bobaka

Banks with greatest exposure to the UAE: HSBC (HBC), $17B. Standard Chartered, $7.8B. Barclays (BCS), $3.6B. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), $2.2B. Citigroup (C), $1.9B. BNP Paribas, $1.7B. Lloyds (LYG), $1.6B.

interesting how if you're an ordinary person who can't pay your debts they throw you in prison in Dubai..
...
dont' suppose that's gonna apply to those financiers who now owe billions to the banks (governments) of the world do ya?

WSJ.com Could Lose 25% of Its Traffic if Murdoch Blocks Google

*#&@ Rupert Murdoch

Sprint's Upcoming Phone Lineup: It Has to Do Better than That

All they need is SOMEBODY WITH A CLUE CHOOSING THEIR PHONE LINEUP


On Oct 30 02:44 PM Aryamehr wrote:

> Six months ago Sprint had nothing! And I mean nothing, that is why
> their Q3 results look so lame. Three months ago they had the Pre,
> thats why their results improved, this quarter they will have numerous
> phones, the Pre, Pixi, Moment, Hero, Tour and the TouchPro2, mind
> you most of these phones will only be available in the mid quarter.
> Next quarter they will be the only carrier with a dual platform,
> 3G/4G, smartphone which will be included on the 2nd iteration of
> their Palm Pre. Give them a break, they have gone from nothing to
> a pretty impressive line-up that is only improving. As I have mentioned,
> with 17 cities already covered with 4G going on to over 25 within
> the next 6 weeks, Sprint should be ensconced to pretty well to fully
> meet its goal of having a ubiquitous 4G platform by the end of 2010.
> They have the warchest ($5.9 Billion in cash with a $1.6 Billion
> LOC) and they have laid down the right seeds for turning the trajectory
> of their business around. All they need is a little time, and I
> mean only a little time.

Sprint's Upcoming Phone Lineup: It Has to Do Better than That

the Samsung Moment is ugly and lame compared to Verizon Droid

Sprint has HTC Touchpro2 but they dont even put it out on display
you have to ASK to even see it

Why doesnt Sprint have the HTC Imagio.. the phone I want?

Pre is LAME and going NOWHERE

I am a subscriber and shareholder but I wont be for much longer if they dont
start getting competitive with their phone lineup

Sprint's Upcoming Phone Lineup: It Has to Do Better than That

Agree they are incompetent on the phone selection front and there is no excuse.

Why dont they have the equivalent of Verizon Imagio and Droid?

Where is HTC HD2?

Why the pathetic Samsung Moment to compete with Droid?

FIRE THE INCOMPETENTS IN CHARGE OF PHONE SELECTION

And by the way.. Pre is useless.

Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd introduces a bill to immediately freeze credit-card rates. Which is a bad idea, argues Daniel Indiviglio: Companies aren't using rate changes to "work around" upcoming laws - they're preparing for them, and they intend to make money whether we like that or not.

Sure just trust the banks to do the right thing.. just like the they always do.

A freeze is a joke. Roll back and cap rights at 18%. If they can't make money at that, with money costing them 0%, they should shut their doors.

With a letter to lawmakers, Bank of America (BAC) pledges not to hike credit-card rates or make sudden changes to customers' terms ahead of new consumer protections taking effect in February.

WHO IS STUPID ENOUGH TO BELIEVE THAT????????
THEY ALREADY HAVE YOU MORONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Vonage (VG) unveils a mobile app that will allow iPhone (AAPL) and BlackBerry (RIMM) users to make discounted calls. Unlike Skype (EBAY) calls, which are limited to Wi-Fi, iPhone Vonage calls will be carried by AT&T (T). VG +19% premarket.

skype works on 3g on windows mobile and has for a couple years now. YOUR INFORMATION IS INCORRECT

AT&T: The iPhone's Achilles' Heel

same reason i dumped att for sprint years ago... crap coverage and lame excuses..

Google's Android Will Become the Default Mobile Platform

maybe. more likely it will simply be one of many competitive platforms.

Kindle Digital Books Are Already Selling at 35% the Level of Print Books

we are never gonna agree but to each his own.
you probably twitter too.
i'll stick with my 3lb netbook with 9 hour battery life that does everything and is just as portable.



On May 07 08:10 AM LaughingTrader wrote:

> As a very satisfied Kindle owner I would like to comment on bobaka's
> misconceptions. First, Kindle has NO backlight, not a "poor" one.
> This is significant because it is much easier on the eyes -- very
> much like reading print. Second, it is fabulous to read outdoors.
> Try that with a "brilliantly backlit screen". Third, because it has
> no backlight it will run for many days without recharging. I could
> easily finish several books without ever plugging it in. Try that
> with a laptop. Fourth, it is much smaller and lighter than a laptop
> -- more akin to a paperback book. I think nothing of bringing it
> along whenever I am going somewhere where I might find myself with
> a little downtime (jury duty, Doctor's office, RMV). I simply wouldn't
> drag my laptop to those places. Did I mention that it turns on in
> 5 seconds?
>
> I'm sorry for the brief commercial interruption, but I am amazed
> how many people who have never owned, used or even seen a Kindle
> feel informed enough to offer "insightful" comments about the product.
> All I can say is if you pay attention you will notice that the vast
> majority of Kindle owners are extremely satisfied. Count me in that
> group.

Kindle Digital Books Are Already Selling at 35% the Level of Print Books

i'm sitting here reading this article on a brilliantly backlit screen in 16 million colors wondering WHY THE HELL would anyone PAY good money for a reader with a crappy, poorly backlit, black on gray screen? WHY? Because they are robot consumertrons with no brains, thats why.

Amazon's New Kindle-DX: $489 for an E-Reader?

ridiculous. a $500 b&w tablet pc that's tied to one provider that charges too much for everything. people are stupid. they'll buy it.

Largest Bond ETF Now Trading At a Massive Discount

Seems like you gotta put a pretty serious discount to account for potential defaults on the 17% that's financials and industrials no?

Has Whole Foods Lost Touch with Its Customers?

"The Nordstom of food"