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HTC's Facebook Phone Flopped Because it Lacked the 'Cool Factor'

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:27:15 -0400

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) Home may be a success, but the phone that comes with it pre-installed -- HTC's First -- has become one of the year's biggest flops.

When the First was initially released, Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry estimated that the device sold less than 10,000

The Goal

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:30:56 -0400

And we think that Nice would be to have one, that’s a desire too warm, a slight wish not has the power to become a true goal. That is why it is important to sit and reflect and define the things that we want and translate them into a goal, then find them with such [...]

Why is the stock trading volume highest in the first and last 15 minutes?

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:12:21 -0400

Question by Curious: Why is the stock trading volume highest in the first and last 15 minutes? The stock trading volume seems to shoot up several times especially during the last few minutes of the day. Why is this? Best answer: Answer by Whitey People have had overnight to review stocks so for good deals, [...]

Developing your first trading plan

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:08:12 -0400

Before we go further, it is important to understand a few basic principles. In the beginning you will develop a set of very rigid trading rules. This is important and it’s like anything else we learn, we must drill on the fundamentals. Without it we have no structure and it will be difficult to see [...]

The Rand Navigating Big Winds

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:05:37 -0500

By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB. South Africa professes much protective policy action aimed at containing the Rand’s strength. There are the SARB’s ongoing purchases of foreign reserves ($0.5bn monthly budgeted, these reserves likely climbing to $50bn by end-2011). The SARB is using forward swaps to neutralize incoming corporate deals (there could still be [...]