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News Breaks | | | | January 15, 2013 | | 16:24 EDT |  | FB, GOOG, MSFT, YELP, AAPL, DELL, EXPR, ENOC, CWTR | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were mixed, with the Dow and S&P 500 gaining in the second half of the session to close in positive territory. Tech headlines dominated the day, as a Facebook (FB) event at 1 pm ET prompted heavy volume trading of shares of the social network. Aside from Facebook, volume was fairly light again ahead of earnings reports due tomorrow morning from a number of financial giants... ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., the January Empire State Manufacturing Survey from the New York Fed rose slightly to -7.78 from last month's -8.10 reading, but missed forecasts for a rise to 0.00. The Commerce Department said retail sales increased 0.5% in December, versus the expected increase of 0.2%. Producer prices fell 0.2% during last month, versus the expected decrease of 0.1%. Business inventories grew 0.3% in November, matching expectations... COMPANY NEWS: Facebook unveiled "Graph Search," which will be rolled out in a limited beta test beginning today. The search feature is designed to answer questions in a way particular to the user based on information in their own Facebook feed and those of their friends, but is a supplement, not a replacement, for traditional web searches like Google's (GOOG). In fact, Facebook announced that Microsoft's (MSFT) Bing is a partner in the new tool. Shares of Facebook slipped 85c, or 2.74%, to $30.10 on the day on trading volume nearly three times the stock's average... Apple's (AAPL) move below $500 garnered significant attention amid some conflicting analyst commentary. Research firm Nomura lowered its estimates and price target for Apple, while Sterne Agee, Jefferies and RW Baird all made positive comments and Apple closed down $15.83, or 3.15%, at $485.92... Dell (DELL) gained another 88c, or 7.16%, to $13.17 a day after rising on a Bloomberg report that said the company was in talks to go private. A Wall Street Journal report said TPG Capital and Silver Lake Partners are involved in a potential bid for Dell and Reuters added that talks with Silver Lake are in "advanced" stages. Analyst commentary on the possibility of a deal getting done was mixed, though Deutsche Bank said a deal could be done at $15-$16 per share while Jefferies said a deal could be done between $15-$17 per share... MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers were Express (EXPR), up $3.34 or 23.76%, to $17.40 after raising its Q4 and FY12 EPS views, and EnerNOC (ENOC), up $3.20, or 25.48%, to $15.76 following an EPA final ruling on emission control requirements for backup diesel generators. Among the noteworthy losers was Coldwater Creek (CWTR), down $1.13, or 22.60%, to $3.87 after lowering its Q4 EPS view. Also lower were shares of Yelp (YELP), down $1.36, or 6.19%, to $20.61 after Facebook announced its new Graph Search feature... INDICES: The Dow was up 27.57, or 0.20%, to 13,534.89; the Nasdaq was down 6.72, or 0.22%, to 3,110.78; and the S&P 500 was up 1.66, or 0.11%, to 1,472.34. | |
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| May 17, 2013 | | 16:00 EDT |  | GOOG, AAPL | Options Update; May 17, 2013
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 14:03 EDT | | DELL, GOOG | Market set to finish week with gains after Cisco results, comments
Subscribe for More Information | | | 12:13 EDT |  | AAPL | Samsung says S4 sales to reach 10M next week, Korea Times says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 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 | | | 11:05 EDT | | AAPL | Apple devices approves for use on U.S. military networks, Bloomberg says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:17 EDT |  | MSFT | Microsoft continues its quiet stealth rally, levels to watch
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:57 EDT |  | AAPL | Apple devices approved for use by Pentagon, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:38 EDT | | GOOG | Google rises following price target bump, levels to watch
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:37 EDT | | GOOG, AAPL | Active equity option families trading on open
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:53 EDT |  | GOOG | Google price target raised to $1,065 from $875 at Argus
Subscribe for More Information | | | | 08:29 EDT |  | MSFT, DELL | JPMorgan's business and information services analyst holds a conference call
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:02 EDT | | DELL | Dell results could increase votes for Silver Lake offer, says Wells Fargo
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:11 EDT | | AAPL | Apple to suggest tax reform for offshore cash, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:10 EDT | | GOOG | U.K. to question Amazon over income tax, Reuters reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:51 EDT | | FB | Facebook volatility at low end of historic range
Subscribe for More Information | | | 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 | | | 06:36 EDT | | FB, GOOG | Google to add new apps to Google Glass, NY Times says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:12 EDT | | AAPL | Apple losing its edge as innovator, poll shows, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 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. | | | May 16, 2013 | | 18:42 EDT | | GOOG | Google sent letter by Congress over Glass privacy issues, WSJ reports
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