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Retail
The Most Profitable Stores in America
lululemon The past few years have been challenging for the retailing industry, and there are signs that 2012 will be no different. One key metric used to judge the health of a…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, DELL, MOS, GILD, DNDN, BAS, CYH, LOPE, RRC, CETV, CHS, DLTR, GRMN, NG, RRD, TOL, HSTM, FIRE, THLD, NFX, CELL)
US equities markets opened lower this morning following surprisingly weak manufacturing reports from Europe and China. Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of Greek debt to ‘CCC’ could not have been a surprise, but the…
8:05am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ASX, AAPL, BX, BRCM, CIEN, CMA, DELL, DNDN, DANG, GILD, MDT, MOS, EDU, SPIL, TSM)
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (NYSE: ASX) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML. Apple Inc.…
6:23am ET
Retail
JCPenney Turnaround Falters
On January 25, new JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson, former head of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) retail operations, unveiled his vision for the retailer’s turnaround. His “Fair and Square” price plans would…
6:23am ET
Media
Comcast Streaming Media — More and More and More VOD
Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announced that it will offer a new streaming service to current TV and internet subscribers. The service, called Xfinity Streampix, will have a library of 75,000 television shows and movies.…
6:21am ET
Media
Media Digest (2/22/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
President Obama may propose a new corporate tax rate. (Reuters) The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will examine overdraft fees. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will hold its annual meeting with the company in…
2:28pm ET
Investing
Research in Motion Tries to Save Playbook (RIMM, AAPL, AMZN, BKS)
Research in Motion Inc. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has today released an upgrade to the operating system of its PlayBook tablet. PlayBook OS 2.0 is based on the company’s recently acquired QNX operating system…
12:14pm ET
Consumer Electronics
Full 360-Degree Earnings Preview For Dell (DELL, HPQ, AAPL)
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is set to report earnings after the closing bell, and investors will paying close attention for any clues on how the report sums up Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ)…
10:34am ET
Investing
New Nook Tablet to Challenge Amazon Kindle (BKS, WMT, AMZN, AAPL, GOOG)
There are reports out today that Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is set to launch an 8-Gbyte version of its Nook tablet tomorrow and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is expected…
6:34am ET
Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (2/21/2012) FedEx and TNT, Apple and China Telecom
Greece got its 130 billion euro bailout. Most media outlets and economists made the same observation about the deal. Greece’s economy continues to contract at a rate of about 6%. Unemployment is above…
6:33am ET
Media
Media Digest (2/21/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg
Europe reaches a deal to bail out Greece, but not all details are set. (Reuters) Japan and the U.S. agree on how much Japan will take in cuts to its import of Iranian…
8:36am ET
Jobs
Foxconn, Apple Supplier, Raises Worker Comp
The question will be is it enough?. After wide-spread consumer complaints about the manufacturing worker conditions at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier Foxconn, and Apple’s alliance with watchdog Fair Labor Association, Foxconn has raised worker…
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Investing
Chinese Firm Wants $2 Billion from Apple for iPad Name (AAPL)
A bankrupt mainland China subsidiary of Taiwan-based Proview Technology is now demanding $2 billion from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) for the right to use the iPad name on mainland China. Apple licensed…
Paul Ausick 8:42am ET
Investing
Apple Wins German Patent Ruling Over Motorola (AAPL, MMI, GOOG)
A patent dispute over the “slide-to-lock” feature between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MMI) in a German court has been decided in Apple’s favor. This marks the…
6:48am ET
Investing
Apple and Google Fall Behind in China
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are the leaders of the consumer technology sector in the U.S. One dominates search and mobile OS, the other digital content, smartphones and tablet PCs.…