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News Breaks | | | | February 7, 2013 | | 12:28 EDT |  | DV, JWN, AAPL, TQNT, TRLG, KSS, AKAM, VSAT, M, GMCR | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were lower at midday following a report that revealed a larger than expected decrease in nonfarm productivity during the fourth quarter. With its triple-digit move lower, the Dow is now well away from the 14K level again and the S&P is hovering just above 1,500... ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., jobless claims fell 5K from the prior week to 366K, versus expectations for 360K claims. Nonfarm productivity fell 2.0% in Q4, versus an expected decrease of 1.4%. In Europe, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England both left their benchmark interest rates unchanged... COMPANY NEWS: Noted investor David Einhorn and his fund, Greenlight Capital, said a legal action has been initiated against Apple (AAPL) over the company's refusal to unbundle three distinct corporate governance proposals, alleging that the bundling breaks SEC rules. Einhorn also said Apple rejected his idea for the creation of a "perpetual preferred stock," which he contends could unlock $32 per share for every $50B of preferred shares Apple issued... A number of retailers reported double-digit increases in same-store sales in January, including Macy's (M), Kohl's (KSS) and Nordstrom (JWN). However, among those, only Macy's saw its shares trade higher, as the company also raised its Q4 EPS view by 3c at both ends of its prior range... MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers after earnings reports that spurred analyst upgrades were ViaSat (VSAT), up 22%, True Religion (TRLG), up 21%, and DeVry (DV), up 20%. Noteworthy losers that reported disappointing quarterly results and were downgraded on Wall Street included Akamai (AKAM), down 15%, and TriQuint (TQNT), down over 11%. Also lower after its earnings report was Green Mountain (GMCR), which slid 6% in spite of beating Q1 earnings expectations and raising its full year guidance... INDICES: Near noon, the Dow was down 113.98, or 0.81%, to 13,872.54; the Nasdaq was down 22.06, or 0.70%, to 3,146.42; and the S&P 500 was down 10.34, or 0.68%, to 1,501.78. | |
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| May 22, 2013 | | 12:07 EDT |  | AAPL | Consumer Reports says Galaxy S 4 is top smartphone, iPhone 5 fifth, CNN says
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:06 EDT |  | AKAM | Akamai mentioned cautiously at Pacific Crest
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:42 EDT |  | AAPL | Apple rises in early trading, levels to watch
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:39 EDT |  | AAPL | Active equity option families trading
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:03 EDT |  | KSS | Kohl's announces Michelle Gass as Chief Customer Officer
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:21 EDT |  | AKAM | MIT Sloan Alumni Club of Boston to hold a symposium
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:10 EDT | | AAPL | Apple bonds lose $280.6M as rates increase, Bloomberg reports
Apple’s bonds have lost $280.6M of market value since buyers bought $17B of the iPhone maker’s debt last month, declining as yields climb from record lows, reports Bloomberg.Reference Link | | | 07:09 EDT | | AAPL | Apple used unusual tax loophole in Ireland to shelter billions, Reuters reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:02 EDT | | AAPL | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Since the financial crisis, bonds backed by a single loan have been less common than securities made up of a group of unrelated loans. But the market for loans on commercial properties has changed in recent months and is booming again--$12.1B so far this year--the Wall Street Journal reports...Big phone companies (SAP, T, TEF, VZ, VOD, CCO) have begun to sell the vast amounts of data they gather about their subscribers' locations, travels and Web-browsing habits. The information provides a powerful tool for marketers but raises new privacy concerns, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Apple's (AAPL) ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. Apple channeled profits into Irish-incorporated subsidiaries that had no declared tax residency anywhere in the world, Reuters reports...The dollar languished well below last week's 4 1/2-year high against the yen today, ahead of testimony from the Fed Chairman Bernanke after two regional Fed presidents hinted that the central bank will continue its bond-buying scheme, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Samsung (SSNLF) and LG Electronics are reworking their strategies for high-end TVs after spending billions of dollars on a new display technology that’s behind schedule and costs nearly $10,000 a set. The misstep has created an opening for Sony (SNE), Sharp (SHCAY) and Chinese maker Skyworth Digital, Bloomberg reports...Apple’s (AAPL) bonds have lost $280.6M of market value since buyers snapped up $17B of the iPhone maker’s debt last month, declining as yields climb from record lows, Bloomberg reports. | | | May 21, 2013 | | 16:04 EDT | | AAPL | Options Update; May 21, 2013
Subscribe for More Information | | | | 09:42 EDT | | AAPL | Active equity option families trading on open
Active equity option families trading on open according to Track Data: AAPL HD MCP ABX TSLA C | | | 09:34 EDT | | AAPL | Apple trades lower, levels to watch
The shares are down less than 1% in the early going, last at $439.04. At that price, next support is at $437.85, a prior pivot high and then at $433.26. Resistance is at $444.46. | | | 08:12 EDT | | AAPL | Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to hold a hearing
The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations holds a hearing entitled, "Offshore Profit Shifting and the U.S. Tax Code - Part 2 (Apple Inc.)" with CEO Cook, SVP & CFO Oppenheimer and Head of Tax Operations Bullock of Apple (AAPL) on May 21 at 9:30 am. Webcast Link | | | 07:50 EDT | | AAPL | Ireland rejects allegations that it's a tax haven, FT reports
Ireland rejected allegations contained in a U.S. Senate committee report that it is a tax haven which has helped Apple avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes worldwide, reports the Financial Times. Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore said Ireland was “a highly tax compliant country” and loopholes in other countries were to blame for multinational companies’ use of complex tax avoidance strategies. Reference Link | | | 07:21 EDT | | DV | BofA/Merrill to host a conference
2013 Services One-on-One Conference is being held in New York on May 21-22. | | | 07:05 EDT | | AAPL | Senate report says Apple avoided paying taxes on $44B of income, Politico says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 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 | | |
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