Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has already had its $19 billion acquisition of messaging service WhatsApp approved by the Federal Trade Commission in the U.S., but in order to make sure that national regulators in European countries do not cause any hiccups, the social network has taken an interesting step. It has itself asked regulators at the federal level, at the European Commission, to review the deal. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) shares advanced 3.47% in last trading session and ended the day on $63.48. FB gross Margin is 78.40% and its return on assets is 11.30%.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) quarterly performance is -9.12%.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has recently renewed its exclusive licensing deal with LiquidMetal, which is an exotic metal alloy that works like plastic. Apple was also granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for use of the material combined with glass displays, including ones made with sapphire. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) net profit margin is 21.40% and weekly performance is 3.48%. On last trading day company shares ended up $625.63. Analysts mean target price for the company is $628.33. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 12.49%.
Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) network unit, Nokia Solutions and Networks (“NSN”), has recently sealed a five-year deal with Telenor – a multinational telecommunications company – to provide the latter with radio access equipment and accomplished services. The financial terms of the contract have, however, been kept under wraps. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) shares moved up 0.26% in last trading session and was closed at $7.86, while trading in range of $7.79 – $7.88. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) year to date (YTD) performance is -3.08%.
Sebastien Marineau-Mes, senior vice-president of software at BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) recently tried to jump ship to Apple. But the attempt did not go well, largely because the company is suing him for violating a term of his employment contract that required him to give six months’ notice. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) ended the last trading day at $7.28. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.72% and price to cash ratio as 1.40.BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) showed a positive weekly performance of 0.55%.
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) aims to launch an online video rival to Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) YouTube by late summer if final contract issues can be resolved with content creators, according to a report by Ad Age. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) net profit margin is 27.60% and weekly performance is 3.63%. On last trading day company shares ended up $35.12. Analysts mean target price for the company is $42.15. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.88%.
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