Electronic Equipment: Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Harman International Industries Inc./DE/ (NYSE:HAR), Skullcandy Inc (NASDAQ:SKUL)

Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) plunged 6.1% in Tokyo as the electronics company unexpectedly forecast an annual loss. Shimao Property Holdings Ltd fell 3.2%, pacing a retreat among mainland developers that rallied on Wednesday on optimism the government will support the property market. Tencent Holdings Ltd, Asia’s largest Internet company, surged 5.8% after it posted quarterly…

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Notable Gainers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)

Samsung Electronics saw its market share in tablet PCs reach a record-high level in the first quarter of the year, data showed Tuesday, narrowing its gap with U.S. rival Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). The world’s biggest smartphone maker took up 22.6 percent of the global tablet PC market by shipping 12.8 million units of such devices…

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Recent Downgrades: Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Rocket Fuel Inc (NASDAQ:FUEL), Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC)

Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.09. Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX) stock performance was -13.25% in last session and finished the day at $6.68. Traded volume was 15.69million shares in the last session…

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Tech Movers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)is in advanced talks to acquire headphone maker and music-streaming service Beats Electronics LLC for $3.2 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was -0.18% in last session and finished the day at $ 587.99. The beta of the stock remained 0.93. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) insider ownership…

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Tech Movers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD)

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) had its price target increased by RBC Capital from $625.00 to $645.00 in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning, Analyst Ratings Network reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the stock. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was -0.35% in last session and finished the day at $ 592.33….

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Consumer Goods Stocks Touched New Highs: Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Energizer Holdings (NYSE:ENR), Lydall (NYSE:LDL)

Gildan Activewear Inc (USA) (NYSE:GIL) has been given an average rating of “Buy” by the fourteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, Analyst Ratings Network reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company….

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