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News Breaks January 25, 2013 07:57 EDT MNST, MSFT Stocks with implied volatility movement; MNST MSFT Stocks with implied volatility movement; Monster Beverage (MNST), Microsoft (MSFT) according to iVolatility. News For MNST;MSFT From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on MNST;MSFT the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. 1 | 2 | 3 | all recent news | >> June 18, 2013 16:13 EDT MNST AMA adopts policy supporting ban of marketing energy drinks to kids The American Medical Association, or AMA, announced that it voted during its Annual Meeting to adopt several new policies on emerging issues in public health and science. Among the policies adopted was support for a ban of the marketing of high stimulant/caffeine drinks to adolescents under the age of 18. "Energy drinks contain massive and excessive amounts of caffeine that may lead to a host of health problems in young people, including heart problems, and banning companies from marketing these products to adolescents is a common sense action that we can take to protect the health of American kids," said AMA board member Alexander Ding, M.D. The Fly notes that Forbes reported earlier this week that the AMA might endorse such a ban. 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 15:49 EDT MSFT NVIDIA said to remain supplier for some Surface RT versions, Bloomberg says Subscribe for More Information 15:47 EDT MSFT Microsoft said to have added Qualcomm as supplier for Surface RT, Bloomberg says Subscribe for More Information 15:23 EDT MNST AMA calls for ban on advertising energy drinks to kids, Bloomberg says Subscribe for More Information 10:34 EDT MSFT Microsoft selling tablets to schools for huge discounts, ZDNet says Subscribe for More Information 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 07:42 EDT MSFT O'Reilly Media to hold a conference Subscribe for More Information 07:29 EDT MSFT Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association to host a conference Subscribe for More Information 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 June 17, 2013 18:35 EDT MSFT Mircosoft's Xbox 360 top selling U.S. console in May Subscribe for More Information 17:36 EDT MSFT Microsoft awarded $412.24M government contract Subscribe for More Information 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 08:08 EDT MNST Monster Beverage weakness on AMA headlines overdone, says Goldman Goldman believes weakness in Monster Beverage shares following American Medical Association, or AMA, reports that it may endorse a ban on sales and marketing of energy drinks seems overdone. The analyst said the proposal does not contain new information and the AMA requested additional studies to better understand the issue. 07:11 EDT MSFT Apple received nearly 5,000 data requests in six months, Reuters reports Subscribe for More Information June 14, 2013 12:57 EDT MNST Monster Beverage puts active on report AMA may ban energy drinks Subscribe for More Information 12:43 EDT MNST On The Fly: Midday Wrap Subscribe for More Information 11:22 EDT MNST Monster Beverage down more than 3% after Forbes says AMA may ban energy drinks Subscribe for More Information 11:21 EDT MNST AMA could endorse ban of 'high energy' drinks, Forbes reports The American Medical Association may endorse sales and advertising bans of “high-energy/stimulant drinks” to consumers under 18 years old, due to an increase in emergency room visits "linked to the consumption of 'stimulant' drinks," which are made by companies including Monster Beverage (MNST) and PepsiCo (PEP), according to Forbes. Reference Link 11:18 EDT MNST AMA could endorse ban on high-energy drinks, Forbes says Reference Link 1 | 2 | 3 | all recent news | >> Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.