tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24321541312307518722024-02-07T04:15:18.251+02:00Daily Stock Picks & TipsDaily stock picks & tips: get the hot stocks and investment optionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-65983667846182394702023-10-14T16:50:00.001+03:002023-10-14T16:52:21.088+03:00Americans Failed to Pay a Record $688 Billion in Taxes. The IRS Says That Will Change.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1mAdeU3hZh4e5p1EEKJGLrEVhQ99slvHSary1mWhXCc7rbzxAiqf1cpCQd1HCfYW6PAwsijgGiGQT5tXSuJuJvxzNWelv1SvmxIs3VpUReHbA5nBykFvIe9Vcb6jwRl0nP4ZS0MPM5tMwvH5EsMpH1AsrNPrk9VI158jfVcMOQIav2Iw1aGbUe8mS6DiC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="700" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1mAdeU3hZh4e5p1EEKJGLrEVhQ99slvHSary1mWhXCc7rbzxAiqf1cpCQd1HCfYW6PAwsijgGiGQT5tXSuJuJvxzNWelv1SvmxIs3VpUReHbA5nBykFvIe9Vcb6jwRl0nP4ZS0MPM5tMwvH5EsMpH1AsrNPrk9VI158jfVcMOQIav2Iw1aGbUe8mS6DiC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Americans didn’t pay an estimated $688 billion in taxes due on their 2021 returns—the largest shortfall ever. Audits and other enforcement will be stepped up to reduce the gap, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The number includes $542 billion due to underreported income, with the remainder of the shortfall owed by those who didn’t file returns when they should have or never paid their bills. The total gap is up more than $138 billion from estimates for tax years 2017 to 2019. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Much of the increase is due to economic growth. The IRS said there has also been a shift from wage income, for which taxes are withheld, to gig economy jobs, for which there is a lower degree of compliance. Taxpayers’ overall compliance rate is projected to stay relatively steady at 86.3% for tax year 2021, after audits and other enforcement actions. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The largest element of noncompliance, $182 billion, was attributable to undeclared business and farm income reported on Schedule C and F on individual returns. “This increase in the tax gap underscores the importance of increased IRS compliance efforts on key areas,” said IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel in a statement.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-87568832204912344732023-10-09T18:42:00.000+03:002023-10-09T18:42:12.873+03:00Key Chip Suppliers for Apples's Iphone15<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_DlcAjimlnn3G48NB9_fLguZFdER0uT0SiiUzYnEKLYFguarwrlUXSQMnPpnqocKAg1b8n0Hh6kohJ_5XF6F4O_bbAxip59Py1DiRRGkh1VwKiEzOUjGXyoK8nNrmyR7ucaNJBriwFD8fxvfVtssY7ies4rtRywSHjRFB8ROPQrl3O7UqfEjsKa0_uHc/s761/Key%20chips%20suppliers%20for%20iPhone%2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="635" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_DlcAjimlnn3G48NB9_fLguZFdER0uT0SiiUzYnEKLYFguarwrlUXSQMnPpnqocKAg1b8n0Hh6kohJ_5XF6F4O_bbAxip59Py1DiRRGkh1VwKiEzOUjGXyoK8nNrmyR7ucaNJBriwFD8fxvfVtssY7ies4rtRywSHjRFB8ROPQrl3O7UqfEjsKa0_uHc/w534-h640/Key%20chips%20suppliers%20for%20iPhone%2015.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-53327884226285472042023-10-08T16:41:00.000+03:002023-10-08T16:41:05.500+03:00Heat map of the Nasdaq 100's QQQ performance so far in 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8p6ykX3I-iKBm_L8e66oeAdCNX8xUxljD7v9B6SrepbDlNDsmacCg8SHcUgcxMM01MUEm0wnq8QsAfltsJcADXlnlYzgN83y5_XYZrcZzqgkEjnWmj-MGn3mMaaumDocXOXbhvxtcn4jG-lIfK87xOA3pEu0FU_Lx6tkjSSDQHNgqqMbwux8YPLPFG53V" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="443" data-original-width="800" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8p6ykX3I-iKBm_L8e66oeAdCNX8xUxljD7v9B6SrepbDlNDsmacCg8SHcUgcxMM01MUEm0wnq8QsAfltsJcADXlnlYzgN83y5_XYZrcZzqgkEjnWmj-MGn3mMaaumDocXOXbhvxtcn4jG-lIfK87xOA3pEu0FU_Lx6tkjSSDQHNgqqMbwux8YPLPFG53V=w542-h398" width="542" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-10687327547160858972023-09-26T12:25:00.004+03:002023-09-26T12:25:54.318+03:00Reddit will start paying you real money for good posts<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7aTVecXZIztudxX6XP0uxfGbATs_OgmmDcAuvytMsf1yvognhUYP8_kHdcgE0b1T9ES-wu97crVq9WM5i2VgpjdvyxkTIGBCuFfpdmJ9oZe2uYqzASbiOvHnT1y6JV4EVVS_bQahwW2HfLtpK2LHfGbdVXVggU_gCHCx2zM9vUgCfmbWQ4HX6-UTKe5NI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1024" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7aTVecXZIztudxX6XP0uxfGbATs_OgmmDcAuvytMsf1yvognhUYP8_kHdcgE0b1T9ES-wu97crVq9WM5i2VgpjdvyxkTIGBCuFfpdmJ9oZe2uYqzASbiOvHnT1y6JV4EVVS_bQahwW2HfLtpK2LHfGbdVXVggU_gCHCx2zM9vUgCfmbWQ4HX6-UTKe5NI" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p id="speakable-summary" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 15px 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.1px;">Reddit announced a contributor program on Monday, which awards users actual, real money for their fake internet points. Now, eligible users will be able to convert their Reddit gold and karma into fiat currency (no, not crypto), which is disbursed once per month.