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RIMM: FYQ4 Misses; Balsillie Exits; Exploring Partnerships; Discontinues Forecasts - Barron's (blog)
Update 2: A report by Iain Marlow of Canada's The Globe and Mail this afternoon states that CEO Thorsten Heins is “getting rid of high-level staff,” citing an anonymous source “close to the company.” Update: RIM reported Q4 revenue and profit below ...
RIMM Halted Ahead of FYQ4 - Barron's (blog)
Update: A report by Iain Marlow of Canada's The Globe and Mail this afternoon states that CEO Thorsten Heins is “getting rid of high-level staff,” citing an anonymous source “close to the company.” Update 2: RIM reported Q4 revenue and profit below ...
Financials Slip Despite 2.8% GDP Rise In Q4; BAC, C, WFC, MS Drop - Barron's (blog)
More meetings were set today and a person close to the talks told Dow Jones Newswires that private bondholders have agreed to an average coupon of below 4% on newly issued Greek debt. That has been a major sticking point in negotiations.
Cablevision Rises as Citi Says Enough! - Barron's (blog)
The Wall Street Journal reported today that Rutledge left because of disagreements with CEO James Dolan, citing an anonymous source. But today shares are rising 2.8% in midday trading as sentiment appears to be turning more positive for the company. ...
HP Still Considering PC Spin-Off, Says WSJ - Barron's (blog)
“HP's board is standing by its decision to explore a separation of the company's personal-computer business,” an anonymous source tells Worthen. HP shares are down $1.42, or 6%, at $22.56. It is expected an announcement on CEO transition could come ...
Amazon: NY Post Says Tablet Will Lower Bar On Price - Barron's (blog)
He cites an anonymous source with knowledge of Amazon's plans, and also cites industry pundits as saying Amazon may make other vendors rethink tablet pricing. Offerings such as the TouchPad, the Samsung Electronics (SSNLF) “Galaxy Tab,” and Motorola ...
Apple: A Little While Longer For iPhone 5, Says AllThingsD - Barron's (blog)
AllThinsD's John Paczkowski this morning reports that Apple's (AAPL) next iPhone will likely not be available until October, rather than the September timeframe that had been widely speculated upon, citing an anonymous source. ...
Groupon: Like CSI, 'CSOI' Is A Mystery To SEC, Says CNBC - Barron's (blog)
The Commission is curious, says Kelly, about Groupon's method of accounting for non-GAAP profit, citing an anonymous source. What Groupon calls “consolidated segment operating income,” or CSOI, basically excludes all of the marketing fees required to ...
Twitter Raising Hundreds Of Millions $$, Says WSJ - Barron's (blog)
Twitter is “privately raising hundreds of millions” of dollars in financing and could be valued at as much as $7 billion, reports Amir Efrati with The Wall Street Journal this afternoon, citing an anonymous source. ...
Citigroup Seeks Facebook Stake On China's Behalf, Says Business Insider - Barron's (blog)
Carlson also cites an anonymous source at an investment bank tied to Silicon Valley deals who's heard rumors of Citi fronting for for China in the matter. Carlson points out $1.2 billion would be a small stake, given an expected $100 billion market cap ...
Greek Austerity Deal Reportedly Reached: Bloomberg - Barron's (blog)
... reached agreement with the European Union and International Monetary Fund on a $111 billion austerity plan that will enable the embattled country to receive more financial aid, Bloomberg News reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. ...
Boeing Gets Big Military Order from India - Barron's (blog)
The deal also includes an option for India to order six more C-17 aircraft, a senior government spokesman who requested anonymity said. The spokesman didn't say when a final agreement could be signed. The latest approval adds to the 2009 order for ...
Freescale Prices IPO At $18 - Barron's (blog)
... formerly the chip arm of Motorola (MMI, MSI), has priced its IPO at $18, below an intial expectation for $22 to $24 per share, according to a report this evening by Reuters's Sinead Carew, citing an anonymous source at one underwriter. ...
Dell, RIM Plug Away At Gadgets, Says WSJ - Barron's (blog)
(I should note BoyGeniusReport's Jonathan Geller on Friday wrote that the PlayBook's sales have “fallen far short of expectations,” citing an anonymous source at “a major big box retailer.”) Also in today's Journal, Justin Scheck and Ben Worthen ...
WSJ: Soros Sells Gold As Paulson Sticks With Precious Metals - Barron's (blog)
But a person close to the firm added that Burbank is expected to buy more gold miners after shares drop. The report also notes that several well-known hedgies are believed to still be bullish on gold. Those include John Paulson, who told investors ...
Posted by Tiernan Ray - Barron's (blog)
Ah-Lee writes that Samsung is looking to get rid of the division fro $1.5 billion, but might unload it for “under $1 billion,” citing an anonymous source. The source tells Ah-Lee “a potential buyer for the business is hard-disk maker Seagate. ...
Verizon Eyes $6B Bond Offer, Says DJ - Barron's (blog)
Verizon Communications (VZ) is putting together a bond offering that could total as much as $6 billion, writes Dow Jones Newswires's Katy Burne this morning, citing an anonymous source. The source says the offering, split in five pieces ...
Savvis Gives Up Gains: DJ Says Not Shopping Company - Barron's (blog)
PE Hub's Luisa Beltran reported on Friday that Savvis had retained Qatalyst Partners, led by former tech investment banker Fred Quattrone, citing an anonymous source. Beltran referred to the speculation on Qatalyst as rumor and noted that her source ...
Apple: Now It's The Daily Mail Touting Smaller iPhone - Barron's (blog)
... is working on a new version of the iPhone which will be smaller and cheaper than current models,” citing an anonymous source close to the company. ...
Imax: Not A Takeout, But A Buy, Says Piper - Barron's (blog)
I reported on Friday that Disney is not interested in buying Imax, according to a source close to the company. This morning, Piper Jaffray media analyst ...
Source: Disney Not Interested In Buying Imax - Barron's (blog)
... as much as $40 per share, a source close to Disney this afternoon tells me that, “the rumors today of the company's interest in Imax are pure fiction. ...
Google To Open E-Book Shop This Year, Per Bloomberg - Barron's (blog)
Google (GOOG) will open an e-book store this year, writes Douglas MacMillan of Bloomberg this morning, citing an anonymous source. ...
Reports: Insider Trading Probe Expands In Scope - Barron's (blog)
... questions of whether so-called “expert-network firms” leaked inside information to hedge funds and others, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
WSJ: Mutual Fund & Hedge Funds Questioned About Insider Trading - Barron's (blog)
Among those asset managers people familiar with the matter say have been given subpoenas are Deutsche Bank (DB), UBS AG (UBS) and Prudential Securities ...
RINO: Co Requested Halt, Preparing Defense: Source - Barron's (blog)
Zou said the company hopes to have the response this week, but would not say for sure when shares will resume trading, the source said. ...