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| December 28, 2012 |
| 06:09 EDT |  | RIMM, YHOO, HD, LOW, FB | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
WALL STREET JOURNAL: American consumers are worrying more about the economic outlook, according to a report by The Conference Board, suggesting they have begun focusing on possible tax increases and government spending cuts next year. Their consumer confidence index fell six percentage points in December from a month earlier to 65.1, its lowest level since August, the Wall Street Journal reports...High-frequency trading firms are fighting to fend off regulation as scrutiny of their practice of unleashing blizzards of orders coincides with repeated technical glitches in the markets, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: China announced tighter Internet controls, legalizing the deletion of posts or pages which are deemed to contain "illegal" information and requiring service providers to turn over that information to the authorities, Reuters reports...Smart investors can get things wrong in the fast-evolving technology sector, where once hot global names like Research in Motion (RIMM) and Yahoo (YHOO) can quickly become yesterday's news. One warning sign: When tech firms make acquisitions outside of its main area of expertise to move into new product lines, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Home Depot (HD) and Lowe’s Cos. (LOW) have the most at stake among retailers facing a dockworkers’ strike, with possible port closings cutting off shipments coming just before the lucrative gardening season, Bloomberg reports...IPOs this year fell to the lowest level since the financial crisis as signs of an economic slowdown and Facebook’s (FB) disappointing debut slowed demand and prompted companies to push back sales. IPOs raised $112B worldwide this year, the least since 2008, according to Bloomberg data. U.S. offerings raised $41B, little changed from last year, Bloomberg reports. |
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| May 24, 2013 |
| 15:22 EDT |  | FB | Facebook volatility decreases as shares trend to six-month low
Facebook May weekly call option implied volatility is at 34, June and July is at 35; below its 26-week average of 45 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price risk. |
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| 15:07 EDT | | YHOO | Yahoo submits bid for Hulu, AllThingsD reports
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| 14:44 EDT |  | FB | Facebook slips to session lows, close to 6-month low, levels to watch
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| 07:49 EDT | | FB | 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 | | FB | 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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| 07:20 EDT | | FB | Facebook may face bidding war with Google for Waze, Bloomberg says
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| May 23, 2013 |
| 11:05 EDT |  | YHOO | PlayerScale says acquired by Yahoo
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| 09:02 EDT | | FB | Facebook slips lower, breaks $25 threshold
The stock is down 1.5% in the pre-market to $24.77, breaking the psychologically important $25 support level. This move puts the shares at 3-month lows. At current price, next support is at $23.88, the 6-month low. Resistance is at $25.65. |
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| 08:09 EDT |  | LOW | Lowe's momentum encouraging, says RW Baird
Baird believes Lowe's recent momentum is encouraging despite disappointing Q1 results. The firm noted management's optimism regarding ongoing internal initiatives, the improvement in comps, and a housing tailwind as reasons to stay involved in the shares. Lowe's is Outperform rated and price target increased to $48 from $45. |
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| May 22, 2013 |
| 14:27 EDT | | FB | comScore says Google Sites lead April U.S. online video rankings
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| 12:20 EDT |  | LOW | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
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| 10:37 EDT | | FB | Pandora extends Facebook partnership with timeline App
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| 10:03 EDT | | LOW | Lowe's rises after results in spite of miss, levels to watch
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| 09:29 EDT | | LOW | Lowe's says comp sales improved as quarter progressed
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| 08:59 EDT | | LOW | On The Fly: Pre-market Movers
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| 08:58 EDT |  | FB | Facebook management to meet with Deutsche Bank
Meeting to be held in New York on May 22 hosted by Deutsche Bank. |
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| 07:36 EDT | | HD | Home Depot shares still attractive, says RBC Capital
After Home Depot reported stronger than expected Q1 results and raised its guidance, RBC Capital thinks the stock will generally appreciate in-line with the firm's outlook for EPS growth in the upper teen percentage levels. The firm raised its price target on the stock to $88 from $82 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. |
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| 06:16 EDT | | YHOO | France Telecom to invest up to $64M in Dailymotion, Reuters reports
France Telecom (FTE) plans to invest about $64M its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a new search for a partner this fall, according to CEO Stephane Richard, reports Reuters. He said that "the door is not closed" to Yahoo (YHOO), which had been in talks to buy a 75 % stake in Dailymotion in a deal that would have valued Europe's largest video website at $300M.Reference Link |
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| 06:04 EDT |  | LOW | Lowe's sees FY13 EPS $2.05, consensus $2.08
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| 06:02 EDT | | LOW | Lowe's reports Q1 SSS down 0.7%
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