Friday 6-20-2014 International Business Machines C

Friday 6-20-2014 International Business Machines Corp (IBM) $IBM opened at 182.59 hitting the high price of 182.67 and a day low of 181.40 with a total volume of 10,720,138. IBM had a previous close of 182.82 and has been seeing an average volume of 3,754,775.

Overall Average: 80% Sell

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Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Jun 20, 5:05PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading: (full story)

Oracle's Selloff Is a Great Big Buying Opportunity Right Now
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 12:45PM CDT
Astute investors who have been waiting for a better entry point to this stock should get in now! (full story)

Hewlett-Packard, Workday Join Forces - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jun 20, 12:40PM CDT
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) recently announced that it will provide its Enterprise Applications Services for Workday, a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for human resource management. (full story)

Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Jun 20, 12:26PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: (full story)

Rent-A-Center Names Ian Cohen Vice President of Omni Channel
Business Wire - Fri Jun 20, 12:08PM CDT
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ/NGS:RCII), the nation's largest rent-to-own operator, today announced the appointment of Ian Cohen to vice president of omni channel. Reporting to Joel Mussat, executive vice president and chief omni channel officer, Cohen is charged with working cross-functionally to create a seamless approach to the consumer experience across a variety of shopping channels. His responsibilities include the design, development, and implementation of a digital-commerce solution that ensures customer demands are met. (full story)

Apple, Oracle, and IBM Are Among Most Active Tech Stocks on Friday
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 10:39AM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up more than 37 points as of 11:35 a.m. EDT. Dow Jones component IBM was a notable underperformer, while Oracle  experienced a significant decline. Shares of Apple were up modestly early in the session.... (full story)

Early Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Jun 20, 9:35AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: (full story)

International Business Machines (IBM) Crosses Pivot Point Support at $181.96
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jun 20, 9:02AM CDT
Shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) have bearishly opened below the pivot of $183.22 today and have reached the first support level of $181.96. Should the shares continue to fall, the support pivots of $181.10 and $178.99 will be of interest. (full story)

Dow Today: Merck (MRK) Leads The Day Higher, International Business Machines (IBM) Lags
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 9:00AM CDT
The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be Merck (NYSE: MRK ), which is sporting a 47-cent gain (+0.8%) bringing the stock to $58.77. Holding back the Dow today is International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM ), which is lagging the... (full story)

Oracle Misses on Q4 Earnings and Revs; Outlook Positive - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jun 20, 8:20AM CDT
Oracle Corp. (ORCL) reported unimpressive fourth-quarter fiscal 2014 results (full story)

H-P As-a-Service Solution for SAP HANA Available Globally (Revised) - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jun 20, 8:00AM CDT
Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) HP As-a-Service Solution for SAP AG's (SAP) HANA platform is now available globally. (full story)

IBM Experts Work With African Leaders on Workforce Development and Public Health Strategies
PR Newswire - Fri Jun 20, 5:30AM CDT
Teams of IBM (NYSE: IBM) experts completing month-long pro bono consulting assignments in Africa recommended strategies to the leadership of Ghana, Kenya and Morocco to help improve critical public health and workforce development efforts in those countries. (full story)

'Mad Money' Lightning Round: Buy, Buy, Buy Stryker
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 5:00AM CDT
Cramer prefers Celgene over Gilead Sciences, Palo Alto Networks over OSI Systems and is discouraged by IBM. (full story)

Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Management Matters, Not the Fed
at The Street - Thu Jun 19, 6:57PM CDT
People obsessed with the Fed have kept you out of the market, Cramer said, and the Fed's bond buyback tapering is simply not having an impact. (full story)

Dow Today: Chevron (CVX) Leads The Day Higher, International Business Machines (IBM) Lags
at The Street - Thu Jun 19, 3:30PM CDT
The Dow component that led the way higher today was Chevron (NYSE: CVX ), which sported a $1.71 gain (+1.3%) bringing the stock to $131.99. Holding the Dow back today was International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM ), which lagged the broader... (full story)


Supreme Court tosses 'abstract' software patent
By SAM HANANEL - AP - Thu Jun 19, 2:02PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out an Australian company's patent for business software in a decision that clarifies standards for awarding patents, but not as much as some firms had hoped. (full story)

Tobias Lee of Thomson Reuters Selected by ExecReps as a Top CMO for 2013
Thomson Reuters ONE - Thu Jun 19, 1:52PM CDT
NEW YORK, June 19, 2014 - Tobias Lee, chief marketing officer for the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, has moved up seven spots in the ExecReps' ExecRank listing of the nation's top CMOs for 2013. (full story)

Bigger, Faster, Stronger: 3 Great But Flawed Dow Dividends
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 19, 1:06PM CDT
The 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks have everything an income investor might want. The blue-chip index includes a few components with high dividend yields, some with a proven history of growing their payouts like bamboo sprouts, and others... (full story)