequently and I find that surfing the Web using my iPhone, which operates on the AT&T data network, is a drag.

Growing more frustrated with my iPhone, I got on my work phone and called a few telecommunications analysts to ask: When are Verizon and Apple going to get together to provide the much-anticipated, long-awaited Apple/Verizon iPhone? I was particularly interested in their answers given that Verizon (VZ) announced last week that it would be launching an array of phones based on Google's (GOOG) Android operating system. My big fear was that their answer would be never.

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]]>AAPLAppleATTBlackBerryCanalysCanalys researchCanalysResearchDailyFinanceGoogGoolgeGPShianthonyIphoneiPhone 3GiPhone 3G SIphone3gIphone3gSQualcomRandall StephensonRandallStephensonResearch in MotionResearchInMotionRIMMSpringTTomTomTomTom GPSTomtomGpsVerizonVZWalter PiecykWalterPiecykYannkee GroupYannkeeGroupZues KerravelaZuesKerravelaAnthony MassucciThu, 15 Oct 2009 15:20:00 ESTMassucci's Take: Verizon FiOS gets the picture, not the installationhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/11/massuccis-take-verizon-fios-gets-the-picture-not-the-installa/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/11/massuccis-take-verizon-fios-gets-the-picture-not-the-installa/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/11/massuccis-take-verizon-fios-gets-the-picture-not-the-installa/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Having moved into a new neighborhood offering Verizon's (VZ) FiOS television service, I was eager to shed my cable company and try FiOS, which boasts a better picture at a cheaper price.

After trying it for about a month, I find the picture quality to be superior to cable television. However, a big strike against FiOS is how long it takes to install. In my case, the installation took 16 hours, spread over two days.

To be fair, I'll point out that I elected to take the triple-play bundle, which consists of TV, internet and phone service. So Verizon had to install the wires and boxes for all three products. Still, 16 hours to get it right was excessive.

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Massucci's Take: Verizon FiOS gets the picture, not the installation originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>Auriga USAAurigaUsacable TVCableTvChandan SarkarChandanSarkarCharter Equity ResearchCharterEquityResearchDirecTVEdward SnyderEdwardSnyderEric RabeEricRabemarathonmediaNew YorkNew York CityNewYorkNewYorkCityNYCSan FranciscoSanFranciscotechtelevisionTime warner CableTimeWarnerCableTVVerizonVerizon FiOSVerizonFiosAnthony MassucciSun, 11 Oct 2009 14:00:00 ESTInflation, pshaw! The real worry is deflation, says global economist http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/09/inflation-pshaw-the-real-worry-is-deflation-says-global-econo/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/09/inflation-pshaw-the-real-worry-is-deflation-says-global-econo/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/09/inflation-pshaw-the-real-worry-is-deflation-says-global-econo/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

The economy is recovering, consumer confidence is rebounding and Obama just snagged the Nobel Peace Prize. Good times. Not so fast, says Nomura Securities International global chief economist Paul Sheard. U.S. and European economies are still quite "vulnerable," he warns. His big worry is something that few economists these days are talking about: the risk of outright deflation. Deflation, of course, occurs when the inflation rate goes negative, making it harder for central banks to stabilize an economy, because as Sheard explains, it's harder to start a fire then to tamp one down.

"Deflation is a bigger risk than inflation because it's much harder to get an economy out of deflation than inflation," Sheard said in an interview with DailyFinance. "You can have a burst of inflation and the central bank can always squeeze inflation out of the system. Deflation is different because deflation becomes entrenched."

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Inflation, pshaw! The real worry is deflation, says global economist originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>deflationdepressioneconomic recoveryEconomicRecoveryeconomyEuropeGreat DepressionGreatDepressionhousinginflationinterest ratesInterestRatesNomuraNomura Securities InternationalNomuraSecuritiesInternationalPaul SheardPaulSheardrecessionrecoveryU.S.U.S. economyU.s.EconomyAnthony MassucciFri, 09 Oct 2009 17:00:00 ESTVerizon-Android: Apple and its iPhone still shine http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/07/verizon-android-apple-and-its-iphone-still-shine-for-consumers/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/07/verizon-android-apple-and-its-iphone-still-shine-for-consumers/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/07/verizon-android-apple-and-its-iphone-still-shine-for-consumers/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , ,

Hearing about Google (GOOG) teaming up with Verizon (VZ) Tuesday had me, and others, thinking a potential Apple (AAPL) and Verizon partnership could be squashed.

Not to worry, iPhone users who are dying for Apple to sell iPhones under the Verizon banner. Verizon executives told reporters Tuesday on a conference call that Google's partnership with Verizon does not preclude others from forming a relationship with the telecom giant. OK, so does a Google-Verizon phone threaten Apple iPhone sales?

In a word, no. Certainly Verizon's network trumps AT&T's network. Yet, until Google proves it can help produce a phone that changes the mobile-phone landscape the way the iPhone did, Apple has little to worry about.

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Verizon-Android: Apple and its iPhone still shine originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>AppleApple iPhoneAppleIphoneATTBrian MarshallBrianMarshallBroadpoint AmTechBroadpointAmtechDailyFinanceEric SchmidtEricSchmidtGoogGoogleiPhoneiPhonesMOTMotorolaNew York CityNewYorkCityRAZRVerizonAnthony MassucciWed, 07 Oct 2009 08:00:00 ESTFormer Fed Official William Poole: Bank bailouts are 'grossly unfair'http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/03/former-fed-official-william-poole-bank-bailouts-are-grossly-un/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/03/former-fed-official-william-poole-bank-bailouts-are-grossly-un/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/03/former-fed-official-william-poole-bank-bailouts-are-grossly-un/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

As a former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, William Poole has a highly informed view of the Fed and the kinds of problems it has to grapple with. Right now, Poole says, the biggest challenge facing the U.S. economy is the "too-big-to-fail' issue." The government has taken on an "absolutely stunning increase in implicitly guaranteed assets," Poole says. "How good the guarantee is, remains to be seen."

"Before the financial crisis, there was some ambiguity about how far 'too big to fail' stretched to the banks," says Poole, who served as president of the St. Louis Fed bank from 1998 through 2008. "I don't think there was ever the expectation in the market that investment banks would be bailed out."

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Former Fed Official William Poole: Bank bailouts are 'grossly unfair' originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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