</span></span></p><p id="speakable-summary" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 15px 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.1px;">So far, the Reddit contributor program is limited to users in the United States (to start, at least) who are over the age of 18 and can verify their identity via Persona and Stripe. Accounts must have existed for over 30 days, and only safe for work posts can be monetized.</span></p><p id="speakable-summary" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 15px 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.1px;">This feature was leaked about two months ago in Android Authority, when a reverse engineer found data about the program in an APK teardown.</span></p><p id="speakable-summary" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 15px 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.1px;">A user’s Reddit karma (or number of upvotes received) dictates how much money they can earn. To withdraw money, redditors need to earn at least 10 gold within a 30-day period — if they don’t reach the threshold, the balance rolls over. For users with between 100 and 4,999 karma, they will receive $0.90 per 1 gold. Once you earn more than 5,000 karma, you can earn $1 per gold.</span></p><p id="speakable-summary" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 15px 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.1px;">Twitter (now called X) launched a similar creator monetization program recently, where some creators can earn ad revenue based on the impressions their posts generate. But there are concerns that programs like this can incentivize </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.1px;">spammy posting, or “engagement bait.”</span></span></p><p id="speakable-summary" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 15px 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.1px;">Reddit is also changing its system for awarding gold. Users previously could buy coins, which could then be used to buy gold or other awards, which can be given out to high-quality posts. But Reddit sunsetted the awards and coins system to make gold more straightforward. Now, you can long-press the upvote icon in the app, or hover over it on desktop, to buy gold — prices start at $1.99 for one gold, and go up to $49.00 for 25 gold. So, if top users earn $1.00 per gold, this means that Reddit retains around 50% of the payment. While these features will start rolling out on the app, they won’t be available on web until later this year.</span></p><p id="speakable-summary" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 15px 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.1px;">These revamped payment programs arrive at a time when Reddit is in tumult, as parts of its user base still remain hostile due to controversial API changes, which make it unaffordable for many developers to build on Reddit. Popular third-party apps like Apollo, Reddit is Fun, ReddPlanet and Sync have shut down after these changes.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-52317794207177424722023-09-26T11:07:00.002+03:002023-09-26T11:07:48.619+03:00Ark Invest: UiPath and Twilio over Nvidia as stocks to consider<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaMeQq_OHXrIt6ZDAUxoBU7JLzqG2HsM98JUlcyq1BINlmx9Lm375_SyGWiBGnEBCDpiA5BbG6ET4nw3uMm0dFhSOACo1e6YSdF-khbYpKmz_-0FtVWuRXPYDyhKm7HkErgJHEhtVNWyZVZBnH8ZEteQVy4tHUgbdFP-LIcos_eYgXqTmeW46IazY1ofP8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="208" data-original-width="208" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaMeQq_OHXrIt6ZDAUxoBU7JLzqG2HsM98JUlcyq1BINlmx9Lm375_SyGWiBGnEBCDpiA5BbG6ET4nw3uMm0dFhSOACo1e6YSdF-khbYpKmz_-0FtVWuRXPYDyhKm7HkErgJHEhtVNWyZVZBnH8ZEteQVy4tHUgbdFP-LIcos_eYgXqTmeW46IazY1ofP8" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Catherine Wood, CEO and CIO of investment management firm Ark Invest, has favored two less obvious stocks in the artificial intelligence universe.</p><p>Wood said that there are two “less obvious plays” to put eyes on. The companies are:</p><p>UiPath (PATH), based in New York – a company that builds end-to-end infrastructure that deploys and manages AI-powered automation for businesses.</p><p>Twilio (TWLO), based in San Francisco – a business-to-consumer communication platform with engagement functionalities for developers that is powered by Uber Technologies.</p><p>At an investor conference in Munich, covered by Bloomberg on Monday, Wood said, “We’re really focused on those companies that most people aren’t talking about right now. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is easy, but it’s also really expensive and very obvious.”</p><p>The chipmaker has seen shares surge more than 180% this year, according to Bloomberg, but Ark Innovation ETF Fund cut its holdings in the stock in January and did not participate in the $1 trillion valuation the company received.