*Firmer yen, weak U.S. and China data dent exporters& industrials. *BNP Paribas, Nomura lift year-end Nikkei target.
April 10- ExOne Co, the 3 D printer maker that went public in February, expects its gross margin to exceed 50 percent within three years, catching up with those of its main competitors, the company's chief executive said.
*Italy energy storage market to be worth 3 bln euros in 2020- BIP. Italy has some of the highest power prices in Europe and is looking at how to cut costs to allow its businesses to compete. "Germany and Italy will be explosive markets for residential storage and big energy users are also starting to show an interest.
*Italy energy storage market to be worth 3 bln euros in 2020- BIP. Italy has some of the highest power prices in Europe and is looking at how to cut costs to allow its businesses to compete. "Germany and Italy will be explosive markets for residential storage and big energy users are also starting to show an interest.
Feb 24- Hewlett-Packard Co announced the launch of a $169 tablet powered by the Android operating system, a centerpiece of the company's effort to expand in mobile devices and reduce its dependence on the shrinking personal computer market.
*Facebook, Apple bulk orders shift by two quarters. Jan 30- Fusion-io Inc slashed its fiscal 2013 revenue forecast as key customers Facebook Inc and Apple Inc delayed orders, sending the storage drive maker's shares down 21 percent after the bell.
Jan 30- Storage drive maker Fusion-io Inc forecast current-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates as Facebook Inc and Apple Inc delayed bulk orders, sending its shares down 21 percent after the bell. Facebook accounted for 30 percent of Fusion-io's total sales of $359.3 million in the year ended June 30, while Apple accounted for 25 percent.
Jan 30- Storage drive maker Fusion-io Inc forecast current-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates, sending its shares down about 21 percent after the bell. Fusion-io, whose competitors include OCZ Technology Group Inc and Stec Inc, said it expects third-quarter sales of about $80 million, much lower than the average analyst expectation of $137.2 million.
Jan 30- Research In Motion Ltd has launched its new line of re-engineered BlackBerry smartphones, taking the wraps off the long-delayed devices at a series of events around the world on Wednesday.
Like other memory chipmakers, SanDisk has been hurt in recent quarters by a drop in prices for NAND flash chips used in smartphones, cameras, storage drives and tablets to store data such as movies and photos.
Like other memory chipmakers, SanDisk has been hurt in recent quarters by a drop in prices for NAND flash chips used in smartphones, cameras, storage drives and tablets to store data such as movies and photos. In its earnings report on Wednesday, SanDisk said its growing solid-state drive business accounted for 10 percent of fourth-quarter revenue.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 23- Chipmaker LSI Corp posted fourth-quarter revenue that was above expectations despite slow PC sales and a weak economy that have created uncertainty around demand for storage controllers. LSI estimated current-quarter revenue from continuing operations would be between $535 million and $575 million.
Like other memory chipmakers, SanDisk has been hurt in recent quarters by a drop in prices for NAND flash chips used in smartphones, cameras, storage drives and tablets to store data such as movies and photos. In its earnings report on Wednesday, SanDisk said its growing solid-state drive business accounted for 10 percent of fourth-quarter revenue.
*Newfoundland lawyer preparing class action lawsuit. OTTAWA, Jan 16- A Newfoundland lawyer said he will launch a class action lawsuit on Thursday against the Canadian government which lost a portable external hard drive containing the personal information of 583,000 Canada Student Loan borrowers.
WASHINGTON, Jan 16- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has become more aggressive in seeking full hard drives from the companies and individuals it investigates, startling defense lawyers who question whether the agency is allowed to obtain such information.
NEW YORK, Dec 27- As Marvell Technology Group Ltd embarks on a legal process to void a $1.17 billion damages verdict in a patent dispute with Carnegie Mellon University, it has some reasons to be optimistic.
Dec 26- A federal jury on Wednesday ordered Marvell Technology Group Ltd to pay $1.17 billion in damages in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Carnegie Mellon University, court records show.
DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg says web traffic on his search engine, billed as an alternative to Google that doesn't store your private information, surged 33 percent after the NSA news broke. Weinberg discusses the model of his search engine, and how the company makes money.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 6:31 AM ETJohn Silvia, Wells Fargo Securities, and Barbara Marcin, Gabelli Dividend Income Fund, discuss whether investors should reconsider allocating their portfolios as the Fed wraps up its two-day policy meeting.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:53 AM ETKen Langone, Invemed Associates chairman and president, called Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke a "lame duck."