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• Where Intel invests its money

  Posted Jun 04 2008, 10:52 AM by Kim Peterson
  Filed under: Investing, Intel, Kim Peterson

  A new round of technology investments has been announced by Intel Capital, the chipmaker's investment arm. Since it's always good to spy on where others are putting their money, I thought I'd list the eight investments, which total more than $60 million. Intel shares, by the way, are up nearly 3% today to $23.55.
  

  Looks like the company is especially interested in online retailing, video content and distribution and social networking. Big surprise. Intel's track record isn't bad, though. It has invested in 1,000 companies since 1991. Of those, 168 have gone public and 212 were acquired or merged. On to the latest companies:   Read More...

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• A crummy 2 months for stocks

  Posted Feb 29 2008, 03:22 PM by Charley Blaine
  Filed under: Investing, Google, Apple, Yahoo, Intel, stocks
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  How bad have the first two months of 2008 been? Bad. January and February were the worst-ever opening two months for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite Index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average wasn't much better.

  The advice investors should take away from the numbers: Be patient for a bottom. Be very patient. The odds that the market will recover completely by year-end aren't great, if only because it will take a long time to solve all the problems facing the banking system and the credit markets.

  (For some perspective, check Barry Ritholtz's blog The Big Picture. Barry also likes to toss in fun cartoons and thoughts about everything from digital cameras to rock music. Also, check Floyd Norris' blog at the New York Times site.)

  The Dow finished the first two months of the year down 7.5%. Since 1928, that's the blue-chip index's 6th-worst opening two months. The worst was 1933, when the index fell 14.3%. The next worst was 2000, when the Dow fell a combined 11.9%.   Read More...

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