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Facebook Adds ‘Interest Lists’ to Cut Through News Feed Clutter on March 9th With the number of content partners on Facebook’s Open Graph constantly increasing, information clutter has always been a concern for users. However…
Microsoft’s Licensing Dispute with OnLive Could Help Line its Coffers on March 9th After the launch of Windows 8 Consumer Preview last month, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) was in news this week primarily because of a licensing …
Zynga Platform Could be a Cash Cow as New Deals Support Move on March 9th Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) seems to have attracted quite a few big names in the gaming industry to its new gaming platform. It launched …
Google Forces Developers to Use Wallet Following Apple’s Approach on March 9th Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) pressure tactics on app developers to adopt Google Wallet as the payment mode is evidence that the search giant…
Weekly Mobile Notes: Apple and Nokia on March 9th The past week saw quite a few developments in the mobile sector. Foremost among them was the official launch of ” the new …
Weekly Tech Summary: Microsoft, Zynga & Yelp on March 9th This week was quite eventful for the tech sector, with a lot of significant developments related to major companies like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT),…
Gold Stocks: Tread Carefully on March 9th Submitted by Bob Kirtley at www.skoptionstrading.com using the Trefis contributors tool Clarity of vision can be lost in the everyday hustle and bustle of market…
PureView Will Help Differentiate Lumia from Android and iPhone on March 8th It seems like Nokia (NYSE:NOK) is on to something here. The company’s PureView technology that it unveiled at its press …
China Mobile Can Alone Take Apple to $650 on March 8th China’s largest wireless service provider China Mobile (NYSE:CHL) announced Monday that it now has about 15 million iPhone customers on its…
PayPal Users Can Soon Pay Their Tabs at Bars and Restaurants with Tabbedout App on March 8th Continuing with eBay’s (NASDAQ:EBAY) strategy to expand into offline payments, PayPal will now make its debut in restaurants and bars …
Sprint’s Patience With Lightsquared Running Out, Lucky To Have Clearwire on March 8th After postponing for months, Sprint (NYSE:S) may finally call off its deal with Lightsquared. Sprint extended its December 31 deadline to March…
Yelp Overview: A Look at Deals, Reservations & Other Services on March 8th Yelp (NYSE:YELP) is one of the largest online local business search, review and recommendation service, which enables consumers to access ratings, …
Sina Shows Promising Growth with Weibo But Costs Still a Concern on March 8th Sina (NASDAQ:SINA) announced its earnings for Q4 2011 last week. Its overall revenue in 2011 grew to $482 million, up 20% from…
25 Billion App Downloads… And Counting on March 8th Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) app store reached a new milestone of 25 billion downloads Monday. This is the cumulative figure of all …
Google & Apple Face Mobile Apps Privacy Concerns on March 8th After facing its share of criticism over browser privacy, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) as well its smartphone rival Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) may now …
DirecTV To Start Streaming Service Soon on March 8th DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has stated that it will launch its streaming service in the second quarter of 2012 for its subscribers. The company …
Yahoo Updates: Looking to Cut Close to 1,000 Jobs on March 7th Yahoo’s (NASDAQ:YHOO) problems are just getting bigger, with the company mulling up to 1,000 job cuts. The company has consistently…
Is Google Ready to Take on Amazon with a $199, 7-Inch Tablet? on March 7th The latest rumors point to Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) launching a 7-inch Nexus tablet in partnership with Asus. The surprising part is that …
Netflix Looks for Bundling Buddy Among Major Cable Co.’s on March 7th Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is reportedly in talks with major U.S. cable companies in the hopes of finding a partner to offer its streaming …
Apple’s Stock Showing Strength in Anticipation of iPad 3 on March 7th Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has moved up steadily over the last few days and, for the first time ever, Apple’…
iPad 3 Success Could Spark Apple Run to $700 on March 7th All eyes are on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) as the company readies itself for the launch of an important product at a media event today…
Apple Could Come Out with a Tweener Tablet to Counter the Kindle Fire on March 7th It seems Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is coming under intense pressure from the runaway success of Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Kindle Fire tablet. …
Samsung Securities Calls for iPad Mini Later This Year on March 6th As the buzz around the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad’s upcoming release grows, so do the number of rumors around either an …
Adobe Launches LeanPrint, Aims to Lower Printing Costs for Enterprises on March 6th Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) has announced a new technology called Adobe LeanPrint, which is aimed at simplifying printing for enterprise customers as well as …
Intel Sets Sights on Ultrabook Adoption on March 6th Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is giving ultrabooks a serious push in 2012. Ultrabooks are extra thin notebooks with sleek design and good battery performance….
