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Bidness Etc - Morning Update (February 6, 2015)

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Summary for February 6, 2015

Technology

Tencent Holdings Gives Alibaba Group Holding Ltd A Tough Time

The rivalry between Alibaba Group and TENCENT HOLDINGS heats up as TENCENT bans the use of Alipay for its users to send money during the Spring Festival 2015. The move has come after Alibaba prevented users from using TENCENT’s payment system on its online retail sites
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Twitter Inc Blames Apple For Loss Of 4 Million Users

Twitter fell short of analysts’ MAU growth estimates for the fourth quarter and is blaming Apple. Here’s why
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Apple Inc.’s App of the Week, ‘Angry Birds Seasons’ Now Free to Download

Apple has named Rovio Entertainment’s ‘Angry Birds Seasons’ as its App of the Week, bringing it to iOS users free of cost for a week
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Here’s Why Twitter Inc (TWTR) Stock Is Up Today

Twitter has surged about 13% in early trading today, after posting impressive revenue figures
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Insider-Selling Update: Facebook Inc (FB), Ford Motor Company (F), And DISH Network Corp (DISH)

Bidness Etc highlights the recent insider-selling activity for stocks of Facebook, Ford Motor Company, and DISH Network Corp
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Pandora Media Inc (P) Revenue Miss Sends Stock Trading Down 19%

Pandora Media reported a miss on revenue consensus estimates, following which the stock traded down by around 19%
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Apple Inc. Could Move Touch ID Biometric Sensor To The Screen

Apple submitted a patent application last year for a new fingerprint sensor located on the display for future iPhones and iPads
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Why LinkedIn Corp (LNKD) Stock Is At An All-Time High Today

LinkedIn stock hit its all-time high during extended trading yesterday, after it surged 7%. The stock climbed on fourth-quarter earnings beat and upbeat guidance for the first quarter of FY15 and the full FY15
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Oppenheimer Chops GoPro Inc (GPRO) Price Target To $35

Oppenheimer has lowered its price target on GoPro from $45 to $35, despite the company beating consensus estimates in its 4QFY14 earnings
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Apple Inc Releases OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Pre-release Beta; Reveals Photos App for Mac

Apple has begun seeding the first beta of Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.3, officially revealing details about the long-awaited Photos app for Mac
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Twitter Inc (TWTR) Stock Insider-Selling: 206,022 Shares Unloaded

Bidness Etc looks at the recent insider-selling activity for Twitter shares. The company reported upbeat fourth-quarter results yesterday
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CEO Dick Costolo Confirms Twitter Inc And Google (GOOG) Search Deal

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo confirms the Twitter-Google collaboration during the fourth-quarter earnings call. The deal will allow Google to filter tweets and show in its search results, aiming to drive more sign ups for Twitter
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FireEye Inc (FEYE) Stock Surges After Its Win At Anthem Inc (ANTM)

JPMorgan calls FireEye’s forensic division as the “Go-To” business after its high-profile wins with Sony and Anthem data breaches. Stocks of other health insurers, like Palo Alto Networks, also gain in the wake of the data breaches that have left investors on the watch regarding security stocks
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Why Twitter Inc (TWTR) Has Amazing Upside Potential Post-Earnings

Twitter has seen its fair share of hostile investor behavior, but it is attempting to turn matters around; the company reported upbeat earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter but recorded lower-than-expected MAU growth
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Baidu Inc (ADR) Price Target Maintained At $261 By Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank analyst Alan Hellawell III maintained his price target of $261 and Buy rating on Chinese Internet search provider Baidu
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s (BABA) Ant Financial To Acquire 25% Stake In India’s One97

Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial will reportedly invest more than $500 million in One97 Communications, a leading online payments firm in India
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Microsoft Corporation Begins Its Windows 10 Push With Universal Apps

Microsoft Corporation needs to make a large push in the market with its Windows 10 universal applications, which are already being showcased in their technical preview
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Amazon (AMZN) Stock Gains On Morgan Stanley’s Bullish Commentary

Bidness Etc looks at what Morgan Stanley had to say regarding Amazon and its future outlook, causing the stock to rise over 2% today
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Apple Watch Versus Pebble Watch

Is the Apple Watch really something you want, when the Pebble smartwatch is practically all you need?
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LinkedIn Corp 4Q Earnings Review

LinkedIn Corporation announced favorable 4Q financial results after markets closed on Thursday, beating EPS and revenue estimates
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Twitter Inc Reports 97.4% Increase In Revenue, Beats Estimates In 4QFY14 Earnings

Twitter reported 4Q financial performance on Thursday after markets closed; beats EPS and revenue estimates
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GoPro Posts Beat On Street’s View For 4Q Earnings

GoPro has reported a beat on both revenue and EPS estimates for the fourth quarter of 2014
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Sony Corp (ADR) Executive Amy Pascal Resigns

