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| September 17, 2012 |
| 12:18 EDT |  | GNOM, TSLA, AAPL, GRPN, DHR, ODP, THLD, IRIS, T | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were lower at midday as the United States and China traded complaints to the World Trade Organization. Stock futures, which had been weak in early trading, softened further after the disappointing Empire State manufacturing reading. The futures action led to a lower opening for the broader market and the averages have not been able to mount any semblance of a come back in light, holiday trading... ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., the New York Fed’s “Empire State” general business conditions index, which measures factory activity in the state, dropped to minus 10.41 from minus 5.85 in August. This knocked the index to its lowest level in over three years, versus economists’ expectations for an improvement to minus 2. Also, China filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization to challenge a new U.S. law on tariffs intended to combat export-promoting subsidies, hours after the U.S. said it would launch a trade complaint against China's support for car exports... COMPANY NEWS: Apple (AAPL) announced that its iPhone 5 preorders set a new record by topping 2M phones sold in 24 hours. AT&T (T) echoed Apple's sentiments, saying sales of the new phone over the weekend made it the fastest-selling iPhone yet... Office Depot (ODP) rose over 7% after activist fund Starboard took a 13% stake and said the stock was “deeply undervalued.” This comes after last week's gains, which may have been aided by private equity takeover speculation circling its peer, Staples (SPLS)... MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers were IRIS International (IRIS), up 45% to $19.47 after Danaher (DHR) agreed to acquire the company for $19.50 per share, and Complete Genomics (GNOM), up 15% to $3.06 following a deal to be purchased by BGI-Shenzhen for $3.15 per share in cash. Also higher were shares of Tesla Motors (TSLA), which rose 5% following a two notch upgrade to an Overweight rating at Morgan Stanley. Among the noteworthy losers was Threshold Pharmaceuticals (THLD), down 19% after the company said new analysis showed one of its cancer drugs did not have a statistically significant impact on overall survival in a trial. Also lower were shares of Groupon (GRPN), down 6% as the stock was added to Evercore's "Conviction Sell" list... INDICES: Near noon, the Dow was down 27.01, or 0.20%, to 13,566.36; the Nasdaq was down 7.15, or 0.22%, to 3,176.80; and the S&P 500 was down 2.43, or 0.17%, to 1,463.34. |
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| May 21, 2013 |
| 16:04 EDT |  | TSLA, AAPL | Options Update; May 21, 2013
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| 11:41 EDT | | TSLA | Options with decreasing implied volatility: SGMO WCRX NTI TSLA AMRN
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| 09:42 EDT | | TSLA, 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 08:36 EDT |  | TSLA | Tesla has held talks about bringing automobiles to Israel, Calcalist says
An Israeli auto company has spoken with Tesla (TSLA) about bringing the American automaker's products to Israel, according to Hebrew website Calcalist. Representatives from Tesla and the Israeli company have met to discuss the matter in recent months, the website stated. Reference Link |
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| 08:28 EDT | | TSLA | Tesla Motors May weekly volatility at 97, July at 57 on wide price movement
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 07:43 EDT | | T | FierceWireless to host a breakfast meeting
Pre-Conference Breakfast at CTIA 2013 is being held in Las Vegas on May 21 at 10:30 am. |
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| 07:05 EDT | | AAPL | Senate report says Apple avoided paying taxes on $44B of income, Politico says
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| 05:36 EDT |  | T | AT&T provides statement regarding Oklahoma tornado
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| May 20, 2013 |
| 17:39 EDT | | TSLA | Tesla CEO Musk says Supercharger update will be next week
In a post on his Twitter account, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that given the government loan repayment this week, probably on Wednesday, a Supercharger update will be next week. Reference Link |
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| 17:12 EDT | | AAPL | Apple has avoided paying taxes on operations for five years, U.S. Senate says
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| 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. |
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| 16:02 EDT | | TSLA, AAPL | Options Update; May 20, 2013
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| 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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| 12:04 EDT | | AAPL | Apple rumored to be testing OLED for iWatch, AppleInsider says
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| 11:56 EDT | | TSLA | Options with decreasing implied volatility: SGMO WCRX TSLA CSC SUPN
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| 09:40 EDT | | TSLA, AAPL | Active equity option families trading
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| 07:22 EDT | | DHR | Electrical Products Group to host a conference
2013 EPG Conference is being held on Longboat Key, Florida on May 20-22 with webcasted company presentations to begin on May 20 at 7:30 am; not all company presentations may be webcasted. Webcast Link |
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