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• 4 Stocks That Took a Hike
We'll start with Speedway Motorsports (NYSE: TRK). The auto racetrack operator revved up its annual dividend to $0.34 a share. It's a good omen for the niche, with International Speedway (Nasdaq: ISCA) set to report its quarterly results on Thursday.
• 4 More Days, Apple Fans
When Apple was a niche player -- pandering to just 2% to 3% of the computer users -- it reserved the right to be pricey. Now, just as its iPhone has gone through several price cuts since its introduction in the summer of 2007, it's time for Apple to ...
• Plastic film could make house lights obsolete
But the luminous OLEDs could show up in niche, luxury settings, like casinos or fancy restaurants, where the thin and flexible lights could allow the creation of striking architectural or artistic effects. Looking ahead a few more years, printing ...
• Touchscreens getting thumbs up
Despite the iPhone’s influence, Apple is among other handset vendors that are “essentially niche players” in the cell phone touchscreen arena, ABI Research says. “We expect Nokia and Apple to ramp up shipments next year and start to drive ...
• Nintendo adds cameras, music playback to DS
But Pachter says he thinks Nintendo is less worried about Apple and more interested in trying to squeeze Sony out. “They’ll gladly let Apple have its niche of 20- to 40-year-olds who are too hip to be believed, but I don’t think they want to ...