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-34659747293279066552023-09-23T19:08:00.003+03:002023-09-23T19:22:19.750+03:00Meta 2023 Event<p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCstde2k6FomdOAHZWpw693PJsmtKwbWmtL2CUvyU7zLXy8365COwb3lBEssSoc4TbBea4nj7YWfZqJTYj3V1jVGvLu4M0NIjZVmjaUy_OCTx6eijvIn-USVZ6uZJlwEisy-oVYEhiBdbcXDOIqxnRsCPTM_dLemr1M0fuOE0AeOQqo4ERa3-cuEOiUTMd" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1300" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCstde2k6FomdOAHZWpw693PJsmtKwbWmtL2CUvyU7zLXy8365COwb3lBEssSoc4TbBea4nj7YWfZqJTYj3V1jVGvLu4M0NIjZVmjaUy_OCTx6eijvIn-USVZ6uZJlwEisy-oVYEhiBdbcXDOIqxnRsCPTM_dLemr1M0fuOE0AeOQqo4ERa3-cuEOiUTMd=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$META is with 109% 1 year gain</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p> META Connect preview: Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) will hold its Meta Connect live event on September 27-28. The tech company will give consumers a preview of the Meta Quest 3 VR headset, which was formerly known as the Oculus Quest 3. Indications are that a new Qualcomm (QCOM) Snapdragon chip will make the Quest 3 headset the company's most powerful ever and improve the highest resolution display by close to 30%. The Quest 3 is expected to arrive with redesigned Touch Plus controllers and hand-tracking support. Meta Platforms is also expected to update on its AI plans. During the company's Q2 earnings, Mark Zuckerberg said Meta was building a number of new AI-powered products, some of which could act as assistants, coaches, and interact with businesses. The Meta Connect AI reveals could also include a formal announcement of new AI chatbots with different personalities, details around Meta's GenAI Agent opportunity, and use cases for Meta's GenAI Ad Tools & Features. While shares of Meta Platforms (META) turned lower during the Meta Connect event last year, several analysts have called it potential positive share price catalyst this time around the metaverse block.</p><p>Key events: Huawei will hold a product event for the media on September 25. Analysts will be looking for details on the latest Mate 60 Pro 5G smartphone and the chip used. The last Huaweu phone introduced used a chip made by China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (OTCQX:SIUIF), which caused concern in the U.S. National security adviser Jake Sullivan said recently that the U.S. needed to get more information on the precise character and composition of the chip powering Mate 60 Pro. Workday's (NASDAQ:WDAY) four-day Workday Rising conference will begin on September 26. The two-day Code Conference hosted by Vox Media will run on September 26-27. Notable speakers include X CEO Linda Yaccarino, AMD (AMD) CEO Lisa Su, Roblox (RBLX) CEO David Baszucki, Warner Music (WMG) CEO Robert Kyncl, and General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra. In the energy sector, TotalEnergies (TTE) will hold its Investor Day event on September 27, with top management expected to update on strategy and the financial outlook. Shares of TotalEnergies have been volatile after prior investor day events. Check out Seeking Alpha's Catalyst Watch for a more detailed listing of upcoming events.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-7100986683182983852023-09-23T16:20:00.000+03:002023-09-23T16:20:57.023+03:00Apple Releases iOS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1 With Bug Fixes, Plus iOS 17.0.2 for iPhone 15 Models<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg8YKG8rfh3D2437dGrc5iDBdoDFFsoVJo0muUZ_ZL9vzEYMyn8haY-lY0TF_ZIgUBXURbtV0VuMBAGtkNDTHgUDu1d6eI4PWx220eQ4W-5bzr49kdGVNHG1brBjvwPdjxW1l3ulbbPWYMYmxYHDCjhPBleAj4HGmJGae9Kau3sejELcyP0pjAt_FU56TC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg8YKG8rfh3D2437dGrc5iDBdoDFFsoVJo0muUZ_ZL9vzEYMyn8haY-lY0TF_ZIgUBXURbtV0VuMBAGtkNDTHgUDu1d6eI4PWx220eQ4W-5bzr49kdGVNHG1brBjvwPdjxW1l3ulbbPWYMYmxYHDCjhPBleAj4HGmJGae9Kau3sejELcyP0pjAt_FU56TC" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #041427; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14px;">Apple today released iOS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1 updates for the iPhone and the iPad, adding bug fixes to the new software. The iOS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1 updates come just a few days after Apple launched iOS 17 and iPadOS 17.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #041427; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14px;">The software, which is build 21A340, can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. There is a separate iOS 17.0.2 update (build 21A350) that will be available for iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #041427; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">According to Apple's release notes for the iPhone, the update provides bug fixes and important security updates for all eligible devices.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #041427; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Apple's security support document confirms that the update addresses several security vulnerabilities that may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #041427; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Apple has also released iOS 16.7 (build 20H19) for those who have not yet updated to iOS 17, or those who are unable to update.