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Magna Shares Spike On Report Of Joint Venture With LG For Apple Electric Vehicle: What Investors Should Know
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 10:38am | 498One of the most anticipated contracts of 2021 could be the manufacturers of Apple’s planned electric vehicles. A Magna International (NYSE: MGA) and LG joint venture could come out the winner, according to a report from The Korea Times. What Happened: A joint venture between Magna...
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Fintech Focus For April 6, 2021
Monday, April 5, 2021 - 5:51pm | 1606Quote To Start The Day: [S]tock declines of 30-40% are overdone, and growth names should begin to re-inflate. True, interest rates will likely rise over time. However, they still hover near record lows, and borrowers of all shapes and sizes can afford to pay more. Source: Adam Johnson One Big...
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LG Exits Mobile Phone Market: What You Need To Know
Monday, April 5, 2021 - 12:20pm | 463LG Electronics Inc. (KRX: 066570) has announced its withdrawal from the mobile phone industry, with plans to completely exit the sector by July 31. What Happened: In a press statement, the Seoul-headquartered LG stated that its “strategic decision to exit the incredibly competitive mobile...
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Exciting Smartphone Offerings To Watch Out For In 2021
Saturday, December 26, 2020 - 1:24pm | 1282The latest iteration of Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip is among the phones to watch for in 2021. Smartphone shipments, although witnessing slackness due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have recovered and are poised to end the year flat to slightly higher. Shipments are estimated to grow 4.4% in 2021,...
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Immersion: The Thing Behind The Thing For Playstation 5
Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 3:18pm | 692Each week, Benzinga examines a stock that might be considered a little under the radar. You may have never heard of the company before, but chances are you're pretty familiar with the line of work it's in. We call these the "things behind the thing." A small-cap company could...
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GM And LG Chem To Launch EV Battery Factory In Ohio: Sources
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 6:11am | 328General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) could form a joint venture with South Korean chemical company LG Chem Ltd. to manufacture electric vehicle batteries in Ohio, unnamed sources said to Reuters. What Happened Reliable sources told Reuters that General Motors and LG Chem are all set to announce...
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Roku Doubles In Three Days After First Earnings Report
Monday, November 13, 2017 - 7:39pm | 799Shares of TV streaming company Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) are on a run after the release of third-quarter results. The stock has more than doubled over three sessions. Roku's Fundamentals Roku said in its S-1 IPO filing that it's the No. 1 TV streaming platform in the U.S. based on the total...
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Apple's iPhone Retention Rate At 92% This Year
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - 2:54pm | 377Those famously loyal Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) customers became even more devoted in April, with 92 percent of iPhone customers somewhat or extremely likely to upgrade their phone in the next 12 months, Morgan Stanley said Wednesday. The survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers was up from 86 percent from...
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Do You Recall These Call Recalls?
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 12:37pm | 445Recent reports of the hissing noise made by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s new iPhone 7 surfaced earlier this week. Source: Stephen Hackett, @ismh, the first to note the sound, according to 9to5mac. According to accounts, the hissing noise derives from the back of the phone, not the speaker...
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New Improved Smartphone Gorilla Glass, Now With Added Gorilla
Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 11:56am | 390Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) has unveiled its Corning Gorilla Glass 5, which has a "survival rate" of 80 percent when dropped face-down from 1.6 meters onto "rough, unforgiving surfaces." Innovations "With each successive generation of Corning Gorilla Glass, we have taken cover glass technology...
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Will QUALCOMM's Snapdragon 821 Chip Power 2016 Nexus Phones?
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 10:29am | 361Google, owned by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), will reportedly power its 2016 Nexus smartphones with the newly announced Snapdragon 821 processors from QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM). A report from Android Police explained, "Based on information from multiple and reliable sources, we...
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Rumored Release Of 2 New Google Smartwatches
Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 1:26pm | 280Referring to a reliable source, Android Police wrote about two new Android Wear Devices, rumored to be in a process of prototyping by Google (Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)) and due to be released some time after the latest Nexus phone is announced. The first watch is said to be larger...
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11 Infamous Corporate Social Media Blunders
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 2:11pm | 876The opportunities that social media sites like Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) provide for companies to gain trendy, cheap exposure for their products and services are too much for many companies to resist. While many companies have been successful in building their brands...
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Ascendiant Analyst Says Energous Has Bright Future Ahead
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 3:23pm | 408Energous Corp (NASDAQ: WATT) has reportedly signed a contract with a "top tier" tech company to supply millions of its wireless charging devices, according to a report from CNN Money. The information came from an interview with CEO Stephen Rizzone. Energous' WattUp charging technology utilizes...
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Are Netflix Recommended TVs A Marketing Gimmick?
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 5:08pm | 692Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is getting into the TV recommendation business. The streaming video giant has officially endorsed select TVs from Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE), LG, TCL, Hisense and Insignia. We have exciting #news to share! #tclrokutv was named a @Netflix Recommended TV! #smarttv #...