Crowdfunding is well suited to industries that create intellectual property, says Hal Varian, Google's chief economist.
The company later added the electronics manufacturing business of Varian Inc. to its arsenal.
Covello also raised his rating on Varian Semiconductor (VSEA) to Buy from Neutral.
She's picking companies with a niche focus like Varian Medical Systems which specializes in radiology equipment.
But this time Varian, Chief Economist for the Google, was talking to author Holly Finn about obesity.
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In early 1999 more than 100 such suits were filed by companies including Varian, ITEX and Northwest Airlines.
For Q1, Applied sees sales down 5%-15% sequentially, including the impact of the just-completed acquisition of Varian Semiconductor.
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Next it introduced search-based advertising and hired Hal Varian to do the math on second place auctions.
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Mr Varian and Ms Choi show that the addition of these search trends to econometric models improves the accuracy of their estimates.
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The deal is subject to approval from Varian holders and various regulators.
Also hot for Varian is the father-and-son team of Carlton and Timothy Lutts , hardcore momentum investors and editors of the Salem, Mass.
Google Chief Economist Hal Varian has shown that search can act as a proxy for purchasing intent in markets like autos and real estate.
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Analyst sentiment about Varian has waned during the last three months.
"Data availability is going to continue to grow, " Dr. Varian said.
When Mr Economides's site is overloaded, try for variety Hal Varian's.
Mr Varian argues that this overcomes the free-rider problem, a particular pain for makers of online content because it can often be reproduced at zero cost.
Varian Medical Systems (VAR) is hoping its first quarter earnings report on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 will help continue the momentum its stock price has enjoyed.
Analysts are expecting Varian to report earnings of 86 cents per share, up 8.9% from a year ago when it reported earnings of 79 cents per share.
In particular, there is speculation this morning that Tokyo Electron may have been a losing bidder for Varian, and that the company may respond with an offer for Novellus.
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Kaltbaum is also buying Varian Medical Systems (nyse: VAR - news - people ), a company that makes X-ray tubes and systems for treating cancer with radiation.
Much irritation has already been caused by aggressive internet marketing, such as persistent pop-up ads, says Hal Varian, professor of information management at the University of California at Berkeley (and an adviser to Google).
The rich payday for Varian holders almost certainly will lead to speculation about the possibility of other deals and trigger higher stock prices for other small- and mid-tier players in the semi equipment sector.
Wall Street is high on Varian Medical Systems (VAR) , expecting it to report earnings that are up 12% from a year ago when it reports its third quarter earnings on Wednesday, July 25, 2012.
Among the largest underlying components of VBK, in trading today Polycom Incorporated ( NASD: PLCM) is up about 4.5%, Varian Semiconductor Equipment ( NASD: VSEA) is up about 0.2%, and Gardner Denver Incorporated ( NYSE: GDI) is up by about 0.4%.
He thinks the extra spending from Intel could boost 2011 EPS by 8 cents a share each this year for Novellus and KLA. He also sees noteworthy profit boosts for Varian Semiconductor (VSEA), Applied Materials (AMAT) and Lam Research (LRCX).
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Among the largest underlying components of RYH, in trading today Quest Diagnostics, Inc. ( NYSE: DGX) is up about 0.4%, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. ( NYSE: MHS) is up about 0.1%, and Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ( NYSE: VAR) is higher by about 2.2%.
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