Tim Cook's Improbable Victory In Washington [View article]
It's a massive failing of the western judical system that it allows coorperations to go against common-sense spirit of the law, and allows for fiddling around the margin, in order to remove any arbitrariness.. The Tax evasion of the big multinationals is a shameful practice that is the same league as the speculation done by the bankers
Musk took advantage of the crazy demand for shares and the huge spike. I don't feel the negative spin. This proves how nimble the management is, they probably didnt plan it a week ago.
If he had answers "Oh yeah, we'll definitely do a secondary if the stock pops" that would insure it wouldn't pop in the first place
Tesla Motors (TSLA): Q1 EPS of $0.12 beats by $0.08. Revenue of $562M (+16% Y/Y) beats by $63M. Conference call scheduled for 5:30 PM EST. Shares +8.1% AH to $60.33. (PR) [View news story]
Tesla Motors (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk tells Bloomberg TV (video) that the automaker will start shipping in mass to Europe in the June and July time frame. Norway will be a target market initially, but a strong presence in Germany is the long-term plan. [View news story]
Norway is filthy rich and has the largest EV subsidies in the world. The model S will almost be same price as a gas guzzler there
The demand for electric vehicles in China feels the force of gravity: A deteriorating smog situation in major metro areas such as Beijing has the government testing an incentive program for electric vehicles, although consumers continue to show only a passing interest in hybrids or EVs. Tesla Motors (TSLA +0.5%) will open a retail store in the nation this spring, but may want to wait before it shifts its China plans into second gear. [View news story]
Big fan of electrics, but it's more efficient for the chi to focus on the worst offending factories and and more efficient ICE with particle filters
A 5th-gen regular iPad (AAPL) will launch in October and feature "virtually no left or right bezels, and only enough space above and below the screen" to allow for a camera and home button, says iLounge, which has passed on accurate iRumors in the past. The info is generally in-line with a recent report from KGI Securities. iLounge also claims Apple is planning to launch an iPhone 5S sporting an improved camera this summer, and is developing a cheaper, plastic-bodied iPhone "with China Mobile in mind." An iPhone with a 4.7" display is said to be in "early prototyping stages." [View news story]
Rio Tinto (RIO) Chief Executive Tom Albanese is stepping down and being replaced by Iron Ore CEO Sam Walsh after Rio said it will take a $14B non-cash impairment charge in its 2012 earnings report following problems in Mozambique and with its aluminum assets. Shares -2% in London. (PR) [View news story]
Is There Still Hope For Teva Investors? [View article]
What industry average - the branded or the generic? Both doesn't really describe TEVA. The dividend will be raised in the future, but right now they are investing for cost-savings
U.S. Solar Photovoltaics Market Looking For Huge Q4 [View article]
It's very strange that residential prices are as high as 5,5 dollars/watt installed. Considering prices are usually quite lower in US than in Europe, I find it odd that I only paid ca. 3 dollars/watt for for my 6 KWp array.
A leukemia therapy that Novartis (NVS) bought from the University of Pennsylvania has freed nine out of 12 patients of the blood cancer. The treatment works by taking the sufferers' immune cells, reprogramming them to target leukemia cells, and then re-injecting them into the patients. Novartis will call the treatment CTL019. [View news story]
The real news is the patients in the trial all failed standard treatment
Pfizer's (PFE) and Bristol-Myers Squibb's (BMY) Eliquis blood thinner cut the risk of clots in veins and lungs, and death, by 81% compared with a placebo in major year-long trial. Bleeding was also low. BMY could rack up sales of $4.18B by 2018 if Eliquis is approved - the drug would compete with warfarin, Xarelto from Bayer and J&J (JNJ), and Pradaxa from Boehringer Ingelheim. (PR) [View news story]
Uh, I'm a foreign holder and I pay the dividend rate. It is withhold from my payout. Because of a double-tax agreement I can deduct the tax paid, but if the rate goes to 42%, it's definitely going to affect me since the rate where I live is only 25%
Tim Cook's Improbable Victory In Washington [View article]
Tesla's First Red Flag [View article]
If he had answers "Oh yeah, we'll definitely do a secondary if the stock pops" that would insure it wouldn't pop in the first place
Tesla Motors (TSLA): Q1 EPS of $0.12 beats by $0.08. Revenue of $562M (+16% Y/Y) beats by $63M. Conference call scheduled for 5:30 PM EST. Shares +8.1% AH to $60.33. (PR) [View news story]
Tesla Motors (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk tells Bloomberg TV (video) that the automaker will start shipping in mass to Europe in the June and July time frame. Norway will be a target market initially, but a strong presence in Germany is the long-term plan. [View news story]
The demand for electric vehicles in China feels the force of gravity: A deteriorating smog situation in major metro areas such as Beijing has the government testing an incentive program for electric vehicles, although consumers continue to show only a passing interest in hybrids or EVs. Tesla Motors (TSLA +0.5%) will open a retail store in the nation this spring, but may want to wait before it shifts its China plans into second gear. [View news story]
A 5th-gen regular iPad (AAPL) will launch in October and feature "virtually no left or right bezels, and only enough space above and below the screen" to allow for a camera and home button, says iLounge, which has passed on accurate iRumors in the past. The info is generally in-line with a recent report from KGI Securities. iLounge also claims Apple is planning to launch an iPhone 5S sporting an improved camera this summer, and is developing a cheaper, plastic-bodied iPhone "with China Mobile in mind." An iPhone with a 4.7" display is said to be in "early prototyping stages." [View news story]
Cree (CREE): FQ2 EPS of $0.32 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $346M (+14% Y/Y) beats by $15.11M. (PR) [View news story]
Rio Tinto (RIO) Chief Executive Tom Albanese is stepping down and being replaced by Iron Ore CEO Sam Walsh after Rio said it will take a $14B non-cash impairment charge in its 2012 earnings report following problems in Mozambique and with its aluminum assets. Shares -2% in London. (PR) [View news story]
Is There Still Hope For Teva Investors? [View article]
Is There Still Hope For Teva Investors? [View article]
Is There Still Hope For Teva Investors? [View article]
U.S. Solar Photovoltaics Market Looking For Huge Q4 [View article]
A leukemia therapy that Novartis (NVS) bought from the University of Pennsylvania has freed nine out of 12 patients of the blood cancer. The treatment works by taking the sufferers' immune cells, reprogramming them to target leukemia cells, and then re-injecting them into the patients. Novartis will call the treatment CTL019. [View news story]
Pfizer's (PFE) and Bristol-Myers Squibb's (BMY) Eliquis blood thinner cut the risk of clots in veins and lungs, and death, by 81% compared with a placebo in major year-long trial. Bleeding was also low. BMY could rack up sales of $4.18B by 2018 if Eliquis is approved - the drug would compete with warfarin, Xarelto from Bayer and J&J (JNJ), and Pradaxa from Boehringer Ingelheim. (PR) [View news story]
2013 Dividend Tax Impacts [View article]