Bidness Etc Newsletter

Summary for February 8, 2015


Technology
	MKM Maintains $25 Price Target On Symantec (SYMC) Stock Ahead Of Veritas De-Merger MKM assesses Symantec stock following mixed 3QFY15 earnings, gives a Neutral rating Read More...

	Search Engines Battle To Land Coveted Deal With Apple Inc.’s Safari Browser Yahoo, Bing and Google are all in the running to land a deal with Apple Inc. for its Safari Browser, while there are also reports that Apple might push its own search engine out in the market Read More...

	Is Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI) Up For Sale? Bloomberg reports that Motorola Solutions is exploring the possibility of a sale of its remaining business segment, after grappling with stagnant profitability. Potential acquirers include Honeywell International, Raytheon, and General Dynamics Read More...

	Twitter Inc (TWTR) 4Q Earnings Are Mixed: Nomura Securities Nomura Securities maintained a Neutral rating on Twitter stock and lifted the target price to $48, following the company’s 4QFY14 earnings report Read More...

	Microsoft’s Latest Xbox Price Cut – Beginning Of A Price War? Microsoft Corporation has introduced its latest price cut, offering the Xbox One With the Kinect at $449. BidnessEtc examines how this strategy might lead to a console price war with rival, Sony Corporation Read More...

	Needham & Company Boosts LinkedIn (LNKD) Target Price On Impressive Q4 Results Needham & Company analyst Kerry Rice maintained a Buy rating, with a revised up target price of $300, on LinkedIn shares following solid fourth-quarter earnings release Read More...

	Monness Crespi Hardt Weighs In On Twitter Inc (TWTR) Twitter Inc surpassed the expected 4QFY14 results, as revenue figures surged in December Read More...

Consumer Discretionary
	Tesla (TSLA) Revs Up Chinese Operation By Offering Free Charging Stations Tesla Motors announced its plan to install free charging stations at customers’ homes to facilitate its expansion in China Read More...

	Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) On Track To Produce 500,000 Units A Year By 2020: Panasonic CEO According to Panasonic CEO Joe Taylor , Tesla will be able to produce half a million units annually by 2020 Read More...

	Netflix (NFLX) And Nintendo (NTDOY) To Developing A Live-Action “Legend Of Zelda” TV Series Netflix has reportedly collaborated with Nintendo to develop a live-action series of iconic fantasy video game franchise, “The Legend of Zelda”. The streaming giant has taken this step to strengthen its foothold in the Japanese market and increase its global subscriber base Read More...

	UBS Raises Price Target For Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD), Following Strong SSS UBS has increased the price target from $205 to $210 on Buffalo Wild Wings’ stock, and is optimistic about growth in 2015 Read More...

Energy
	USW Expected To Initiate A Strike At BP’s Whiting And Toledo Refineries Bidness Etc looks at the latest development between the USW workers and Shell. The union’s spokesman said that workers at BP’s Toledo and Whiting refineries might join the strike against US refineries Read More...

	Here’s Why Big Oil Companies Are Unable To Increase Reserves To Counter Declining Production Bidness Etc discusses why major oil firms have been unable to replace their new reserves, despite crude production level falling since last year amid tumbling crude price Read More...

Telecom
	Argus Weighs In On Sprint Corp (S) Argus raises its FY14 loss forecast on Sprint to $0.48 per share, while maintaining a Hold rating on the stock Read More...