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Jefferies Says Apple Not Really Affected By Japan (AAPL)
Friday, March 18, 2011 - 7:40am | 84Jefferies & Co. says that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is not going to be affected much from the devastation in Japan. In a note to investors, Jefferies writes, "...the strong demand for the iPad 2 and widespread stock outs means AAPL should be able to find alternative buyers as iPad 2 shipments...
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Forbidden Technologies sets the scene for web video on the move
Friday, March 18, 2011 - 6:18am | 928Stephen Streater pans around his office holding a sparkling black tablet computer at arms length. The resultant 30 second video immediately appears on the screen. After a quick review, shots are selected, tags are added and frames are trimmed and… “Click send to Facebook. There you are – for the...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Advises Investors To Buy Boeing (MCD, ICON, NKE, VZ, GSS, AAPL, BA, KOG, SA, MHS, T, VZ)
Friday, March 18, 2011 - 1:15am | 400On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is “at $73 and yields 3.3%.” He added, “I'd love to get it at 4% but it probably won't get there. I give it a triple buy." For Iconix Brands (NASDAQ: ICON), he said, "Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) reported a bad...
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Stock Market alerts for Friday Mar 18
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 5:02pm | 2232( click to enlarge ) Extremely bullish moves on Golar LNG Limited (NASDAQ:GLNG) are taking place over the last session's. The stock hit a high of $24.09, which is now resistance for friday's continuation move. If the stock can break through resistance, we should see another strong upside move...
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AppleInsider Refutes Blaze.io Claims (AAPL, GOOG)
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 4:58pm | 182AppleInsider has come out and refuted the earlier claim that Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android browser was faster than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. Blaze.io had earlier reported that the Android was faster than the iPhone went it came to loading web pages, with a speed of 2.1 seconds for Android,...
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Android Proves Faster Than iPhone (GOOG, AAPL)
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 12:39pm | 303Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android has proven to be faster than the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, in terms of opening web pages. According to a study done by mobile website optimization company Blaze.io, Android opened a web page in 2.1 seconds, versus the 3.2 seconds it took an iPhone to open a page...
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Bahrain: Oil Price Flashpoint?
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 11:31am | 734By Josh Lipton It's the still-unfolding crisis in Japan that understandably dominates the headlines but, for the oil market, there is another critically important event for market participants to consider: the dramatic escalation of violence in Bahrain. There, the government has now declared a...
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March Market Madness: International Business Machines (IBM)
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 10:40am | 266As we mentioned earlier, this month we are going to be looking at the stocks that make up the DJIA. Next up, Big Blue – International Business Machines (IBM). Unless you have been hiding out somewhere, you know all about IBM. This is one serious competitor in its space and has done an incredible...
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Piper Jaffray Comments On Apple's Possible Supply Constraints Following The Quake
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 7:56am | 174Piper Jaffray believes it is prudent to expect component delays causing limited supply of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products into the June quarter. However, Apple has dealt with supply/demand imbalance since the early days of the iPod, and Piper expects shares to appreciate over the next several months...
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Links and Reading for March 17th
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 1:00am | 274Some of the more interesting and important items for March 17th : JMP Analyst Downgrades Apple, Cites Asian Manufacturing Partner – WSJ.com – Apple Inc. (AAPL) got a rare downgrade on Wednesday as a JMP Securities analyst pointed to results from the company's main Asian manufacturing partner that...
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Fast Money Pops & Drops, March 16th (IBM, RMBS, IHG, MMI, BTU)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 9:28pm | 306On CNBC's Fast Money, Karen Finerman said that she likes International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), but she wouldn't buy it at this point, because she sees more downside for this stock. International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) fell 3.79% in the regular trading session, and it lost...
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Trade Ideas for Thursday, March 17
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 5:56pm | 1451( click to enlarge ) eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) closed slightly below the lower channel trend-line. The stock needs to bounce back from this crucial trendline support levels to remain in a channel which it is maintaining since July 2010. ( click to enlarge ) EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering (...
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Apple Falls Most In Two Months On Downgrade (AAPL)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 5:15pm | 134Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) fell the most in two months on Wednesday as U.S. equity markets were hit very hard amid fears about a full blown nuclear meltdown in Japan. The weak market, along with a downgrade from JMP Securities analyst Alex Gauna, sent Apple shares fell 4.46% to close at $330. Gauna...
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Whipsaw Wednesday
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 3:15pm | 239The Wednesday before options expiration is usually the most volatile trading session of the entire month. This is a time when the institutional traders will try and shake out most of the small retail options traders that have positions in the popular leading stocks. Look at the action in stocks...
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Apple Down More Than 5%; 1,250 Line In Sand For S&P (AAPL)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 2:25pm | 76Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has now lost more than 5% on the trading session. It looks like the last line in the sand for the bulls is going to be 1,250 on the S&P. If we break below that, it is anyone's guess where we close. The volatility right now is through the roof compared to what it has been...