Telefonica (TEF) reported third-quarter 2009 results with earnings per ADS of US$1.88, comfortably beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of US$1.49. The Spanish telecom giant reported net income of €1.99 billion (US$2.85 billion), down 0.6% year over year, due to lower sales as a result of the beleaguered economy, especially in Spain. Revenue Consolidated revenue fell 5.7% year over year to €14.1 billion (US$20.2 billion). Revenue was impacted by weak contributions from domestic and European markets due to the recession. Latin America contributed 40% of the group revenues followed by Spain at 35% and Europe at 25%. Result by Segments Telefonica Espana The company’s Spanish revenue declined 8.9% to €4.9 billion (US$7 billion), impacted by a reduction in mobile termination rates (inter-operator fees) and the economic downturn. Wireline business revenues fell 9.4% year over year to €2.9 billion (US$4.1 billion) while revenue from wireless ...

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Healthy Coffee International, Inc. (Pinksheets:HCEI) announced the addition of Mr. Michael Sharp to its team of sales leaders. A native of Florida, Mr. Sharp has over 20 years of combined experience in the network marketing business, representing three Multi Million Dollar MLM companies before moving to Japan. He has also worked as a motivational speaker for two large MLM companies, and was a former trainer with Disney World. His other list of activities include writing and publishing short stories

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Sprint Nextel (S) reported third-quarter 2009 results with net loss per share of 17 cents, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 15 cents and the year-ago loss per share of 11 cents. The third-largest US wireless carrier posted a net loss of $478 million, 47% more than the net loss of $326 million reported a year ago. Sprint remains significantly challenged by the volatile economic backdrop, which has contributed to the sustained decline in the wireless subscriber base and associated revenues. Operating revenue fell 9% year over year to $8 billion due to lower contributions from its wireline and post-paid wireless businesses. The company reported adjusted OIBDA of $1.5 billion for the quarter, down 17% year over year, due to decreased operating revenue partly offset by lower SG&A expenses. Wireless Consolidated revenue from the wireless segment was $6.9 billion, down 8% year over year, ...

Palm Inc.’s (PALM) new smartphone called Pixi, a lighter and cheaper version of the Palm Pre will be available via Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) beginning Nov 15 for just $99.99. The phone will come with a two-year contract after a $50 instant rebate and a $100 mail-in rebate. The phone will also be available through Best Buy (BBY), RadioShack (RSH) and Wal-Mart (WMT) stores.   Palm’s Pixi runs on Palm's WebOS. The phone has many features including 8 gigabytes of built-in memory, an exposed QWERTY keyboard and personalization features. However, it does not support Wi-Fi capabilities.   Alhough Palm has priced the Pixi competitively to attract more customers, we remain unsure about the future of Pixi. Amazon (AMZN) currently sells the Pre with a two-year contract at just $99. Sprint started selling the Pre smart phone in June and currently sells it for ...

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Chicago, IL – October 21, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. (AAPL), China Unicom (CHU), Nokia (NOK), Research In Motion (RIMM) and Palm Inc. (PALM).

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Apple: 2nd Highest Growth Ever

Apple Inc. (AAPL) released Snow Leopard, the latest upgrade to the Apple Mac operating system in the quarter. In addition, Apple announced new upgrades to its iTunes and the iPod digital media players at a media event in Sep. The company plans to

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Fourth-Quarter Results Beat Apple Inc. (AAPL) fourth-quarter beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.43 in earnings per share and $9.19 billion in revenue. Earnings in the quarter were $1.82 per share, which also surpassed the company’s own guidance. This increased 44% from $1.26 per share reported in the year-ago period. Strong earnings were due to higher sales in the quarter, which increased 25% to $9.87 billion, representing the second highest revenue growth in the company’s history. The tremendous revenue growth was due to higher iPhone sales and increased Mac shipments in the quarter. Apple continues to gain market share in the three major hardware sectors – computers (with very significant gains in portables), music players and smartphones. Apple's revenue increased in every region, including the U.S. and Europe. The company is currently benefiting from a positive mix shift to the higher-margin iPhones/iPod business from its ...

Nokia Corp. (NOK) yesterday announced its sales and distribution plan for its first netbook called “Booklet 3G". The U.S. retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) will sell this netbook (mini laptop) for $299.99 together with AT&T’s (T) 3G data plan of $60 per month for a two-year contract. Also, a carrier-free unsubsidized option will be available for a price of $599. Booklet 3G will be available from mid-November. The pros and cons of Nokia’s new venture are as under:   Pros   (1)   Diversification outside the mobile phone market becomes essential for Nokia. In recent times, the company has lost some ground due to fierce competition. According to Gartner Inc, Nokia’s share has fallen to 45% in the second quarter from 47.5% in the year-ago quarter. Meanwhile, market share of Research In Motion (RIMM) increased to 18.7% from 17.3% in the year-ago quarter and that ...

The U.S. smart-phone market is growing at a rapid pace despite the ongoing global economic slowdown. A recent analysis by CTIA Wireless has revealed that the country’s wireless service providers have generated a massive $19.4 billion of data revenues from smart-phone users during the first half of 2009. This is an improvement of 31% year over year. This is primarily due to a shift in consumer preference towards feature-enhanced high-end PDA devices from ordinary mobile handsets used primarily for voice telephony. The PDA market size is likely to approach $200 billion by 2012, according to various industry sources.   This grand opportunity provides massive scope for telecom service providers, equipment manufacturers, chipset developers, and wireless tower operators to retain new users and grow revenues moving forward. According to the CTIA Wireless report, at present, the U.S. has more than 246 million data capable devices with 40 million smart-phones or ...

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EMR, Emerson Electric Co. and AVCT, Avocent Corporation

EMR a diversified global technology company, engages in designing and supplying product technology and delivering engineering services to various industrial and commercial, and consumer markets worldwide.

AVCT designs, manufactures, licenses, and sells software and hardware products and technologies that provide connectivity and centralized management of information technology (IT) infrastructure in the United States and internationally.

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PWRM, Power 3 Medical Products Inc, PWRM.OB

Power3 Medical Products, Inc. is

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Palm Inc.’s (PALM) first-quarter results beat consensus revenue estimates of $297.7 million and earnings estimate of a loss of 24 cents per share as the company’s shipment of the new Pre device was better than expected. Although results exceeded consensus expectations, they declined from the year-ago level. Revenue on a GAAP basis for the quarter came in at $68.0 million, a sharp decline of 21.6% from the previous quarter and 81.5% from the year-ago quarter. Revenue declined mainly because Palm defers revenue from products that run its new WebOS operating system to later periods. On a non-GAAP basis, adjusted revenue (excluding subscription accounting and stock based compensation) for the quarter was $360.7 million. Revenue performance in the quarter was positively impacted by the strong domestic and international carrier interest for Palm Pre such as Sprint (S) in the U.S. and Bell Mobility in Canada. The ...