Reasearch In Motion: Street Estimates Still Too High?

Reasearch In Motion: Street Estimates Still Too High?

Reasearch In Motion: Street Estimates Still Too High?

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:40 PM PST

Despite everything that has happened, analysts still appear to be overly optimistic about the financial prospects for Research In Motion. Baird analyst William Power late Sunday repeated his Underperform rating on RIMM shares, cutting his target on the stock to $15, from $20; the stock closed Friday at $16.77. Power contends Street forecasts for the ...


Retailers Find Holiday Spirit Through Social Media

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:27 PM PST

Guest post written by David Fisch David Fisch is director of commerce partnerships for Facebook. The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and once again, we find ourselves scrambling to figure out what to buy our friends and family. Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone but I still have plenty of ...


VIDEO: Nigerian gay man on country's hostility

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:31 PM PST

As Nigeria moves towards banning same sex marriage, one gay man talks about the difficulty and hostility faced by people like himself.


VIDEO: Sarkozy and Merkel meet on euro

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:12 PM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to meet to agree on joint proposals aimed at resolving the eurozone debt crisis.


VIDEO: Gbagbo faces criminal court

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:15 PM PST

The former president of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, is due to make an initial appearance before the International Criminal Court at The Hague.


The 9 Laws Of Affinity In An Era Of Digital Darwinism

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:58 PM PST

Guest post written by Solis Brian Solis is principal analyst at Altimeter Group, a research-based advisory firm that helps businesses adapt to new business opportunities. His new book is ?The End of Business as Usual.? We are indeed witnessing what can be best described as the end of business as usual. With the closure or ...


Mediating the Sound of Drums for Occupy Wall Street

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:50 PM PST

On a brisk fall day in Zuccotti Park, the one demand was to stop the drumming. That meant trouble among the faithful who had gathered to shake up the established order, create a little chaos and, with a little luck and determination, make a dent in things-as-they-are. Hence, Occupy . The Occupy movement has received ...


Exclusive: Argentina flirts with Iran as West watches nervously (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:16 PM PST

Reuters - Argentina is quietly reaching out to Iran, worrying key Western powers and Israel as they try to tighten Tehran's international isolation over its nuclear program, U.N. diplomats told Reuters.


The Dalai Lama Steps Out in India, as China Seethes (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:15 PM PST

Time.com - A series of back-to-back public appearances has Beijing steamed, and Delhi's chattering classes speculating as to whether it signifies a newly muscular foreign policy


Thai king, 84, calls for unity amid flood crisis (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:12 PM PST

AP - Thailand's king has called for his countrymen to unite against the worst floods in half a century. The revered monarch spoke to mark his 84th birthday and amid deep political divisions plaguing the country.


Exclusive: Argentina flirts with Iran as West watches nervously

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:17 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Argentina is quietly reaching out to Iran, worrying key Western powers and Israel as they try to tighten Tehran's international isolation over its nuclear program, U.N. diplomats told Reuters.

VIDEO: The most attacked base in Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:09 PM PST

Quentin Somerville reports on the situation in Afghanistan from Margah, on the Afghan-Pakistan border.


Peru declares emergency over disputed mine

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:00 PM PST

President Humala restricts civil liberties in Cajamarca after protests over mining and water issues paralyse the state.


Assange in bid to avert extradition to Sweden

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:58 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder, wanted in Sweden for questioning over alleged sex crimes, seeks to take case to UK's supreme court.


The Path To Becoming A Fortune 500 CEO

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:26 PM PST

Guest post written by Jeffrey S. Sanders Jeffrey S. Sanders is Vice Chairman and Partner of the North American CEO Practice for Heidrick & Struggles, an executive search and leadership consulting firm. While we all know stories of legendary CEOs who seem born to the role, most CEOs are not born, they are made. People ...


Russia's Putin and party suffer election blow (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:48 PM PST

Reuters - Russian voters dealt Vladimir Putin's ruling party a heavy blow by cutting its parliamentary majority in an election that showed growing unease with his domination of the country as he prepares to reclaim the presidency.


6 Chinese charged for turtle catch in Philippines (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:22 PM PST

In this Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 photo released by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan province, nine dead Green Sea Turtles seized from six Chinese fishermen at Puerto Princesa city port, Palawan province, southwestern Philippines are loaded into a Philippine Navy truck for proper disposition. Maj. Niel Estrella, a Philippine military spokesman, said six Chinese fishermen, allegedly from China's southern island province of Hainan, were arrested Friday in waters off western Palawan province's Balabac township, with the turtles on their speedboat and expected to be charged in court Monday Dec. 5, 2011. Three more of the catch were alive and tagged before being released to the sea. (AP Photo/Palawan Council for Sustainable Development) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALESAP - Six Chinese fishermen accused of poaching endangered sea turtles were charged in a Philippine court Monday, part of efforts to protect threatened wildlife along the country's coastline.

RIM Indonesia boss suspect in Blackberry chaos (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:12 PM PST

AP - Police say a senior executive of Canada's Research In Motion is a suspect in last month's stampede at a BlackBerry promotion in Indonesia.


Russia's Voters Have Spoken: Anybody But Putin

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:13 PM PST

To understand the magnitude of Putin's electoral drubbing, consider a U.S. election in which Republican candidates are banned, and the Democrats vie against the Green, Libertarian, and the Freedom Socialist Parties, and THEY FAIL TO WIN A MAJORITY. This was the case in Russia on Sunday.


Euro 2012 - did we really need to qualifying rounds?

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:08 PM PST

European national teams have just toiled for a year and a half to reach the Euro 2012 finals, whose draw was made last Friday. It would have saved everyone a lot of time if they had just based the decision on FIFA rankings. Of the 14 teams that had to qualify (Poland and Ukraine qualify ...


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