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Using Options to Trade Apple (AAPL) at a Possible Discount
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 5:54pm | 1925Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) appears to be bouncing back after a rough second half of February. From February 16 through last Thursday, the shares dipped from an annual high near $365 to below the $340 level. Last Friday, as the market put in its first positive session for the week, Apple shares began to...
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What's Hot On TheStreet
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 4:29pm | 272Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Stocks Little Changed After Beige Book Stocks held slight gains Wednesday afternoon as a strong ADP private sector jobs report was able to offset oil prices climbing to nearly $102 a barrel. The Federal Reserve'...
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Apple Cutting iPad 1 Price (AAPL)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 4:14pm | 88Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is cutting the price of its first iPad after it announced the second version of the iPad today. Each model of the iPad has been reduced $100, which brings the entry level 16 GB Wi-Fi-only iPad to $399 and the most expensive 64 GB Wi-Fi + 3G model down to $729, down from $829....
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A Better Long for LULU
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 3:36pm | 411With the overall market looking like it is at an intermediate term top, mini-revolutions sparking up all across the world, and oil prices pushing through the $100 per barrel level, you would be hard pressed to find a money manager that isn't buying up hedges and putting out some shorts. It is most...
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Discovery Communications Launches Discovery Channel App For iPad
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 3:31pm | 53Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA) announced today its Discovery Channel App for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad is now available on the App Store. The interactive app complements Discovery Channel's award-winning programs and offers fully integrated social TV check-in.
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Don't Hit the DECK
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 3:14pm | 286With the overall market looking like it is at an intermediate term top, mini-revolutions sparking up all across the world, and oil prices pushing through the $100 per barrel level, you would be hard pressed to find a money manager that isn't buying up hedges and putting out some shorts. It is most...
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OmniVision Technologies Jumps 2% (OVTI)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 2:48pm | 128Shares of OmniVision Technologies (NASDAQ: OVTI) are moving higher this afternoon by 2.37%, trading at $31.09, after Steve Jobs announced that the new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad would have front and rear cameras. OVTI has been in a decisive downtrend over the past three months, but recently caught...
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iPad 2: Thinner, Faster, And With Two Cameras
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 2:28pm | 102Thinner than the iPhone 4? Check. 1.5 pounds lighter? Check. Comes in white? Let's check that one too. As Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveils the iPad 2 today, it feels like a confirmation of what we've known for weeks. With a dual-core A5 processor that's supposed to be twice as fast as the original, the...
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Apple Prepares to Unveil iPad 2 (AAPL, RIMM)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 10:58am | 176Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is preparing to unveil its new iPad 2 today in San Francisco, at the same time that most competitors are releasing their first iterations of tablet computers. On the eve of the unveiling, Blackberry (NASDAQ: RIMM) invited a select number of journalists to preview its new...
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Google Chrome Is the Most Loved Internet Browser; Internet Explorer Ranks the Lowest
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 9:51am | 143Google Chrome (NASDAQ: GOOG) is the most loved Internet Browser, according to Amplicate, an online-opinion collating resource that accounts for more than 71 million public opinions of social media users. With a positive rating of 72 percent as expressed on Twitter, Facebook and Amplicate, over 6...
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Warren Buffett On Steve Jobs: "He's Enormously Important To Apple" (AAPL)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 9:20am | 71When asked if the Steve Jobs saga had taken its toll on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Warren Buffett told CNBC that while he didn't know much about the company, he believes it is a phenomenal organization. “And that's been done by innovation,” Buffett said. “He's enormously important to Apple. Walt Disney...
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5 Reasons Apple Won't Cut iPad2 Price
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 12:49pm | 321(TheStreet) -- As tech turns its tablet-crazed attention to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiling of the iPad 2 Wednesday, don't expect a hefty price cut to steal the show. It's a safe bet that Apple's iPad themed presentation in San Francisco Wednesday will showcase the newest version of its popular...
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Could Steve Jobs Attend Tomorrow's iPad Event? (AAPL)
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 12:08pm | 207As first reported by the Italian Apple blog SetteB.It and reprinted by Business Insider, there is a chance that Steve Jobs could make an appearance at tomorrow's iPad 2 event. Chances are this doesn't happen, at least in my personal opinion, but it is something to think about. If Jobs were to make...
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Verizon Online iPhone Sales Outpacing Retail (VZ, AAPL)
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 6:02pm | 164According to Verizon Wireless executives, the company is selling more Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones online than in retail stores. The comments came in response to concerns that the light crowds which coincided with the store launch of the much awaited device signaled low initial sales. CEO Daniel...
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JP Morgan: Tablets To Grow To $35 Billion Market By 2012 (AAPL, MMI)
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 3:28pm | 157JP Morgan believes that the tablet market will reach as high as $35 billion by 2012, as it continues to eat away at PC's. The New York-based investment bank believes that competition will drive down premium prices. "We expect tablets to have an increasingly negative impact on PC shipments,"...