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-4635347568898811982019-08-28T10:45:00.000+03:002019-08-28T10:45:48.451+03:00AI Algorithm Shows Accuracy Up To 95% On Predicting Facebook Price Movements<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The deep learning predictive AI algorithm developed by I Know First has shown an accuracy of up to 95% in its predictions for Facebook (FB).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px;">“We provide AI-based forecasts for different time horizons. Machine learning algorithms do better on longer time horizons: the longer the time period, the greater the statistical significance and the greater the accuracy.” said I Know First CEO Yaron Golgher. “The algorithm is able to identify the trend, and to filter out the background noise. The longest forecast is for a year, but we also have a forecast for three month, and even for three days.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px;">“ </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">“The accuracy varies for different assets. Some asset are more predictable, some less so. The customer is receiving forecasts on a daily basis along with the latest investment opportunities, and knows this predictability indicator in advance. For example, Facebook stock is more predictable than Snapchat. In general, a predictions success rate above 51% can allow one to make gains even on fully-automated short-term </span><a class="icon " href="https://iknowfirst.com/ai-driven-algo-trading-disrupting-the-disruptors" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: inherit; color: #648c94; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_new">algorithmic trading</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">as long as the portfolio is diversified enough,” CEO Golgher said.</span><br />
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<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1 Month: +2.33%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1 Year: +23.6%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Added: Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH)</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Removed: Level 3 (LVLT)</li>
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<span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px;">Top 10 Performers, October 2017</span></div>
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<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Align (ALGN) +28.3%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FLIR Systems (FLIR) +20.3%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Intel (INTC) +19.5%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Adobe (ADBE) +17.4%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NVIDIA (NVDA) +15.7%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Amazon (AMZN) +15.0%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mylan (MYL) +13.8%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">QuintilesIMS (Q) +13.7%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paypal (PYPL) +13.3%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Entergy (ETR) +13.0%</li>
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<span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px;">Worst 10 Performers, October 2017</span></div>
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<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Celgene (CELG) -30.8%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Under Armour (UA/UAA) -23.2%/-24.0%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -17.6%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">General Electric (GE) -16.6%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nordstrom (JWN) -15.9%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">PG&E (PCG) -15.2%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">CVS Health (CVS) -15.1%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Alexion (ALXN) -14.7%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Walgreens (WBA) -14.1%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Baker Hughes (BHGE) -14.1%</li>
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<span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px;">Top 10 Performers, Past Year</span></div>
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<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NVIDIA (NVDA) +192.0%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Align (ALGN) +178.1%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Micron (MU) +158.2%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">NRG Energy (NRG) +136.6%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lam Research (LRCX) +118.2%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">FMC (FMC) +99.9%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Applied Materials (AMAT) +96.1%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Vertex (VRTX) +92.8%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">United Rentals (URI) +87.0%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Boeing (BA) +86.4%</li>
