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| December 6, 2012 |
| 12:22 EDT |  | ALGN, T, DB, VRA, AKAM, ZNGA, AAPL | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were higher at midday as jobless claims came back down a bit from their storm-driven elevated levels. The market opened slightly lower as the S&P and Nasdaq were once again weighed down by Apple's (AAPL) stock continuing yesterday's descent. As Apple pared its losses and moved back into positive ground so did the Nasdaq, making the index the morning's biggest winner with an increase of over 0.6%... ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., initial jobless claims fell 25,000 to 370,000, versus expectations for claims to fall to 380,000. Also, Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that planned layoffs were up 34% in November compared to the prior year. In Europe, the European Central Bank and Bank of England both kept their benchmark interest rates unchanged and did not announce new stimulus measures. The ECB also lowered its growth and inflation forecasts for 2013... COMPANY NEWS: Three former Deutsche Bank (DB) employees told U.S. regulators that the bank hid as much as $12B in losses during the financial crisis, according to The Financial Times, though the company disputed the allegations... Apple, which is always in focus as such a large component of the Nasdaq 100, managed to dominate the spotlight for a second day in a row after CEO Tim Cook said the company will produce one of its existing lines of Macs in the U.S. next year... MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers were Akamai (AKAM), up over 9% after announcing a partnership with AT&T (T), and Zynga (ZNGA), up nearly 8% after the Wall Street Journal reported the company has filed paperwork in Nevada for real money games. Among the noteworthy losers were Vera Bradley (VRA), down 12% after its guidance missed estimates, and Align Technology (ALGN), down about 5% after saying it now expects EPS and revenue for it current quarter to come in at the lower end of its previous guidance... INDICES: Near noon, the Dow was up 8.98, or 0.07%, to 13,043.47; the Nasdaq was up 18.29, or 0.62%, to 2,991.99; and the S&P 500 was up 2.48, or 0.18%, to 1,411.76. |
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| May 21, 2013 |
| 16:04 EDT |  | AAPL | Options Update; May 21, 2013
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| 11:01 EDT |  | ZNGA | Zynga price target raised to $3.50 from $2.75 at Piper Jaffray
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| 10:03 EDT |  | VRA | Vera Bradley initiated with a Buy at Standpoint Research
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| 10:00 EDT |  | DB | On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary
Today's noteworthy downgrades include: Acquity Group (AQ) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Roth Capital... Beazer Homes (BZH) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee... CME Group (CME) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie... Carnival (CCL) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS... Coach (COH) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley... Deutsche Bank (DB) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan... First Republic Bank (FRC) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies... Franklin Resources (BEN) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie... Life Technologies (LIFE) downgraded to Underperform from Outperform at CLSA... Oil States (OIS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee... Raymond James (RJF) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo... VF Corp. (VFC) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo... WellCare (WCG) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman... Huaneng Power (HNP) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup... Comerica (CMA) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at DA Davidson... Beazer Homes (BZH) downgraded at Sterne Agee... Oil States (OIS) downgraded at Sterne Agee... eHealth (EHTH) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Lazard Capital... Carnival (CCL) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo... Warner Chilcott (WCRX) downgraded to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna. |
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| 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 |
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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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| 08:12 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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| 07:56 EDT |  | DB | Qatar buys stakes in Deutsche Bank, VTB, FT reports
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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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| 05:46 EDT | | DB | Thomson Reuters, others to challenge Bloomberg messaging, WSJ reports
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| 05:42 EDT | | DB | Deutsche Bank downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan
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| 05:36 EDT |  | T | AT&T provides statement regarding Oklahoma tornado
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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
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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 | | AAPL | Options Update; May 20, 2013
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| 15:51 EDT | | ALGN | Align Technology downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Barrington
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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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