BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Friday. Stock traders acquired 49,843 call options on the company, American Banking News.com reports. This is an increase of approximately 210% compared to the typical volume of 16,088 call options. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) shares after opening at $7.95 moved to $8.22 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $8.15 . Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 0.34 and price to cash ratio as 1.56. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) showed a positive weekly performance of 11.95%.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) won only $120 million from Samsung Electronics Co. in a jury trial over smartphone technology after seeking $2 billion in damages. The jury also found that Apple infringed one Samsung patent, awarding it $158,000 in damages. The verdict sets the stage for each company to seek a judge’s order banning U.S. sales of competing devices found to infringe its patents. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares advanced 0.19% in last trading session and ended the day on $592.58. AAPL return on equity ratio is recorded as 30.40% and its return on assets is 18.00%. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) yearly performance is 36.37%.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced Friday its plans to open the first U.S.-based Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC) later this spring. Located in Miami, Florida, the center will be equipped with the latest technology and tools to help drive job creation, increase the number and availability of highly skilled technology specialists, and facilitate collaboration among a variety of diverse groups in the greater Miami area. This facility will be the first of a series of new Microsoft Innovation Centers to be established across the United States, and will also serve as the flagship technology center connecting Miami to key communities in the Latin American (LATAM) region. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares moved down -0.78% in last trading session and was closed at $39.69 while trading in range of $39.66 – $40.34 – Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) year to date (YTD) performance is 6.89%.
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) acquired Rangespan, a shopping analytics startup based in London to improve its e-commerce business particularly Google Shopping. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) weekly performance is 2.28%. On last trading day company shares ended up $527.93. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -2.58%.
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