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Research In Motion's Certicom Bid: Not the Last Word
Mark McQueen Wellington Financial submits: It isn’t like I have any particular insight into what’s going on with the Research In Motion RIMM hostile bid for Certicom (CERTF.PK), but I can do math (the poison dwarf mightn’t agree with that view, by the way). A C$66 million bid for...
RIM: Shares Hold Up Despite Warning; High Hopes for Bold, Storm
Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Research In Motion RIMM shares have had a remarkably subdued response to last night’s warning on November quarter results. The Street is of two minds here. On the one hand, there were widespread expectations that the company was going to miss, particularly given...
Research in Motion Appeals to Certicom's Shareholders
Tech Confidential submits: Don't be surprised if Research in Motion Ltd. RIMM has more luck with Certicom Corp.'s (CERTF.PK) shareholders than it has had with the company's management. The Blackberry maker announced on Wednesday that after 10 long and fruitless months trying to persuade Certicom's board that an...
RIMM: In Motion for Share Price Collapse
Mark Krieger submits: [[RIMM]]'s preliminary late night earnings report was a bombshell the longs could certainly have done without. The report was dismal to say the least, and featured a startling warning of third quarter results. Earnings guidance was ratcheted down about 15%, from previous estimates, ranging from 89 cents...
Research in Motion Warns, But Do Individual Stocks Matter Anymore?
Trader Mark submits: So much for that early strength, but nothing matters until 3 PM. Things have gotten so dysfunctional in individual stocks that I have not looked at any of my watchlists since over a week ago. I have a series of about 12 watch lists, sorted by sector,...
Apple, RIM: An Historic Collapse in U.S. Corporate IT Spending
Paul Carton ChangeWave Alliance submits: ChangeWave's latest corporate IT purchasing survey shows an accelerating collapse in U.S. business spending that has reached historic proportions - with record pullbacks occurring both in the current 4th quarter and going forward. In one of the survey's few upbeat findings,...
Will the iPhone Be Taken by Storm?
Compete submits: On Friday, the much-anticipated Blackberry Storm went on sale. Like many other recent Smartphone releases, the touchscreen, media player, and web-browsing features led to comparisons with the iPhone 3G. Sales figures were not available at the time of this post, but we did get a sense...
Will Storm’s Delays Hurt RIMM’s Q3?
Sam Diaz submits: I know you’re probably on Blackberry Storm overload by now - but please indulge me once more. Last month, I asked all of you whether I should go iPhone or wait for the Storm. Overwhelmingly, you all told me to wait for the Storm, that...
MySpace Blackberry Application A Record Breaker For RIM
A week after Research In Motion RIM rolled out its MySpace for Blackberry application, which gives Blackberry users easier access to the social network, the two companies are reporting that the app has "shattered" download records for both MySpace and RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) with more than 400,000 downloads in...
MySpace Blackberry Application A Record Breaker For RIM
A week after Research In Motion RIM rolled out its MySpace for Blackberry application, which gives Blackberry users easier access to the social network, the two companies are reporting that the app has "shattered" download records for both MySpace and RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) with more than 400,000 downloads in...
Expectations for RIMM: Analysts Continue to Differ
FP Trading Desk submits: It should be to no surprise for investors that Research In Motion Ltd. RIMM finds itself in a precarious moment in its corporate history. The BlackBerry-maker has released four new devices in the middle of a global economic downturn, one that has led Barclays Capital...
Opposing Views on RIMM's Future
FP Trading Desk submits: Research in Motion RIMM may be facing serious headwinds in the face of a global slowdown, but two analysts – both of whom are lowering their estimates and targets – are taking opposite views on the company’s prospects. Over at Raymond James, Steven Li...
What's RIMM's Problem?
FP Trading Desk submits: In less than six months, Research In Motion Ltd. RIMM has fallen from more than $145 per share to roughly $45. This is despite long-term fundamentals that position the BlackBerry maker as a leader in the smartphone market. The company is innovative, boasts competitive advantages...
UBS Analyst: T-Mobile's Trial Promotion for RIMM's Javelin a Real Surprise
FP Trading Desk submits: News that Research In Motion Ltd.'s RIMM BlackBerry Curve 8900, otherwise known as the Javelin, has launched with T-Mobile Germany comes as little surprise given what has been circulating around the blogosphere. But what is a surprise to UBS analyst Jeffrey Fan, is that T-Mobile...
Apple vs. RIM: Study Shows iPhone More Reliable than Blackberry
Erick Schonfeld submits: The iPhone AAPL is twice as reliable as the Blackberry RIMM after one year of ownership, a new study by SquareTrade finds. SquareTrade, which sells extra warranties for cell phones and other devices, looked at the failure rates of 15,000 phones covered under its plans....
What a BlackBerry Storm Delay Might Mean for Research In Motion
FP Trading Desk submits: While the signs are pointing to strong demand for Research In Motion Ltd.’s RIMM pending touchscreen BlackBerry Storm, the smartphone appears to still be undergoing the network qualification process at Verizon VZ, which could push its launch into late November or even later, according to...
Apple Takes a Bite of Research In Motion
Sramana Mitra submits: Apple AAPL, which recently topped my list of the Top Five Handset Stocks, reported fourth quarter results on Wednesday that beat profit estimates but missed revenue estimates. Despite the tough market, Apple sold 6.9 million iPhones in the quarter and beat its sales target of 10...
RIMM: The Cheapest Growth Stock?
Bapcha's Stocks submits: Research In Motion RIMM, the manufacturer of the (Bl/Cr)ackBerry, turned in some exemplary numbers. For the three months ended Aug 30, 2008 (RIM’s Q2, 2009), revenue was $2.58 billion, up 15% from $2.24 billion in the previous quarter and up 88% from $1.37 billion in the same...
Research in Motion Stock Set for Upward Motion
Gold Digger submits: Research in Motion RIMM announced its quarterly results last Thursday and in the wake of that result its stock lost 27% of its value. It missed the estimates by one penny for the current quarter and mid-range of its revenue expectation for next quarter is slightly below...
Keeping RIM in Sight for 2009
Brad Ferris submits: The market reaction to Research In Motion RIMM Friday wasn't pretty, following their earnings release Thursday evening after the market close. Concerns over margins were raised as gross margins fell. RIM is an interesting stock for a number of reasons, beyond the fact that the fundamentals of...
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Research In Motion Ltd. Company Info
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Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing: 334418
