FeedPosted Apr 12th 2011 1:14PM by The Associated Press (RSS feed)
Filed under: Nokia Corp. (NOK)

Nokia Corp. on Tuesday launched its first smartphones to run on the updated Symbian software with new icons, enhancements and a faster browser.
Nokia said the two models - the E6 and X7 - have longer battery life, better text input and new Ovi Maps applications with improved search and public transport routes.
The Nokia E6, with a standard QWERTY keypad and high resolution touch display, is aimed at corporate customers, while the Nokia X7 is an entertainment-focused handset with a 4-inch (10-centimeter) display made for games.
The world's largest cellphone maker did not price the handsets.
Markets seemed unimpressed by the announcement, which comes as Nokia continues to struggle against stiff competition, especially from Apple Inc. and Research in Motion Ltd.
Continue reading Nokia Launches New Symbian Smartphones
Posted Mar 28th 2011 8:30AM by Jason Raznick (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, Earnings Reports, Nokia Corp. (NOK), Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU), Currency

U.S. stock futures are slightly higher this morning, as investors await economic data. Futures on the
Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 12 points to 12,182, while futures on the S&P 500 index rose 1.3 points to 1,311.30. Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 6.75 points to 2,323.75.
U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, with the
Dow Jones industrial average gaining 50 points to 12,221, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rising 4 points to 1,314 and the Nasdaq Composite Index climbing 7 points to 2,743.
Continue reading Futures Up as Investors Await Home Sales, Personal Income Data
Posted Mar 9th 2011 8:30AM by Jason Raznick (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Nokia Corp. (NOK), Oil

U.S. stock futures are slightly higher Wednesday morning after Tuesday's rally. Oil futures dropped to $104.82 a barrel. Futures on the
Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 27 points to 12,226.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index gained 2.40 points to 1,322.50. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 1 point to 2,334.75.
U.S. stocks closed higher, with the blue-chip Dow index surging 1.03% to close at $12,214.38 on Tuesday.
Data on wholesale inventories for January will be released at 10 a.m.
ET.
Shares of Nokia (
NOK) gained about 1.3% in pre-market trading after analysts at Bernstein upgraded the mobile-phone giant from underperform to market perform late Tuesday.
Diamond Foods (
DMND) reported its Q2
earnings at $19.7 million, or 87 cents per share, up from $8.8 million, or 52 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Excluding one-time items, Diamond's earnings came in at 91 cents per share. The company's revenue increased 40% to $257.6 million. However, analysts had been expecting adjusted earnings of 89 cents per share on revenue of $265.1 million. Diamond lifted its full-year earnings guidance to $2.45 to $2.51 per share, excluding on-time items, from $2.43 to $2.49 per share. However, analysts were projecting full-year earnings of $2.51 per share.
Navistar International (
NAV) reported its Q1 EPS, ex-items, at 16 cents, versus the consensus of 23 cents. NAV reported its Q1 revenue at $2.74 billion, versus the consensus of $2.9 billion.
Continue reading U.S. Stock Futures Up Slightly After Yesterday's Rally
Posted Mar 5th 2011 8:10AM by Paul Foster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Nokia Corp. (NOK), Safeway Inc (SWY), Options
Safeway (SWY) overall option implied volatility of 28 is near its 26-week average of 29, according to Track Data, suggesting nondirectional movement into its March 9 analyst meeting.
Nokia (NOK) volatility is near ten-month lows. Nokia April and July put option implied volatility is at 38, below its 26-week average of 44, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.
Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.
Posted Feb 23rd 2011 10:20AM by Trefis (RSS feed)
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), Apple Inc (AAPL), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Research in Motion (RIMM)
Google's (GOOG) Android smart phone operating system has seen tremendous adoption over the past year as its market share has increased from a mere 6% in 2009 to around 24% by 2010. This has come at the expense of smart phone operating systems from Nokia (NOK), Research in Motion (RIMM) and Microsoft (MSFT). The other main competitor, Apple's (AAPL) iPhone OS, saw a slight increase during this time period from 26% to 28%.
We believe that Android's success has to do with the fact that it partnered with smart phone makers like Motorola Mobility (MMI), Dell (DELL), LG and Sony Ericsson (SNE) in providing its OS. Higher Android adoption helps Google by enabling more mobile searches from Google's platform as Google is the default search engine on Android phones.
Continue reading Nokia-Microsoft's OS Impact on Android Limited for Now
Posted Feb 22nd 2011 12:10PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Time Warner (TWX), 3M Corporation (MMM), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Analyst Initiations, Marvell Technology Group (MRVL), Williams Companies (WMB)
Analyst Upgrades
- Molycorp (MCP) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
- Humana (HUM), HealthSpring (HS) and UnitedHealth (UNH) to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Williams Cos. (WMB) to conviction buy from neutral and UBS (UBS) to buy from neutral at Goldman.
- China Kanghui (KH) to overweight from neutral at Piper Jaffray.
- Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) to buy from hold at Citigroup.
- Armstrong World (AWI) to buy from hold at BB&T.
- Time Warner (TWX) to buy from hold at Benchmark Co.
- Calpine (CPN) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
- 3M Company (MMM) to neutral from underperform and Kirby (KEX) to buy from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: DWA, HUM, MMM, MRVL, NOK, TWX, UBS, UNH, WMB ...
Posted Feb 14th 2011 3:30PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Technology
So, I'm sitting here in front of my screen, watching the market action. Kind of a boring day, at least for my portfolio. In particular, one of my holdings, Microsoft (MSFT), is acting in a very boring manner. I was hoping to see some interest on the part of Wall Street in that name today following the stock's recent weakness, but alas, there is none to be had. At the time of this writing, shares are down fractionally to $27.15.
Investors have been digesting the news concerning the deal between the maker of Windows and Nokia (NOK). The plan is to generate some competition in the smartphone business. Success with this initiative would be nice for shareholders of both companies.
Continue reading Microsoft: Should I Add to My Position?
Posted Feb 14th 2011 2:00PM by Tom Taulli (RSS feed)
Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Nokia Corp. (NOK)

