Week in review: Apple, Netflix, Tesla stocks debated

The following is a roundup of my stories from Investors.com.

Netflix investment story remains intact, Pivotal Research says. (July 8, 2016)

Apple stock climbs despite cautious report on iPhone 7. (July 8, 2016)

Tesla Motors, Juno Therapeutics get price target cuts; Intel hiked. (July 8, 2016)

Apple stock rises above 50-day moving average as sentiment turns. (July 7, 2016)

6 software stocks to watch as the companies turn profitable. (July 7, 2016)

First Solar, Insperity downgraded; Wingstop, Shake Shack initiated. (July 7, 2016)

OLED display shortage could crimp Apple’s iPhone 8 plans. (July 6, 2016)

Apple stock could rally ahead of iPhone 7 launch, Piper Jaffray says. (July 6, 2016)

Netflix stock downgraded on U.S. growth concerns. (July 6, 2016)

Tesla gets price-target cut; Netflix, U.S. airlines downgraded. (July 6, 2016)

Comcast will offer direct access to Netflix on its cable box. (July 5, 2016)

BlackBerry Classic demise signals end of an era. (July 5, 2016)

Netflix stock divides analysts as outlook debated. (July 5, 2016)

Apple chip suppliers, Netflix downgraded; Mobileye, CyberArk buys. (July 5, 2016)

Photo: An action scene from the Netflix original series “Marvel’s Daredevil.” (Netflix)

Week in review: Google Chromecast top streamer

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

Apple-FBI feud over iPhone encryption turns ugly. (March 11, 2016)

TV remote control maker surges on deal with Comcast. (March 11, 2016)

DOJ says Apple iPhone privacy claims are ‘a diversion’. (March 10, 2016)

Apple sets March 21 to launch small iPhone, new iPad, Watch bands. (March 10, 2016)

Plan to move Internet oversight from U.S. to global body progresses. (March 10, 2016)

Apple tells iPhone audio plug to ‘hit the road, Jack’. (March 10, 2016)

Americans freaking out about robots taking jobs, but not their jobs. (March 10, 2016)

Fitness band ownership up, but purchase intent declines. (March 9, 2016)

Apple iPhone to be dragged into virtual reality market. (March 9, 2016)

Mobile accessories maker Zagg disappoints with Q4 earnings. (March 9, 2016)

Google Chromecast tops Apple TV in streamer market. (March 8, 2016)

Netflix U.S. subscriber targets are too aggressive, analyst says. (March 8, 2016)

Apple making the perfect smartphone for Donald Trump. (March 8, 2016)

Apple iPhone demand ‘soft’; Stock gets price target cut. (March 7, 2016)

Apple e-book price-fixing judgment to stick; Supreme Court bows out. (March 7, 2016)

Photo: Google Chromecast

Week in review: King Digital, Zebra Tech earnings; Teradyne robot deal

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

Netflix hits record high on possible China service. (May 15, 2015)

“Candy Crush” games losing their flavor for King Digital. (May 15, 2015)

Blood and gore drive video game sales higher. (May 15, 2015)

U.S. iPhone upgrades “may prove challenging” after surge. (May 15, 2015)

Teradyne moves into robotic manufacturing with acquisition. (May 14, 2015)

UBS sees June quarter iPhone sales well above estimates. (May 14, 2015)

Apple Watch gross margins will start low but then rise. (May 13, 2015)

Comcast bets on “magical” voice remote controls. (May 13, 2015)

Zebra Technologies thunders to new high on Q1 earnings beat. (May 13, 2015)

Consumers have big appetite for Apple Car. (May 13, 2015)

In-home movie watching to get upgrade with Ultra HD Blu-ray. (May 12, 2015)

Rumored big-screen iPad could get Force Touch display. (May 12, 2015)

Garmin follows Apple with heart-rate sensor on watch. (May 12, 2015)

Apple iPhone 6S likely to get “rose gold,” be less bendable. (May 12, 2015)

Apple iPhone 6 demand stays strong, inventories lean. (May 11, 2015)

Apple Watch worries: No killer app, kids aren’t whining for it. (May 11, 2015)

Apple to protect yaks, forests in China with green projects. (May 11, 2015)

Photos: Zebra Technologies at Nasdaq; Universal Robots robotic arms.

Week in review: Apple Watch launch detailed

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

Adobe Systems Q1 earnings poised to accelerate. (March 14, 2015)

Apple Watch is worth a few laughs, comedians show. (March 13, 2015)

Nintendo’s Zelda works magic on video game sales. (March 13, 2015)

Global PC shipments seen declining worse than expected. (March 12, 2015)

Apple Watch debate won’t be settled anytime soon. (March 12, 2015)

40% of iPhone 6 owners have used Apple Pay. (March 12, 2015)

In-app purchases fueling mobile game sales. (March 11, 2015)

Apple stock down on Watch concerns, iTunes outage. (March 11, 2015)

Mobileye partners with Valeo on car safety systems. (March 11, 2015)

Adobe Systems expands reach of marketing cloud. (March 11, 2015)

5 reasons why the Apple Watch will bomb. (March 10, 2015)

Apple Watch fails to wow investors, stock falls. (March 10, 2015)

Comcast, Time Warner Cable add most broadband users. (March 9, 2015)

Apple details pricing, launch, battery life for Watch. (March 9, 2015)

Apple Watch to land on wrists April 24 in nine countries. (March 9, 2015)

Photos: Apple Watch (top); promotional art for Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D.” 

