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Today is the day that the Windows Phone team has been driving towards, and we’re very excited to say that we’ve reached the biggest milestone for our internal team – the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Phone 7! While the final integr...
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If you've been holding yourself back during these early rounds of the smartphone wars in anticipation of Windows Phone 7 , your wait just got a tiny bit shorter. Today Microsoft is announcing that its fancy new mobile operating system has been...
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Growth in manufacturing activity accelerated last month in both the U.S. and China, defying mounting signs of a global slowdown and cheering investors.
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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. manufacturing sector grew faster than expected in August, but private employers unexpectedly cut jobs, showing the economic recovery still faces headwinds.
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The number : Surprise! Despite a series of ugly regional Fed surveys, the ISM manufacturing index solidly beat expectations, hitting 56.3 vs 55.5 last month.
The meltup is continuing, as indices are now up around 2%.
Background : The reg...
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The numbers : Another ugly jobs number. According to ADP, the private sector slashed a net 10,000 jobs in the month of august. Analysts were looking for the creation of 13,000 jobs, so not good. Small businesses slashed 6,000 jobs. Manufactur...
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(posted 22 Hours Ago)
Establishment reactionaries.
I usually treat the establishment’s media bias like the weather in Forks, WA — sought by vampires, simply endured by normal people. Nevertheless, I was recently tickled by Ace’s twist on Noam Ch...
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Well, the day has finally arrived. I was told very early on that Windows Phone would most likely be released to manufacturing (RTM) in August, and they missed that mark by just a day, which isn't so horrible for a completely new platform. Anyway...
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Today we were dealt surprise news that French unemployment is falling for the first time since the crisis. A day ago Markit's manufacturing index for the Eurozone beat expectations (despite falling to a year-to-date low).
In addition, according...
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You will pardon us for posting two excerpts from David Rosenberg today, but this one is a must read, and explains more clearly than anything written on the matter why America is currently, and without doubt, in a depression, due primar...
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In what amounts to yet another co-branding marketing kerfuffle, Philips and O'Neill have teamed up on a foursome of so-called durable headphones. The Stretch headphones (pictured) are the toughest of the bunch, constructed from an ultra-durable...
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By Daniel Ikenson “US manufacturing grows for 13th straight month” is the headline of an AP newswire story posted around noon today. This statistic doesn’t surprise me, since I’ve been following developments in U.S. manufacturing for many years ...
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Microsoft has completed the development of its forthcoming Windows Phone 7 . The mobile OS has reached the release to manufacturing (RTM) stage, the company announced today. All that remains now is for networks and manufactur...
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NEW YORK — Stocks edged higher Thursday after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs indicated the economy continues to grow, albeit slowly.
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The Institute for Supply Management reported this morning that the PMI increased to 56.3 from 55.5 in July. Expectations were for a decrease to 53.0. Click on graph for larger image in new window. Here is an update to the graph showing ...
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# windowsphone7
Microsoft's releasing Windows Phone 7 to manufacturing today—in other words, it's done. Final. Complete. Microsoft managed to add a few new bits before shrink-wrapping it, too. More »
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Asian shares are extending gains as the first fall in US private sector payrolls since January has failed to outweigh positive manufacturing data out of the US and Asia that is giving risk assets a good start to September
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In a portion of last night’s speech that rankled many conservatives, Obama pointed the finger at defense spending as the cause of our fiscal woes: “We have spent over a trillion dollars at war, often financed by borrowing from overseas. ...
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Market Blog submits:
By Simon Avery M uch of Wednesday’s trading is being driven by a surprisingly strong reading for August of the U.S. Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index. So what is it? Complete Story »
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Just a few hours ago, Markit Economics released their latest manufacturing index for Europe (as well as for individual European nations).
The index hit a seven month low, falling to 55.1 in August from 56.7 in July . While it beat expectati...
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