Zune #2 In Sales Behind iPod - Gizmodo

Zune #2 In Sales Behind iPod - Gizmodo
NPD Group says MSFT Zune is a distant second to iPod in unit sales and dollar share.

Motorola's ROKR E6 released in China, US next? - Engadget

Motorola's ROKR E6 released in China, US next? - Engadget
Motorola's new ROKR will have a touchscreen, 14.5 mm width, handwriting recognition, 2 megapixel camera, and a bar code reader. Its currently available in China for $545. The software switched from iTunes to RealPlayer so more audio options are available.

Google slashes IPO price | CNET News.com

Google slashes IPO price CNET News.com
Just some old news about Google when it slashed its IPO price to $85. This was the beginning of the madness.

NYX P/E of 103

The New York Stock Exchange stock currently has a price to earnings around 103. Yet, the stock is still shooting upwards. Its had a large movement up from 87 to 93 in the past week. Why is this stock still a good investment? According to Jim Cramer of CNBC, he predicted this company will earn $10 a share in earnings in 2008, and then he placed a 28 P/E ratio on it then discounted the price target of $250. Here's the link to his comments: http://madmoneyrecap.com/daily_recap_openingsegment_110906.htm.

GOOG: Insider Transactions for GOOGLE - Yahoo! Finance

Insiders at Google have been holding onto their shares since late June 06 according to Yahoo's Insider transactions page. They may have known about some good news for a while and were waiting for a better time to sell. Yet, even with the stock hitting all time highs, they're still not selling. Maybe there's still more room to go up.
GOOG: Insider Transactions for GOOGLE - Yahoo! Finance

S & P 500 Stocks with Dividend Yields above 5%

CZN	CITIZEN COMM CO	S&P 500	6.80%
PGL	PEOPLES ENERGY CP	S&P 500	5.10%
PGN	PROGRESS ENERGY INC	S&P 500	5.30%
WM	WASHINGTON MUTUAL	S&P 500	5.00%
WIN	WINDSTREAM CORP	S&P 500	6.00%

Source: Stock Screener Results - Yahoo! Finance

Alpha Trends

Alpha Trends
A video blog of technical charts and trading. Also has some lengthy articles.

Google’s Document Program

I’ve been trying Google’s new Docs program and it’s pretty great. It’s quick to start typing new documents, and the saving is automatic. It’s a good place to write down notes, and since it’s on the internet, I could do it from anywhere. The other option would be to constantly carry around a USB drive or e-mail myself notes. I’m not using it for my longer writing projects since a typing delay occurs. Letters appear a few microseconds after I type them. The editing quality of the word processor is pretty basic, but it is sufficient for a portable word processor. Tables can be edited easily. Documents can be saved on the server or published to a blog.
I haven’t seen any revenue generating advertisements on the side by Google. They would take up space on the workspace, but I’m guessing they’ll inevitably appear. With their acquisition of JotSpot, the abilities of the program should improve since I saw the JotSpot website a couple of years ago and it was much more advanced than Google's current offering.

A Web Site to Call Your Own - New York Times

A Web Site to Call Your Own - New York Times
Microsoft is giving away a free .com website with other features such as e-mail, calendar, and accounting. Advertising is also being tied into the service. It's called Microsoft Office Live Basic.

Stocks Yielding Above 5% in the S&P 400 Midcap

CAR	AVIS BUDGET GROUP, I	S&P 400 MidCap	22.50%
NYB	NEW YORK CMMTY BNC##	S&P 400 MidCap	6.10%
HPT	HOSPITALITY PROP TR	S&P 400 MidCap	6.10%
PIR	PIER ONE INC	S&P 400 MidCap	5.80%
FNT	FIDELITY NTL TTL GRP	S&P 400 MidCap	5.40%
ETM	ENTERCOM COMMUN CP	S&P 400 MidCap	5.30%
LRY	LIBERTY PROPERTIES	S&P 400 MidCap	5.20%
GXP	GREAT PLAINS ENERGY	S&P 400 MidCap	5.10%
DQE	DUQUESNE LIGHT HLDGS	S&P 400 MidCap	5.00%
EAS	ENERGY EAST CP	S&P 400 MidCap	5.00%
WON	WESTWOOD ONE INC	S&P 400 MidCap	5.00%

Stock Screener Results - Yahoo! Finance

Top Yielding S&P 600 Small Cap Stocks as of November 1, 2006

Top Yielding S&P 600 Small Cap Stocks as of November 1, 2006

NEW	NEW CENTURY FINANC##	S&P 600 SmallCap	18.60%
SRT	STARTEK INC	S&P 600 SmallCap	7.40%
LXP	LEXINGTON CP PTY TR	S&P 600 SmallCap	6.80%
SR	STANDARD REGIST	S&P 600 SmallCap	6.60%
NNN	NATIONAL RETAIL PROP	S&P 600 SmallCap	6.00%
TRST	TRUSTCO BANK NY	S&P 600 SmallCap	5.80%
SNH	SENIOR HSG SBI	S&P 600 SmallCap	5.80%
UNTD	UNITED ONLINE INC	S&P 600 SmallCap	5.80%

Source: Stock Screener Results - Yahoo! Finance