The Babe's Trades

[Louetta]

Have been watching it, but definitely not going there. Too much baggage from the last go-around.

I wouldn't touch it either. Guess this is a reaction to the recent private placement. People figuring somebody knows something.

[riverbabe]

AMRN is on the move. There's a blast from the past. Including today's pre-market it has more than doubled since the first of the month.

Have been watching it, but definitely not going there. Too much baggage from the last go-around.

[Louetta]

AMRN is on the move. There's a blast from the past. Including today's pre-market it has more than doubled since the first of the month.

[Louetta]

Bought it online at Best Buy. Spent several chat sessions with them and asked advice from the McAfee tech guys in India. They all said Windows 7 is the most like XP and Vista,

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Thank you for all the info, RB. I'm being lobbied to wait for Windows 10.

[alias2002]

Great information about trading. I like it.

[riverbabe]

Interesting. I just moved my 14 year old Dell tower still running XP up to the spare room. Would be interested to know just what model you chose and any other info a prospective buyer (an English major) might profit by. Thank you.

Bought it online at Best Buy. Spent several chat sessions with them and asked advice from the McAfee tech guys in India. They all said Windows 7 is the most like XP and Vista, so I will be comfortable using it. Have two monitors, so figured I needed at least one or more expansion slots (PCI) for additional graphics cards. Had Nvidia GeForce cards in the old one, so comfortable with that. Also have had Dells for years. This is what I got. Check out the specs and Reviews. Be sure you don't get caught without Ethernet! Some of them don't have internet access! (the gaming computers). It's more than I actually need, but hooray, I can expand too, and it should last another 15+ years.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-xps-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/9792136.p?id=1219435619428&skuId=9792136

P.S. graphics cards come in all sizes, so make sure the PCI slots are the right size to fit them. All the reviews I read were very helpful in selecting this computer over many many others.

[Louetta]

Am totally thrilled with my new Dell tower! It set itself up! Took 1/2 hour including plug in time. Just like a Smart TV.

Interesting. I just moved my 14 year old Dell tower still running XP up to the spare room. Would be interested to know just what model you chose and any other info a prospective buyer (an English major) might profit by. Thank you.

[riverbabe]

Am totally thrilled with my new Dell tower! It set itself up! Took 1/2 hour including plug in time. Just like a Smart TV.

[riverbabe]

So, bad things happen in threes. In the last week, my LED TV of 15 years got overwhelmed by ATT-Uverse and I had to replace it. Then, 2-days ago my PC hard drive crashed. Although Windows was able to repair it by going back in time, McAfee Total Protection got screwed up and I have been talking to India for the last three hours. It still has a newly identified problem. So the "high level (II) techs" are calling me back tomorrow to try to fix it. And in the meantime a close relative landed in ICU. Let's see, it's Friday the 13th right?

On my way out for a 2-martini lunch ( or maybe 3).

[riverbabe]

River,
I don't know if this is good news or bad news. http://www.wsj.com/articles/king-dig...ngs-1423777333

-----------------billy

Well, I don't own this but seem to have no trouble paying for boosters to get through tough levels LOL. In fact, my grandkids gave me a $25 giftcard to buy "air" (boosters) for my birthday. They keep coming out with new games that are fun to play while relieving the boredom of sitting in front of the stock market screens. So...

[billyjoe]

River,
I don't know if this is good news or bad news. http://www.wsj.com/articles/king-dig...ngs-1423777333

-----------------billy

[riverbabe]

VRNG update

Vringo's COO stepping down; legal update provided • 10:06 AM
Eric Jhonsa, SA News Editor

• Vringo (VRNG +2.9%) states COO Alexander R. Berger is transitioning to a consulting role. The company adds a new employment agreement has been reached with CFO Anastasia Nyrkovskaya.
• Vringo has also provided an update on its various court battles. Hearings were recently held in Germany, Romania, and India for Vringo infringement suits against ZTE, and an infringement ruling was levied against ZTE in the U.K. A Brazilian injunction against ZTE remains in force.
• A German court will rule on ZTE and Asus' alleged infringement of two Vringo patents in early 2015, and a ZTE appeal of a German infringement ruling for another patent is set for July 22. Oral hearings are set to take place in France and Malaysia, and a trial is expected to begin in Australia in 2H15.
• Shares fell 22% on Monday after Vringo announced a U.S. federal appeals court had denied Vringo's petition for an en banc review of its August ruling regarding Vringo's suit against Google.

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VRNG price at time of publication: $0.59.

[riverbabe]

CCOI, Cogent Communications. Looking at this as a possible net neutrality play! I was in this when it was an IBD darling eons ago.

Interesting... http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/yo...k-market-.html

John Oliver on net neutrality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbOEoRrHyU
How net neutrality works http://www.nytimes.com/video/technol...ity-works.html

[riverbabe]

CCOI, Cogent Communications. Looking at this as a possible net neutrality play! I was in this when it was an IBD darling eons ago.

Interesting... http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/yo...k-market-.html

[riverbabe]

River, The biotechs often use me as a whipping boy so I'm sticking to other industries. Saw John Chen of BlackBerry on MSNBC today. It sure looks as if they're recovering well. Would you consider putting and new money in BBRY in the near future ?

----------------billy

I'd love to get it around 10 again...earnings 12/19. Zacks 2. It's worth considering, but not high on my list right now.