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Telecom & Wireless
Market Dodges Phablets — Flurry
courtesy of AppleApps analytics firm Flurry said today in a blog post that mobile devices known as “phablets” — that is, a device with a screen size larger than 5 inches but…
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Investing
Toys”R”Us Kills IPO
ThinkstockToys”R”Us, battered by the same problems that have beset Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) and Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY), has pulled its initial public offer in at statement filed…
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Media
Small Screen, Growing Viewership for Mobile Video
courtesy of AppleLarger screens and faster networks are leading to increased usage of mobile devices, especially smartphones, for watching video. That’s one conclusion drawn from a global survey of mobile phone owners…
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Media
Picking Winners in Streaming Media (INTC, AAPL, GOOG, NFLX, AMZN, P, MSFT, SNE, DIS, CBS, CMCSA, VZ, CSTR, TWX, VIAB, NWSA)
ThinkstockThis might be one of those times that’s it difficult to tell the players even with a scorecard. The battle for control of the living room is about to be joined in…
6:49am ET
Media
YouTube: One Billion Users and Little Revenue
courtesy of YouTubeGoogle Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube management bragged about reaching the one billion active user level. But it said little about its revenue contribution to the search company, because it makes almost…
6:21am ET
Investing
Media Digest (3/20/2013) Reuters, WSJ, Financial Times
ThinkstockThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency lowers its rating of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) management. (Reuters) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac expect to pay back taxpayer money…
4:15pm ET
Investing
Is Amazon at Risk of an Apple-Like Drop?
The recent drop seen in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may not have been a shock to many astute investors and it may not be a shock to anyone who has read much…
8:10am ET
Investing
Safeway’s Prepaid Card Issuer Files for IPO
ThinkstockThe unit of Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) that issues gift cards and other prepaid and reloadable cards this morning filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 14, 2013: Markets Climb to New Highs Today (AMZN, EBAY, WFC, VMW, ETFC, BFAM, MW, VRA, LODE, SOL, AEO, MCP, ZUMZ, BWS, MGM, SD)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected report on new jobless benefits claims in the U.S. and a mostly inline report on producer prices (more coverage here). In Europe,…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMZN, DOX, AAPL, MT, CINF, ETFC, EBAY, GILD, HTWR, IPAR, SNDK, VMW, WFC)
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from select Wall St. research calls. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) cut to Neutral from Overweight at J.P. Morgan.…
6:18am ET
Investing
Media Digest (3/14/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of NetflixThe head of marketing at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) criticizes Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android software and its largest adopter, Samsung. (Reuters) Citadel will sell the shares it still has…
2:15pm ET
Retail
Price Cut for Kindle Fire Tied to European, Japanese Launch
Wikimedia CommonsThanks to today’s launch of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch tablet from Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) in five European countries and Japan, Amazon claims that now “it is able to lower…
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Investing
Media Digest (3/13/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, Bloomberg
ThinkstockBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) gets permission from the FAA to test fly its troubled 787. (Reuters) Job openings rose in January, according to the Labor Department. (Reuters) President Obama will meet with…
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Companies and Brands
Why No One Cares About RadioShack Analyst Downgrade
flickr / gsfcRadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) has been a very well telegraphed retail implosion. If you think that Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been a wrecking ball to Best Buy Co. (NYSE:…
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Consumer Electronics
Rethinking A CDW Re-IPO, The Case For Growth
ThinkstockIf you are a computer and technology buyer, then chances are high that you know CDW. The company is mostly online and sells computers, monitors, networking gear, software, and a myriad of other…