6:28am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Apple May Build 4G iPhone Soon, Dominate New Market
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be in the midst of the development of a 4G iPhone. It is not clear when the product will be released, but if it is in the next…
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6:19am ET
Media
Media Digest (8/22/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve to make a modest number of steps to keep the economy moving higher. (Reuters) Wall St. layoffs, already begun, will hurt morale as the industry tries to recover. (Reuters)…
9:35am ET
Investing
Marvell Still Relies Too Much on Blackberry (MRVL, RIMM, WDC, AAPL, GOOG, MMI, MSFT)
Any good news is rewarded on a day when equities fall nearly 4%. One of yesterday’s bright spots was Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL), which reported second quarter 2012 adjusted EPS…
8:10am ET
Investing
Can Clearwire Really Be Acquired? It’s Complicated (S, CLWR, CMCSA, TWC, T, VZ, CVC, AAPL, RIMM, GOOG)
ClearwireThere is an interesting notion this morning regarding the fate of the real 4G in America and it is both fascinating and complicated. A report from Bloomberg this morning is causing a…
3:21pm ET
Consumer Electronics
H-P Earnings Released Early; Fumbles Sideshow News & Guidance (HPQ, DELL, AAPL, IBM, GOOG)
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) was having what is considered to be a strange day by any stretch of the imagination. The stock was higher on reports that it was going to spin-off…
12:50pm ET
Consumer Electronics
H-P Earnings Clouded By PC Spin-Off and Possible M&A Rumors (HPQ, SAP, DELL, AAPL, IBM, MSFT, INTC, RIMM, GOOG)
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is due with earnings after the closing bell today. The problem is that there was a Bloomberg report that said that HP is set to spin-off its PC…
6:28am ET
Media
Media Digest (8/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ) new CEO faces investors concerned about its prospects. (Reuters) U.S. box office sales near records despite the slowdown. (Reuters) Lenovo posts strong earnings in spite of troubles with global…
10:51am ET
Companies and Brands
Patent Trolling: Kodak Next Up (EK, GOOG, MMI, AAPL, MSFT, RIMM, EMC)
The next round of smartphone patent buying may focus on Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK), the 130-year old photography giant that missed the digital bus. The $12.5 billion acquisition by Google Inc.…
10:25am ET
Retail
What the Apple Online Store Outage Means Financially (AAPL, AMZN, EBAY)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is supposed be invincible. Apparently, as your size grows your problems can grow as well. Apple’s Online Store website is down. http://store.apple.com is the failed site at the…
8:08am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/17/2011) RIM M&A, Apple LCD
Updated throughout the day. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may invest in a Sharp LCD plant (Reuters) Buyer have backed away from market for top tier real estate prices because of fears of a…
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Investing
Dell: Tough Economy or Incompetence?
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) expects the balance of its fiscal year to be difficult financially. The computer firm said the economy is softening. Critics say that the firm’s products are old and ill-suited…
6:21am ET
Media
Media Digest (8/17/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT
SABMiller makes a hostile bid for Foster’s Group. (Reuters) The Swiss National Bank says the franc is overvalued. (Reuters) News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) management under more pressure as a reporter says News…
5:50pm ET
Investing
HTC Files Suit Against Apple (AAPL, MMI, GOOG, HPQ, SSNLF)
In the seemingly never-ending round of intellectual property lawsuits over smartphone technology, Taiwan’s HTC Corp. has fired the latest shot. The smartphone maker has filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission…
4:58pm ET
Media
Sony Playstation Soon to be Free? (SNE, MSFT, ATVI, TTWO, GME, AAPL, NOK, MMI, GOOG, NTDOY, SSNLF)
Game consoles and handheld game players took another shot to the chin today as Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) dropped the price of its Playstation 3 console by $50 on both the $299…
6:25am ET
Media
Media Digest (8/16/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
A sell-off of major bank stocks and sovereign securities makes it likely that France and Germany will determine the short-term future of the eurozone in upcoming meetings. (Reuters) Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) makes…