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News Breaks | | | | October 26, 2012 | | 16:25 EDT |  | AAPL, AMZN, C, FB, DV, TASR, VRSN | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were mixed on the day and the averages were down significantly on the week. Following a midday sell-off, the markets recouped their losses and moved into positive territory during the afternoon before weakening a bit at the end of the session. Among those set to report earnings next week are Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), and Ford Motor (F)... ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., the first GDP reading for the third quarter showed growth of 2.0%, versus expectations for 1.8% growth. This was up from the 1.3% growth rate in the second quarter. Personal consumption for the third quarter was in line with expectations, rising 2.0%. The University of Michigan final consumer sentiment reading for October was 82.6, down a bit from the preliminary reading of 83.1... COMPANY NEWS: Apple (AAPL) last night reported quarterly sales that marginally beat expectations and earnings that missed them. The company reported iPhones sales rose 58% compared to last year and iPads sales increased 26% from the prior year's quarter. Shares fell immediately after the results were released and saw a big drop midday, but eventually closed down just $5.54, or 0.91%, to $604.00... Amazon's (AMZN) quarterly losses and revenue were worse than expected, but shares rose through the day, eventually settling up $15.32, or 6.87%, to $238.24 as investors digested the report and Jefferies defended the Q3 results in a note to investors... Citigroup (C) fired an analyst, Mark Mahaney, after the firm was fined $2M by the state of Massachusetts for disclosure violations related to the initial public offering of Facebook (FB)... MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers were DeVry (DV), up $5.19, or 24.93%, to $26.01, and TASER (TASR), up $1.67, or 26.13%, to $8.06, following their stronger than expected quarterly reports. Noteworthy losers included Verisign (VRSN), down $7.21, or 15.47%, to $39.39 despite higher than expected quarterly earnings as the company warned the Commerce Department may not complete its review of the company's .com registry agreement before it expires at the end of November. Also lower were shares of Constant Contact (CTCT), down $5.10, or 29.95%, to $11.93 after the company's quarterly report spurred a rash of downgrades and lowered price targets... INDICES: The Dow gained 3.53, or 0.03%, to 13,107.21; the Nasdaq rose 1.83, or 0.06%, to 2,987.95; and the S&P 500 fell 1.03, or 0.07%, to 1,411.94. | |
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| May 20, 2013 | | 17:12 EDT |  | AAPL | Apple has avoided paying taxes on operations for five years, U.S. Senate says
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 17:11 EDT | | AAPL | Apple Operations International has no physical presence, says Senator Levin
Apple Operations International has no physical presence and no employees, according to Senator Levin. Two of three directors are Apple employees, based in the U.S., the Senator added. | | | 16:02 EDT |  | AAPL | Options Update; May 20, 2013
Subscribe for More Information | | | 15:19 EDT | | AAPL | Apple sees paying over $7B in taxes to U.S. in current fiscal year
Apple released testimony the company plans to give before the permanent subcommittee on investigations of the U.S. Senate tomorrow. In part, the company plans to state it expects to pay over $7B in taxes to the U.S. Treasury in its current fiscal year. Apple also contends it is "likely the largest corporate income tax payer in the US, having paid nearly $6B in taxes" to the U.S. in FY12. Reference Link | | | 12:32 EDT | | C | Citigroup announces departure of CitiMortgage head, organizational changes
Subscribe for More Information | | | 12:04 EDT |  | AAPL | Apple rumored to be testing OLED for iWatch, AppleInsider says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 11:49 EDT | | C | Wells, Citi halt most foreclosure sales amid OCC scrutiny, American Banker says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:52 EDT |  | FB | Facebook near session lows, levels to watch
The stock is drifting lower today, nearing session lows at $25.73. At that price, next support is at $25.33, the 1-month low. Resistance is at $26.25. | | | 09:40 EDT | | AAPL, C | Active equity option families trading
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:50 EDT | | C | Gulf wealth funds raise private equity investments, Reuters reports
Sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf Arab region are increasing their allocations to private equity investments at a faster rate than other types of investment, U.S. fund manager Invesco said in a new study, reports Reuters. Large sovereign funds have been looking for alternative investments to give better returns than low-yielding staples such as U.S. Treasuries.Reference Link | | | | 07:00 EDT | | FB | New Facebook projects probably won't bear fruit soon, AllThingsD says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:27 EDT | | AAPL | Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in Q2, DigiTimes says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:23 EDT | | AAPL | Apple next-generation iPad trial production to begin soon, Digitimes says
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 19, 2013 | | 17:10 EDT | | FB | Facebook's Waze deal being held up by move from Israel, NY Post says
Facebook’s negotiations to buy mapping firm Waze are being held up as founders of Waze, based in Israel, are holding out for more money, the NY Post says. Citing sources, the Post says that Waze founders want more money if they are going to be forced to move from Israel to Silicon Valley as part of the deal. Reference Link | | | May 17, 2013 | | 16:00 EDT | | AAPL | Options Update; May 17, 2013
Subscribe for More Information | | | 12:13 EDT | | AAPL | Samsung says S4 sales to reach 10M next week, Korea Times says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 12:01 EDT | | AAPL | iPad mini panel shipments from AUO expected to drop this quarter, DigiTimes says
AU Optronics' (AUO) shipments of panels for Apple's (AAPL) iPad minis are expected to sink to 2.5M-2.8M in Q2 from 4M in the first quarter, Taiwan-based supply chain sources stated, according to DigiTimes. Reference Link | | | 11:05 EDT | | AAPL | Apple devices approves for use on U.S. military networks, Bloomberg says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:57 EDT | | AAPL | Apple devices approved for use by Pentagon, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:37 EDT | | AAPL | Active equity option families trading on open
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