Archive for October, 2009

GPS Investors flee from Google’s Shadow

Submitted by WC Power Tech Fund
Google Navigator, a seemingly natural extension of existing Google Maps technology that’s found on smart-phone platforms like the iPhone and Android, has GPS company investors running from the hills.
The issue isn’t that the technology from Google (GOOG) is significantly better, it does look very good and would be a formidable [...]

Apple’s Earnings Aftermath

Submitted by WC Power Tech Fund
By now the news media has digested the rock-solid quarter from the Steve Jobs-led-innovative bunch in Cupertino, so now its time for the experts to weigh in. First, here’s a simple recap of Apple’s (AAPL) quarter.
$1.67Billion in profits ($1.82/share) on $9.87Billion in revenue, which compares to $7.9Billion in revenue and [...]

Apple’s Gunning for Records with September Quarter

Submitted by WC Power Tech Fund
As analysts line up their predictions for Apple’s (AAPL) upcoming quarterly earnings report, one thing stands very clear. Records are made to be broken. In the quarter that saw the continued success of iPhone 3GS, price cuts on Mac Computers and a slew of upgraded or new iPods, the company [...]

Banks are Gold, according to Goldman

Submitted by WC Power Tech Fund
Goldman Sachs (GS), long the darling (and jealously-driven scorn) of Wall St. just gave an emphatic gift to all its rivals by declaring the American financial system is a worthwhile investment. With its own shares more than doubling year-to-date Goldman gave its investing clientele the go-ahead to purchase other large [...]