Hello, American Pie! Why a 40-Year-Old Song Became This Weekend’s Viral Video

Because it’s fun, because it’s a long weekend, and because the people of Grand Rapids, Michigan, have an axe to grind.
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The Street.com Soars; Cramer Makes Some Dough

Well, you can bet that Jim Cramer is going to be in a good mood on Mad Money this afternoon. Cramer, you might remember, is chairman of TheStreet.com, and among the company’s largest holders, with a 12 percent stake as of the company’s last proxy filing.

Analyst: Reports that Verizon Snubbed Palm "Off Base"

Analysts who follow Palm are already rolling their eyes over TheStreet.com’s claim that Verizon has balked at adding the company’s new Pre handset to its lineup. In a research note this morning, Deutsche Bank’s Jonathan Goldberg dismissed it as “off base.”
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Analyst: Reports that Verizon Snubbed Palm “Off Base”

Analysts who follow Palm are already rolling their eyes over TheStreet.com’s claim that Verizon has balked at adding the company’s new Pre handset to its lineup. In a research note this morning, Deutsche Bank’s Jonathan Goldberg dismissed it as “off base.”
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Perhaps by "Devices Like the Pre," Verizon CEO Meant the iPhone?

Well, now we know why Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said he expects to have “devices like the Pre” on his network by next year: The carrier doesn’t plan to offer the Pre at all–according to unnamed sources cited by TheStreet.com, anyway.
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Perhaps by “Devices Like the Pre,” Verizon CEO Meant the iPhone?

Well, now we know why Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said he expects to have “devices like the Pre” on his network by next year: The carrier doesn’t plan to offer the Pre at all–according to unnamed sources cited by TheStreet.com, anyway.
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What’s Up With RealNetworks?

RealNetworks shares have spiked more than 10 percent this morning, on zero news. TheStreet.com notes that there has been “heavy upside options activity” in the shares, asserting that “volume was nothing short of explosive” in both the stock and the options.