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<span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px;">Worst 10 Performers, Past Year</span></div>
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<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Under Armour (UA/UAA) -55.4%/-59.7%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Foot Locker (FL) -53.8%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mattel (MAT) -52.8%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Range Resources (RRC) -46.2%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Macy’s (M) -45.6%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">TripAdvisor (TRIP) -41.8%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Advance Auto Parts -41.5%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">SCANA (SCG) -38.9%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">L Brands (LB) -37.5%</li>
<li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.42857em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Viacom (VIAB) -34.5%</li>
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<span style="font-family: HPSimplified, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Third quarter non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share of $0.88, versus the previously provided outlook of $0.83 to $0.87 per share</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: HPSimplified, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Third quarter cash flow from operations of $1.7 billion</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: HPSimplified, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Returned $670 million to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends in the third quarter</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-46448416521399984582015-03-25T15:19:00.000+02:002015-03-26T17:27:49.213+02:00Apple soon to be worth more than $1 trillion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Apple soon to be worth more than $1trillion<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span id="goog_307062285"></span><span id="goog_307062286"></span>Right now, shares for Apple are at $127 and analysts are saying they can rise as high as $180 – making Apple worth more than $1 trillion. That is, of course, if the iWatch doesn’t fall flat on its face. If that fails, Apple will be stuck at a measly three quarters of a trillion, and that’s bush league.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-6916097385317840582015-03-03T07:57:00.001+02:002015-03-03T07:57:37.296+02:00Nasdaq hits 5,000 for the first time since 2000<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Apple and IBM Announce Partnership. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Apple and IBM announced plans for an exclusive partnership in the mobile arena: </span><a href="http://apple-stock-news.com/2014/07/apple-and-ibm-announce-partnership/">http://apple-stock-news.com/2014/07/apple-and-ibm-announce-partnership/</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-76418134693132351242014-06-17T15:34:00.001+03:002014-06-17T15:34:01.819+03:00I Know First Research Analyst Discusses Tesla Open Sourcing Patents<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JV8KztKS4A4" width="480"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-77435215173858737052013-11-19T11:21:00.002+02:002013-11-19T11:21:56.844+02:00ALU: CEO Combes makes case for Alcatel-Lucent's shiftWhile admitting that his company had missed the boat on a few major technology shifts, Alcatel-Lucent CEO Michel Combes asserted at a symposium for analysts and journalists that the Shift Plan has his company back on track. The plan will see the company emphasize three focus areas that he believes will return the company to consistent profitability.<br />
Combes told the audience at Alcatel-Lucent’s 2013 Technology Symposium in Basking Ridge, NJ, that the company had not been prepared for such technology shifts as the move to 10-Gbps DWDM in optical transport and CDMA in wireless. The Shift Plan will position the company not to make a similar faux pas as communications networks adapt to eight important trends Combes enumerated:<br />
--An explosion of devices that will see users carrying 10 or more<br />
--A resulting demand for ultra-fast access<br />
--A concurrent requirement for ultra-fast core IP network resources<br />
--The likelihood that cloud services instances will scale to the billions<br />
--The expectation that telcos and cable MSO spending will grow faster thanks to investment in the preceding three areas<br />
--Network infrastructures must create value by enabling rapid service turn up<br />
--Large enterprises and the private sector will invest in carrier-grade network equipment and software<br />
--The vendor community’s value proposition will move to support of cloud networking. Therefore, software and that ability to support application resources sharing will become more important parts of vendors’ product mixes.<br />
Combes said that Alcatel-Lucent will react to these trends by focusing on technologies that support ultra-broadband service provision, cloud networking (which includes IP routing and optical transport), and monetizing its patent portfolio.<br />
