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News Breaks November 26, 2012 13:16 EDT GOOG, AMZN Google reduces cloud data prices, InformationWeek reports Google (GOOG) has lowered prices on its virtual servers by 5% in an attempt to obtain more customers for its new cloud data service, according to InformationWeek ,which interviewed Shailesh Rao, director of new products and solutions in the Google Enterprise unit. Google has also added 36 levels of data storage from which customers can choose, the publication added. Reference Link News For GOOG;AMZN From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on GOOG;AMZN the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | all recent news | >> May 21, 2013 10:42 EDT GOOG Google tests support at $900, levels to watch The shares have had an amazing run-up over the last month, gaining nearly 14% in the process. Today, support at the $900 level is being tested with shares having broken that level to reach $897.61 and then bouncing slightly back above $900. If the stock can close back above $900 today, it will have passed the first test of support at this area. If it fails to do so, it could give bears in the stock an opportunity to sell and chase out longs in the name. First support today is at the session low at $897.61. Resistance is at $903.87. 09:07 EDT AMZN Amazon.ca introduces Amazon Cloud Drive for Canada All customers get 5 GB of free storage. Additional storage plans start at C$10 a year, the company said. 05:33 EDT AMZN Amazon Web Services achieves FedRAMP compliance for AWS GovCloud Amazon Web Services, or AWS, an Amazon.com company, announced AWS GovCloud and all U.S. AWS Regions have received an Agency Authority to Operate, or ATO, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, requirements at the Moderate impact level. FedRAMP is a U.S. government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. With this distinction, AWS has demonstrated it can meet the extensive FedRAMP security requirements and as a result, an even wider range of government customers can leverage AWS's secure environment to store, process, and protect a diverse array of sensitive government data. Leveraging the HHS authorization, all U.S. government agencies now have the information they need to evaluate AWS for their applications and workloads, provide their own authorizations to use AWS, and transition workloads into the AWS environment. May 20, 2013 16:02 EDT GOOG Options Update; May 20, 2013 Subscribe for More Information 09:40 EDT GOOG Active equity option families trading Subscribe for More Information 07:53 EDT GOOG Google ex-employee claims evidence of U.K. tax evasion, FT says Subscribe for More Information May 17, 2013 16:00 EDT GOOG Options Update; May 17, 2013 Subscribe for More Information 14:03 EDT GOOG Market set to finish week with gains after Cisco results, comments 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 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 07:10 EDT AMZN, GOOG U.K. to question Amazon over income tax, Reuters reports Subscribe for More Information 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 06:36 EDT GOOG Google to add new apps to Google Glass, NY Times says Subscribe for More Information 06:12 EDT AMZN Apple losing its edge as innovator, poll shows, Bloomberg reports Subscribe for More Information 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. May 16, 2013 18:42 EDT GOOG Google sent letter by Congress over Glass privacy issues, WSJ reports Subscribe for More Information 14:01 EDT GOOG Options Update; May 16, 2013 Subscribe for More Information 13:05 EDT GOOG Spending on Apple, Android video games jumped in Q1, AllThingsD says In the first quarter spending on video games for Apple (AAPL) and Android devices increased significantly versus the previous quarter, while spending on video games for traditional handheld consoles fell meaningfully, research firms IDC and App Annie found, according to AllThingsD. Consumers spent three times more on games for smartphones and tablets than on games for traditional handheld consoles last quarter, the website stated. Reference Link 10:25 EDT GOOG Microsoft discussing 'glasses' tech with Vuzix, NY Post says Subscribe for More Information 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | all recent news | >> Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.