FA Notes Thursday January 27, 2011
Jobless claims 454K vs. 405K est. Prior revised to 403K vs. 404K
Durable goods -2.5% vs 1.5% est., ex-transportation +0.5% vs. +0.6% est.
Forbes profiles Peter Thiel. Link
AAPL – Toni Sacconaghi of Bernstein Research talks up the Asia upside for Apple. Link
ECB Board member Lorenzo Smaghi says policy makers can’t ignore imported inflation. Link
SNE – Sony announces next generation PSP. Link
NFLX – Netflix to get extensive Facebook integration. Link
VZ AAPL – William Power, an analyst at R.W. Baird, predicts demand for the iPhone on Verizon Wireless will be far higher than expectations. Link
S&P cuts Japan’s sovereign debt rate by one notch to AA-. Link
SLE – Apollo hasn’t raised its $19 bid and JBS is still working to submit a formal proposal. Link
IMAX – IMAX brushes off take-over rumors. Link