Monster’s Possible Takeover Back in the Spotlight on March 6th It took just a few positive comments from Monster Worldwide’s (NYSE:MWW) CEO to propel the company’s stock to the…
Samsung Partners with SAP to Bring Android Devices to Enterprises on March 6th SAP (NYSE:SAP) was one of the surprise visitors at this year’s Mobile World Congress where consumer electronics giants usually hog the limelight…
Will a Brain Drain Hinder Yahoo’s Recovery? on March 6th The departure of Yahoo Labs head, Prabhakar Raghavan, to rival Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is the latest sign that the embattled Internet giant is…
China Mobile Adds 15 Million iPhone Customers Despite No iPhone Deal on March 6th China’s largest wireless service provider, China Mobile (NYSE:CHL), announced Monday that it now has about 15 million iPhone customers on…
AT&T Looks to Address Spectrum Crunch by Re-Farming 2G Network on March 6th AT&T (NYSE:T) seems to be readying plans to gradually phase out older 2G networks in a bid to free up space…
AMD Picks up SeaMicro to Strengthen Server Market Offering on March 6th AMD (NYSE:AMD) recently stated that it will acquire SeaMicro for a payment of $334 million. SeaMicro builds micro servers that essentially pack …
Why Yelp is Only Worth $10 on March 6th Yelp (NYSE:YELP) is one of the largest online business search, review and recommendation service, which enables consumers to access ratings and read…
NYT Revamps Facebook Page for Further Engagement on March 6th The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) recently introduced a major update to its Facebook page, primarily including the Timeline feature, that would…
Constant Contact Ventures into Daily Deals with SaveLocal on March 6th Constant Contact (NASDAQ:CTCT), which recently acquired MobManager, a daily deal management solution for small businesses, has officially entered the daily deals …
Oracle Launches Exalytics In-Memory Machine in Competition to SAP’s HANA on March 6th Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) announced its Exalytics In-Memory machine in 2011 at its OpenWorld conference, and the product is finally available now for purchase….
Zynga Launches its Own Platform to Reduce Dependence on Facebook on March 6th Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) is the world’s largest social gaming company with more than 230 million active users. It competes primarily with Electronic …
Adobe Launches Photoshop Touch for the iPad on March 6th Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) has finally launched a tablet version of its flagship product – Photoshop Touch – for the iPad. It …
Dish Rides Higher on Subscriber Growth Despite FCC Delay on Broadband on March 6th Last year Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH) acquired spectrum assets of DBSD North America and TerreStar Networks for $2.8 billion. The idea was to …
Microsoft Launches Windows Server 8 Beta on March 5th Following the public launch of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview last week, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) launched the beta version of Windows Server 8,…
Netflix Updates: Starz Contract Ends & International Competition Surfaces on March 5th Netflix’s (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock hasn’t recovered from the moderate dip it experienced after Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced the launch…
Nokia Updates: Ratings Downgrade, New Phones Unlikely to Spur Recovery on March 5th Things have not been going smoothly for Nokia (NYSE:NOK) the last few weeks. Last week, Nokia unveiled a cheaper smartphone based on…
Google Can Expect More Patent Troubles With its Own Version of Siri on March 5th While Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is speculated to release its own voice assistant for Android smartphones, the search giant would be expecting another swarm …
Sina to Accelerate Monetization Efforts in Q2 2012 on March 5th Sina (NASDAQ:SINA), which is one of the largest Internet giants in China, announced its plans to focus on the monetization of its…
Shutterfly Acquires Kodak Gallery; Could Lead to Huge Additions to User Base on March 5th Shutterfly (NASDAQ:SFLY) is primarily an online photo sharing, storage and printing service which enables users to create customized products like photobooks, cards…
Microsoft Launches the Windows Metro App Store, Could Be a Future Cash Cow on March 5th Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) officially launched the beta version of the Windows Metro App Store along with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview last week. …
Facebook Brings in More Banks to Bulk up Credit Line on March 5th The list of banks which will cash in on the much-awaited Facebook (NYSE:FB) initial public offering (IPO) later this year grew longer…
AT&T Clarifies Throttling Policy; Comes Clean On Soft Caps on March 5th After months of playing coy with critics of its throttling policy, AT&T (NYSE:T) finally came clean on the stipulations of …
Supply Chain Issues Could Threaten iPad 3 Supply on March 5th Over the past few years, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has encountered numerous raw material supply-related issues but has overcome these challenges every time, resisting…
Zynga CEO Confirms Interest in Online Gambling on March 5th Zynga ‘s (NASDAQ:ZNGA) CEO, Mark Pincus, added more fuel to the speculation that Zynga plans to enter the online gambling …
Apple Mac Sales Picking Up Among Businesses on March 5th Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been making rapid strides in the enterprise segment over the last year or so. A few weeks back, Apple…
The Best Yielding Stocks From NASDAQ 100 As Of March 2012 on March 5th This article was submitted by Dividend Yield using our Trefis Contributors tool The NASDAQ 100 is of huge importance and used by many investors. …
The Best Yielding Dow Jones Dividend Stocks In Review on March 5th This article was submitted by Dividend Yield using our Trefis Contributors tool Best Yielding Dividend Stocks From Dow Jones Researched By Dividend Yields – Stock...