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ALU is up 4 times, from ($1 to $4) per share last year in a good agreement with this forecast: <a href="http://iknowfirst.com/ALU_forecast_chart">http://iknowfirst.com/ALU_forecast_chart</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-14646274202390830582013-11-15T11:04:00.000+02:002013-11-15T11:04:07.399+02:00How to double your nest eggs?<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">First of all don't put
all your eggs in the same basket</span><span dir="RTL" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">Buy the rips and sell
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">Very simple, not<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">But how can one
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stock Market Forecast
is 'Gut Feeling' Challenge<span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Check also I Know First (the article authors) Sample Portfolio Returns 46.27% In Past 10 Months <a href="http://iknowfirst.com/sample-portfolio-return-1-month">http://iknowfirst.com/sample-portfolio-return-1-month</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">The interest in software-defined networking (SDN) will translate into a
global market worth $3.52 billion by 2018, says Transparency Market Research. The
market research firm’s new "Software Defined Networking (SDN) Market - Global
Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2012 - 2018"
report predicts SDN spending worldwide will grow at a compound annual growth
rate of 61.5% from 2012 to 2018.<span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">The increasing need for efficient infrastructure and mobility, as well
as the popularity of cloud services, will drive this growth, according to the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Transparency Research cites three main markets for SDN: enterprises, cloud
services providers, and telecommunications services providers. Enterprises
represented 35% of the SDN market in 2012. However, cloud service providers are
expected to be the fastest growing market segment throughout the years the
report covers. Transparency Research says that SDN’s ability to reduce opex and
capex while enabling the delivery of new services will spearhead its use by
cloud service providers.<span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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global SDN market, the report states. SDN switching held the second largest
revenue share of the SDN market in 2012. SDN products and applications also
will be used to design, optimize, secure, and monitor the network, the market
research firm predicts.<span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><st1:place w:st="on">North America</st1:place> currently is the largest
market for SDN technology, thanks to a high degree of standardization and
favorable regulatory initiatives. Not surprisingly, Asia Pacific is expected to
be the fastest growing region during forecast period, fueled by the increasing
adoption of BYOD practices in <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>, and <st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">In this early stage, the SDN industry is fragmented, the report asserts.
Multiple players have moved to address different categories including hardware
providers, software developers, and service providers. Transparency Research
names Cisco, IBM, NEC, Juniper Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, VMware, HP, Google, Big
Switch Networks, Arista Networks, Brocade Communications Systems, Verizon
Communications, and Intel among the primary players.<span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Software Defined Networking (SDN) Market has big gross margin, so ALU
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-15320199096119857152013-03-14T19:50:00.000+02:002013-03-16T11:00:35.512+02:00CSCO: Internet over Everything - $14.4 trillion value by 2022 <br />
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Cisco
has been thinking big on what it's been calling the Internet of Everything. At
a recent press event it came up with $14.4 trillion total value by 2022. This
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Oh
dear. Remember the Gartner hype cycle? It was a wonderfully Tolkienesque take
on IT tech hype. The hype cycle starts, said Gartner, with some sort of
technology trigger/breakthrough and then moves quickly up to the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Peak</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Inflated Expectations</st1:placename></st1:place>, plunges into the
Trough of Disillusionment, trudges wearily up the Slope of Enlightenment until
closure is reached on the Plateau of Productivity<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The
problem is that Cisco's latest numerical outpouring may be urging the industry
to climb the dreaded <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Peak</st1:placetype>
of <st1:placename w:st="on">Inflated Expectations</st1:placename></st1:place>.
