Because a long, holiday weekend can be a great time to pause and reflect -- to take a step back and look at the bigger picture -- here are some highlights from BloggingStocks a year ago today: May 25, 2007.
- Consumers and investors alike were eager for the launch date of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) ballyhooed iPhone.
- Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) announced its acquistion of Vitaminwater.
- Online retail shopping was on the upswing.
- Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) planned to begin offering its products at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT).
- Declining new home sales in April signalled more weakness in the housing market.
- Home Depot's (NYSE: HD) new CEO began the 2007 annual meeting with an apology.
- Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) denied rumors about its interest in acquiring Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO).
- BloggingStocks speculated about the blue chips of 2017.
- Georges Yared reflected on the state of the market conditions and prospects for the future: Part 1 and Part 2.
And two years ago, May 25, 2006:
- Microsoft admitted that there would be delays in the relase of its Vista operating system.
- Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling were found guilty of defrauding Enron investors.
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