Consumer
Coca-Cola Grows to $71 with Non Carbonated Drinks on March 9th Although Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) is best known for its namesake soft drink Coca-Cola, its actually the non-fizzy drinks (or “still …
Gaming Companies See Lower Video Game Sales in February on March 9th Gaming stocks such as Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) and GameStop (NYSE:GME) are expected to decline, after…
Wal-Mart Updates: Massmart Deal Approved, Mobile-Payments Initiatives Continue on March 9th Last week was eventful for the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT). According to reports, Wal-Mart is presently leading an …
Ahead of Spin-Off, Kraft Looks to Bolster Grocery Business on March 9th As the company prepares to split into the North American Grocery division and the Global Snacks division, Kraft Foods (NYSE:KFT) prepares to …
Dunkin’ Donuts Hopes Lebron James Will Help Spur Asian Sales on March 9th After announcing its plans to launch Dunkin’ Donuts stores in India by June 2012, Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DNKN…
Target Updates: Reports Strong February Sales on March 9th Last week, Target (NYSE:TGT) reported $5.13 billion in sales for the month of February, representing an impressive 8% increase yoy. Target …
Chipotle Wins Customers with Menu, Tops Out at $400 on March 9th Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (NYSE:CMG) is one stock that continues to outperform the broader indices. And more importantly, it continues to …
Factors Favoring Growth for Bed Bath & Beyond on March 8th Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) is one of the largest specialty retailers of home furnishings and bath and linen-related items in the…
McDonald’s Asia: Don’t Let the Rising Margins Fool You on March 8th McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) recently announced its decision to expand franchising in China. While more than 80% of McDonald’s 33,000 …
Heinz Adapts Strategy for Budget Conscious Buyers on March 7th H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE:HNZ) is introducing smaller sized Heinz pouches that will cost 99 cents for a 10-ounce pack to lower…
Shifting Consumer Preferences May Impact Bed Bath & Beyond on March 7th The world’s largest home furnishings specialty retailer, Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY), is vulnerable to economic conditions and particularly…
Wal-Mart, Target Sharpen Focus on Mobile Payments System on March 7th Retailers such as Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Target (NYSE:TGT) and others are working together on developing a more advanced mobile payment system….
