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Motorola's Fallen and It Can't Get Up

in News on November 19, 2008 at 4:48 pm PT

A true parable of how one should stay ahead of the curve: Motorola, once the most successful mobile phone maker in the world, is in danger of losing its standing in the industry. Consumers– and subsequently carriers–are increasingly less interested in the brand. Motorola has the weakest smartphones on the market, and smartphones are what America wants.

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Are They Lost? Tough Q4 Ahead for Garmin and TomTom

in News on September 23, 2008 at 5:07 pm PT

More risk remains for Garmin (GRMN) and TomTom, the two leading providers of personal navigation devices. That’s the conclusion of Pablo Perez-Fernandez, an analyst at Global Crown Capital, in San Francisco. Perez-Fernandez picked up coverage of both companies this morning with an Underweight rating, asserting that both stocks could drop 20 percent or more over the next six months.