Just sayin<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>'.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hype or what? After all, Cisco has form on big number-itis - in fact it
recently downgraded its projections on data growth across the Internet. Might
it not be getting over-excited again<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cisco's
own definition of the 'Internet of Everything' wraps up the current Internet
and all its doings (mobile and video) along with the emerging Internet of
Things to come up with huge numbers of dollar worth. All this connectedness, says Cisco, will result
in a boost to corporate profits of 21 per cent by 2022, thus ker-chinging $14.4
trillion into the corporate world<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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how can a ten year projection on as yet vague applications and services be
trusted to mean anything at all? Too
many variables operating across too long a time-span, surely<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It's
all carefully done using a bottom-up methodology, claimed the networking giant.
The presentation given this week itemised where Cisco expects the value to turn
up. According to Fredrick Paul at Read/Write
Enterprise it was broken down thus<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="HE">- $2.5 </span>trillion in better asset utilisation<span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="HE">- $2.5 </span>trillion in employee productivity<span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="HE">- $2.7 </span>in supply chain logistics<span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="HE">- $3.7 </span>trillion in better customer experience<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="HE">- $3 </span>trillion in enabling new innovations<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In
fact, Cisco's Internet of Everything wraps together all the big IT/networking
trends, such as big data, mobile and cloud as well as the impact of connected
devices<span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-67435993830752967632013-03-04T08:31:00.002+02:002013-03-05T18:13:31.654+02:00Berkshire Hathaway’s ( BRK.A BRK.B): Annual shareholder letter<br />
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Mr. Buffet is optimistic on 2013.<br />
It is in a good agreement with <a href="http://iknowfirst.com/Algorithm">** I Know First system **</a> positive stance on the <a href="http://iknowfirst.com/Fiscal-Cliff-or-Not-the-Economy-is-Recovering">US economy</a>.<br />
Perhaps the most amazing fact is that the S&P 500 in gold stood at 1.1 ounces on October 1928, giving us a price higher than the ratio today. There has been a long stream of dividends since then, but the real price of the equity market is lower today than the level of 84 years ago!<br />
Warren Buffet is hunting for elephants and a bear.<br />
The chairman of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual letter to shareholders Friday acknowledged sub-par performance in 2012, but proved as readable and quotable as any of his previous epistles on investing.<br />
You can look through the whole thing here, including as easily digested discussions of accounting as you’re ever likely to see.<br />
But for those with limited time, here’s a look just at 1 of the pithier comments.<br />
Mr. Buffet on the search for new investment opportunities for Berkshire’s huge cash reserves after the acquisition of half of Heinz HNZ last month:<br />
“Charlie and I have again donned our safari outfits and resumed our search for elephants".<br />
<a href="http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2013/03/04/aapl-when-the-stock-is-down-ignore-critics-create-value-says-buffett/">Regarding Apple:</a><br />
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(BRK.B) has dropped 50% on multiple occasions says Warren Buffett, responding
on CNBC to a question about Apple (AAPL). "You can't run a business to
make the stock price go up every day," he says, though allowing Apple may
have too much cash.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-66706764665867044722013-01-15T19:18:00.000+02:002013-01-15T19:22:36.058+02:00Great news for ALU: China to require FTTH for new homes<br />
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China Daily reports that a new policy from the Ministry of
Industry and Information Technology will mandate that all new residences have a
fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connection where such broadband access networks are
available. </div>
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The policy, which goes into effect April 1 of this year.</div>
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Alcatel-Lucent has been chosen to expand China Telecom’s broadband access network, bringing
services such as IPTV, video-on-demand, and voice-over-IP (VoIP) services to
millions of homes in China.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-9992026244639439152013-01-14T19:57:00.000+02:002013-01-14T19:57:14.286+02:002013: The world becomes increasingly connected and mobile, the world becomes increasingly connected and mobile<div class="MsoNormal">
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If the past year could be defined by a few big headlines,
one would be “Economic Crunch Hasn’t Slowed Urgency for Network Capacity.” Or
how about “Network Players Constantly Evolving Business Models to Support New
Era of Connected Living”?</div>
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These overarching themes will keep evolving in 2013. As the
world becomes increasingly connected and mobile, all of the tech companies that
touch the network are pushed to find new ways to remain relevant to survive.