Week in review: King Digital reigns, Apple joins Dow, GoPro investors spooked

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

King Digital continues to “crush” mobile game competition. (March 6, 2015)

Apple joining the Dow seen as warning sign by some. (March 6, 2015)

HP expands server lead as IBM retreats. (March 5, 2015)

Apple delays iPad Pro production, may add USB port. (March 5, 2015)

Apple Watch: Hit, flop or meh? (March 5, 2015)

Sony eyes virtual reality games with Morpheus headset. (March 4, 2015)

Comcast might pursue Netflix if Time Warner Cable deal fails. (March 4, 2015)

10 big tech stocks that climbed back from the dot-com crash. (March 4, 2015)

Apple Watch sales to get boost from interchangeable bands. (March 3, 2015)

Best Buy delights with Q4 earnings beat, cash return program. (March 3, 2015)

GoPro investors spooked by low-cost China rival. (March 2, 2015)

Microsoft Windows 8 notches small gain in February. (March 2, 2015)

Apple could quadruple its total addressable market by 2020. (March 2, 2015)

Photos: King Digital’s “Candy Crush Soda Saga”; Xiaomi’s Yi Action Camera on pet harness.

Week in review: Best Buy returns to sales growth

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

Obama expands visas for tech students, entrepreneurs. (Nov. 21, 2014)

Comcast stretches broadband subscriber lead in Q3. (Nov. 21, 2014)

GameStop losing ground to digital downloads, stock tanks. (Nov. 21, 2014)

Wearable devices to consumers: You’re putting me on. (Nov. 20, 2014)

Apple Watch demand underestimated, Morgan Stanley says. (Nov. 20, 2014)

Best Buy returns to sales growth after 10 quarters of decline. (Nov. 20, 2014)

GoPro wipes out on pricing of secondary stock offer. (Nov. 20, 2014)

“Penguins of Madagascar” on a mission to save DreamWorks. (Nov. 19, 2014)

Big investors are increasing their stake in Apple. (Nov. 19, 2014)

Synchronoss Technologies tumbles on analyst downgrade. (Nov. 19, 2014)

Netflix preps for launch in Australia, New Zealand. (Nov. 19, 2014)

Synaptics putting its fingerprints on more markets. (Nov. 19, 2014)

Amazon Web Services rains on other cloud vendors. (Nov. 18, 2014)

GoPro, Ambarella surge ahead of Thanksgiving weekend sales. (Nov. 18, 2014)

Apple stock rises on improved supply of iPhone 6 handsets. (Nov. 18, 2014)

Apple iPhone 6 could be Grinch for apparel retailers. (Nov. 17, 2014)

Apple Watch could do three times Fossil sales in first year. (Nov. 17, 2014)

Martha Stewart says 3D print your napkin rings. (Nov. 17, 2014)

Photos: Scene from DreamWorks Animation’s “Penguins of Madagascar”; Martha Stewart 3D printed objects. 

Week in review: Facebook buys Oculus VR; Microsoft bows Office for iPad

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

SanDisk has “game-changing product” now in testing, RBC says. (March 28, 2014)

Office for iPad is good for Apple tablet sales, but bad for Microsoft Surface. (March 28, 2014)

For Apple, the money in Microsoft Office for iPad is in tablet sales, not a possible share of subscription revenue. (March 28, 2014)

Apple iPhone 6 could “tank” the company’s gross margins. (March 28, 2014)

Microsoft debuts Office for iPad, no longer “holding back.” (March 27, 2014)

Cloud computing market thunders with Google and Amazon price cuts. (March 27, 2014)

GameStop posts disappointing Q4 score and 2014 guidance. (March 27, 2014)

Digital journalism startups bring money, jobs and excitement to the news business. (March 26, 2014)

Nvidia focus on cost control could boost earnings. (March 26, 2014)

Facebook’s future is straight out of “WALL-E.” (March 26, 2014)

Facebook is the front page for millennial news readers. (March 25, 2014)

Twitter needs better sorting and filtering tools, survey shows. (March 25, 2014)

How is Windows XP like an ’80s rock classic?
Cue the 1986 song “The Final Countdown” by Swedish hair-metal band Europe.
Countdown clocks warn Windows XP users to upgrade ... or else. (March 25, 2014)

Apple-Comcast streaming deal seems far-fetched. (March 24, 2014)

Photos: Oculus VR virtual reality goggles (top); Office for iPad displayed on Apple tablets. 

