Benzinga's Top Upgrades With Color For May 15, 2012
http://stock.ly/6jn76mCredit Suisse comments, "Our work suggests recent upward pressure on fulfillment center costs is driven by accelerated FC build outs in 2010/11 and growth in Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), not a structural change in economics. In turn, we believe CSOI margin will stabilize in 2H12 and trend higher in
Stifel Nicolaus Downgrades MercadoLibre To Sell On Amazon...
Stifel Nicolaus lowers its rating on MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) from Hold to Sell as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) moves into Brazilian eCommerce, likely contracting the company's multiple.Stifel Nicolaus notes, "We have reduced our rating on shares of MELI from Hold to Sell. Competition in Brazilian
Rackspace Profit Seen Jumping 80% Even As Cloud Competition...
Cloud service provider Rackspace Hosting's (RAX) first-quarter per-share profit is expected to jump 80%, while
Benzinga's Top Upgrades With Color For April 27, 2012
http://stock.ly/58r0omJP Morgan said, "Expedia reported 1Q results ahead of expectations on strong hotel bookings growth and higher air ticket volumes. We are encouraged by the sequential acceleration in room nights growth to mid single digits for the Expedia brand, which we believe was driven by early platform
Benchmark Raises Amazon.com's PT | Benzinga
According to a research report published this morning, Benchmark has increased Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) PT from $210 to $260.In the report, Benchmark commented, "Amazon.com (AMZN-Buy, PT from $210 to $260) reported strong 1Q12 revenue results, with total revenue growing by 34% y/y to $13.2
UH OH: This Is The Nail In The Coffin For Best Buy's Retail...
Flickr/staticjanaMajor economic bellwether UPS reported mixed results this morning, but saw strength in online retail sales."Daily volume for deferred products jumped 9.9% and UPS Next Day Air volume climbed 5%, driven primarily by on-line retail growth," the company said in its earnings
Apple Rumored To Launch With 6M Of Sub-$300 'iPad Mini' This...
A new report out of China claims Apple is gearing up to build 6 million units of a new, smaller iPad to launch in the third quarter of 2012. The new device will be priced at either $249 or $299, according to Chinese net portal NetEase, as translated byKotaku. The device is said to be intended to
CARPE DIEM: That Hissing Sound? Textbook Bubble Is Deflating
Can $220 textbooks survive? Is this really a sustainable model where a concentrated group of textbook publishers charge students more than $1,000 per semester for traditional college textbooks (assuming 5 books @ $200 like Mankiw's "Principles of Economics" above at $220) when comparable textbooks
Morning Social Media Outlook For Thursday March 29 | Benzinga
In recent years, traders and investors have increasingly turned to social media to discuss their investments. Now, interested parties can get a scientific look at what is being discussed on a weekly, monthly, and even hourly basis.Provided by Social Market Analytics, here is this mornings outlook.
Elephant Plays With A Galaxy Note!
Peter the elephant plays with a Samsung Galaxy Note. This is all real, no film trickery, post-production or hidden cuts -- he's just a very clever elephant. Check out the unedited footage clips if you don't believe it: http://youtu.be/TBfxwbVjCbU http://youtu.be/SKRI0of97Fc The applications
US Audiences To Pay More For Online Movies In 2012 Than For...
The legal, paid consumption of movies online in the United States will reach 3.4 billion views or transactions in 2012, approximately 1.0 billion units higher than the 2.4 billion for physical video for this year, according to the IHS Screen Digest Broadband Media Market Insight report from
Amazon Buys Kiva Systems For $775M — Prepare For Even...
After relying on Kiva Systems’ smart robots and automation technology to make its fulfillment centers incredibly efficient for years, Amazon has finally decided to commit.The online shopping giant announced today that it’s buying Kiva Systems for $775 million in cash — a move that
You’re Not Crazy: New IPad Runs 10 Degrees Hotter Than IPad 2
Hope you like your apples crispy. The new iPad actually burns about 10 degrees hotter than the previous model, according to Dutch site Tweakers.net.While just about everyone who has handled the new iPad has given it high marks (including us), the fact that it runs hot may be a sign of future
Apple Says New IPad Demand Is 'off The Charts' As Pre-orders...
Apple confirmed this past weekend that pre-order inventory of its new iPad tablet has been depleted. ”Customer response to the new iPad has been off the charts and the quantity available for pre-order has been purchased,” a company spokesperson told USA Today in a statement.
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