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Your Android Phone May Never Get Netflix Mon, 11/15/2010 - 10:48 by Daniel Bailey The Xbox 360 has it. Sony's (NYSE: SNE) PS3 and Nintendo's (OTC BB: NTDOY.PK) Wii have it. The iPhone has it and Windows 7 had it before it launched: Netflix(Nasdaq: NFLX). Android users are patiently waiting to get Netflix support on their devices as well -- and some may wait forever. Netflix said that some Androids will get access and some won't. Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), are you listening? Comments Read more	The Motley Fool's Weekly Editors' Picks Sat, 11/13/2010 - 23:27 by Anand Chokkavelu Fools were out and about this week in an investing world jampacked with actions and ideas. Here are three articles you might find useful as you decide how to invest your money. Comments Read more	A Fool Looks Back Sat, 11/13/2010 - 23:11 by Rick Aristotle ... What if content-delivery networks threw a price war and everybody came? Level 3 Communications (Nasdaq: LVLT) announced that it will be a primary content-delivery network for Netflix's(Nasdaq: NFLX) video-streaming service. © 2010 UCLICK L.L.C. Comments Read more
Is RF Micro Devices Working Hard Enough for You? Sat, 11/13/2010 - 22:54 by Seth Jayson Margins matter. The more RF Micro Devices (Nasdaq: RFMD) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders. Healthy margins often separate pretenders from the best stocks in the market. That's why I check on my holdings' margins at least once a quarter. I'm looking for the absolute numbers, comparisons with sector peers and competitors, and any trend that may tell me how strong RF Micro Devices' competitive position could be. Comments Read more	Who's Taking NVIDIA Into the Future? Sat, 11/13/2010 - 12:45 by Anders Bylund NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) CEO Jen-Hsun Huang sure knows how to pick his friends. As the graphics chip specialist reported good third-quarter earnings last night, Huang enthused about a plethora of new and upcoming consumer products with NVIDIA inside.Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) may have stolen NVIDIA's place inside Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) desktop computers, but the company struck back with a design win in the updated Macbook Air. "We haven't had a chance to try and build really magical computers, so that's great," Huang said. Comments Read more	This Month in Gambling Sat, 11/13/2010 - 12:33 by Travis Hoium The gambling world has had a busy week since I last posted a monthly recap. We saw Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) blow our minds with earnings, MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM) post another loss, and Melco Crown(Nasdaq: MPEL) take strides in Macau. But you may have missed some other news that slipped under the headlines. Comments Read more
Will Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Earn or Burn? Sat, 11/13/2010 - 12:31 by Seth Jayson Margins matter. The more Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Nasdaq: GMCR) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders. Healthy margins often separate pretenders from the best stocks in the market. That's why I check on my holdings' margins at least once a quarter. I'm looking for the absolute numbers, comparisons to sector peers and competitors, and any trend that may tell me how strong Green Mountain's competitive position could be. Comments Read more	WWE Pinned Sat, 11/13/2010 - 12:28 by Matthew Brown Times are not good for the Masked Marauder or his cohorts at World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.(NYSE: WWE). The tough economy makes filling those arenas with choreographed mayhem as tricky as pinning Andre the Giant. Comments Read more	Whoa! What Just Happened to My Stock? Sat, 11/13/2010 - 12:24 by Rich Duprey Resist the urge to high-five everyone in the cubicles next to you. Your stock may have just strapped on a rocket pack and taken off for the moon, but smart investors won't celebrate until they know that upward leap was justified. Without a fundamental basis for the bounce, these stocks can quickly make the return trip down. Comments Read more
Why Did My Stock Just Die? Sat, 11/13/2010 - 12:16 by Rich Duprey Your stock just took a nosedive -- but don't panic. First, let's see whether it had good reason to fall. Sometimes, panic-fueled drops can make excellent buying opportunities. Here's the latest crop of cratered stocks that could provide a possibility for profit: Comments Read more	Accretive Health Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Sat, 11/13/2010 - 12:14 by Matt Koppenheffer Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. Comments Read more	The New Agilent: Lean, Mean Fighting Machine Sat, 11/13/2010 - 12:12 by Anders Bylund Last quarter, I opined that Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A)was making all the right moves. The maker of measurement instruments sold off one division to networker JDS Uniphase(Nasdaq: JDSU) and bought medical tester Varian, thus repositioning itself in the industry with potentially higher margins and growth opportunities to follow. Comments Read more