MSFT GOOG – Microsoft files a complaint against Google for anti-competitive practices with the EU. Link
WMT – The CEO of Walmart says serious inflation is coming. Link
GOOG ARMH – Report that Google looking to standardize Android on the ARM platform. Link
AAPL – Taiwan Economic news reports Apple to use AU Optronics for iPad 2 panels. Up to 30 million units a year. Link
Evan Williams, founder of Twitter, blog posts about his experience and why he is moving on from Twitter. Link
“Apple for instance, has come up with new products like the iPhone and the iPad despite spending less on R&D over the entire past decade than Microsoft did in fiscal 2010 alone.” – WSJ
AAPL – Peter Misek, an analyst at Jefferies, sees an iPhone 5 delay to the fall. Link
Paul Allen book excerpt in Vanity Fair with negative tone on Bill Gates. Link
Q4 GDP 3.1% vs. 3.1% est., 2.8% prior
Consumer sentiment 67.5 vs. 68 est., 68.2 prior
MCP – China to tax rare earth minerals on April 1st. Link
Durable goods -0.9% vs. 1.5% est., 2.7% prior
Jobless claims 382K vs. 385k est., 385k prior
BAC – Regulators objected to Bank of America’s initial dividend increase proposal. Link
Buffett says the U.S. economy is getting better “month by month” Link
AAPL – Apple may accept price hikes for touch panels to secure supply. Link
BKS – Barnes & Noble has been trying to sell itself with no success so far. Link
RIMM AAPL – Research in Motion prices the PlayBook similar to the iPad 2. Link
MMI – Motorola Xoom tablet orders seen dropping. Link
MCP – Rare earth prices in China go higher. Link
T – AT&T to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telecom for $39 billion. Link
Buffett says Japan is a buying opportunity. Link
AAPL – Profile of Apple’s designer Jonathan Ive. Link
Existing home sales for February 4.88M vs. 5.15M est.
G7 jointly intervenes in the FX market to devalue the Yen. Link
U.N. approves military action against Qaddafi. Link
Groupon held talks with bankers that might value the company as much as $25 billion in an IPO. Link
CPI 0.5% vs. 0.4% est. Ex food and energy 0.2% vs. 0.1% est.
Jobless claims 385K vs. 385K est., 397K prior
AAPL – More details on iPad 2 components. Link
NDAQ – Piloting a program where they halt stocks for 60 seconds if they move about a certain amount in 30 seconds (as low as 3%). Link