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JP Morgan Comments On Ericsson And Apple's IPR Lawsuits
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 1:16pm | 230Read More...Ericsson (ADR) (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently filed IPR-based lawsuits against each other. Sandeep Deshpande of JP Morgan on Wednesday commented in a note that the move is an attempt by Ericsson to monetize its IPR portfolio better. Apple is fighting back in court,...
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What Is Slush 2014 And Why Is Nokia Dominating The Event?
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 4:50pm | 552Read More...Slush started as a "focal point for Eurasian startups and technology talent to meet with top-tier international investors, executives and media," but the 2014 event is being dominated by a former stalwart: Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK). Hosted annually in Helsinki, Finland, Slush is a...
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U.S. Markets Recover From Early-Day Losses As Japan's Economy Contracts
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 5:46pm | 862Read More...U.S. markets opened in negative territory to start the week following news reports that Japan's economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter. U.S. stocks rebounded after the European Central Bank's President Mario Draghi stating that the central bank remains "unanimous in...
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Bank of America: Nokia Top European Pick
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 2:30pm | 286Read More...Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is Bank of America's top European pick, according to U.K. based analyst Kai Korschelt. “Our analysis of Nokia's IP portfolio opportunity reveals mid-to high double digit percentage bull-case upside potential to 2016E street earnings per share,” Korschelt wrote. “We expect the...
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Dow Suffers Largest Daily Decline Since July, S&P 500 At 8-Week Lows On Global Growth Concerns
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 4:52pm | 2340Read More...U.S. stocks tumbled with the three major indices each shedding more than 1.5 percent as global economic growth concerns surfaced. The IMF lowered its global growth forecast for 2014 to 3.3 percent from a previous 3.4 percent. The agency also lowered its 2015 global growth projections to 3.8...
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Streaming Music And Royalties: Who Pays The Most?
Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 10:33am | 1113Read More...How much can labels really make from streaming music? Pandora: Up To $0.00137 Per Play In June 2013, Cracker vocalist David Lowery claimed that he was paid $16.89 for a song that was played more than 1.15 million times on Pandora (NYSE: P). Pandora co-founder Tim Westergren responded to...
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Markets Steady Despite Mixed Economic Data
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 4:42pm | 2792Read More...U.S. stocks were little changed as economic data came in mixed. The Commerce Department reported that new home sales fell in the month June, while initial jobless claims came in better than expected. Investors and traders cheered positive quarterly results from Facebook and Ford, while news...
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Microsoft Misses FQ4 Bottom Line On 17% Revenue Growth
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 5:00pm | 206Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) missed earnings expectations, but posted a 17 percent increase in fiscal fourth-quarter revenue, citing strong results from its cloud-based products. Profits fell seven percent to $4.61 billion, or $0.56 per share, from $4.97 billion, or $0.59 a year earlier. Revenue...
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Markets Sell-Off After Malaysian Airline Crash In Ukraine
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 4:50pm | 3179Read More...U.S. stocks sold off after news reports began to surface that a Malaysian Airlines jet has crashed in Ukraine. While details have yet to be confirmed, a Ukraine minister claimed that the plane, which carried nearly 300 people, was shot down by rebels. Also not helping the market sentiment...
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Morgan Stanley: Microsoft To Detail 'Wild Card' Plan For Nokia In Fiscal Q4 Call
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 11:18am | 305Read More...A stronger PC market and stability in enterprise operations leave Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) poised to post a solid fiscal fourth quarter July 22. Analysts expect fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $0.60 a share, on revenue of $23.06 billion. But Morgan Stanley's Keith Weiss said the focus next week...
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Sources: Microsoft's Next Round Of Job Cuts Could Top 5,800
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 5:09pm | 687Read More...On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was gearing up for another round of job cuts, a reduction that could exceed the 5,800 positions cut in 2009. According to Bloomberg sources, the cuts could be announced as soon as this week and would likely involve Nokia and...
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Dow Trades Above 17,000 While S&P 500 Inches Closer To 2,000
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 1:20pm | 1238Read More...U.S. stocks rose ahead of the long weekend after the economy added a better-than-expected 288,000 jobs in June. The unemployment rate also dipped to 6.1 percent. The Fed's Janet Yellen confirmed its views that ti will not raise its interest rates on Wednesday at an International Monetary...
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Market Wrap For June 19: Stocks Little Changed, Gold and Silver Higher
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 4:45pm | 2517Read More...U.S. stocks were little changed the day after investors and traders were reassured by the Federal Reserve that interest rates will not rise in the near-term. The U.S. government reported that fewer Americans filed claims for jobless benefits in the previous week, partly helping the S&P 500...
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Market Wrap For June 13: Despite Rising, Dow And S&P 500 Lower For The Week
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 4:39pm | 1827Read More...U.S. stocks closed the day slightly higher to close out the week as investor concerns over escalating violence in Iraq remains. As was the case during the height of the Russia and Ukraine confrontation, investors are hesitant of holding on to investments over the weekend. U.S. Secretary of...
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Market Wrap For June 12: Iraq Concerns Dampens Bullish Momentum
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 4:37pm | 1579Read More...U.S. stocks declined as investors demonstrated concerns over recent escalations of violence in Iraq. Crude oil rose as a wave of violence has seen Mosul and Tikrit (two cities key to Iraq's oil industry) fall to insurgent forces. The Senate confirmed former Bank of Israel government...












