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Apple Inc.(NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the most highly followed and loved stocks by traders and investors. This morning, the innovative tech giant is coming under major selling pressure. The stock is trading lower by $8.12 to $312.07 a share. The stock has been under pressure since April 21, 2011 when...

Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS), downgrading SWKS to Hold. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "We think Skyworks faces a volatile second half. While we see no serious signs of trouble, we think share loss at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), pricing...

Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL) is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2011 results Tuesday, June 21, after the markets close. Analysts are looking for the tech company to report that earnings grew 29.8% from a year ago to $0.57 per share. Sixty days ago, that consensus earnings estimate was the same. The...

Goldman Sachs provided color on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) settlement with Nokia (NYSE: NOK). In a research report published today, Goldman states, "We believe the up-front cost of Apple's Nokia settlement will be largely immaterial to Apple's $66 billion cash balance, and we believe the ongoing...

In its patent infringement lawsuit against Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), software maker Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is seeking between $1.4 billion and $6.1 billion in damages, a court filing revealed. Oracle filed suit against Google last year, claiming that its Android mobile operating technology infringes...

Apple (AAPL) rebounded (with the rest of the market) late in the day to essentially close right at its 200 day simple moving average.  If something closes +/- 0.25% within a moving average I am not going to penalize it for breaking support, but according to Bespoke Apple closed below that key level...

Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) 432,400 contracts, 32.4% calls, 67.6% puts 2. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 194,700 contracts, 58.0% calls, 42.0% puts 3. Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) 127,801 contracts, 88.2% calls, 11.8% puts 4...

Benzinga is hearing reports that Yahoo! Finance is having trouble this afternoon. After performing a quick check of the site, stock pages for Ford (NYSE: F), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), THQ (NASDAQ: THQI), and General Motors (NYSE: GM) loaded very smoothly. Individual...

One of my buds on twitter just mentioned Apple (AAPL) broke below the 200 day moving average for the first time in a few years.  Technically it is half right - the 200 day simple moving average is $325.50, while the 200 day exponential is $320.50ish.  So still above the latter (which I use) but now...

Now Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) pledge to give away a free Xbox to college students who buy a Windows machine does not seem so ridiculous. In fact, it seems downright generous. In an effort to save money, try something different, or show just how powerful the company has become, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL...

Stocks are off their highs, even though the three major indexes in the green. The NASDAQ is in danger of going negative first, as it is only up 2 points. It had been up as much as 6 points earlier in the session. The Dow is up 64 points, but had been up as much as 80 points earlier in the...

Speculation continues to swirl over the next Greek bailout. After the massive decline in the markets yesterday, today there is more calm. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) is trading at $127.93, +.91 (+0.72%). It appears the latest rumor is that a Greek aid package may be on its way regardless...

Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 115,001 contracts, 56.8% calls, 43.2% puts 2. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 92,613 contracts, 43.6% calls, 56.4% puts 3. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) 69,948 contracts, 73.9% calls, 26.1% puts 4. Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) 59,...

The news is a surprise to many who maybe believed that IBM (NYSE: IBM) have only ever made computers, but IBM is actually a full 100 years old today. This is an incredible feat for the company, whose full name is International Business Machines, particularly when considering the field that it...

It seems no one wants to be chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD). Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, Oracle's (NASDAQ: ORCL) Co-president Mark Hurd, EMC's (NYSE: EMC) Chief Operating Officer Pat Gelsinger and Carlyle Group Managing Director Greg Summer...