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| November 13, 2012 |
| 16:29 EDT |  | TROX, BAC, HD, AMD, MBI, AKS, GBX, MSFT | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were unable to rally after the major averages spent the majority of the day near their starting points. The U.S. reported its October federal budget at midday and the market met the data with a shrug. Dow member Cisco Systems (CSCO) is among those reporting earnings after today's close... ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., October's budget deficit grew to $120B from a $98.5B shortfall a month ago. Analysts forecast a $113B deficit for October. In Europe, euro-zone leaders failed to agree on the release of the latest round of aid for Greece, though the nation was granted a two-year extension by the EU to repay its current bailout loans... COMPANY NEWS: Home Depot (HD) reported better than expected earnings before the bell and outpaced all members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, advancing $2.22, or 3.63%, to $63.38... Microsoft (MSFT) saw shares trade down 90c, or 3.22%, to $27.09 after the head of its Windows unit resigned, though Stifel Nicolaus suggested that the departure could help the company over the long term... Shares of MBIA (MBI) slipped $1.60, or 19.02%, to $6.81 after midday news broke that Bank of America (BAC) commenced a debt tender offer in a bid to stop MBIA from getting consent from bondholders to make certain changes to its bond covenants... MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers was Greenbrier (GBX), up $2.78, or 19.93%, to $16.73 after activist investor Carl Icahn reported a 9.99% stake in the company and called shares undervalued. Also higher were shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which spiked as high as $2.26 but closed up 10c, or 5.03%, at $2.09 after Reuters said the company has hired JPMorgan (JPM) to explore options potentially including the sale of patents or an outright sale of the company. Among the noteworthy losers was Tronox (TROX), down $3.54, or 18.91%, to $15.18 after the company reported Q3 earnings that missed consensus estimates, though the company's CEO said he sees sales increasing in 2013. Also lower were shares of AK Steel (AKS), down 96c, or 17.58%, to $4.50 after the company warned its Q4 losses are likely to be worse than analysts estimated... INDICES: The Dow lost 58.90, or 0.46%, to 12,756.18; the Nasdaq fell 20.37, or 0.70%, to 2,883.89; and the S&P 500 shed 5.50, or 0.40%, to 1,374.53. |
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| June 18, 2013 |
| 16:12 EDT |  | MSFT | Microsoft adds Qualcomm as Surface RT supplier, Bloomberg says
Microsoft (MSFT) will use Qualcomm (QCOM) chips in its updated Surface RT tablet, reports Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the company's plans. The report also cites a source that says Nvidia's (NVDA) Tegra chip will continue to be used for some versions of the Surface. Reference Link |
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| 15:49 EDT |  | MSFT | NVIDIA said to remain supplier for some Surface RT versions, Bloomberg says
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| 15:47 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft said to have added Qualcomm as supplier for Surface RT, Bloomberg says
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| 10:34 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft selling tablets to schools for huge discounts, ZDNet says
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| 08:07 EDT |  | AKS | AK Steel risk/reward remains favorable, says Wells Fargo
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| 07:42 EDT | | MSFT | May U.S. retail video game sales fall 25%, Bloomberg reports
U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories tumbled 25% to $386.3M this past May, with overall hardware sales down 31% from last year to $96M, reported Bloomberg citing data from NPD Group. Reference Link |
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| 07:42 EDT |  | MSFT | O'Reilly Media to hold a conference
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| 07:35 EDT | | HD | Cree LED bulbs still most popular at Home Depot, says Susquehanna
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| 07:29 EDT | | MSFT, BAC | Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association to host a conference
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| 06:17 EDT | | MSFT | Taiwan tablet sales to reach 2M units in 2013, DigiTimes reports
Tablet demand in the Taiwan market is set to reach 2M units in 2013, reports DigiTimes, according to a Far EasTone Telecommunications Officer. Maxwell Cheng said the forecast for tablet sales volume in 2013 is set to double the level in 2012, with the 7-inch models estimated to account for 70%-80% of solid tablets. Reference Link |
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| June 17, 2013 |
| 18:35 EDT | | MSFT | Mircosoft's Xbox 360 top selling U.S. console in May
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| 17:36 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft awarded $412.24M government contract
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| 12:12 EDT | | MSFT | Skype video messaging now available for Windows, smartphones and tablets
Skype has launched its video messaging app to users of any platform or device such as Windows products, smartphones and tablets free of charge, the company announced in a blog post. Reference Link |
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| 10:22 EDT | | BAC | Bank of America reports May card write-offs 4.03% vs. 4.55% last month
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| 08:32 EDT |  | AKS | AK Steel sees Q2 EPS (38c)-(33c), consensus (8c)
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| 08:31 EDT | | AKS | AK Steel sees Q2 shipments to increase 4%-5% to 1.34M-1.36M tons
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| 07:13 EDT | | BAC | Bank profits seen hurt by rising rates with no growth, Bloomberg reports
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| 07:11 EDT | | MSFT | Apple received nearly 5,000 data requests in six months, Reuters reports
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| 06:14 EDT | | BAC | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
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| 05:54 EDT |  | MBI | Stocks with implied volatility below IV index mean; MBI SFD
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