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• New AirPods didn't make the cut at Apple's big event — here's what else Apple left out (AAPL)

  03-11-2018 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you were hoping that Apple would unveil an updated version of its popular AirPod headphones at its press event on Tuesday, you were out of luck.
  The company used the event to refresh its lineup of iPad Pro tablets and to finally update its aging Mac Mini desktop and MacBook Air computers. But despite rumors and reports circulating before the event, it didn't launch a new set of AirPods.
  And that wasn't all that the company left out. Although Apple has held two press events in the past two mo
  
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• IBM was losing the cloud wars — here's why Wall Street thinks its $34 billion Red Hat acquisition will change that (IBM, RHT)

  03-11-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  IBM's plan to acquire Red Hat for $34 billion has gone over well with Wall Street analysts, who see the deal as a game changer for the cloud landscape.
  In notes published Monday, many analysts expressed certainty that Red Hat would turn IBM into a leader in the hybrid cloud space, even though Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure are the current kings of cloud.
  But there is one caveat: The two companies are so large that it may take a while to see the benefits of their merger.IBM's announcemen
  
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• The 'godfather' of a $4.7 trillion market says a bitcoin ETF will be approved 'no time soon'

  03-11-2018 17:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Asset managers are continuing to try and launch bitcoin ETFs, despite no sign that US regulators will approve these funds.
  A bitcoin ETF has long been viewed as a natural next step in bitcoin’s maturation as an asset class.
  Reggie Browne, senior managing director and global head of ETF trading at Cantor Fitzgerald, believes a bitcoin ETF will be approved "no time soon." The world is still waiting on the first bitcoin exchange traded fund after months of pushback from US regulators. An
  
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• American manufacturers are seriously worried about the 'mounting pressure' caused by Trump's trade war

  03-11-2018 17:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  US manufacturing activity fell more than expected in October.
  Tariffs are casting uncertainty over factory activity.
  Price pressures look poised to worsen throughout the fourth quarter.Manufacturing activity in the US slowed to a six-month low in October. And the overwhelming concern within the sector appears to be rising protectionism.
  "For the consumer, the tariffs are for the most part still an abstract idea, but for manufacturers they are real, and a big problem," said Ian Sheperdson, chief
  
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• Tesla supporters are making 5 crucial mistakes (TSLA)

  03-11-2018 17:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tesla is heading into 2019 in better shape than it ever has been in the past.
  But that doesn't mean it's time to let Tesla bullishness run free.
  Many of Tesla's ambitious supporters are making big mistakes about the company.
  Tesla turned an important corner a few weeks back when it reported its first quarterly profit since 2016. Coming after easily the most surreal and strange summer in the company's 15-year history, this was good news — and a fulfillment of CEO Elon Musk's prediction that
  
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• JPMORGAN: A massive universe of investors is still loaded up on stocks — here's why that could mean the worst of the sell-off is yet to come

  03-11-2018 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  A vast group of investors that includes pension funds and sovereign-wealth funds remains overweight stocks, even after recent volatility, according to JPMorgan strategists. 
  This suggests they expect the market to recover from its recent losses.
  At the same time, JPMorgan says it could leave stocks vulnerable to even more downside than recently witnessed if these investors find sufficient reason to sell.The roller coaster in stocks this month has not been violent enough to push the largest
  
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• It's become increasingly clear that Alphabet, Google's parent company, needs new leadership (GOOGL, GOOG)

  03-11-2018 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  It's become increasingly clear that Alphabet needs new leadership.
  The recent scandals and controversies and scandals at the company, most notably over its handling of sexual harassment allegations, have highlighted the shortcomings of its top leaders.
  CEO Larry Page, for example, hasn't made a public appearance in years.
  Behind the scenes, though, he and other top leaders have been enabling bad behavior among high-level employees, by all reports. 
  They've also repeatedly chosen expediency
  
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• Here's why Trump wants to shut Iran out of the oil market

  03-11-2018 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The US will reimpose oil sanctions against Iran on Monday.Eight countries are set to receive sanctions waivers.
  But they could still end up squeezing global oil supply.In the wake of President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal earlier this year, Washington will reinstate more economic penalties against Tehran at midnight on Monday.This is the second round of sanctions the administration has enacted since exiting the agreement, this time targeting energy and financial ope
  
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• Stocks have defied history ahead of the Midterm elections — Here's Wall Street's investing playbook for profiting from every possible outcome

  03-11-2018 11:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Stock market activity in the run-up to the November 6 midterm elections has defied historical patterns.
  What happens after could also be unexpected. 
  The results could have major implications for policies like tax reform, which have fueled investor gains this year.
  We've compiled an investing guide for the midterm elections using recommendations from some of Wall Street's top strategists. It all comes down to the wire next week.
  After a bitter campaign, Americans will decide who consti
  
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• It looks like the worst of the market meltdown is over — but Goldman Sachs warns of one big fear still troubling investors

  03-11-2018 06:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  The US stock market had a turbulent October, falling more than 10% from recent highs at its darkest depths.
  While the selling pressure appears to have subsided, Goldman Sachs warns that a worrisome trend has developed under the surface — one that shows investors are still nervous.To the casual observer, the stock market meltdown that plunged US indexes into a correction appears to be over.
  Equities sharply rebounded over the past two days, and investor nerves seem to have calmed considerab
  
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