S&P, Nasdaq dip as Apple weighs

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street slipped on Monday, weighed down by shares of Apple in the face of demand concerns, while investors faced a busy week for earnings in what is expected to be a lackluster quarter. Apple lost 2.8 percent to $505.84 as the biggest drag on both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 <.ndx> indexes after reports that the tech company has cut orders for LCD screens...

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Wall Street sags as demand worries hit Apple

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street fell on Monday as shares of Apple were hit by demand concerns, while investors faced a busy week for earnings in what is expected to be a lackluster quarter.Apple slid more than 3 percent after a report that the tech company has cut orders for LCD screens and other parts for the iPhone 5 this quarter due to weak demand. The stock was down 3.5 percent at $ 502.30. [ID:nL2N0AJ14E]...

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CIO.com: Message Bus a Hot Startup to Watch in 2013

CORTE MADERA, CA–(Marketwire – Jan 14, 2013) – Message Bus, the pioneer of cloud-based infrastructure for email, mobile and social messaging, has been named one of seven hot mobile startups to watch in 2013 on CIO.com. The inclusion of Message Bus shines a necessary and critical light on the importance of email as a primary function of smart phones. In the article, reporter Jeff Vance said that Message...

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Title games feature Ravens-Pats, 49ers-Falcons

One game is a rematch. The other might feel like one — at least to one of the teams.For the second straight year in the AFC, the New England Patriots will host the Baltimore Ravens with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.In the NFC, it will be San Francisco traveling to Atlanta, with the Falcons defense trying to stop a versatile, running quarterback for the second straight week."Russell Wilson...

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Quest: U.S. economy to dominate Davos

The United States and the sorry state of its political and budgetary process will be the center of attention at Davos, writes QuestSTORY HIGHLIGHTSQuest: Davos is a chance to see where the political and economic landmines are in 2013Quest: People will be speculating about how dysfunctional the U.S. political process has becomeQuest: Davos has been consumed by eurozone sovereign debt crises for three...

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Britney Spears calls off engagement, quits “X Factor”

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop star Britney Spears on Friday called it quits with both fiancé Jason Trawick and as a celebrity judge on “The X Factor” talent show.Spears, 31, and Trawick, 41 – her former agent – got engaged in December 2011.“Jason and I have decided to call off our engagement,” Spears said in a statement. “I’ll always adore him and we will remain great friends.”The couple began dating...

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Wall Street Week Ahead: Attention turns to financial earnings

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After over a month of watching Capitol Hill and Pennsylvania Avenue, Wall Street can get back to what it knows best: Wall Street. The first full week of earnings season is dominated by the financial sector - big investment banks and commercial banks - just as retail investors, free from the "fiscal cliff" worries, have started to get back into the markets. ...

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CBS Puts CNET on Mute Over Dish DVR Lawsuit

CNET, one of the more widely read tech-review sites, just got kneecapped by its corporate parent, CBS (CBS).See, if you’re CNET, then you’re surely interested in Dish Network’s (DISH) latest offerings at CES. The satellite TV provider recently showed off some significant upgrades to its Hopper DVR, which allows viewers to automatically skip commercials in prime-time network programming. What’s...

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Murphy Analytics Announces Initiation of Coverage on Global Resource Energy Inc.

ST. LOUIS, MO–(Marketwire – Jan 13, 2013) – Murphy Analytics (MA) has initiated coverage on Global Resource Energy Inc. ( OTCBB : GBEN ). The Initiation Report contains a detailed discussion of GBEN’s business operations, market dynamics, macroeconomic data and indicators, financial results, potential cash flows, and risks. The Initiation Report is available at: http://www.murphyanalytics.com/uploads/GBEN_Initiation.pdf. Analyst...

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Ravens shock Broncos; 49ers rout Packers

The 49ers and Ravens are getting another shot at making the Super Bowl.Losers in tight conference championship games a year ago, they are returning to the final step before the big game in the Big Easy after wins Saturday.Baltimore took the long, frigid route, rallying at Denver for a 38-35 victory in an AFC divisional playoff. The Ravens will go to either New England, where they lost 23-20 in the...

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