Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will enter the wearable devices market “this fall” with an iWatch that includes a secure element, NFC communications capabilities and support for biometrics, according to a new research note by Taiwan-basedKGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was -1.29% in last session and finished the day at $523.48. Traded volume was 795.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 11.09million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.01. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) insider ownership is 0.04%.

Intel Corporation today announced that 18 companies will receive the 2013 Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award, which recognizes commitment to performance excellence and continuous improvement. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) dropped -2.06 percent to $26.42 Thursday on volume of 1,700.00million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $26.36 to $27.09. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has a market capitalization of $131.43billion.

TelePacific Communications and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) have negotiated multiple agreements that enable TelePacific to accelerate its migration to IP-based services such as Ethernet data and IP voice. These groundbreaking agreements allow for the smooth migration to IP-based services while legacy TDM services remain available. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)’s stock on Apr 10, 2014 reported a increase of 0.57% to the closing price of $35.12. Its fifty two weeks range is $31.74 -$39.00. The total market capitalization recorded $182.86billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 35.34million shares. In its share capital, T has 5.21billion outstanding shares.

The digital media scene – especially that in the Arab region – seems to be an appealing market for competition between China and the U.S., the two biggest economies in the world. In this context, Chinese company Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) has launched a search engine in Egypt through which it intends to compete with Google, the American giant. On Thursday, shares of Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) dropped -4.26% to close the day at $150.97. Company return on investment (ROI) is 16.70% and its monthly performance is recorded as -13.33%. Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) quarterly revenue growth is -13.99%.