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7 Internet Penny Stocks to Buy Now

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Here are 7 Internet penny stocks to buy now as high-tech stocks continue to surge.

Amazon Grows Household Goods Business With Quidsi Acquisition

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
The privately owned operators of beauty, health, and baby product online retail outlets Soap.com Diapers.com, and BeautyBar.com were touted as the biggest threat to physical big box retailers like Target (NYSE: TGT) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) since Amazon.com Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) online business muscled in on their entertainment sales a decade back.

15 Stocks with Dividend Increases

By Jeff Reeves
These 15 dividend stocks have just announced dividend increases, including Simon Property, Tupperware and Ametek.

AOL-Yahoo Merger Still Making News

By Paul Ausick
Reports of a possible tie-up between AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) and Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) won't die and don't even seem to fade away.

AeroScout Latest in Growing Interest of Geolocation Tech

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
It isn't new business, but geolocation technology is fast becoming big business. The success of location-based social networking technologies from private companies like Foursquare and the The Hotlist, among others, has venture capitalists and investors keen to get their money behind the next big social technology trend.

Dunkin Donuts Dishes out Hotcakes & Sausage

By Jeff Reeves
As one of America’s biggest specialty beverage merchants, Dunkin’ Donuts has been on the defensive in recent years as other restaurants have tried to steal some of its thunder.

Elections: Bullish Precedence

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
Historically, the mid-term elections have been trouble for the party of the president elected two years previously, as they typically give up a lot of seats in both chambers.

Research in Motion Losing Corporate Clients to Apple, Google

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
2010 has not been Research in Motion's (NASDAQ: RIMM) year. The BlackBerry manufacturer now trails Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), LG Electronics, Samsung, and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) as the number 5 mobile phone manufacturer in the world.

Bank Stocks on the Move

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
As stocks scream higher in reaction to stronger economic news and the Fed's $600 billion money printing announcement on Wednesday, one sector group in particular has been benefiting. And that's financial stocks.

T-Mobile Needs the iPhone

By Paul Ausick
T-Mobile's problems are that it can't get iPhone, revenues are sliding and costs are rising.

Activision Blizzard on Shaky Ground After Strong Third Quarter

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
After a traumatic second quarter, Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) has reported a relatively strong third quarter for their fiscal 2010, with healthy year over year growth in profits and revenue.

Is Netflix (NFLX) a Victim of Its Own Success?

By Jeff Reeves
After several years of rapid growth, small-cap stock Netflix may be peaking.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Rumors – T-Mobile Blames Apple for Struggles

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
T-Mobile USA CEO Rene Obermann says that the telecom is losing business because they don't have the iPhone in the United States and that, unfortunately, that won't be changing anytime soon.

The Market’s Best Quarter (and Six Months) Starts This Week

By InvestorPlace Staff
November is historically the second best month in market history (April is #1) and November is also the start of the best three months and the best six months of the market year. In addition, we saw a dramatic shift in Congress this week, which points toward a strong market year ahead.

GM IPO Prospectus – 3 Shocking Revelations

By Jeff Reeves
GM is ready to go public again for the first time since its 2009 bailout, with the U.S. government set to sell a third of its shares in about two weeks.

Will AutoZone Run Out of Gas?

By Jeff Reeves
AutoZone, once a hot small cap, has grown rapidly, raising questions about whether its growth spurt is over.

Buy Gold, Everybody’s Doing It

By David Banister
Gold and gold stocks are in a massive five-year bull run that began in 2009.

4G Claims Confuse Consumers in Evolving Mobile Market

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
On Monday morning, Sprint (NYSE: S) announced the launch of its brand new 4G network. The telecom began offering high-speed mobile phone and handheld connected device service in 61 markets, most of them centered in the Northeastern United States and branching out from New York City.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Rumors – Multiplayer ‘Augmented Reality’ Game for iPhone?

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Apple takes initial steps to fix reported issues with the new MacBook Air's display and logic board, promising a software fix in an internally circulated memo. In app news, Apple has begun reviewing submissions for the Mac App Store.
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