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| January 4, 2013 |
| 14:33 EDT |  | RIG, GOOG, ZIP, BP, CAR | Market set for strong weekly gain after lawmakers avoid cliff
Stocks surged this week after Congress passed a law that enabled the country to avert the fiscal cliff for now. The deal increased taxes on dividends and capital gains by relatively small amounts, but pushed off the debate on the debt ceiling and sequestration... MACRO NEWS: Congress passed and the president signed a bill that averted the fiscal cliff for at least a couple of months. The Fed, however, rattled investors a bit after the central bank's minutes revealed that several Fed members want it to slow or stop asset purchases later this year... The U.S. economy added 155,000 non-farm jobs last month, roughly in-line with economists' estimates... HSBC's December purchasing managers' index for China came in at 51.5, a 19 month high. The reading led to increased speculation that the Chinese economy is rebounding... COMPANY NEWS: The FTC concluded its investigation of Google's (GOOG) businesses practices and decided not to force the tech giant to make major changes to its search results. Google, however, will have to make it easier for its customers to advertise on other websites. In addition, companies will be able to prevent some of their content from appearing on Google's websites... Avis (CAR) bought Zipcar (ZIP) for $12.25 per share in cash, or about $500M... Transocean (RIG) announced that it would pay $1.4B as part of a settlement of its liability arising from the 2010 oil spill at BP's (BP) Macondo well. |
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| May 24, 2013 |
| 16:00 EDT |  | GOOG | Options Update; May 24, 2013
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| 15:37 EDT |  | GOOG | Google plans wireless networks in Africa, Asia, WSJ reports
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| 09:43 EDT | | GOOG | Active equity option families trading
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| 07:49 EDT | | GOOG | Rumors of Google interest in Waze unfounded, TechCrunch says
After Bloomberg, citing "people familiar with the matter," said Google (GOOG) is considering a bid for map and traffic app maker Waze, TechCrunch countered that multiple credible sources it contacted "have poured cold water on the Google rumor." Facebook (FB) and Apple (AAPL) have previously been suggested as expressing interest in Waze, but the Bloomberg report said Apple was not among the "large tech companies” that have recently approached Waze, TechCrunch noted. Reference Link |
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| 07:44 EDT | | GOOG | Facebook delays release of HTC First phone in Europe, FT reports
Facebook delayed release of its customized Android phone in Europe, following negative customer feedback in the U.S., reports the Financial Times. The new HTC First was released in the U.S. last month.Reference Link |
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| 07:33 EDT | | GOOG | Google ad sales draws FTC probe, Reuters reports
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| 07:20 EDT | | GOOG | Facebook may face bidding war with Google for Waze, Bloomberg says
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| 07:11 EDT | | GOOG | Google seems to be copying Amazon's moves, WSJ reports
Google (GOOG) increasingly appears to be following Amazon.com’s (AMZN) lead. Last year, Amazon rolled out AmazonSupply, an e-commerce site featuring industrial goods, and Google followed suit this January, reports the Wall Street Journal.Reference Link |
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| 06:21 EDT | | GOOG | AU Optronics to supply panels for next-generation Nexus 7, DigiTimes says
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| 06:10 EDT | | GOOG | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
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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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| 18:41 EDT | | CAR | Hertz, Avis suing Chicago over airport facility costs, Bloomberg says
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| 17:54 EDT | | 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 | 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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| 12:52 EDT | | 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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| 12:24 EDT |  | RIG | Transocean management to meet with Jefferies
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