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Investing
Stock of the Day: Cirrus Logic (CRUS)
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS) is one of the top stocks on the day as far as the gainers, but the double-digit gain and the more than 5-times volume spike makes this…
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Industrials
Microsoft Saying Goodbye to Hotmail
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced today that it is converting its long-time Hotmail web email to another long-time Microsoft brand: Outlook. The new brand, outlook.com, will tie the company’s industry-leading office Microsoft…
9:24am ET
Investing
Morning Market Roundup (7/31/2012)
Subject: 13 Awesome Sports the Olympics Killed Since the modern Summer Olympics began in Athens in 1896, the sporting events have changed with every game. As popularity of sports change, new ones…
Stuart Stelzer 9:05am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (7/31/2012) Alibaba Raises $8 Billion
Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch the iPhone 5 at a September 12 meeting. (Reuters) Alibaba will raise $8 billion. (NYT) Douglas…
Douglas A. McIntyre 8:54am ET
Consumer Electronics
iPhone 5 Launch … Is Apple Too Tied to Wall Street?
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is supposedly coming out with the iPhone 5 on September 12. After the company recently missed its latest earnings report, we cannot help but wonder yet again if…
Jon C. Ogg 6:42am ET
Media
Media Digest (7/31/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT
Yahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) former interim CEO, Ross Levinsohn, quits. (Reuters) Manchester United sets IPO terms. (Reuters) The jury is selected in the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) vs. Samsung Electronics Co. IP…
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Investing
Seagate Tech Lacks Western Digital Earnings Oomph
ThinkstockSeagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) was supposed to beat earnings expectations. The disk-drive maker reported earnings that it missed expectations. The June quarter sales rose to $4.48 billion and earnings were $2.41…
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Retail
U.S. Smartphone Shipments Fall 5%
The latest research from Strategy Analytics indicates that smartphone shipments in the United States fell 5% annually to reach less than 24 million units during the second quarter of 2012. Google Inc.’s…
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Investing
Former Avon CEO and Scandal: All Ethics Start at the Top
The Wall Street Journal reports that federal prosecutors want to speak with former Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) CEO Andrea Jung. These prosecutors continue to investigate Avon’s compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices…
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Media
Media Digest (7/30/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT
General Motors (NYSE: GM) fires its marketing head because of a deal he set for soccer sponsorships. (Reuters) HSBC (NYSE: HBC) is under U.S. investigation over Libor manipulation. (Reuters) The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
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Investing
Sources Deny Apple Investment In Rumor Talk
In what may be an embarrassment to The New York Times , sources say that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Twitter have not held conversations about a strategic relationship in over a year.…
Douglas A. McIntyre 8:53am ET
Investing
Apple May Invest In Twitter–NYT
The New York Times has published a “rumor” that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may make a strategic investment in Twitter. How that would help Apple, which has seen an erosion in the market share…
10:54am ET
Investing
Today’s Market Winners and Losers
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe broader stock market is up Friday on the announcement that gross domestic product grew 1.5% in the United States and optimism that the Federal Reserve will provide more stimulus. The…
10:34am ET
Investing
Apple to Buy Fingerprint Security Company
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has agreed to buy AuthenTec Inc. (NASDAQ: AUTH) in a deal valued at about $356 million. That comes to $8.00 per share, compared to $5.07 at Thursday’s close.…
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Telecom & Wireless
Samsung Rules as Global Smartphones Slow
Recently, two trends have marked the global smartphone industry. Sales increases have slowed, and Samsung Electronics Co. has moved into an incredibly dominant place. The South Korean company has become the firm to…