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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) today announced that iPad 2 will go on sale in 25 additional countries this Friday, March 25. iPad 2 will be available at Apple retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers at 5 p.m. local time, and online through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com) beginning at 1 a.m....

Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) CEO Michael Dell said today that the company's annual revenue is near $2 billion in India, and will look to expand jobs there. "We are continuing to invest here and continuing to grow the business ... India for us is a critical part of our infrastructure globally," Dell said...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has unleashed more legal vendettas, this time against Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) for patent infringement. Microsoft claims that the Barnes & Noble Nook electronic reader runs on Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating system. Barnes & Noble is not the first...

Nevada Awards HP $176 Million Medicaid Contract HP Enterprise Services today announced a five-year, $176 million services agreement with the Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy to strengthen Medicaid operations and help position the state for healthcare reform. The new agreement...

Apple Sues Amazon over App Store Trademark (AAPL, AMZN) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has sued Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) over the right to use the company's App Store trademark, court filings show. Filed in California federal court last week, the lawsuit accused Amazon.com of improperly using Apple's App...

It's Merger Monday again. If all goes as planned, tomorrow could be Terrible Tuesday, followed by Wacky Wednesday and Tenacious Thursday. Now that AT&T (NYSE: T) has announced its plans for world domination, consumers are left to wonder about the future of cellular phones. Despite the advent...

In a report released this morning, Goldman Sachs said that it believes supply-side issues from the recent events in Japan could present a risk to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), primarily in the June quarter. “Nevertheless, the demand for Apple's platform continues to accelerate, and in this case, we believe...

Oppenheimer & Co. says that the AT&T (NYSE: T) T-Mobile merger is a positive for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). In a note to investors, Oppenheimer writes, "Incrementally positive for Apple and MMI. Despite some lost pricing power, we view the possible consolidation as a slight positive for Apple...

Kuala Lumpur, Mar 21, 2011 (ABN Newswire) - GA GROUP - the global financial services organisation held by GA GROUP (ASIA) Limited in the Isle of Man - today announced it has signed a Joint Venture agreement with SEGO HOLDINGS (NZ) Ltd - a Malaysian backed, New Zealand investment holding company. GA...

Friday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders 1. Citigroup (NYSE: C) 261,511 contracts, 65.1% calls, 34.9% puts2. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 261,189 contracts, 47.7% calls, 52.3% puts3. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) 222,750 contracts, 65.7% calls, 34.3% puts4. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 140,758 puts, 68....

The large-cap darlings of the Nasdaq are lagging the broader markets badly during Friday's rally. Shares of Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL), the most loved and owned stock in the world, are down 0.73% to $332.19 on the session. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is hovering around the flatline at $561.93....

IBM Ticks Lower On Rumors That It Might Be Sued By SEC For Bribery Of Chinese And Korean Officials (NYSE: IBM).

Rumors are circulating currently that Steve Jobs may step down permanently from the head of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Benzinga posted this rumor originally at 10:02am when the stock just started to tick lower on the circulating chatter.

Apple Ticks Lower On Chatter/Rumors About Steve Jobs' Health (NASDAQ: AAPL)

Apparently the rumors of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) not putting a Near Field Communications (NFC) chip into its next iPhone aren't true. AppleInsider says that the next version of the iPhone, may in fact have NFC, which would be a huge positive for NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI), if it's ultimately...