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Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC KRW5000 (OTC: SSNLF)) announced it would invest $1.2 billion over four years for U.S.-based Internet of Things (IoT) R&D and investments with half of them allotted toward startups. The IoT Appeal Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman & CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon announced the...

Peter Garnry of Saxo Bank, a Danish investment bank and advisory firm, explained on CNBC his latest pair trade idea of buying Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTC: SSNLF) and shorting Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). According to the analyst, Apple made some blunders in Asia where it "mis-interpreted...

Investors of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shouldn't be concerned over slowdown in China, according to a note from Sterne Agee CRT's Rob Cihra. Apple And China Apple revenue from China fell 26 percent in its March quarter versus 71 percent growth a year ago. Cihra added that China...

Detwiler Fenton's Jeff Johnston commented in a brief research report on Wednesday that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is headed for a "steep sequential decline." According to Johnston's checks, Samsung's flagship Galaxy S7 is seeing now signs of a slow-down in sales and excess...

TrendForce, a global market research firm, released a new report on the global smartphone market. Global smartphone shipments during the first quarter of 2016 totaled 292 million, representing a decrease of 18.6 percent from the prior quarter and a year-over-year decline of 1.3 percent. The...

JPMorgan’s Narci Chang said Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be considering a move towards an out-cell touch structure for the OLED iPhone in 2017. He believes Apple would adopt a structure similar to the film-based out-cell solution Samsung used for its Galaxy S Edge. TPK may be among the...

Featured stories this weekend in Barron's ponder the prospects for two technology giants, a leading luxury homebuilder and a small-cap bottle maker. This issue also includes the latest Barron's mutual fund quarterly report, which takes a look at results from the rough first quarter. Other articles...

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has resumed talks with Jay Z to acquire his 16-month old streaming music company, Tidal. The New York Post, citing "several sources," noted that Samsung has held on-and-off talks with Tidal and has "long been rumored as an interested buyer."...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have declined 11.49 percent over the past month, falling to a low of $102.67 on January 4. JPMorgan’s Rod Hall has maintained an Overweight rating on the company, with a price target of $145. Although Samsung warned of a tough 2016, along with...

Shares of QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) have declined 35.4 percent year-to-date, touching a low of $46.83 on December 14. Kulbinder Garcha of Credit Suisse maintained an Outperform rating on the company, while lowering the price target from $73 to $67. Garcha believes that the stock is currently...

Michael McConnell, Pacific Crest's semiconductor analyst, visited Asia to observe first-hand the state of the semiconductor market. McConnell noted he left "incrementally more positive" on fundamentals at five companies, and "incrementally more cautious" at an...