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Apple at $300 per share would translate into a valuation of roughly $285 billion...and that would make it the largest company in the world depending on where Exxon is valued, give or take $2 billion. We're talking about billions billions of $$$ here...wow, and here I'm just looking to raise $3 million.

Crain's Cleveland Business: Insurance.com sold to online marketing firm QuinStreet

Solon-based Insurance.com has been sold to a California Internet marketing company, and it reportedly has laid off 144 people.

via www.crainscleveland.com

Another insurance leadgen site scooped up..

GameStop Acquires Social Gaming Site Kongregate

Video game and software retailer GameStop is buying Kongregate, a social gaming destination and community site for gamers. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the transaction is expected to close within a week, subject to customary closing conditions.

via techcrunch.com

another social 'time-waster' game company gets acquired...

Playdom Acquired By Disney For Up To $763.2 Million

Disney has acquired social gaming startup Playdom, confirming our story from last week. The price – $563.2 million plus an earn-out of up to $200 million.

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Disney makes the first move and foray into social time-waster gaming...

India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer - Yahoo! Finance

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- It looks like an iPad, only it's 1/14th the cost: India has unveiled the prototype of a $35 basic touchscreen tablet aimed at students, which it hopes to bring into production by 2011.

via finance.yahoo.com

It's probably an etcher sketcher application running on linux. :P

China scrambles to contain oil spill - CNN.com

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it's smaller than the bp spill, but still bad for the sea and its environment!

Smartphone Woes Hurt Nokia Results - WSJ.com

Nokia Corp. said Thursday second-quarter net profit fell 40% as the world's largest mobile-phone maker struggled to compete with rivals like Apple Inc. in the premium smartphone segment, but it expects new devices to spur a rebound later this year.

via online.wsj.com

Classic example of a company that stopped innovating after 2001.

Congress OKs Wall St. crackdown, consumer guards - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON – Congress on Thursday passed the stiffest restrictions on banks and Wall Street since the Great Depression, clamping down on lending practices and expanding consumer protections to prevent a repeat of the 2008 meltdown that knocked the economy to its knees.

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What does this mean? It means banks will take their business overseas and the benefactor country will benefit from it. Further proof, democrats hurting the US economy's chance of a robust growth.

Fears grow as millions lose U.S. jobless benefits - Yahoo! Finance

By Nick Carey

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Obviously, the stimulus has not created many private sector jobs.

Suddenly, Everyone Is Talking About An iPhone 4 Recall! - Yahoo! Finance

Companies:Apple Inc.

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Suddenly, more coverage for the iPhone 4. Flawed as it may be, I still can't find a store that has one in stock!

Saying Demand Was Strong, Intel Tops Forecast - NYTimes.com

Intel, the world’s largest chip maker, easily exceeded Wall Street’s expectations for the second-quarter on Tuesday.

via www.nytimes.com

Explosive growth...tech bulls may be coming back!

eBay sued for $3.8 billion in PayPal patent case - Yahoo! Finance

By Jonathan Stempel

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This looks like another patent troll trying to get rich off big companies...I guess they didn't learn from the SCO/IBM lawsuit.  Greed bastards! Isn't it time the government reform our patent and copyright law?

Yahoo!'s $3 Billion Mistake (YHOO)

I'm as big a fan of share buybacks as the next investor, but I can't get behind Yahoo!'s (Nasdaq: YHOO) plan to repurchase as much as $3 billion of its own stock over the next three years.

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yahoo...is heading down the toilet...

Mortgage applications rise 7 pct. as rates fall - Yahoo! Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Applications for home loans rose last week as consumers raced to refinance at the lowest rates in decades.

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more people refi'ing right now...

AT&T network glitch limits iPhone 4 upload speeds - Yahoo! Finance

NEW YORK (AP) -- In the latest snag for the iPhone 4, AT&T Inc. said Wednesday that a software defect in its network is limiting data uploads from the phone in some areas.

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AT&T sucks...