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News Breaks | | | | February 25, 2013 | | 10:31 EDT |  | V, SSNLF | Visa, Samsung sign global alliance agreement to accelerate mobile payments
Visa (V) and Samsung (SSNLF) announced a global alliance that combines Visa’s expertise in payments with Samsung’s leadership in mobile device technology.According to the agreement, financial institutions that are planning to launch mobile payment programs will be able to use the Visa Mobile Provisioning Service to securely download payment account information to NFC-enabled Samsung devices. In addition, Samsung has agreed to load the Visa payWave applet onto its mobile devices featuring NFC technology. | |
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| May 23, 2013 | | 14:45 EDT |  | V | Retailers file new suit against card companies over swipe fees, Bloomberg says
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 11:59 EDT | | V | Retailers file suit against Visa, MasterCard over credit cards, Bloomberg says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 11:56 EDT | | V | Visa names Ryan McInerney president
Visa (V) announced the appointment of Ryan McInerney as president of Visa. In this role, McInerney will be responsible for Visa's global client organization, product management as well as a new solutions group, which will focus on building and bringing to market new products and services to Visa's issuer, acquirer and merchant clients. Mr. McInerney will report to Charlie Scharf, CEO of Visa . McInerney joins Visa from JP Morgan Chase (JPM) where he was the CEO of Consumer Banking. | | | 10:10 EDT | | SSNLF | Google Glass reportedly to use Samsung OLED displays, SlashGear says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:25 EDT | | SSNLF | Samsung's Galaxy S4 reaches 10M channel sales
Samsung Electronics announced that global channel sales of its GALAXY S4 has surpassed 10M units sold in less than one month after its commercial debut. Launched globally on April 27 in 60 countries, the phone is estimated to be selling at a rate of four units per second. | | | May 22, 2013 | | 13:43 EDT | | SSNLF | Samsung takes stake in Pantech, AllThings D says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 12:07 EDT | | SSNLF | Consumer Reports says Galaxy S 4 is top smartphone, iPhone 5 fifth, CNN says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:10 EDT | | SSNLF | Samsung, LG TV screen troubles benefit Sony, Sharp, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:23 EDT | | SSNLF | Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13, DigiTimes says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:02 EDT | | SSNLF | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Since the financial crisis, bonds backed by a single loan have been less common than securities made up of a group of unrelated loans. But the market for loans on commercial properties has changed in recent months and is booming again--$12.1B so far this year--the Wall Street Journal reports...Big phone companies (SAP, T, TEF, VZ, VOD, CCO) have begun to sell the vast amounts of data they gather about their subscribers' locations, travels and Web-browsing habits. The information provides a powerful tool for marketers but raises new privacy concerns, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Apple's (AAPL) ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. Apple channeled profits into Irish-incorporated subsidiaries that had no declared tax residency anywhere in the world, Reuters reports...The dollar languished well below last week's 4 1/2-year high against the yen today, ahead of testimony from the Fed Chairman Bernanke after two regional Fed presidents hinted that the central bank will continue its bond-buying scheme, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Samsung (SSNLF) and LG Electronics are reworking their strategies for high-end TVs after spending billions of dollars on a new display technology that’s behind schedule and costs nearly $10,000 a set. The misstep has created an opening for Sony (SNE), Sharp (SHCAY) and Chinese maker Skyworth Digital, Bloomberg reports...Apple’s (AAPL) bonds have lost $280.6M of market value since buyers snapped up $17B of the iPhone maker’s debt last month, declining as yields climb from record lows, Bloomberg reports. | | | | May 21, 2013 | | 14:50 EDT | | V | Wal-Mart among 19 large retailers to opt out of swipe fee deal, DJ reports
A group of 19 large retailers led by Wal-Mart (WMT) are opting out of a pending settlement with Visa (V) and MasterCard (MA) over swipe fees, reported Dow Jones, citing a statement from the companies. The group of merchants also includes Costco (COST), Starbucks (SBUX), Gap (GPS), Lowe's (LOW) and Nike (NKE), among others, and their announcement comes a week before a court deadline to object to and opt out of the proposed settlement, the report noted. Reference Link | | | May 17, 2013 | | 12:13 EDT | | SSNLF | Samsung says S4 sales to reach 10M next week, Korea Times says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:12 EDT | | SSNLF | Apple losing its edge as innovator, poll shows, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:07 EDT | | SSNLF | Mobile DRAM revenue fell 5% in Q1, DigiTimes reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 16, 2013 | | 11:22 EDT | | SSNLF | Samsung captures 95% of global Android profit in Q1, Strategy Analytics says
Samsung captured 95% of all Q1 global Android smartphone profits, which reached $5B, according to Strategy Analytics. LG followed in second place and took 3% global Android profit share, added the report. Reference Link | | | 10:25 EDT | | SSNLF | Microsoft discussing 'glasses' tech with Vuzix, NY Post says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:21 EDT | | SSNLF | Microsoft to launch 8-inch Surface in June, Digitimes says
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 15, 2013 | | 17:46 EDT | | V | 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), . | | | 12:59 EDT | | SSNLF | Google confirms plan to sell Samsung Galaxy S4 in Google Play store
Says GS4 will be available on AT&T (T) and T-Mobile (TMUS) networks. | | | 09:32 EDT |  | SSNLF | InvenSense has multiple positive catalysts, says Pacific Crest
Pacific Crest thinks that InvenSense (INVN) remains extremely well positioned to penetrate Apple (AAPL) this year. The firm expects InvenSense to recover market share on Samsung's (SSNLF) Galaxy Note 3, and it recommends buying InvenSense shares. | | |
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