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Three Tech Companies I Like Better Than Apple

in News on July 14, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

OK, let’s say Apple is the greatest company ever and over the long haul its stock is going a lot higher. But Apple just had a huge party by releasing the iPad and iPhone 4. No doubt another iPad is coming out soon and who knows how many other releases. But this iPhone 4 antenna problem is causing headline risk for shareholders and there is potential risk that Google’s Android-powered phones are gaining on iPhones.

AOL to Spin Off Dec. 9, Begin Trading Dec. 10 (Plus Full Press Release)

in News on November 16, 2009 at 4:01 pm PT

AOL will officially be spun off from Time Warner on Dec. 9, with trading to begin the next day. Shareholders of record at 5 pm ET on Nov. 27 will get one share of AOL for every 11 shares of Time Warner on the day of the long-expected spinoff of the Internet service. AOL will trade on the New York Stock Exchange as “AOL,” just like the old days. Unlike the old days: Time Warner has given the company an implied valuation of a little more than $3 billion.
AOL splits from Time Warner