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Stocks are Losing Support

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Stocks closed out the best September since 1939 with a whimper on Thursday as an initial burst into positive territory in the opening minutes of trading was quickly reserved. While the magnitude of the losses were insignificant, especially in light of the epic 8.8% gain on the month for the S&P 500, the day's trading told us something important.

What Follows September’s Surge?

By InvestorPlace Staff
Countering the traditional "September Slump," stock market performance was strong as the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ markets all gained for the month.

Windows Phone 7 to Debuts as an AT&T Exclusive

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
While the consumer and investor worlds have focused on all things iOS and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android though, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has watched their share of the smartphone market diminish.

Sinopec Buys Into Brazilian Oil Project

By Paul Ausick
China oil gian Sinopec is buying a 40% stake in Repsol Brazil for $7.1 billion.

BP Damages Swell to $11 Billion as Company Pledges Assets

By Paul Ausick
In just one month, the claims filed against BP plc (NYSE: BP) on behalf of individuals and businesses claiming damages from BP's Macondo well disaster have doubled.

Apple (AAPL) Rumors – Apple Slammed on TV Show Rentals

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Time Warner joins other broadcasters in criticizing Apple's plan for 99-cent TV show rentals on iTunes.

Tune In to Icahn’s September Buys

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Iconic investor Carl Icahn poured millions of dollars into buying shares in Motorola, Take-Two and Hain Celestial during September.

FedEx (FDX) To Raise Rates 3.9%

By InvestorPlace Staff
FedEx (FDX) is raising shipping rates 3.9% on average starting in January, citing rising fuel costs.

Dell Announces Plans for 7-inch, Google Android Tablet

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Not to be outdone by Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) announced their own 7-inch tablet computer this week.

Facebook Gets Its VoIP Solution With Skype Partnership

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
After announcing major partnerships with both Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to integrate Facebook Connect, the social network's application program interfaces (APIs), into their respective Web portals, Facebook is now preparing to cement its status in the internet telephone service business.

Nokia Delivers New Smartphone

By Paul Ausick
Just one week ago, Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) said that it would be delaying shipment of its long-awaited N8 smartphone due to some unspecified fixes that still needed to be completed. The N8 is still months late, and even though the phone is shipping now, early customers won't actually receive the phones until early October.

Apple (AAPL) Rumors – HTML 5 Push Alive and Well

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Apple is building a team to create new interactive HTML 5-based Web portals specifically built for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users.

Monsanto (MON) Wavers on Lackluster New Corn Seed Results

By Paul Ausick
Last week Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) issued a performance update on the performance of its corn and soybean seeds as the 2010 harvest begins and the 2011 planting season comes onto the radar.

September Consumer Confidence at Recessionary Levels

By ETFguide
September consumer confidence dropped to 48.5 from a lower revised 53.2 in August, coming in below analyst expectations, and stocks dipped sharply.

Borders, Toys “R” Us Use Pop Up Stores to Spur Holiday Sales

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
This year will see a number of major national retail chains opening up their own seasonal stores, thus bringing on significantly more temporary employees than are typically hired for the holiday shopping season.

Can Sony Retake Portable Games Market?

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Sony hopes to retake portable games market with the PSP2, but its biggest challenge will be competing with Apple's iPod Touch and iPhone.

6 Ways to Cash in on Midterm Elections

By Neil George
Forget debating the (de)merits of the government's spending spree and start focusing on the best ways to profit from it.

Family Dollar Stores (FDO) EPS Up 30% in Quarter

By InvestorPlace Staff
Family Dollar Stores (FDO) said its earnings per share climbed 30% and same-store sales rose 6.1% in its most recent quarter. It plans a $750 million stock buyback.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Devices Now Have Access to Google Voice App

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Google gets around to releasing their official Google Voice app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Goldman Sachs says that the 7-inch iPad isn't coming any time soon, but a new iPad is in the cards for early 2011. Finally, Apple releases an update for their Remote app that brings support to the iPad and new Apple TV.
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