When Stephen Elop became CEO of Nokia (
NOK), there was some optimism. Would this outsider – who was a former executive at Microsoft (
MSFT) – shock the slumbering organization into action? Well, based on the stock price over the past week, the answer is "no."
It seems that Elop is trying to remake Nokia into, well, Microsoft. True, Microsoft is a great company – but it is certainly not a model of renewal. And the company is desperate to get a big deal in the mobile space.
Continue reading Nokia Focuses on Microsoft
Posted Feb 14th 2011 11:00AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Wal-Mart (WMT), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Clorox Co (CLX), Expedia Inc (EXPE), Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF), Analyst Initiations, GameStop Corp (GME)
Analyst Upgrades
- Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) to outperform from market perform at Wells Fargo.
- Trinity Industries (TRN) to buy from hold at BB&T.
- Cameron (CAM) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
- Expedia (EXPE) to positive from neutral at Susquehanna.
- Micron (MU) to buy from hold at Lazard Capital.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: ANF, CAM, CLX, EXPE, GME, MU, NAV, NOK, WMT ...
Posted Feb 14th 2011 8:30AM by Jason Raznick (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, International Markets, Nokia Corp. (NOK), DJIA

U.S. stock futures are slightly lower this morning, after the previous week's gains. Investors are awaiting the release of President Obama's budget. Futures on the
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3 points to 12,238 and S&P 500 futures dropped 0.40 point to 1,327. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.50 point to 2,378.
European markets were mixed today. While STOXX Europe 600 Index has gained 0.39%, London's FTSE 100 Index moved down 0.23%.
Asian markets ended higher, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gaining 1.13%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 moving up 1.06% and China's Shanghai Composite gaining 2.55%.
Continue reading U.S. Stock Futures Down Slightly After Last Week's Gains
Posted Feb 11th 2011 9:15AM by Jason Raznick (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, International Markets, Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Microsoft (MSFT), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), Lilly (Eli) (LLY)
U.S. stock futures are lower this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 39 points to 12,155, while those for the S&P 500 index declined 6.1 points to 1,313. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index lost 7.75 points to 2,354.
Shares of Nokia (NOK) dropped in pre-market trading as the company unveiled partnership with Microsoft (MSFT).
Negative sentiment ruled the European markets today. While STOXX Europe 600 Index has dropped 0.42%, London's FTSE 100 Index moved down 0.27%.
Continue reading U.S. Stock Futures Lower; Nokia Shares Slide on Microsoft Deal
Posted Jan 28th 2011 11:20AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, AT and T (T), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Brinker Intl (EAT), BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), Analyst Initiations, JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A)
Analyst Calls
- Medtronic (MDT) to buy from neutral and 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) to neutral from sell at Goldman.
- CarMax (KMX) to outperform from perform at Oppenheimer.
- Points International (PTSEF) to buy from neutral at Merriman.
- Nokia (NOK) to market perform from underperform at Morgan Keegan.
- Amdocs (DOX) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
- Western Alliance (WAL) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
- Carbo Ceramics (CRR) to outperform from market perform at BMO Capital.
- Rackspace (RAX) to buy from hold at Benchmark Co.
- Brinker (EAT) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: BP, EAT, JBLU, KMX, MDT, MYGN, NOK, NTRS, RAX, RDS.A, T ...
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