Bidness Etc - Afternoon Update (February 3, 2015)

Bidness Etc Newsletter Summary for February 3, 2015 Technology Twitter Inc (TWTR) Set To Display Advertising Power On Flipboard And Yahoo Japan Twitter Inc is partnering with Flipboard and Yahoo Japan to leverage its vast audience to attract more advertising dollars to the platform Read More...   eBay Inc. (EBAY) Begins Planned Layoffs Ahead Of PayPal Spinoff eBay has already begun its planned lay offs that came in the light of its decision to spin off its PayPal division Read More...   Samsung (SSNLF) Gives Teaser Of Galaxy Design With Unpack Invite Samsung Group gives a hint of what to expect from its Galaxy S6 launch at the Mobile World Congress in March Read More...   Android Smartphones And Apple Inc. iPhones - The Price Difference Bidness ETC takes a look at the disparity between iPhone and the rest of the smartphone market Read More...   MCH Increases LinkedIn Corp (LNKD) Revenue Estimate Ahead Of Q4 Results Monness Crespi Hardt increases its revenue estimate for LinkedIn from $610 Million to $617 million, citing the company’s multi-billion revenue opportunity Read More...   EMC Corporation (EMC) Upgraded By Macquarie Sell-side analysts see potential in EMC Read More...   Apple Inc. Tops Luxury Gift Brand List Ahead Of Chinese New Year Apple products are the preferred gift items for most of China’s wealthiest, according to a survey conducted by the Hurun Research Institute; company set to benefit from the upcoming Chinese New Year Read More...   Flipboard Deal Might Be A Gamechanger For Twitter Inc (TWTR) SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Robert Peck weighed in on Twitter after news broke that the micro-blogging service has entered into an agreement with Flipboard Read More...   Insider Selling: Microsoft Corportion (MSFT), Adobe Systems (ADBE), And Mastercard (MA) Bidness Etc highlights details of the recent insider-selling transactions for stocks of Microsoft, Adobe Systems, and Mastercard Read More...   Apple Inc. Granted Patent For iPhone Car Control System Apple was granted 45 patents today within which an advanced automobile control system could pave way for the future of connected cars Read More...   Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) Q1 iPhone Sales Could Exceed 50 Million Units: DigiTimes Apple stands to deliver more than 50 million units of the iPhone 6 in the first quarter of 2015, according to a report published on DigiTimes Read More...   Apple Inc. To Convert Sapphire Plant Into A $2 Billion Data Command Center Apple announces decision to invest $2 billion in a sapphire plant previously held by GT Advanced Technologies for manufacturing scratch-resistant sapphire screens for the company’s devices Read More...   The Real Story Behind Google Inc, Uber, Driverless Cars & Ride-Sharing Apps According to Bloomberg, Google is “going to war” with Uber as it has been working on a ride-sharing app, possibly linked to its autonomous cars. Here’s what we think is really going on Read More...   Apple Inc. (AAPL) Needs To Do More To Ramp Up Share Buybacks: Wells Fargo Wells Fargo analyst Maynard Um believes Apple needs to either raise additional debt or use its overseas cash facilitate its share repurchase program Read More...   Goldman Sachs Sees 25% Upside Potential In LinkedIn Corp (LNKD) Linkedin stock is trading higher after Goldmans Sachs put the company on its Conviction Buy list, citing a 25% upside potential Read More...   Apple Inc. Rolls Out iOS 8.2 Beta 5 To Developers Apple has begun seeding the fifth beta of iOS 8.2 to registered developers; Bidness Etc explores the company’s software development program Read More...   Industrials Piper Jaffray Cuts Stratasys Ltd (SSYS) Price Target From $120 To $65 Following Weak Guidance Piper Jaffray reduces its price target on Stratasys from $120 to $65 following disappointing preliminary 4Q results Read More...   Basic Materials Arch Coal (ACI) Stock Soars After Strong 4Q Results Bidness Etc takes a look at the reasons that caused Arch Coal to report lower losses and also suspend its dividends as the coal market is facing a downturn Read More...   Consumer Discretionary A Look Into Tesla Motors Inc’s (TSLA) Futuristic Underground Supercharger In London Tesla has opened a futuristic underground Supercharger station in London in the latest move to expand its charging network across the UK Read More...   Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Stock Falls On Poor Q4 Results Archer Daniels Midland Company reported fourth-quarter earnings today. The stock dropped after the company fell short of analysts’ revenue estimate for the fifth consecutive quarter Read More...   Netflix, Inc. Awaits FCC’s Revamp Of The Internet The FCC is set to propose a major overhaul to the way the Internet is structured; a move that would immensely benefit Netflix Read More...   Sysco Corporation (SYY) Upgraded To A “Buy” By Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank has raised its price target for Sysco stock to $50, while upgrading the stock to a Buy rating Read More...   Amazon.com, Inc. Should Consider Buying RadioShack Corporation Stores, Says SunTrust Robinson Humphrey SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Robert Peck provided his take on speculation of Amazon showing interest in buying RadioShack stores. The analyst provided several reasons as to why the e-commerce giant should go through with the deal. The reasons are discussed below Read More...   Uber To Take On The Autonomous Driving Revolution At Its New Robotics Center Uber has said it will be cutting ribbons to a new research center to spearhead a novel auto-driving taxi program, and join the ranks of global automakers working to develop driver-less cars Read More...   Why Amazon.com (AMZN) Might Buy RadioShack’s (RSH) Stores Bidness Etc takes a look at the reasons why Amazon.com might buy RadioShack’s stores Read More...   Obama Administration Horribly Miscalculated Electric Vehicles Potential President Obama’s desire to put “a million electric vehicles on the road by 2015” has failed to materialize, as EV automakers have a lot to do before achieving this target Read More...   Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) Stock Will Climb Back To $250 By Spring: Morgan Stanley Tesla Motors got a reaffirmed Overweight rating from analysts at Morgan Stanley, with the investment bank saying the stock could hit $250 by Spring Read More...   Sprint Corp To Acquire Half Of RadioShack Corporation Stores Post-Bankruptcy Bidness Etc takes a look at talks between RadioShack Corporation (NYSE:RSH) and Sprint Corp (NYSE:S) Read More...   Energy Shell (RDS.A) Plans To Dispose The Topside Of Brent Delta Platform Bidness Etc looks at how low crude oil price has forced Shell to dispose the topside of the Delta platform in the North Sea Brent oilfield. Also, how the oil giant plans to remove the 23,500-tonne steel structure on the oilfield is discussed below Read More...   How The Corruption Probe Impacts Petrobras’ (PBR) Debt Rating Bidness Etc looks at how the allegedly worst corruption scandal in Brazilian history continues to affect the credit rating of Petrobras, and how can the oil giant try to restore investor confidence in the company and its credit standing Read More...   Stifel Upgrades Energy Companies, Following Improved Oil Outlook Stifel has upgraded a number of energy company stocks, following the release of an improved outlook for oil prices in the second half of 2015 Read More...   Financials National Bank Of Greece (NBG) Stock Rebounds On The Prospect Of Stability Greek stocks are on the up this week, especially the banking ones, as the new government’s push for debt “haircut” eases up Read More...   Telecom Broadcom (BRCM) Gets Outperform Rating From Baird Analyst Bidness Etc takes a looks at Robert W. Baird analyst, Tristan Gera’s Outperform rating and $50 price target on BroadCom stock Read More...   What RadioShack Corporation Store Sale Means For Sprint Corp A deal with RadioShack will allow Sprint to increase its retail presence well beyond that of its competitors Read More...