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Morgan Stanley Downgrades SCANA On Toshiba And Construction Weakness
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 3:15pm | 321Read More...Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG) to an Underweight rating citing Toshiba Corp (USA) (OTC: TOSYY) and weakness in construction. The brokerage also kept a price target of $67.00 on the shares of the company. Analysts led by Stephen Byrd cited the risk of future/...
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25 Headlines Moving The Markets This Week
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 1:36pm | 892Read More...In a new report, Deutsche Bank analyst Christopher Mcdonagh named 25 headlines that could serve as market catalysts this week. Here’s a rundown of his full list. 1. Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) could be considering a sale after reported interest from a Chinese buyer. 2. Metlife Inc (...
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Toshiba Looking To Sell Its Medical Unit, Expected To Receive 'Aggressive Bids'
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 9:09am | 154Read More...According to Reuters, Toshiba Corp is looking to sell its entire medical equipment unit that could be valued at more than $3.5 billion. Reuters, citing "people familiar with the sale process," stated that "aggressive bidding" could place a price tag of up to $4.4 billion for...
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Apple Is Negotiating With Samsung About iPhone Storage?
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 1:06pm | 346Read More...The popular Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) blog 9TO5MAC commented on a recent report by Korea Times suggesting that the company is in talks with Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to supply the flash memory for next generation iPhones. Currently, Apple's flash storage is provided by Toshiba, SK Hynix and...
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Is Apple Setting A 2020 Target To Begin Car Production?
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 12:50pm | 203Read More...Shares of Apple were trading higher by 0.25 percent on Friday morning after a Bloomberg reported suggested that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has set 2020 as a target to begin production of an electric vehicle. According to sources familiar with the deal, Bloomberg noted that Apple has built a roster...
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Conflicting PC Numbers Still Show a Market in Decline
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 7:58am | 512Read More...The latest PC numbers are out but they’re about as clear as mud. Two separate reports show different results but the one fact they do agree on is that the market is still in decline. First, IDC reported worldwide PC shipments of 81.6 million units—better than expected, according to the report....
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Microsoft's Surface 2 May Be Hurt By Late Arrival, High Prices And Weak Ecosystem
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 10:43am | 496Read More...Is Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) being hurt by its late arrival to the tablet market? In the months and years after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released the iPad in April 2010, dozens of companies entered the fray. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and Toshiba (...
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Google, Intel Team Up For New Chromebooks (GOOG, INTC)
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 3:28pm | 473Read More...Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) have teamed up build better Chromebooks. The search engine giant announced that Intel's fourth-generation Core i processors -- commonly known as Haswell -- will be featured in a number of new machines. In a post on Google's official Chrome blog,...
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SLIDESHOW: Top 5 NAND Flash Memory Producers
Sunday, August 18, 2013 - 11:03am | 214Read More...In 2011, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) became the world's largest buyer of NAND flash memory. Between the iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina Display, Apple produces several devices that use flash memory exclusively. Not even Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) -- which actually produces its own...
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Windows 8.1 'Continues The Vision' For W8, Due October 17
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 1:59pm | 502Read More...This fall, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will release its long-awaited update to Windows 8. Previously known as Windows Blue, the new update is officially named Windows 8.1. On Thursday, October 17, users around the world can begin downloading the upgrade immediately at 4:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight...
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Slideshow: The History of Tablet Computers
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 11:47am | 137Read More...Love them or hate them, tablet computers are here to stay. With over 100 million units sold in under three years, the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has become a cultural icon and its domestic competition has established itself as well: Words like "Kindle Fire" and "Nook" have entered the American...
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Does the Dell Buyout Bode Well for Hewlett Packard?
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 11:53am | 265Read More...With the Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) buyout expected to occur in the second quarter of 2013 at $13.65 per share, a $0.23 premium over Monday's close, what implications does this transition have on Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ)? In a statement on Tuesday, Hewlett Packard announced: “Leveraged buyouts tend to...
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Is Microsoft Helping HTC File for Bankruptcy to Win the Fight Against Apple's iPad?
Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 1:01pm | 662Read More...Microsoft's desire to rule the tablet market has inspired the company to make an unlikely move: it has banned HTC from joining the Windows 8 tablet party. This, according to Bloomberg, can be blamed on a wide variety of things, including HTC's lackluster sales figures (its devices are anything but...
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Benchmark Maintains Hold on Diodes
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 11:49am | 173Read More...The Benchmark Company has published a research report on Diodes (NASDAQ: DIOD) after Toshiba announced its plans to cut discrete component production. In the report, Benchmark writes, "Toshiba announced on Wednesday, November 30 that it plans to cut discrete component production due to: 1) weak...
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Bank Of America: The Shaw Group Sells 20% Stake In Westinghouse To Toshiba
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 10:16am | 118Read More...Bank of America released a research report on The Shaw Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SHAW) announcing its decision to sell its 20% stake in Westinghouse to Toshiba. In its report, Bank of America writes, “The decision does not come as a surprise and management has previously communicated the likely exit...