Week in review: Samsung debuts Galaxy S5 smartphone

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

Facebook a laughingstock to humorists for WhatsApp deal. (Feb. 28, 2014)

Sony store closures likely good news for Best Buy. (Feb. 28, 2014)

Samsung controls 65% of the Android device market. (Feb. 28, 2014)

Best Buy, long Amazon’s de facto showroom, now an “online first” retailer, CEO says. (Feb. 27, 2014)

Outerwall pins growth on mobile device and gift card trade-ins. (Feb. 27, 2014)

Best Buy raises cost-cutting target to $1 billion. (Feb. 27, 2014)

Sorry, cheapskates, Apple iPhones to remain pricey. (Feb. 26, 2014)

Summer launch possible for Apple iPhone 6 smartphone. (Feb. 26, 2014)

Microsoft testing deals to boost Xbox One sales. (Feb. 25, 2014)

Samsung, Sony update smartwatches, but all eyes on Apple. (Feb. 25, 2014)

Samsung debuts “modern, glam” Galaxy S5 smartphone. (Feb. 24, 2014)

Netflix pays to play on Comcast’s broadband network. (Feb. 24, 2014)

Photos: Samsung’s Galaxy S5 smartphone (top); ecoATM used-phone purchasing kiosk. 

Week in review: ‘Gravity,’ ‘Pokemon X and Y’ and Nest Protect debut

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

Wall Street predicts another down quarter for Intel. (Oct. 11, 2013)

Apple should buy Nest Labs, if it can get the owners to sell. (Oct. 11, 2013)

Nintendo to get needed boost from 2DS, “Pokemon X and Y” games. (Oct. 11, 2013)

Apple cuts production of colored iPhone 5C amid weak sales. (Oct. 10, 2013)

Synaptics follows Apple’s lead, buys fingerprint-reader firm. (Oct. 10, 2013)

School’s in, but PCs are still out with consumers. (Oct. 9, 2013)

Samsung’s curved-glass phone looks like “death-ray” building. (Oct. 9, 2013)

Twitter scores first big social TV deal, with Comcast. (Oct. 9, 2013)

Apple sticks it to Microsoft with iPad 5 event scheduling. (Oct. 9, 2013)

Redbox parent Outerwall surges as investors push for breakup. (Oct. 8, 2013)

Obama sides with Apple again over Samsung in trade case. (Oct. 8, 2013)

Apple iPhone 6 news might cause iPhone 5S buyer remorse. (Oct. 8, 2013)

“Gravity” could provide lift for 3D movies, Imax and Dolby. (Oct. 7, 2013)

Wall Street analysts jumping the gun on Twitter IPO. (Oct. 7, 2013)

Apple iWatch unlikely to be big seller, analyst says. (Oct. 7, 2013)

Photos: Still from the movie “Gravity” (top); customers line up to buy “Pokemon X and Y” video games at the Nintendo World store in New York City on Oct. 12; and the Nest smart thermostat and Nest Protect smoke-and-carbon-monoxide detector in a home. 

Week in review: Dolby gets naming rights to former Kodak Theater in Hollywood

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

5 big challenges Apple will face in the TV business. (May 3, 2012)

Apple extends tablet market share lead in Q1, while Android tablets suffer steep drop. (May 3, 2012)

Trimble Navigation tops Wall Street targets for Q1, guides higher for Q2. (May 3, 2012)

Motion-sensing chip designer InvenSense matches analyst views on EPS and beats on sales, but stock falls hard anyway. (May 3, 2012)

Dolby Laboratories gets naming rights to the former Kodak Theater in Hollywood. (May 1, 2012)

Symantec lagging Sourcefire, other security software firms. (May 1, 2012)

Comcast is expected to show slower sales growth in Q1. (May 1, 2012)

Apple soon might offer its own wireless service, industry expert says. (May 1, 2012)

Ubiquiti Networks tops Wall Street views for fiscal Q3, but its guidance disappoints. (May 1, 2012)

Photo: Artist’s rendition of Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

Week in review: New Apple iPad arrives

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

Apple fans line up to get the new iPad, many upgrading from iPad 1. (March 16, 2012)

Consumers defy Apple and call new tablet the iPad 3 instead of “the new iPad.” (March 15, 2012)

Guidewire Software shines in first post-IPO report. (March 13, 2012)

Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Dish Network among top-rated telecom stocks. (March 13, 2012)

Dell boosts its security capabilities with SonicWall deal. (March 13, 2012)

Ebix, a provider of software and services to the insurance industry, sees its shares rise 5% on Q4 beat and raised dividend. (March 13, 2012)

Apple shares up nearly 2% on strong iPad tablet preorders. (March 13, 2012)

Survey shows Apple’s iPad dominating the corporate tablet market. (March 13, 2012)

InvenSense, maker of motion-sensing chips for consumer electronics, has signed up Nintendo and Samsung, but not Apple. (March 12, 2012)

Chipmaker Intel is looking to develop an Internet-based TV service to compete with cable and satellite TV operators. (March 12, 2012)

Photo: The Apple store in Reston, Va., opens at 8 a.m. March 16, 2012, to sell the new iPad, a.k.a. the iPad 3.