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BlackBerry Receives Knockout Punch In Analyst Report

On Tuesday, Rosenblatt Securities delivered a scathing report saying that BlackBerry (BBRY) is doomed to fail on its current path. Analyst Brian Blair initiated coverage on BlackBerry with a sell rating. The report said that BlackBerry is torn between trying to recapture the keyboard-based smartphone’s glory days while hoping to challenge the global dominance of Apple (AAPL) iPhones as well as those based on the Google (GOOGL) Android operating

Apple Leads Field In Stock Buybacks By Large Margin

While rolling in cash with strong sales of iPhones, Apple (AAPL) repurchased $45 billion of its stock in 2014, far above second place Exxon Mobil. Apple increased its spending by 74% from the $26 billion spent the previous year. Exxon Mobil (XOM) was a distant second at $13.1 billion, among companies in the S&P 500, according to a report from S&P Dow Jones Indices. Intel (INTC) was third in stock buybacks for the year, followed by IBM (IBM). Intel

5 reasons an Apple Car could get going

Apple’s into computers, phones, watches and gizmos for TV. Why not build cars, too? Views are divided on whether it will, after reports that it’s got some kind of car project going. The five reasons why an electric Apple Car could happen start with this: Apple (AAPL) has the money. Its market cap — over $730 billion — is a dozen times bigger than General Motors (GM) or Ford (F). Industrial Apple has even just joined the Dow. For a look at how Apple carmaking could stack up against a Tesla Motors (TSLA) or even the likes of GM and Daimler (DDAIF), watch the video with four more reasons why Apple could go ahead and build a car if it’s after more than just “connected car” software and services…