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IBM Earnings Live Blog: Q1 Conference Call
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 3:52pm | 607Read More...International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) reports earnings Monday afternoon. The company's conference call is scheduled to begin at 4:30PM ET. Below is a live blog of the events. 05:33:35pm: The call has ended. 05:29:55pm: Schroeter on North American market: "We see a spending...
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The Big Health Data Orgy Happening In The Cloud
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 10:14am | 353Read More...Forbes on Monday detailed recently developments involving the combination of big health, data and the cloud. As this is a never seen before combination of radically different sectors, the question remains how it will all come together. According to Forbes, International Business Machines Corp. (...
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How To Play 4 Top IT Hardware Names Pre-Earnings
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 1:01pm | 587Read More...In a report published Tuesday, RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani offered a preview for four IT hardware giants ahead of their respective earnings. According to Daryanani, 2015 has been a volatile year for the IT hardware sector and the volatility will likely persist given sustained...
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BlackBerry's New Samsung Tablet Shows There Are 'Too Many Cooks In The Kitchen'
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 2:27pm | 639Read More...BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) is developing new tablets that are based on the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 from SAMSUNG ELECT LTD(F) (OTC: SSNLF). The new devices, which are expected to arrive this summer, will use BlackBerry's Secusmart encryption technology to help users counter eavesdropping....
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IBM's Strategy Is 'Right,' Wells Fargo Says; Others Less Sure
Friday, February 27, 2015 - 12:55pm | 569Read More...In a report published Friday, Wells Fargo analyst Maynard Um wrote that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) marked a "change in tone to one of a company going more on the offensive" during its Investor Day presentation. Um noted that IBM highlighted its long-term growth...
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Citigroup's 5 Reasons Why Apple Will Trade Higher
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 10:14am | 660Read More...Citigroup analyst Jim Suva on Thursday offered five reasons why shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) can trade even higher. Reason One: Device Acceleration According to Suva, device acceleration is a "significant" underlying positive driver for Apple, as wireless carriers have...
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Will M&A Frenzy Hit The Auto Industry?
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 1:54pm | 504Read More...Mergers and acquisitions are the norm for startups and established players in Silicon Valley. They've also become quite common in the retail and healthcare spaces. The auto industry is a whole other story. Carmakers rarely announce that they are buying a startup. Ford Motor Company (NYSE...
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The Secret To Apple's Ongoing Success
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 3:33pm | 694Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reported record-breaking iPhone sales results nearly every quarter for the past four years. The company is expected to keep the trend going when it reports its fiscal 2015 first quarter results on Tuesday, January 27 at 5:00 p.m. ET. "I think you're going...
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Longbow Research Analyst On 3D Systems Buyout Rumors: Lack Of Stock Movement Shows Market Doesn't Believe It
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 1:49pm | 206Read More...Speaking to Benzinga, Longbow Research Analyst Joe Wittine said he couldn’t peg 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) as being more or less interested in a buyout than any other company. Earlier Tuesday, rumors surfaced that both International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) and General...
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IBM's Lost Decade In 7 Charts
Friday, January 9, 2015 - 1:31pm | 881Read More...The graphs below were produced by Capital Market Labs. The old adage is that "no one ever got fired for hiring International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM)." For decades, "Big Blue" was the gold standard for technology companies and a reliable investment. Yet...
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Anne-Marie Baiynd On How IBM Could Go Down To $152
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 5:56pm | 452Read More...Traders going long on International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) right now are taking a risk, according to Anne-Marie Baiynd. Baiynd is a financial analyst and the author of “The Trading Book Course.” She recently joined Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep to talk about the...
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UPDATE: D.A. Davidson Downgrades Rackspace Hosting On Valuation
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 9:47am | 198Read More...D.A. Davidson downgraded Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE: RAX) Friday from Neutral to Underperform and set a price target of $40. Analyst Mark Kelleher expected “steady top line and EBITDA growth for Rackspace Hosting over the next several years,” and he believed “an Enterprise...
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FBR Capital Markets Analyst On IBM, Oracle Rumored Interest In FireEye: We Expect A Lot More Consolidation Over The Next Year In The Sector
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 3:38pm | 200Read More...When asked about the Dealreporter rumor that both International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) and Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) are interested in FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE), FBR Capital Markets Senior Analyst Daniel Ives told Benzinga he expects a lot more consolidation in the sector over...
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JMP Securities Analyst On IBM, Oracle Rumored Interest In FireEye: FireEye Is Certainly Of Interest To Any Of The Major Technology Providers
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 2:39pm | 205Read More...Speaking to Benzinga, JMP Securities Analyst Erik Suppiger said that while he was not aware of the rumor coming from Dealreporter suggesting that both International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) and Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) are interested in FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE), he would not...
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Morningstar Analyst On IBM Rumored Interest In FireEye: Watson And Analytics Could Tie-In
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 2:34pm | 166Read More...Speaking to Benzinga, Morningstar Analyst Pete Wahlstrom said that he was “not terribly surprised” by the Dealreporter rumor that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is interested in FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE). Wahlstrom explained that IBM management is making a...
