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Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPhone and Google Inc. (GOOG) Android smartphones transmit location data
Friday, April 22, 2011 - 7:21am | 789Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPhone and Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Android smartphones transmit location data from the handsets back to the companies, the Wall Street Journal reported.Android smartphones and iPhone regularly transmit such data to Apple and Google as the two build databases that could help them...
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Samsung Electronics Co. Files Lawsuits Against Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Friday, April 22, 2011 - 6:55am | 669The Asian giant,S outh Korea's, Samsung Electronics Co. is at war with the US Apple Inc. (AAPL) about iPhone and iPad patents. Samsung is accusing Apple of violating its rights to 10 smartphone and computer patents. The company filed lawsuits Thursday in Seoul, Tokyo and Mannheim, Germany. “Apple...
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Apple to Launch Online Music Cloud Service: Sources (AAPL)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 10:38pm | 249Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch an online music cloud service in the near future, people familiar with the matter said. The service, for use through the company's proprietary iTunes software, would allow users to access their digital songs on the "cloud." Two people who withheld their names to...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners, April 21st (ZSL, TVIX, TYP, SMN)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 7:21pm | 172ProShares UltraShort Silver (ETF) (NYSE: ZSL) led the decliners among the ETFs on Thursday, with a 6.59% loss. ZSL closed at $14.74, and it had a volume of 14.16M traded shares. ZSL has been struggling since April 12th, and this was the seventh trading session in a row that ZSL closed lower....
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, April 21st (AGQ, TYH, UNG, EDC, UYM)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 6:59pm | 242ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE: AGQ) gained 6.36% on Thursday as silver continued its uptrend. This was the seventh consecutive trading session that AGQ closed higher. Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x Shares (ETF) (NYSE: TYH) jumped 3.10% today, and it closed at $48.91. In the technology...
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Market Perspective & Perception 04-21-2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 6:08pm | 918Cusick's Corner I had a great conversation with my dad this afternoon about Perspective & Perception and why it would be a great topic for a Corner -- so here I go. Perspective is how things appear, the reality. What we know is that earnings have been solid, economic data mixed and global...
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All's Fair in Coffee and Sugar
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 5:45pm | 1705By Dian L. Chu, EconMatters You might recall that bitter coffee divorce from last December when Kraft Food (KFT) took Starbucks (SBUX) to court to prevent Starbucks from unwinding a 13-year packaged coffee distribution partnership. Well, that food fight has finally come to close with the...
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Avid Technology Reports EPS of $(0.02) vs. $0.08 Estimate (AVID)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 4:07pm | 17Avid Technology (NASDAQ: AVID) Reports EPS of $(0.02) vs. $0.08 Estimate
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ARM Holdings Up 2% (ARMH)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 3:18pm | 138ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH) is having a strong day, thanks in large part to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings, which reported earnings last night after the bell. The maker of ARM chips, which is used in everything from smart phones to tablets, is seeing a tremendous benefit in the explosion of...
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Claims Data Puts Brakes on Run But Market Holds 04-21-2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 2:45pm | 885Cusick's Corner Earnings continue to boost the market into the Midday. The Claims data, 403K, did put the brakes on the run from overnight but the market has held. The volume has been lighter than average at this stage but that might be because many desks are clearing out for the long weekend. The...
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Under The Hood: A Value Proposition
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 2:27pm | 510There is always going to be some debate in the world of investing between value and growth. Some argue that value stocks outperform growth stocks, but naysayers will question the time periods in which it takes for value plays to outshine growth stars. Years? Decades? Longer? Obviously, growth...
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Stocks Get Lift from Strong Earnings
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 2:03pm | 146(TheStreet) -- Stocks extended gains Thursday as strong earnings from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nucor (NYSE: NUE) and several Dow components helped offset a lower-than-expected decline in initial jobless claims and a slowdown in manufacturing activity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up by 24...
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Wu Views Internet Monopolies as Potential Problem
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 12:09pm | 160FTC analyst Timothy Wu said in an interview with Bloomberg that the government may need to step in to prevent large internet companies from becoming monopolies. With the entanglement of various layers of web companies, Wu says that allowing firms to monopolize more than one market could result in...
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UBS Research Summary April 21 (AAPL, ATMI, ETN, EMC, QCOM, RAH, WLT, MAR, NFX)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 11:44am | 140In today's UBS research summary, UBS raised the price targets of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from $465 to $495, ATMI (NASDAQ: ATMI) from $19.50 to $20, Eaton (NYSE: ETN) from $53.50 to $57, EMC (NYSE: EMC) from $30 to $32, Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) from $65 to $70, and Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE: RAH) from $63...
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Apple Topples Analyst Estimates Once Again
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 11:19am | 809The market jacked higher yesterday. The indices were boosted by superb earnings results, mostly technology earnings from stalwarts like Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) IBM (NYSE: IBM) and VMware (Nasdaq: VMW) which each reported record first quarters. Great financial reports from those...