Saturday, April 14, 2012

Week in review: Apple faces antitrust lawsuit over e-book price-fixing scheme

The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com.

Coinstar results show that customers have accepted Redbox DVD price increase. (April 13, 2012)

Apple shares fall on legal setback in patent infringement case against Motorola Mobility. (April 13, 2012)

Texas Instruments, Semtech and Monolithic Power Systems rated top stock picks in recovering chip sector. (April 13, 2012)

Online daily deals service Groupon saw its stock fall to new lows on concerns about the health of its business, heightened competition and class-action lawsuits. (April 13, 2012)

Apple denies violating antitrust laws; says it broke up Amazon’s e-book monopoly. (April 13, 2012)

Indian tech services firm Infosys forecasts a “challenging” year ahead for the information technology services sector, prompting investors to dump shares. (April 13, 2012)

A consumer survey provides positive news for Netflix, bad news for Nintendo and GameStop, and a mixed bag for Amazon. (April 12, 2012)

Apple investors shrug off e-book antitrust lawsuit; Trade groups, legal scholars come to the company’s defense. (April 12, 2012)

Apple’s late CEO Steve Jobs and vice president Eddy Cue are accused of coordinating e-book price-fixing conspiracy with publishers. (April 11, 2012)

The U.S. Department of Justice accuses Apple and five publishers of e-book price fixing. (April 11, 2012)

Apple’s sixth-generation iPhone is rumored to have a bigger display and be out in October. (April 10, 2012)

Best Buy is done with Dunn. CEO Brian Dunn quits as the consumer electronics retailer struggles to compete with Amazon, Wal-Mart and Costco. (April 10, 2012)

AOL sells patents to Microsoft; Deal seen as a win for Facebook. (April 9, 2012)

Apple shares downgraded by analyst, yet stock hits new high. (April 9, 2012)

Photo: Apple’s iBooks app

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