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Amazon.com (AMZN) logoAccording to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Amazon.com (AMZN) is launching a bulk email sending service aimed at businesses and developers. The goal is to expand its Web server services.

Amazon already has huge servers. The new email service is a way to gain added revenue. The service is called Amazon Simple Email Service (SES). The program offers a free usage tier, after which customers pay 10 cents per thousand email messages sent.

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Comfort Zone Investing: Wall StreetCoca-Cola (KO) has more than $13 billion in cash.

The top five companies (according to market cap) are:

  • Exxon Mobil (XOM): $398.3 billion
  • Apple (AAPL): $309.0 billion
  • Microsoft (MSFT): $237.5 billion
  • General Electric (GE): $215.0 billion
  • Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A): $202.5 billion

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Comfort Zone Investing: Did You Know … ? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Epocrates logoInvestors certainly wanted a piece of the Epocrates (EPOC) IPO this week. The deal had a range of $13 to $15 but the company was able to price the offering at $16. Then in its first day of trading, the stock soared 37%. In all, the company raised $85.76 million.

Why all the excitement? Well, Epocrates is a leader in providing mobile solutions for medical information and records. They are available on the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Windows platforms.

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Epocrates: A Healthy IPO originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft (MSFT)So, in my earnings preview for Microsoft Corporation’s (MSFT) latest quarterly report, I mentioned that I was excited to see the numbers. More importantly, I was eager to see how the market would react to the news. Well, the numbers, as well as the reaction, are here. And although my curiosity has been satisfied, my desire for a sustained rally has gone unfulfilled (yes, I am a shareholder of the company).

At the time of this writing, Microsoft is down 0.4% to $28.75 in the extended-hours trading period. The fiscal second-quarter release, posted near the end of the regular session, did cause a little action in the shares, as this item over at The Wall Street Journal indicates. But it was short-lived.

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Microsoft’s Price Action After Earnings Report Not What I Wanted originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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