With Target Going North, Competition in the Canadian Retail Industry is Heating Up on March 6th According to the Retail Council of Canada, the Canadian retail industry is poised for slow growth with little momentum on the horizon. New entrants…
Aeropostale Earnings Preview: Trends We’re Watching on March 6th Teen specialty retailer Aeropostale (NYSE:ARO) is scheduled to announce its Q4 earnings results on March 8. A quick scan of the stock&…
American Eagle Outfitters Earnings Preview: Trends We’re Watching on March 6th Teen apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) is scheduled to announce its Q4 earnings on March 7. A quick scan of the …
Green Mountain’s Success Attracts Competitors on March 6th The competition in the single-serve coffee market is going to intensify in the near future. According to Euromonitor, the worldwide sales of coffee, …
Limited Brands Continues its Strong Run in February on March 5th Intimate apparel retailer Limited Brands (NYSE:LTD) reported comparable store sales growth of 8% for the four weeks ended February 25, 2012, compared…
New Products Fueling Kraft’s Top Line Growth on March 5th Kraft Foods (NYSE:KFT), which announced its full year earnings on February 21, witnessed impressive revenue growth of 11%. For 2011, revenues…
Financial Services
Financials Weekly Notes: BofA, Wells Fargo & BNY Mellon on March 9th Bank stocks swung significantly over the week with investors yet again reacting sharply to any and all news about the troubled European region. Shares …
Citigroup Expands Transaction Services in LatAm on March 9th Citigroup (NYSE:C) recently began operations of a new Latin America trade desk for its Global Transaction Services business. This comes as a …
Deutsche Bank Rises on Greek Deal; Borrows Billions from ECB on March 9th Shares of Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) added a little more than 5% value over trading on Thursday, as investors found reason to cheer …
U.S. Exchanges Benefit As Regulators Focus on Dark Pool Trading on March 8th Dark pools are electronic platforms designed for financial institutions and large banks to carry out major stock trades anonymously. In December 2010, dark pool…
BNY Mellon, Custody Banks May Miss Q1 Revenue Targets on March 8th Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) recently predicted that the country’s biggest custody banks are in for weak performance figures for the first quarter…
NYSE is Ready to Take Competition Head-On in Spain on March 7th NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) is all set to launch a promotional pricing strategy for Spanish stocks in an effort to increase its foot print…
A Decline in Program Trading is a Concern for NYSE on March 7th According to the latest data released by NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX), the average daily program trading volume during the week ended Feb 24,…
E*TRADE Recovery Ignores Low Interest Rates, Stock Worth $9 on March 7th E*TRADE Financial (NASDAQ:ETFC) appears to be trying to make up for lost time from last year when it was considering a sale…
Global Concerns Hit Bank Stocks Hard on March 7th The fear of a looming recession in Europe and a bungled bond swap undercut Tuesday yesterday resulting in one of the biggest declines in bank…
Wells Fargo Going Global, Finally on March 7th Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), the bank with the largest market capitalization in the U.S., has laid out plans to expand its global …
Nasdaq OMX: Revised Price Estimate of $28 on Growing Derivatives Business on March 6th We have updated our analysis of Nasdaq OMX Group (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and revised our price estimate for the company’s stock to $28…
Goldman’s Ariel Acquisition To Strengthen Reinsurance Offering on March 6th Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) finalized a deal to acquire Bermuda-based reinsurer Ariel Holdings late last week. Although details about the deal have not …
BofA Feels the Heat From Fannie Mae Repurchase Demands on March 5th Think “troubled mortgages” and the first name that pops to mind is likely Bank of America (NYSE:BAC). Unfortunately it …
Banks and Wireless Carriers Get Serious About Mobile Payments on March 5th Isis is a joint venture of the top three mobile service providers in the U.S., AT&T (NYSE:T), Verizon (NYSE...
Energy
Gas Prices Remain Depressed Despite Production Cuts on March 9th Natural gas futures in the U.S. came close to their lowest levels in a decade as the weekly underground inventory report in the U.S….
Gloomy Outlook for Solar Panel Sales as Germany Cuts Support on March 9th Solar panel installations may fall this year for the first time in more than ten years, as subsidy cuts continue to weigh on demand….
Chinese Solar Firms Get a Breather as Import Tariff Ruling is Delayed on March 9th Chinese solar firms like Suntech Power (NYSE:STP) and Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL) can breathe a sigh of relief, temporarily at least,…
Alpha Natural Resources: Will Synergies Justify the Massey Acquisition? on March 8th When Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) acquired Massey Energy in 2011, it was deemed that it paid too much for a broken company,…
BP Heads to $58 on Spill Settlement & Rising Oil Prices on March 8th British oil major BP (NYSE:BP) has posted a strong recovery over the past few weeks as it became apparent that the company may…
Exxon May Reconsider Plans to Start Exploration in Kurdistan on March 8th Oil major Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is expected to respond to the Iraqi government over its plans to explore the country’s semi-autonomous…
The Best Utility Dividend Stocks on March 8th This article was submitted by Dividend Yield using our Trefis Contributors tool Utility Dividend Stocks With High Return On Investments And Big Operating Margins Researched…
Anadarko May Sell Brazilian Assets to Statoil in $3 Billion Deal on March 7th Independent oil explorer Anadarko Corp . (NYSE:APC) is reportedly in talks with Norwegian national oil company Statoil to sell some of its assets…
ConocoPhillips Targets $10 Billion Assets Sale in 2012 on March 6th Oil major ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) revealed that it will look to raise $10 billion from the sale of its assets in 2012. CEO …
10 Large Cap High Yields With Single P/E Ratios on March 5th This article was submitted by Dividend Yield using our Trefis Contributors tool High yield dividend stocks are a great opportunity for dividend investors. Especially …
Will Natural Gas Hit $1? on March 5th This was submitted by Lior Cohen, M.A. at Trading NRG using the Trefis Contributor Tool Natural gas prices resumed their sharp decline during last...
