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| December 9, 2012 |
| 20:14 EDT |  | SCOR, AMZN, EBAY, BBY | comScore: U.S. online holiday spending up 13% for 1st 37 days of shopping season
comScore reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 37 days of the November–December 2012 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date $26.6B has been spent online, marking a 13-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year. The most recent week saw three individual days eclipse $1B in spending – Monday, Dec. 3 ($1.117B), Tuesday, Dec. 4 ($1.362B) and Wednesday, Dec. 5 ($1.051B) – bringing the total number of billion dollar spending days for the season to seven. |
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| May 17, 2013 |
| 12:00 EDT |  | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; FSLR BBY
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| 07:10 EDT |  | AMZN | U.K. to question Amazon over income tax, Reuters reports
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| 06:43 EDT | | AMZN | 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 | | AMZN | Apple losing its edge as innovator, poll shows, Bloomberg reports
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| 06:06 EDT | | AMZN | 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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| 05:55 EDT | | SCOR | comScore, Nielsen battle for clients, WSJ reports
Companies that measure the reach of online ads are battling for clients, reports the Wall Street Journal. The latest is ad-buying giants Starcom MediaVest Group and ZenithOptimedia saying they signed on to use comScore's (SCOR) online advertising ratings system, a blow to TV ratings leader Nielsen,(NLSN) which offers advertisers a comparable service. The ad-buying firms, both of which are owned by Publicis Groupe (PUBGY) had been testing both services.Reference Link |
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| May 16, 2013 |
| 11:37 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; AMD BBY
AMD (AMD) October 4.5 call volatility increased 4% to 58, Best Buy (BBY) June 30 call option implied volatility increased 3% to 63 according to IVolatility. |
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| 10:21 EDT | | BBY | Best Buy volatility elevated shares near one-year high into Q1
Best Buy May weekly call option implied volatility is at 71, June is at 61, July is at 55, September is at 51 of 50 is above its 26-week average of 59 according to Track Data, suggesting large near term price movement into the expected release of Q1 earnings on May 20. |
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| 10:03 EDT |  | AMZN, EBAY | 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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| 09:42 EDT |  | BBY | Best Buy estimates lowered at ITG Research
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| 09:24 EDT | | AMZN | Amazon.com expands content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal
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| 06:46 EDT | | EBAY | eBay initiated with a Buy at Lazard Capital
Target $65. |
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| 06:46 EDT | | AMZN | Amazon.com initiated with a Buy at Lazard Capital
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| May 15, 2013 |
| 17:46 EDT | | AMZN | SAC Capital gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Discovery (DISCA), Liberty Global (LBTYA), Liberty Media (LMCA), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), and Cubist (CBST). INCREASED STAKES: Suncor (SU), EQT Corporation (EQT), Amazon.com (AMZN), Visa (V), and GNC Holdings (GNC). DECREASED STAKES: News Corp. (NWSA), Facebook (FB), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), and Avago (AVGO). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Coach (COH), Dover (DOV), and Virgin Media (VMED), . |
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| 16:08 EDT | | SCOR | Google sites lead U.S. April searches with 66.5% of searches, comScore says
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| 11:45 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; JCP BBY
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| 09:44 EDT | | BBY | Best Buy Q1results likley below consensus, says Wedbush
Wedbush expects Best Buy to report Q1 pro-forma results below consensus due to the reclassification of Best Buy Europe as discontinued operations. The firm expects Best Buy's cash flow to decline and continued margin erosion to result in lower earnings. The firm rates shares an Underperform with a $9 price target. |
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| 08:56 EDT | | EBAY | Apple fingerprint sensor seems confirmed by PayPal exec, BGR says
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| 08:19 EDT | | AMZN | Amazon paid $3.7M tax in U.K.on $6.B in sales, Reuters reports
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| May 14, 2013 |
| 11:51 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; JCP BBY
J.C. Penney (JCP) June 21 call volatility increased 2% to 60, Best Buy (BBY) June 31 call option implied volatility decreased 2% to 59 according to IVolatility. |
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