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| February 21, 2013 |
| 07:50 EDT |  | MSFT, AMZN | Microsoft Azure passses Amazon's cloud in tests, Network World reports
Microsoft (MSFT) Azure's cloud outperformed Amazon (AMZN) Web Services in a series of tests conducted by Nasuni, a storage vendor that annually benchmarks cloud service providers (CSPs), reports Network World. While Azure's cloud is faster at uploading and downloading files to the cloud, Amazon still more scalable, storage provider, the study found. Reference Link |
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| May 17, 2013 |
| 10:17 EDT |  | MSFT | Microsoft continues its quiet stealth rally, levels to watch
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| 08:29 EDT |  | MSFT | JPMorgan's business and information services analyst holds a conference call
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| 07:10 EDT | | AMZN | U.K. to question Amazon over income tax, Reuters reports
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| 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 |
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| 06:12 EDT | | AMZN | Apple losing its edge as innovator, poll shows, Bloomberg reports
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| 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. |
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| May 16, 2013 |
| 10:25 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft discussing 'glasses' tech with Vuzix, NY Post says
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| 10:03 EDT |  | AMZN | On The Fly: Analyst Initiation Summary
Today's noteworthy initiations include: Amazon.com (AMZN) initiated with a Buy at Lazard Capital... Apple (AAPL) initiated with a Neutral at Susquehanna... Churchill Downs (CHDN) initiated with a Buy at Brean Capital... Interpublic Group (IPG) initiated with an Overweight at Evercore... Monarch Casino (MCRI) initiated with a Buy at Brean Capital... Stillwater Mining (SWC) coverage resumed with an Outperform at Wells Fargo... Wabtec (WAB) initiated with an Overweight at Atlantic Equities... eBay (EBAY) initiated with a Buy at Lazard Capital... Dangdang (DANG) initiated with a Buy at BofA/Merrill... Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE) coverage resumed with a Neutral at JPMorgan... ValueClick (VCLK) initiated with an Underperform at Northland Securities... Yelp (YELP) initiated with an Outperform at Cowen. |
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| 09:24 EDT |  | AMZN | Amazon.com expands content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal
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| 07:02 EDT | | MSFT | YouTube demands that Microsoft pull YouTube app, The Verge reports
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| 06:46 EDT | | AMZN | Amazon.com initiated with a Buy at Lazard Capital
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| 06:23 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft second-generation Surface to be between $249-$299, DigiTimes says
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| 06:21 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft to launch 8-inch Surface in June, Digitimes says
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| 05:59 EDT | | MSFT | High tech firms involved in immigration battle, WSJ reports
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| May 15, 2013 |
| 17:46 EDT | | AMZN | SAC Capital gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Discovery (DISCA), Liberty Global (LBTYA), Liberty Media (LMCA), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), and Cubist (CBST). INCREASED STAKES: Suncor (SU), EQT Corporation (EQT), Amazon.com (AMZN), Visa (V), and GNC Holdings (GNC). DECREASED STAKES: News Corp. (NWSA), Facebook (FB), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), and Avago (AVGO). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Coach (COH), Dover (DOV), and Virgin Media (VMED), . |
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| 17:09 EDT | | MSFT | Greenlight gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Oil States International (OIS), Hess (HES), Spirit (SPR), IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI), and Capital Bank (CBF). INCREASED STAKES: Apple (AAPL). DECREASED STAKES: Microsoft (MSFT), Seagate (STX), Delphi (DLPH), CBS (CBS), and Computer Sciences (CSC). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Ensco (ESV), Xerox (XRX), Yahoo (YHOO), NVR (NVR), and Google (GOOG). |
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| 16:08 EDT | | MSFT | Google sites lead U.S. April searches with 66.5% of searches, comScore says
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| 13:26 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft to grow tablet sales outlets by about 50% in Japan, Nikkei says
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| 11:37 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft replacing Xbox points with gift cards, currency, The Verge reports
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| 08:19 EDT | | AMZN | Amazon paid $3.7M tax in U.K.on $6.B in sales, Reuters reports
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