Industrials &Transportation
Johnson Controls on the Defense in China Pollution Case on March 9th The Chinese government has decided to tackle heavy metal pollution head on as their has been a public outcry due to increasing incidents of acid…
U.S. Oil Rig Count Reaches 25 Year High on Jump in Oil Prices on March 8th Baker Hughes (NYSE:BHI) recently released its weekly rig count for North America, reporting that the oil rig count in the U.S. stood…
Boeing Hits Milestone with 777, Supports $91 Fair Value on March 8th Boeing (NYSE:BA), one of the biggest aircraft manufacturers in the world recently celebrated the occasion of manufacturing its 1,000th 777 jetliner. The…
Corning Introduces Advanced Optical Fiber for Consumer Electronics on March 7th Corning (NYSE:GLW) is looking at innovation as its way out of recent troubles. The depreciating glass prices due to oversupply in the …
GE Gets Serious About Solar Business with Strategic Investments on March 7th In a report published recently by industrial giant General Electric, the company is extremely bullish on solar energy. The company feels that renewable energy…
Pension Liabilities Among Major Industrial Companies Jump on Low U.S. Interest Rates on March 7th Several large companies like General Electric (NYSE:GE), Boeing (NYSE:BA) and 3M (NYSE:MMM) are getting hurt by low interest …
GE Power Looks to Turkey to Amp Up Growth on March 6th General Electric (NYSE:GE) is looking to satisfy the growing power demand of developing Turkey for GE Power’s next phase of growth…
A Boost in Saudi Oil Rig Count Brightens Outlook for Schlumberger on March 5th The rig count in Saudi Arabia has doubled in January 2011 over the same period last year as the country prepares to take steps to…
GE Healthcare Looks to Low-Cost Solutions for Emerging Markets on March 5th GE Healthcare, the health care arm of industrial major GE (NYSE:GE), is looking at emerging markets to drive future growth. The …
Basic Materials
Dow Benefits as Equate Reports a Jump in Profits on March 9th Equate Petrochemical, a joint venture between Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), The Dow Chemicals Company (NYSE:DOW) and others, posted a handsome …
Freeport Worth $45 Despite China Woes on March 9th China’s reduction of its GDP target growth rate for the first time in eight years has sent ripples across shares of global miners…
Dow AgroSciences Sells its European Dithane Fungicide Unit on March 8th Dow AgroSciences, the agricultural unit of global chemicals major Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), has sold off its loss-making European Dithane fungicide unit to…
Gold & Silver – Daily Outlook March 7 on March 7th This was submitted by Lior Cohen, M.A. at Trading NRG using the Trefis Contributor Tool Gold & silver declined for the third consecutive…
Mining on a Major Scale: Freeport Ramps Up Copper Production on March 7th Submitted by Investing Daily using the contributor tool In the fourth quarter, Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) spent $1.57 to…
Rio Tinto Updates: Indian Iron Ore Project, Potential Aluminum Production Cuts on March 5th Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO), a global diversified miner, is considering various strategic options including capacity cuts and layoffs at its Tasmanian unit. …
Vale Facing Legal Issues and Weaker Iron Ore Pricing Outlook on March 5th After witnessing two years of spectacular growth on the back of skyrocketing iron ore prices, mining behemoth Vale (NYSE:VALE) is bracing itself …
Apple Incorporated or Silver Wheaton Corporation? on March 5th Submitted by Bob Kirtley at www.skoptionstrading.com using the Trefis contributors tool Apple Incorporated (NASDAQ:AAPL) or Silver Wheaton Corporation (NYSE:SLW) some would…
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