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Techquity: Jabil boosts Apple, analyst says; video game woes

Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 03:24

Dec 20 - Jefferies analyst expects strong quarter from Jabil Circuit to help Apple, plus video game company files for bankruptcy.

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-- and integrity are -- on tax docs I'm Fred Katayama. Next no circuit breaker for apple are sky high price for peace in the cloud and it could be game over fourteen HQ. First up apple one of our four horsemen of the Internet Jefferies analyst Peter might succeed a strong quarter had to protect our house by looking at -- able circuit. That's stuck up more than 8% the contract electronics manufacturer reporting better than expected results and higher growth in its diversified manufacturing business. My sixth as -- -- of that unit sales come from apple which leads and expect the strong yen in the year for the company. He sees improved -- able -- -- -- the manufacturing issues that impact of iPhone has become less of a concern. -- it went -- -- rating it 800 dollar price target on the stock which is down slightly today after potential win and a loss on the patent front. US agency making initial ruling against the patent in the case against Samsung. While the EU says it is ready to accused Samsung of breaking competition rules in cases filed. Against apple. In our best of the rest of the oracle paying up for more access to the clout. The softer accompanied by fellow law which makes web based on afterward help -- arms monitors sales and marketing initiatives. I think that. 810 million dollars that's point 650 this year for a company that went public in just thirteen bucks in August oh more than double its offer price. Oracle not only for -- paying a pretty penny for recent IPO priceline.com. Did this to. In November's agreed to pay forty dollars a share for travel site -- which went public at 26 dollars in July. Now -- up 30%. Knew that price today oracle down just a fraction one day after hitting -- -- while I'm 3435. What does this not OK okay at PHQ. The videogame maker filed for bankruptcy protection and private equity firm clearly capital will be -- -- assets. Panels that product delays and -- sales led to demise. Now feels a video games overall have been sluggish game is -- -- gains on line and on mobile devices. Industry wide sales fell -- percent in November from 2011. But that year on year decline is the smallest so far this year and while stocks of video game publishers are double digit losers year to date. Electronic arts cut its -- going holiday sales season. EA and Activision Blizzard -- beat forecasts in the latest reports and Activision raised its outlook for the year. But he warned that this report would disappoint after its latest -- -- -- title failed to wild game. And finally at the Pope vs the pop star on line. The Vatican touting the Twitter how it's Pope Benedict. -- Canadian unity heartthrob Justin Bieber -- has fifteen times the followers the Vatican says he doesn't get the -- like upon it. It points out that the pope's first week was re tweeted by 50% of his followers while recent highly re tweet tweet of the -- Only got repeated by less than 1%. Of -- dollars so the power of the -- That's kept putting this Thursday remember you can follow on Twitter -- artists equity. I'm Fred Katayama this is what.