Michael On
Michael On
artists bigger business cost money prices ticket tours
Most artists are making more money on tours than from CDs. That's why ticket prices and the cost of business went up. ... We don't voluntarily go out and write bigger checks.
begin calling companies economy employment improving market next percent picture rise spending
Most analysts are calling for the market to rise between 5 percent and 10 percent next year, but I think it could be more like 15 percent. The economy is heating up, the employment picture has been improving and companies will begin spending more.
stocks
Merrill Lynch could go down some more, but I like stocks like that. I like Merck, but they got pounded on Friday,
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Merrill is certainly one of the most attractive of the brokerage firms in the industry and it would be a nice set with Chase on paper in terms of product line. Merrill is at the top of the rumor list relative to Chase.
continue driver main merger prospects rather shares
Merger and acquisition prospects surrounding the LSE will continue to be the main driver of the shares rather than the fundamentals.
feeling microsoft
Microsoft is going to be feeling more pressure, especially as applications get to be more OS -agnostic.
expecting growth microsoft rates slower stage
Microsoft is at or nearing a stage of maturity. Analysts are expecting slower growth rates and so is the market.
comments component force huge impact less market microsoft people rest sell stock tech technology though
Microsoft is a tech bellwether. Even though technology has had less impact over the rest of the market than in the past, it's still a huge component of the market. We'll see if Microsoft's comments force people to sell the stock .
appear integrated microsoft seem single talking
Microsoft is always talking about integrated innovation, ... This doesn't appear to be integrated innovation. We don't seem to have a single story on search.
developing effort microsoft phone taken
Microsoft has taken a lot of effort developing the phone first.
business consumers customers features group home microsoft tendency tends using whenever whether
Microsoft has had a tendency to group home and business together, because many of those customers will be using the same features anyway. So, whenever there's a new release, there tends to be uncertainty over whether it's for consumers or enterprises.
drawn line linux microsoft sand
Microsoft has conceded that the server will have some Linux competition, but they've drawn a line in the sand at the desktop.
acting awakening microsoft seems
Microsoft has been acting a little different lately. It seems to be awakening from its long slumber.
aware itself job microsoft needs promoting
Microsoft has become more aware that it needs to do a better job in promoting itself to enterprises, especially with Vista. It's not completely there yet, but it's started to see the light.