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Blockbuster Attempts Comeback With $20 Million Ad Push

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes announced today that the former rental giant is putting up $20 million for its first major marketing campaign in three years.

Ireland Debt Fears Spread to…California?

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
California, Portugal, Spain feel pain of Ireland's debt problems as interest in bond offerings shrinks.

High Expectations for Hewlett Packard Earnings

By Paul Ausick
Hewlett-Packard Co. reports earnings this afternoon, after the market closes. Non-GAAP EPS is expected to be $1.27 on revenue of $32.75 billion.

What is a Collateralized Debt Fund?

By InvestorPlace Contributor
A collateralize debt fund or collateralized debt obligation (CDO) is an investment of similar loans into a single investment that can be bought or sold.

GM’s Long History of Booms and Busts

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
The history of the booms and busts of GM is fascinating

Demand, Inflation Lead to Resurgence of Energy Stocks

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
The prices of crude oil, natural gas and refined petroleum products are on the move again all of a sudden, and energy stocks are awakening from a long slumber. The reasons are both demand and inflation.

3 Must-See Charts for the Week Ahead

By J.W. Jones
Here is what traders should be watching as we head into the light-volume Thanksgiving week.

Stock Market Losing Support

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
The stock market is losing support as investors worry about developments in Ireland, China.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Rumors – More iPads, Fewer iPhones?

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
One Wall Street analyst says that Apple is making many more iPads and fewer CDMA iPhones than previously thought, while another claims that the iPad 2 is well into the final design stages and will sport a chip making it compatible with both AT&T and Verizon's 3G networks.

GameStop Q3 Earnings Flat – Will Kinect Lift Holiday Sales?

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Yesterday GameStop reported earnings for their third quarter, which ended on Oct. 30. GME did see some slight improvements between August and October, though not the kind that will have investors expecting a return to the company’s glory days in 2008.

Why I Still Hate Gold

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
As a contrarian, I still hate gold, so let’s take a quick look at the bullish arguments for gold and knock them down.

Time Warner (TWC) Offers Cheap Cable

By InvestorPlace Staff
Time Warner will introduce a budget cable package -- will Comcast and other cable companies follow suit with pared-down cable packages?

Cisco Boosts Share Buyback Program

By Paul Ausick
Since September 2001, Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has authorized a total of $72 billion in share buybacks. Now the company has said that it will add another $10 billion to its buyback program, even though the company still has about $4.5 billion remaining on the original $72 billion.

Nokia Ovi Store Hits 3 Million Downloads Per Day

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Nokia's Symbian^3 isn't the toast of the smartphone operating market, but at least the phone manufacturers Ovi Store is staying healthy.

11 Stocks Boosting Dividends

By Jeff Reeves
Here are 11 companies that had dividend increases last week, including Comerica, The Buckle and Mattel.

Dollar-Cost Averaging: The Myth that Won’t Die

By Ed Elfenbein, Editor of Crossing Wall Street
There are two notions about dollar-cost averaging (DCA). One is that most investors make regular additions to their portfolios. People are paid in fixed amounts, so they invest that way.

Is a Bull Market Dawning?

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
I see change in the wind and the dawning of a new bull market; here's what most people missed before the big surge of 1990.

Despite Market’s Rally, Hold Off on GM

By Richard Band
I'm still concerned about the company's pension liabilities, which could put a drag on GM's profit recovery over the next three to five years.

Google TV Launches to Poor Reviews

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Google's new Internet television software, shipping now in the Logitech Revue set top box and Sony's Internet TV HDTV sets, is having a rough debut this fall.
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