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| February 4, 2013 |
| 06:04 EDT |  | NSANY, AMZN, TM, MSFT, BA, GOOG, F | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Ford (F) expects to spend $5B this year shoring up its pension funds. The automaker is one of a who's who of U.S. companies pouring cash into pension plans now being battered by record low interest rates...Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon.com (AMZN) have battled each other for dominance in mobile gadgets and Web searches. The latest front in their war is invisible: computing horsepower, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Japan Airlines Co. said it will talk to Boeing (BA) about compensation for the grounding of the 787 Dreamliner, adding that the idling of its jets would cost it about $8M from its earnings through to the end of March, Reuters reports...Recent moves by Japan's two largest automakers, Toyota (TM) and Nissan (NSANY), suggest that the electric car, after more than 100 years of development and several brief revivals, still is not ready for prime time, and may never be, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Investment returns earned by “mega” public pensions, with assets of more than $5B, topped those of the smaller plans by almost 1% last year. Big government-employee pensions reported median returns of 13.43% for the year. Funds with less than $1B in assets had median returns of 12.47%, according to Wilshire Associates, Bloomberg reports...Stocks in the world’s developed nations posted the best start to a year in two decades, a sign the global economy is poised to accelerate after contractions in Japan, the U.S. and Europe, if history is a guide. The MSCI World Index of stocks in 24 markets gained 5% in January, the most since 1994, Bloomberg reports. |
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| May 23, 2013 |
| 20:04 EDT |  | GOOG | Google considering acquisition of Waze, Bloomberg reports
Waze is said to have fielded expressions of interest from several parties, which could create a possible bidding war, according to Bloomberg. |
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| 17:54 EDT | | MSFT, GOOG | Google loses bid to block imports of Xbox One, Bloomberg says
The ITC ruled that Microsoft's (MSFT) new Xbox One does not infringe patents held by Google's (GOOG) Motorola Mobility unit, preventing Google from getting imports of Xbox One to the U.S. blocked, reports Bloomberg. Reference Link |
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| 17:11 EDT | | GOOG, MSFT | Google loses bid to block U.S. imports of Microsoft's Xbox, Bloomberg reports
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| 17:11 EDT | | GOOG | Google facing new antitrust probe from FTC, Bloomberg says
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| 16:01 EDT |  | GOOG | VIX methodology for Google up 5% to 22.88, will face antitrust probe
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| 16:00 EDT | | GOOG | Options Update; May 23, 2013
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| 15:58 EDT | | GOOG | Google facing new FTC probe over display ad practices, Bloomberg says
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| 14:46 EDT |  | MSFT | GameStop reported solid Q1 results but uncertainty remains, says Piper Jaffray
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| 12:52 EDT | | AMZN, GOOG | Google cuts data storage prices
Google earlier today announced that it was reducing its Google App Engine data storage prices by up to 25%. Reference Link |
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| 11:51 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop says 'lots of rumors' out there about Microsoft Xbox One
GameStop says company, customers excited about Xbox One. |
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| 11:38 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop sees being able to leverage buy/sell/trade model with new consoles
GameStop (GME) says in communication with Microsoft (MSFT) about how used games and resale will be handled in respect to upcoming Xbox One. |
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| 11:22 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop believes next-gen consoles will have lower price points than last cycle
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| 11:09 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop says 'right in the middle' of opportunity presented by new consoles
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| 11:08 EDT | | BA | Boeing reports 107 new orders in weekly update
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| 10:38 EDT | | AMZN | Amazon.com makes Kindle Fire HD tablets available in over 170 countries
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| 10:10 EDT | | GOOG | Google Glass reportedly to use Samsung OLED displays, SlashGear says
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| 09:37 EDT | | GOOG | Active equity option families trading on open
Active equity option families trading on open according to Track Data: AAPL NFLX GOOG HPQ |
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| 08:53 EDT | | F | Pacer to benefit from improving auto industry, says BB&T
After U.S. automakers Ford (F) and Chrysler indicated that they would curtail their summer production breaks, BB&T expects Pacer (PACR) to benefit from a rebounding auto sector, as about 40% of its revenue comes from the sector, according to the firm. BB&T keeps a Buy rating on the stock. |
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| 08:31 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft increasing cloud services in Japan, WSJ reports
In Japan, Microsoft is expanding capacity for its Windows Azure cloud computing services for businesses, as it bets on growing corporate IT spending in the country, reports the Wall Street Journal. Reference Link |
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| 08:10 EDT | | GOOG | Google's Schmidt defends taxes in U.K., FT reports
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