Nokia spent $150,000 on lobbying in second quarter Nokia Inc., the world's largest maker of cell phones, spent $150,000 in the second quarter to lobby the U.S. federal government on patents, the use of minerals from rebel-held mines in the Congo and other issues, according to a disclosure report. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:34:50 GMT Mark Zandi Discusses U.S. Second-Quarter GDP, Economy: Video July 30 -- Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics Inc., discusses the U.S. second-quarter gross domestic product figures released by the Commerce Department today and the outlook for the economy. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:36:09 GMT Miller Says RIM Planning Tablet Computer to Rival IPad: Video July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Hugo Miller talks about Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, plans to introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPad. Miller speaks with Scarlet Fu on Bloomberg Television's "InBusiness." (Source: Bloomberg) Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:31:40 GMT Nokia Spent $150,000 on Lobbying in Second Quarter Nokia Inc., the world's largest maker of cell phones, spent $150,000 in the second quarter to lobby the U.S. federal government on patents, the use of minerals from rebel-held mines in the Congo and other issues, according to a disclosure report. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:24:04 GMT CEO Interviews Rick Luk, CEO of Jingwei International, details the company and how it is taking advantage of the growing number of mobile phone and Internet users in China. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:07:11 GMT Juniper's Stock Sensitive to Router Share, Margins We currently have a Trefis price estimate of $23.35 for Juniper's stock, about 17% below the current market price of $28.18. Trefis members have created forecasts for two key drivers of Juniper's stock over the last week: Juniper Market Share in Edge Routers and Routers Gross Profit Margin. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:07:05 GMT Spot Gold Prices Climb Spot gold prices have been popping after a weak U.S. GDP report. New York spot gold prices were adding $15.40, or 1.3%, to $1,181.90 an ounce Friday afternoon. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:06:59 GMT Dion's Friday ETF Winners and Losers Welcome to Don Dion's Daily ETF Winners and Losers. Be sure to stop by each day to get a feel of who's winning and who's losing when it comes to ETFs. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:06:51 GMT Vale Reaps Rewards of New Iron Ore System Vale , the huge Brazilian mining conglomerate, offered investors the first insight into how this year's sea-change in the global iron ore trade has impacted the financial results of the world's biggest miners. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:06:43 GMT Solar ETFs Under Pressure Solar and alternative energy ETFs sold off on Friday, as markets gave a thumbs down to results from First Solar and MEMC Electronics reported on Thursday. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:06:36 GMT Gold Prices Keep Up Friday Momentum Gold prices were popping Friday afternoon on lower GDP growth numbers. This morning, the Commerce Department said that GDP growth has slowed to 2.4%, slightly below the Wall Street consensus view of a slowdown to 2.5%. Still, first-quarter GDP was revised much higher, indicating growth at 3.7% annual rate -- up from the original 2.7% rate posted in ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:06:24 GMT Stocks Break Even Despite Slower GDP Growth Stocks closed around the flat line Friday as investors weighed news that economic growth in the U.S. sputtered in the second quarter while a measure of Midwestern manufacturing health presented a better-than-expected picture. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:06:14 GMT Bank Watch List Most banks and thrifts need to maintain Tier 1 leverage, Tier 1 risk-based and total risk-based capital ratios of at least 5%, 6% and 10% respectively to be considered "well-capitalized" under regulatory guidelines. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:05:40 GMT FCC gives thumbs-up to first LTE phone, more in offing The Federal Communications Commission has finally approved the first 4G Long Term Evolution phone for sale in the US. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:03:34 GMT Dish to FCC: Comcast blocking Philly sports access Dish Network is planning to complain to federal regulators that Comcast is refusing to provide access to a sports channel that airs games of the Philadelphia 76ers, Phillies and Flyers. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:42:22 GMT Nokia spent $150,000 on lobbying in second quarter Nokia Inc., the world's largest maker of cell phones, spent $150,000 in the second quarter to lobby the U.S. federal government on patents, the use of minerals from rebel-held mines in the Congo and other issues, according to a disclosure report. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:37:22 GMT RIM spent $719,000 lobbying in second quarter Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, spent $719,000 in the second quarter to lobby the U.S. government on patent reform and other issues, according to a disclosure report. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:36:02 GMT Broadband Plan: FCC vs. Public Safety The FCC hopes to auction off a prime slice of airwaves called the D Block to wireless carriers and use the proceeds to help pay for a public safety network on a separate slice of spectrum already set aside for first responder broadband use. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:09 GMT FCC Approves First LTE 4G Phone MetroPCS has received Federal Communications Commission approval for the Samsung SCH-r900, which could be the first LTE 4G phone in the U.S. Few details about the Samsung SCH-r900 are known, but it will use the CDMA network for backup. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:29:09 GMT White Sox pick up Jackson from Arizona The Chicago White Sox have acquired pitcher Edwin Jackson from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for pitchers Dan Hudson and David Holmberg. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:29:02 GMT