The biggest mistake of all was made years ago by allowing commercial banks to become investment banks. Once you allow banks who are regulated by the government to trade in risky classes of investment products, then anyone could have foreseen the consequence of where we are today. And instead of holding these decision makers responsible and doing a proper investigation for possible fraud thereby at least removing them from their executive position, these same men are regarded as advisors to our most highly-elected office. If our government can investigate someone's sexual acts, you would think they could investigate the people who caused this demise of our stock markets and our economy.
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You are cutting off your nose to spite your face. Everyone will pay the same rate on the first $200k. And a rate that is a little higher on the rest isn't going to curtail anyone from trying to earn more money.
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The first 2 years Obama was able to pull us out of recession and pass several pieces of legislation because we had a Democratic house. The negative media, primarily Fox News, managed to put the Republicans back in at the midterm election. So not much else could be accomplished because of the teaparty. You can't really blame Obama as the teaparty would not compromise at all.
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I have to wonder why people are throwing their shares away at these prices. Compare what Apple makes in profits to any other company. Commentators keep mentioning how great Amazon is, which has very little EPS. From this article below you will see that Apple makes more profit in one quarter than Amazon made in its entire history. http://read.bi/V14nIm
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I am so sick of hearing the word socialism. Would you say that all the people blogging away about socialism are creating anything of value or working hard to create jobs? I certainly don't think so. I think you are all living off of people who actually work.
Most kids who have iPhones want their parents to get one. When someone buys what you have, it's a compliment. The other smartphones may be good too, but they are considered to be a cheaper alternative. This year, it is believed that Android will lose market share to the other vendors. When you are number 1, it is difficult to maintain market share. And it is believed that Samsung will lose market share, especially in China, to all the Chinese manufacturers. The Chinese would rather buy American brands than Korean ones in general. That's why Coach does so well in China. I believe Apple will do well in China once all the carriers offer iPhones. One thing to remember is being a large technology company is not easy, nor is it always that profitable. Samsung's stock is over $1500. Their 2012 annual report is not available for some reason. I would not be investing in any company or Korean ETF unless I did my own due diligence.
In Defense Of Apple: Battling The Mounting Hysteria [View article]
"Amazon's price-earnings ratio is currently a mind-boggling 3,275x. Apple's is 10x. Traditional valuation metrics are obviously pointless for Amazon, but if you were to use Amazon's PE for Apple, the stock would be trading at $144,618 per share, for a market cap of $136 trillion."
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" I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours."
So why write an article with this kind of headline. If you don't own it, then it is not important to you. Are you being paid to write it for some hedge fund who is short?
What Microsoft needs to do is give more updates on how their business is going because as you can see with Dell and HP's price people think the pc business is being replaced by mobile devices. And Microsoft needs to find parts of their business that they can spin off and create value for shareholders. And Microsoft needs to emphasize that they are one of the few companies that have a AAA credit rating. Their stock should trade at a premium because of their credit rating and cash flow.
In Defense Of Apple: Battling The Mounting Hysteria [View article]
If you have TDAmeritrade go read Credit Suisse's report on AAPL. It will ease any concern you have and has me convinced to add money into the stock. Patience required, structurally solid ■ Reiterate O/P, lower TP to $600. (outperform but lowered price target) ■ Three steps to a recovery: none coming imminently, patience required. (They expect both a high-end and a low-end phone coming this year.) ■ iPhone growth drivers exist. (More high end phones, more carriers, and more innovation where Apple leads.) ■ Set to dominate the fast growing tablet space. (Apple has captured 56% of the tablet market!)
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I think that blaming the rich for the excesses of Wall Street isn't one and the same. Many rich people lost alot of money in the crashes. And probably many of their kids are out there now protesting against Wall Street. With high frequency trading programs running every second to take money out of the stock market and without any audit or regulation, we have been "taken to the cleaners". Those who control the information or prosper from it on Wall Street have stolen trillions of wealth right out of most people's life savings, including their home equity. This is what the 99% are protesting about. And the problem does not only reside in the USA as derivatives and leverage are utilitized also in other nations to take on risks that are backed by the taxation on the very people who work in industry and public service to provide an honest income to support their families and contribute to their life savings. There is a sense of unfairness that those who manage money and do a very poor job of it somehow make millions of dollars, while working people lose their jobs, and suffer no punishment for their extreme mistakes. They can use their money, or the money invested with them, or the money from the Fed, to buy votes or to stop any regulation they do not like. Wall Street has become an entitled oligarchy which has no place in our democratic republic.
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You are wrong about Apple. Foxconn corrected what was said today and no company caused their hiring freeze. They had too many people returning to work after the holiday. The news that has not been mentioned... The iPhone 5 overtook Samsung Galaxy S III as the World's best-selling smartphone model in Q4, according to a report from research firm Strategy Analytics. The iPhone 5 shipped 27 million units, according to the firm’s estimate, surpassing what it thinks was a 15.4-million-unit total for the S III. In fact, it would appear the iPhone 4S, at 17.4 million units, also beat the S III. http://bit.ly/12NprrU
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http://read.bi/V14nIm
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One thing to remember is being a large technology company is not easy, nor is it always that profitable. Samsung's stock is over $1500. Their 2012 annual report is not available for some reason. I would not be investing in any company or Korean ETF unless I did my own due diligence.
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Read more: http://read.bi/Uoxeaz
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So why write an article with this kind of headline. If you don't own it, then it is not important to you. Are you being paid to write it for some hedge fund who is short?
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And Microsoft needs to find parts of their business that they can spin off and create value for shareholders.
And Microsoft needs to emphasize that they are one of the few companies that have a AAA credit rating. Their stock should trade at a premium because of their credit rating and cash flow.
In Defense Of Apple: Battling The Mounting Hysteria [View article]
It will ease any concern you have and has me convinced to add money into the stock.
Patience required, structurally solid
■ Reiterate O/P, lower TP to $600. (outperform but lowered price target)
■ Three steps to a recovery: none coming imminently, patience required. (They expect both a high-end and a low-end phone coming this year.)
■ iPhone growth drivers exist. (More high end phones, more carriers, and more innovation where Apple leads.)
■ Set to dominate the fast growing tablet space. (Apple has captured 56% of the tablet market!)
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Fixing Wall Street: It's Time To Break The Axis Of Artifice [View article]
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The news that has not been mentioned...
The iPhone 5 overtook Samsung Galaxy S III as the World's best-selling smartphone model in Q4, according to a report from research firm Strategy Analytics. The iPhone 5 shipped 27 million units, according to the firm’s estimate, surpassing what it thinks was a 15.4-million-unit total for the S III. In fact, it would appear the iPhone 4S, at 17.4 million units, also beat the S III.
http://bit.ly/12NprrU