Sony Pictures co-chairman, Amy Pascal, has reportedly stepped down from her post after an embarrassing hacking scandal
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Consumer Discretionary

RadioShack Corporation (RSHC) Finally Bites The Dust

Bidness Etc takes a look at the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing by RadioShack Corporation
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GoPro Inc Is An Attractive Buy On The Pullback: JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Analysts at JPMorgan weighed in with a highly positive view on GoPro Inc, after the stock fell sharply in after-hours trading yesterday despite a strong performance in the holiday quarter
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Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) Stock Faces A Big Technical Hurdle At $230 Price

Tesla Motors stock has made a sharp recovery, exceeding the $200 mark, as it broke out of a bullish head-and-shoulders chart pattern. However, the $230 mark could offer serious resistance based on technical indications discussed below
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After Texas, Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) Moves On To Arizona In Push To Overturn Sales Ban

On Wednesday, Tesla again pushed for a bill to be passed in Arizona ,which would enable customers to purchase cars directly from a Tesla exclusive store
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Here’s Why GoPro Inc Plunged Despite HEROic Quarter

GoPro posted blowout numbers for the fourth quarter of 2014 but plunged 15% in after-hours trading. Bidness Etc analyzes the reasons behind the plunge
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Tesla Motors Inc P85D Stung By 2015 Corvette Stingray In A Drag Race

Despite boasting added boost and additional 222 pound feet torque, Tesla’s favorite car fell behind Corvette Stingray
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Goldman Sachs Slashes Keurig Green Mountain Inc (GMCR) Price Target To $166

Goldman Sachs analyst Judy E. Hong cut her price target on Keurig Green from $181 to $166, while reiterating a Buy rating
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Here’s What Topeka Had To Say About Michael Kors (KORS)

Topeka Capital comments on Michael Kors stock – rates it a Buy with a price target of $120
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Energy

Talks Between United Steelworkers Union And Refiners Hit A Dead End

Bidness Etc looks at the latest development regarding the talks between United Steelworkers and US refiners. The union has rejected the latest offer made by the US refiners due to the reasons discussed below
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How Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) Corruption Scandal Got The Workers’ Party’s Treasurer Involved

Bidness Etc looks at the involvement of Workers’ Party’s Treasurer in the Petrobras corruption scam and what the treasurer has to say regarding the accusations hurled at him of accepting bribes resulting from the scandal
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SEC Closes Investigation Of Linn Energy LLC (LINE)

The SEC ended its investigation of Linn Energy in regards to its acquisition of Berry Petroleum Corp. back in 2013
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US Regulators Seek Legal Action Against BP plc (ADR)

BP finds itself tangled in yet another legal web. Bidness Etc takes a closer look at the details of the case
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Why North Dakota Remains Unaffected By Plummeting Crude Oil Price

Bidness Etc discusses why employment in the North Dakota oil patch has remained largely unaffected despite tumbling crude price, while oil workers in other regions have been facing severe job cuts and lower wages
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Columbia Pipeline Partners IPO Priced At $23; Trading Starts Today

The company raised nearly $1.1 billion by selling 46.8 million shares, at a higher price than previously expected
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Financials

Bank of America Corp (BAC) Upgraded By Portales Partners

The research firm advocates an Outperform rating for Bank of America stock, compared to the previous Sector Perform evaluation
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Telecom

Will Sprint Corporation Monetize Its 2.5 GHz Spectrum In The Wake Of The AWS-3 Auction?

In the aftermath of the AWS-3 auction, Sprint’s 2.5 GHz spectrum may be valued as high as $115.1 billion. Meanwhile, CEO Marcelo Claure has said that multiple parties have expressed interest in the spectrum assets
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Sprint Corporation To Double Its Retail Presence With RadioShack Corporation Deal

Sprint will acquire around 1,750 retail stores as part of its deal with RadioShack, bringing its retail footprint in-line with its competitors
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Level 3 Communications, Inc. (LVLT) Price Target Raised On Strong Q4 Earnings

Level 3 Communications has posted better-than-expected 4Q earnings. It has also given an improved guidance for 2015, which suggests management’s increased confidence moving forward
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Verizon Communications Inc. Trims Its Wireline Business

Verizon is selling part of its wireline assets to Frontier Communications and is leasing its towers to American Tower to reduce its debt load and fund its share repurchase program
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Healthcare

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) Q4 Profit Rises; Earnings, Revenue Meet Expectations

Teva shares traded up 3% during trading Thursday after the company announced its earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter of FY14 came in line with expectations
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AstraZeneca (AZN) To Acquire Actavis’s (ACT) Respiratory Drug Unit To Boost Declining Growth

AstraZeneca has announced plans to acquire the respiratory drug business of Actavis to boost growth.The company also reported disappointing results for the fourth quarter of 2014
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