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Tesla To Unveil Home, Utility-Scale Batteries April 30

Tesla Motors (TSLA) will introduce a home battery as well as a “very large” utility-scale battery at its previously announced April 30 event, the luxury electric car maker told analysts and investors in an email Tuesday. That could appeal to individual homeowners as well as green power coporate enthusiasts such as Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) and Apple (AAPL). Tesla will explain “why past battery options were not compelling,” according to Jeff Evanson,

5 Apple Chip Suppliers Top IBD’s Big Cap Screen

Today’s Screen of the Day is Big Cap Leaders. These are institutional quality stocks that are highly liquid and have strong fundamentals. Five Apple (AAPL)-affiliated semiconductor stocks made the screen: Apple chip designer ARM Holdings (ARMH) on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped views. Royalty revenue jumped 31% on new technology. ARM Holdings has an IBD Composite Rating of 97 out of 99. Qorvo (QRVO) has a 99 Composite

Apple Pay extends lead over eBay’s PayPal

Apple’s (AAPL) mobile payment app, Apple Pay, has experienced rapid uptake since its debut last fall and is outperforming eBay’s PayPal in the market, 451 Research said Tuesday. “Our latest survey shows planned use of Apple Pay has been on an upward trajectory since it became available six months ago — with the service helping to spark consumer demand for mobile payment technologies,” Andy Golub, 451 survey research director, said in a statement. “Although consumer perceptions of security remain an issue, the results point to marked improvements in this area.” One-quarter (25%) of smartphone owners say they are likely to use mobile payment apps over the next 90 days (11% very likely and 14% somewhat likely), the research firm’s March survey of North American consumers found. The percentage of consumers likely to use a mobile payment app in the next quarter is up 1…