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SEC Makes a Move on Naked Short Selling: Too Little, Too Late for Sirius

Stockholders should have to be notified by their trading firms if their shares are 'borrowed' for the purpose of short selling. I have told Schwab not to lend my shares. Others would also. This would stop most of the short selling. Why would any one lend their shares to be sold short?

Sirius XM Silences Critics with New Contract for Karmazin

Mel had a plan to combine SIRI and XMSR, and executed to that plan and got it done. We all agreed with the plan at the time with huge dollar signes in our eyes. It's no use to look back and say what should have been done differently. Give the guy credit for his accomplishments, and for keeping SIRI afloat through this historic unexpected economic downturn which could have sunk us all. He deserves the money and the position. He will succeed in the long term. Be patient.

Sirius XM Extends Itself Globally

Well I guess it's time. I have owned SIRI stock for over 4 years and written several articles on SA in praise of the stock, but have never subscribed. I need a new phone anyway. I'll get the new iPhone this weekend and get the Sirius app on it. I do not care about Howard Stern, in fact you couldn't pay me to listen to him/it. All I care about is financial news and good music. While I'm at it I'll get Sirius in 2 of my cars also, maybe even for the house.

I often find that I am an indicator of the populatity of things for Standard White Guys over 50. They seem to take off when I finally get them. If so, this is the beginning of a huge revenue surge for SIRI.

Best Investments for Rising Oil

Has anyone else noticed that DXO is being heavily manipulated lately? I am making some good money day trading it. DXO price peaks each day at 2:00 followed by a nice sell-off. This has been going on for at least 2 weeks. so, buy in the late afternoon, around 3:30, then sell the next day at 2:00 and pick up 3%-5% each day.
It's a gold mine.

Sirius XM Dances with the Bulls and the Bears

Satillite Radio is here to stay. The big question is what is the saturation point for people who will pay for it in North America. Is it 20M? , 30M?, certainly it is below 100M. But what is it? And how many subscribers does SIRI need in order for the company to make a respectable profit and for the stock to be viable? I had the break-even number at about 9M for SIRI before the merger, and about 15M to start showing a reasonable profit. The merger greatly raised those numbers because of the additional debt but I do not have a good feel for what they are. I think maybe 25M to start breaking even and 35M to start showing a workable profit. The question is, can we get there before we reach the NA saturation point? I wish someone would write an article to address these questions.

Chrysler and GM Dealership Closures Will Impact Sirius, As Expected

There will be a sharp drop in the price of all those cars still on the lots of GM and Chrysler. That will mean huge car sales in the next few months which will be a windfall for SIRI.

Oracle CEO to IBM, HP: Don't Get Your Hopes Up, We're Keeping Sun's Hardware

The reason that Oracle bought SUN was because they had to in order to in order to bring to market their own complete data warehouse and data archiving platforms. IBM, Teradata, Netizza, and even HP are delivering DW 'appliances'. Most of the future growth in data management will be in data warehousing and data archiving. Oracle knows this.

By buying SUN, Oracle not only acquired a major computing hardware platform and acquired their primary competitor in the small computer space (MySQL), they also acquired a major storage vendor in STK. Put SUN hardware and STK storage (disk, tape, and storage software) together with Oracle DB and Oracle applications and they will have an unstoppable data warehouse and data archiving platform in a couple of years, if not sooner. Data Warehouses, with business intelligence applications like campaign management and risk management, and data archiving is where most of the growth in the IT industry will be for the forseeable future. That was the main point of the Oracle acquisition of SUN, and it was brilliant.

Sirius XM Needs a Growth Plan

Why doesn't SIRI have a marketing deal with Harley Davidson (HOG) like they do with the car companies? Harley's business is doing great.
They should also look at the other motorcycle manufacturers.

Options to Capitalize on the Sun Buyout

The reason that Oracle bought SUN (JAVA) was because they had to in order to in order to bring to market their own complete data warehouse and data archiving platforms. IBM, Teradata, Netizza, and even HP are delivering DW 'appliances'. Most of the future growth in data management will be in data warehousing and data archiving. Oracle knows this.

By buying SUN, Oracle not only acquired a major computing hardware platform and acquired their primary competitor in the small computer space (MySQL), they also acquired a major storage vendor in STK. Put SUN hardware and STK storage (disk, tape, and storage software) together with Oracle DB and Oracle applications and they will have an unstoppable data warehouse and data archiving platform in a couple of years, if not sooner.

That was the main point of the Oracle acquisition of SUN, and it was brilliant. If there is a bidding war from here, Oracle will probably be willng to pay much more for JAVA because if the do not, they will never be able to play in the data warehouse space with a box of their own. That would mean they would be under the thumbs of IBM and HP.

Oracle: Is the Street Ignoring the Risks of the Sun Deal?

The reason that Oracle bought SUN was because they had to in order to in order to bring to market their own complete data warehouse and data archiving platforms. IBM, Teradata, Netizza, and even HP are delivering DW 'appliances'. Most of the future growth in data management will be in data warehousing and data archiving. Oracle knows this.

By buying SUN, Oracle not only acquired a major computing hardware platform and acquired their primary competitor in the small computer space (MySQL), they also acquired a major storage vendor in STK. Put SUN hardware and STK storage (disk, tape, and storage software) together with Oracle DB and Oracle applications and they will have an unstoppable data warehouse and data archiving platform in a couple of years, if not sooner.
That was the main point of the Oracle acquisition of SUN, and it was brilliant.

Does Geithner Deserve a Pass for His Poor Tax Paying Performance?

Just heard his senate confirmation testimony. Geitner is a fargin liar and an incompetent issue side -stepping bastion. The Senate should show him the door. The nerve of this guy to avoid taxes that are more than the annual average household income of most states - and call it a minor mistake!

Buying USO Is a No-Brainer

I am in at $34. I'd like to sell everything I own and get in at $29. You never buy at the bottom so it's no good waiting on it. At $34 I am guaranteed a sure profit.

More Evidence of Sirius Stock Manipulation

The shorts can not short the financials any more so they will be back after SIRI next week. Brace yourselves.

Don't Believe Everything You Hear About Sirius

It looks like the shorts are finding new meat in the financials and have taken their eyes off Sirius XM for a few days.

Don't Believe Everything You Hear About Sirius

Regular radio does suck, and suck hard, especially in the Atlanta area. I have all but destroyed the dashboard and radio in my Avalanche from changing stations and turning it off. My radio could be the poster child for the NAB.

All, remember that the two democrats voted against the merger in the end. If Obama wins, the FCC board will be 3 democrats and 2 republicans. If that happens we can expect them, under the influence of the NAB, to throw everything they have at SIRI to either kill it or bust it up. VOTE REPUBLICAN!!