Friday, November 18, 2011

Web Traffic Shows Apple´s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad Even Stronger Than Thought (potential upside 34.8%)

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Electronista reported that analysis of web traffic sharing seems to show Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad at 88% global usuage, and 96% in the U.S., according to the 75% marketshare that is typically quoted.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has potential upside of 34.8% based on a current price of $377.41 and an average consensus analyst price target of $508.73.

Apple is currently below its 50-day moving average (MA) of $395.60 and should find support at its 200-day MA of $363.44.

Egypt - protest against military rule / مصر -- الاحتجاج ضد الحكم العسكري

Published on Nov 18, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Thousands of people have been protesting in Egypt's Tahrir Square against continued army rule.

It comes after the government tried to guarantee the military's role in a constitutional proposal.

An estimated 50,000 people turned out in scenes reminiscent of the bloody uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in Feburary.

Many of those who joined the rally say ensuring a role for Egypt's army will be a significate step backwards for democracy.
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وقد تم الآلاف من الناس كانوا يحتجون في ميدان التحرير في مصر ضد الحكم العسكري المستمر.

انها تأتي بعد حاولت الحكومة لضمان دور الجيش في الاقتراح الدستوري.

تحول ما يقدر ب 50،000 شخص في مشاهد تذكر الانتفاضة الدموية التي اطاحت حسني مبارك في مهرجانات فبراير.

والعديد من هؤلاء الذين انضموا الى المسيرة ويقول ضمان دور للجيش في مصر أن يكون خطوة كبيرة الى الوراء بالنسبة للديمقراطية.

Motorola Mobility Holdings (NYSE:MMI) Shareholders Approve Merger with Google


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Motorola Mobility Holdings (NYSE:MMI) announced that stockholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the proposed merger with Google (NASDAQ:GOOG). Approximately 99% of the shares voting at the special meeting of stockholders voted in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement, which represented approximately 74% of Motorola Mobility's total outstanding shares of common stock as of Oct. 11. Google previously disclosed that it expected the merger to close by the end of 2011 or early 2012. While the company continues to work to complete the transaction as expeditiously as possible, given the schedule of regulatory filings, it currently believes that the close is expected to occur in early 2012.

Motorola Mobility Holdings (NYSE:MMI) has potential upside of 1.5% based on a current price of $38.94 and an average consensus analyst price target of $39.54.

What's In The News: November 18, 2011 Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) Citigroup (NYSE:C) ....

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This is what's in the news for Friday, November 18th. The Wall Street Journal reports that Silver Lake Partners may not be among the best known private-equity firms, but it could pull off a takeover, and turnaround, of Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO). The Wall Street Journal reports that investors are losing patience with Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) CEO Ben Verwaayen and his effort to turn around the telecommunications-equipment maker as shareholder pressure on the board to replace him runs high. Reuters reports that Standard & Poor's plans to update its credit ratings on the world's 30 largest banks within three weeks and could downgrade some. Speculation centers around Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup (NYSE:C) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). Finally, Bloomberg reports that Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NYSE:GMCR) will lose the main patents on its single-serve K-Cups on September 16, 2012, and competitors can make their own versions.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Could Get 18% Share of Tablet Market: Piper Jaffray (potential upside 17.5%)

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Piper Jaffray believes Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is keeping pace with Kindle Fire demand and will be able to ship around 4M units in Q4, above its prior estimate of 2.5M units. The firm thinks Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad offers a superior user experience, but views the Fire as offering as much or more than most other competitors and thinks it will expand the tablet market. Piper Jaffray estimates that Amazon could control 18% of the tablet market in Q4 and keeps an Overweight rating on the stock.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has potential upside of 17.5% based on a current price of $204.52 and an average consensus analyst price target of $240.29.




Greece - presents new budget plan / Ελλάδα - παρουσιάζει νέο σχέδιο προϋπολογισμού

Published on Nov 18, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Greece's new national unity government has presented its 2012 budget plan to parliament. It aims to cut the country's deficit by more than a third from this year's level to 5.4 per cent of GDP

Technocrat Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is now leading Greek efforts to avoid bankruptcy and a possible exit from the euro.

His Finance Minister says Athens will not need to pass any new austerity measures next year if reforms that have already been approved are put in place.
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Νέα κυβέρνηση εθνικής ενότητας στην Ελλάδα έχει παρουσιάσει εθνικό σχέδιο 2012 του προϋπολογισμού στο κοινοβούλιο. Έχει ως στόχο να μειώσει το έλλειμμα της χώρας κατά περισσότερο από το ένα τρίτο από το επίπεδο του τρέχοντος έτους στο 5,4 τοις εκατό του ΑΕΠ

Τεχνοκράτης πρωθυπουργός κ. Λουκά Παπαδήμου οδηγεί τώρα ελληνικές προσπάθειες να αποφύγουν την πτώχευση και την ενδεχόμενη έξοδο από το ευρώ.

Υπουργός Οικονομικών του λέει η Αθήνα δεν θα χρειαστεί να περάσει οποιαδήποτε νέα μέτρα λιτότητας το επόμενο έτος εάν οι μεταρρυθμίσεις που έχουν ήδη εγκριθεί τεθεί σε εφαρμογή.

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Did you buy British Gas shares when it was privatized - a much better investment than BP in our opinion

Anyone who spent £135 on 100 shares in British Gas at privatisation would now own 100 shares in Centrica (current value about £294), 84 in BG (£1,123) and 31 in National Grid (£199). So their holding would now be worth a total of £1,616.

All three companies are seen as solid businesses. Centrica's British Gas retail arm has been raising prices to maintain margins; BG has some highly regarded assets in Brazil; and National Grid is a reliable dividend payer.

Centrica and BG could soon be reunited, according to recent stock market rumours. China's Sinopec was said to have teamed up with Centrica to launch a £20-a-share offer for BG.