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Apple stock today — [CHART]

Via Jason Ruspini. -

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Amateurish financial forecasters beat Wall Street financial analysts.

- Apple’s blow-out quarter: The bloggers called it, the Street blew it. – Apple’s Underdog Analysts Outperform Wall Street From Helsinki, Caracas. ADDENDUM: Yesterday’s post was specifically about the iPad forecasts. Please, see Paul Hewitt’s comment, and keep in mind … Continue reading

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Wall Street analysts’s view is too short term.

They are incapable of forecasting a revolution. And that includes Jason Ruspini. UPDATE: – Keep in mind that, at inception, Apple also underestimated the iPad numbers. They had to ramp up production, later on. – See Paul Hewitt’s comment, below.

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BetFair saw revenues jump 27% to £303m in the year to April.

“All in all, it now has 652,000 registered users (up 25% on the previous year), with some £240m sitting in their online accounts.”

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BetFair is doing fine —thanks for asking.

- The Sporting Exchange – BetFair – Annual Review 2008 – PDF file -

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Are prediction markets all hat and no cattle?

Asks Lucy Vega. How are you going to get figures, Lucy? Nigel, what the hell were you doing in Texas?? -

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