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Apple to Start Selling Newspaper Subscriptions?
The word on the street is that newspaper subscriptions could be coming to Apple's iPad soon. And this makes sense. Apple's (AAPL) iPad sold more units than analysts expected, and seems to be a real hit. It is spawning a host of soon-to-be Android powered imitators. While it has added to the ranks of people using devices for eBook reading, the 10 inch screen has caught the eye of others wondering whether the iPad can save newspapers and magazines.
Advertising and subscriptions to newspapers and magazines has dropped steadily over the last ten years, and many see the iPad as a path to staunching some of the bleeding. But so far, setting up subscriptions has been complicated. One can create a dedicated newspaper app that can be purchased in the store. But that leaves a user with a screen littered with various magazine apps. Dedicated readers with tens of magazines may find that unappetizing. Using in-app purchases can work for subscribers, but it's clumsy.
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Apple September Media Event Points to New iTunes Strategy
Apple, Inc. (AAPL) has been trying to negotiate a new pricing approach with media companies, and Apple watchers are anticipating a September 1st media event will be where Apple announces new iTunes strategies. What might these be? The September 1st event has a picture of a guitar, indicating it has a music focus, which has lead people to thinking Apple will be announcing some form of subscription based streaming music package.Since Apple has been negotiating with Disney for a 99 cent 'rental' price point for TV shows, other analysts are guessing that Apple may also reveal this new pricing strategy for watching individual TV episodes. Right now TV episodes are purchasable, for $1.99 in standard definition or $2.99 for high definition episodes. Creating a 99 cent rentable episode breaks a customer price barrier, and could lead to more traffic.
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Is a Seven Inch iPad on the Way?
Rumor sites are buzzing with the news that a seven inch iPad could be in the works from Apple (AAPL). The source article, a translated Taiwan Times article, claims the seven inch iPad will be manufactured by sources other than Apple's usual partner, Foxconn. Compal, instead, would be used, as Apple is claimed to be trying to diversify its suppliers.
The rumored iPad would also be 1.1 pounds, instead of 1.5 pounds, allaying concerns some have about how heavy the first generation iPad was. The screen resolution would be the same.
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Apple's iPad Eating into Netbook Sales
Netbook sales drove the bottom line for a number of laptop manufacturers, and it was the hot new category for the previous two years. Now there are increasing signs that Apple, Inc. (AAPL)'s iPad is cannibalizing netbook sales.
According to DigiTimes, and as reported on by many sites today, Asustek, well known for its success in Netbook manufacturing, is seeing its bottom line hit hard. While the Eee PC line, which introduced the world to Netbooks, will continue, it will be with smaller numbers. Apple, on the other hand, is no doubt gearing up for a holiday rush.
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China's Export Growth Means Light at End of Tunnel
Financial Times and other news agencies (including our own Connie Madon) report that China now dominates world export economy superseding Germany, Europe's largest economy and former number one exporter. Despite resurgence in the later half of the year by growth in exports and the emergency action taken by the German Government and the Central Bank, Germany came second to China.
With the pace of economic recovery on the slow, Germany has something to be concerned about. German exports increased by 1.6% in November 2009, raising hopes that the final quarter of 2009 would bring an increase in financial activity.
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Closing Bell: Dubai sends jitters throughout the market (S, BBY)
While the day after Thanksgiving in the US is usually a light trading day, thanks to people being on vacation, traveling, Black Friday shopping, and their being more concerned about being with family, today's market has been active with people reacting to recent troubling news coming out of Dubai. Dubai, Wednesday, announced that it was asking to delay payment on billions of dollars of debt owed to Dubai World and Nakheel, a major developer in Dubai (you may remember those large palm shaped islands off Dubai for celebrities and the ultra-rich). Fear about Dubai writedowns has affected the price of oil, despite large supplies. Investors are worrying that the ripple effect of Dubai's debt problems will spread to other banks, creating another crisis.
Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow 10,309.77 -154.63 (-1.48%)
S&P 500 1,091.47 -19.16 (-1.73%)
Nasdaq 2,138.44 -37.61 (-1.73%)
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DailyFinance today: should we fire CEOs and liquidate their banks, Toyota trounces Chrysler in consumer IQ, February wholesale inventory drop another green shoot, and cash for clunkers institutionalizing planned obsolescence
DailyFinance today: CEOs take home millions despite market decline, slowdown hits world's oldest profession, bootstrap capitalism or complex reform, and Monsanto not totally evil after all
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Monsanto not totally evil after all |
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Bootstrap capitalism or complex reform? |
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Economic slowdown hits the world's oldest profession |
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Best paid CEOs take home millions, despite market decline |
DailyFinance today: Pay for failure with CEOs losing billions, an innovative way to stimulate the economy, home loan modifications not helping, and protestors arrested at Wall Street
DailyFinance today: glimmers of hope vs. a global meltdown, oil prices dangerously low, should you sell stocks, and electric cars humming along despite turmoil
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Electric cars keep humming along, despite automaker turmoil |
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Glimmers of hope vs. global meltdown |
DailyFinance today: NY Times WaPo layoffs no surprise, Greenspan won't accept blame for meltdown, South Park on the economic meltdown, and BofA plans big pay hike for bankers
DailyFinance today: jobless claims threatens more foreclosures, employers cutting back on 401(k) matches, Blender shuts down, and what is wrong with the US economy?
Tesla Model S pictures leaked early
Sister blog to Bloggingstocks, Autoblog, has posted that Digg.com's founder Kevin Rose uploaded pics of the Tesla Model S to Flickr and is featuring a gallery of the leaked photos.The Model S is an electric car following up on the innovative Tesla Roadster, and bears a $57,400 price tag. More details about the car are expected shortly. The Model S is expected to be available for purchase in 2012, the Roadster can be purchased now.
Tesla Motors has certainly put out another shot across the bows of other car manufacturers.
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