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| November 2, 2012 |
| 14:14 EDT |  | AAPL, AIG, TRV, CB, ACE, HIG, TWGP, TRIP, PCLN, SBUX, NFLX | Market set to end week higher as earnings, China data boost shares
Stocks are set to end the abbreviated trading week slightly higher, as better than expected earnings from a number of companies and positive Chinese economic data lifted shares, despite the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy and uncertainty about the upcoming U.S. elections... MACRO NEWS: Hurricane Sandy killed at least 98 people; left millions without electricity in the New York area; flooded Lower Manhattan, the New Jersey Shore, and other areas; knocked out much of the region's mass transportation infrastructure for several days; forced stock exchanges to close on Monday and Tuesday; and caused a gasoline shortage. Hurricane Sandy will probably cost insurance companies a total of $10B-$20B, research firm Equecat said... The economy created 171,000 net new non-farm jobs last month, versus the consensus estimate of 125,000. Meanwhile, China reported earlier in the week that its Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 50.2 in October from 49.8 in September... COMPANY NEWS: Starbucks (SBUX), Priceline.com (PCLN) and TripAdvisor (TRIP) all reported higher than expected third quarter profits... Apple's (AAPL) iPad mini went on sale, but in Asia a smaller number of people appeared to be waiting in line to purchase the device than during previous Apple product launches, Reuters reported... Billionaire investor Carl Icahn announced that he had acquired a 9.9% stake in Netflix (NFLX) and said the company was undervalued. Netflix may become a takeover target for a giant tech company, Icahn added. |
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| May 17, 2013 |
| 16:00 EDT |  | AAPL | Options Update; May 17, 2013
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| 12:13 EDT |  | AAPL | Samsung says S4 sales to reach 10M next week, Korea Times says
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| 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 |
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| 11:05 EDT | | AAPL | Apple devices approves for use on U.S. military networks, Bloomberg says
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| 09:57 EDT |  | AAPL | Apple devices approved for use by Pentagon, Bloomberg reports
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| 09:37 EDT | | NFLX, AAPL | Active equity option families trading on open
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| 08:53 EDT |  | AIG | JPMorgan's life insurance analyst holds an analyst/industry conference call
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| 07:11 EDT | | AAPL | Apple to suggest tax reform for offshore cash, Bloomberg reports
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| 06:43 EDT | | AAPL | Apple disputing government's e-book allegations, NY Times says
Apple (AAPL) is aggressively combating the U.S. government's contention that it pushed Amazon.com (AMZN) and publishers to raise e-book prices,The New York Times reported yesterday, citing court papers filed this week. Amazon and publishing companies were already looking to use a different pricing model before Apple joined the e-book business in 2000, the newspaper quotes Apple as stating. A trial over the Justice Department's lawsuit against Apple regarding e-book pricing is slated to start June 3, the newspaper noted. Reference Link |
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| 06:12 EDT | | AAPL | Apple losing its edge as innovator, poll shows, Bloomberg reports
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| 06:06 EDT | | AAPL | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
WALL STREET JOURNAL: A so-so Q1 earnings season hasn't dented investors' enthusiasm for stocks as prices have been rising, with the DJIA up 16% for the year and 4.2% since earnings season began April 8, the Wall Street Journal reports...JPMorgan Chase (JPM), in a last-ditch effort to beat back activist investors, sent a letter to shareholders who have yet to vote on the nonbinding proposal ahead of the May 21 annual meeting, urging them to reject a proposal to split the chairman and CEO roles held by James Dimon, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Amazon.com (AMZN) will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the U.K. justify its low corporate income tax bill, Reuters reports...J.C. Penney (JCP) CEO Ullman says that the department store chain is emerging from what he called an abyss but warned he needs time to fix the issues of the retailer, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Apple (AAPL), which holds $102B in cash and investments outside the U.S., will suggest changes to corporate-tax laws to encourage companies to bring more cash into the country, Bloomberg reports...Fiat’s (FIATY) deliberations over moving its headquarters to the U.S. after a merger with Chrysler Group LLC. raised concern among Italian unions and politicians about the plans of the country’s biggest manufacturer. CEO Marchionne is considering the move because Fiat’s main sources of revenue and profit are shifting to North America, Bloomberg reports. |
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| May 16, 2013 |
| 16:22 EDT | | AIG | Forest City, AIG form strategic equity partnership for project in Dallas
Forest City Enterprises (FCE.A, FCE.B) announced that it has closed a strategic capital partnership with AIG Global Real Estate (AIG) for the development of 3700M, a 381-unit apartment project in the West Village neighborhood of Dallas. Forest City and AIG will share ownership and fund the equity requirements for the project, which began construction in December 2012 and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2014. |
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| 15:27 EDT |  | PCLN | priceline.com slips lower in late-day trading, levels to watch
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| 14:01 EDT | | AAPL | Options Update; May 16, 2013
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| 13:05 EDT | | AAPL | Spending on Apple, Android video games jumped in Q1, AllThingsD says
In the first quarter spending on video games for Apple (AAPL) and Android devices increased significantly versus the previous quarter, while spending on video games for traditional handheld consoles fell meaningfully, research firms IDC and App Annie found, according to AllThingsD. Consumers spent three times more on games for smartphones and tablets than on games for traditional handheld consoles last quarter, the website stated. Reference Link |
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| 12:09 EDT | | ACE | ACE boosts dividend 4% to 51c per share
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| 10:20 EDT | | AAPL | Apple reverses sharply higher after breaking below $420
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| 10:03 EDT |  | AAPL | On The Fly: Analyst Initiation Summary
Today's noteworthy initiations include: Amazon.com (AMZN) initiated with a Buy at Lazard Capital... Apple (AAPL) initiated with a Neutral at Susquehanna... Churchill Downs (CHDN) initiated with a Buy at Brean Capital... Interpublic Group (IPG) initiated with an Overweight at Evercore... Monarch Casino (MCRI) initiated with a Buy at Brean Capital... Stillwater Mining (SWC) coverage resumed with an Outperform at Wells Fargo... Wabtec (WAB) initiated with an Overweight at Atlantic Equities... eBay (EBAY) initiated with a Buy at Lazard Capital... Dangdang (DANG) initiated with a Buy at BofA/Merrill... Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE) coverage resumed with a Neutral at JPMorgan... ValueClick (VCLK) initiated with an Underperform at Northland Securities... Yelp (YELP) initiated with an Outperform at Cowen. |
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| 09:44 EDT | | AAPL | Apple falls in early trading, levels to watch
The shares are down over 1.6% to $420.77. At that price, next support is at $419.85. Resistance is at $424.85. Among issues that could be contributing to the price decline are continued cutting of postions by hedge funds long the stock, a news item that Apple and its supplier Foxconn are violating work-hour laws in China, and a U.S. Senate inquiry into its treatment of taxes and non-patriated foreign profits. |
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| 09:36 EDT | | NFLX, AAPL | Active equity option families trading on open
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