They must continue honing their business models and operations for maximum
efficiency in an unpredictable economic environment. They must continue
building out faster and more flexible networks to support increasing and more
random traffic patterns. And they must continue to create innovative products
and services that support our need for instant access via new apps and the next
shiny and new connected device that captivates us based on increasingly shorter
product cycles.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is not breaking news, but themes that will intensify
throughout 2013. Here’s a look at how these themes will play out in various
aspects of optical networking.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Network providers rally behind 100G, self-aware networks;
400G on the horizon<o:p></o:p></div>
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To bolster and speed up network infrastructures, network
operators began volume implementations of 100G optical equipment in 2012. 100G
took off much more quickly than 40G, as all network players bought into to the
overarching need for 100G and developed a healthy supply chain with a variety
of competing building blocks. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Many experts believe 100G will play a central role in
transmission much the way 10G did in the past. 100G creates a new baseline for
network performance by using bandwidth in an efficient way; it aligns with
100GbE standards, and today’s 100G technology is expected to serve as the
foundation for higher transmission line rates in the future. </div>
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With 100G in full swing in 2013, many will look ahead to
400G. Most agree that 400G will be implemented in two forms with either four
100G dual-polarization quadrature phase-shift keying (DP-QPSK) modulated
wavelengths or two 200-Gbps wavelengths encoded with dual polarization 16QAM.
Each approach has its benefits and drawbacks. DP-QPSK modulation provides
better performance over long distances but consumes more spectrum within the
fiber; 16QAM suffers from shorter reach but offers more efficient spectrum use.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The 16QAM option will likely be a good fit for areas of high
population density, such as Europe and the East Coast of the United States, where
the end-to-end service distances are shorter. The DP-QPSK option will be
necessary where distances between major population centers are greater, such as
the rest of North America. Since many of the technologies for 400G are very
similar to 100G and exist today, the industry could see initial deployments in
late 2013 or early 2014.<o:p></o:p></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432154131230751872.post-67693750744810745892013-01-13T22:42:00.000+02:002013-01-13T22:57:32.291+02:00Alcatel-Lucent source: Capella’s WSS products are “strategic to our business.” <br />
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Alcatel-Lucent acquires Capella for WSS technology</div>
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Alcatel-Lucent has shored up its
in-house optical transport expertise with the acquisition of wavelength-selective
switch (WSS) developer Capella Intelligent Subsystems Inc. (a.k.a. Capella
Photonics). </div>
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The privately held Capella was one of the few independent vendors of WSS
subsystems for reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs) in the
optical communications market<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>.</span></div>
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ECI Telecom was one of Capella main customers.<span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The deal was first reported by Ray Le Maistre of Light Reading. In
confirming that report, an Alcatel-Lucent source described Capella’s WSS
products as “strategic to our business.” The source declined to provide other
details of the transaction, other than to say, ”the acquisition was not
considered material<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Capella was founded in 2000. Investors have included Formative Ventures,
Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners, Silicon
Valley Bank, Saints Capital and Black Diamond Ventures. SingTel Innov8 joined
as strategic investor in early 2011. Executives included Larry Schwerin as CEO,
Bruce Gray as president, and George Berberis as COO<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The company’s last announced new product was the CR-EX 1x20 WSS
subsystem<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>.</span></div>
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