Several breaking news stories will affect stock prices as trading continues today. The following listed companies should see some movement: 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Raytheon (NYSE:RTN). Here is a more detailed look at the news that will affect each company when trading continues. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) Remote tech company Attenti Holdings S.A. has been [...]

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Yesterday Apple (AAPL) announced their new version of AppleTV. The day before, Amazon (AMZN) announced they will be streaming TV and movies.

With new studies showing 58% of TV viewers had streamed or downloaded TV within the last six months (45% watched or downloaded TV content at least once a week), which company will win the WebTV battle? Here’s the tale of the tape:

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Neonode, Inc. (OTC-BB: NEON), a leading provider of optical touch screen solutions for small and mid-sized devices, announced that Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) has licensed its technology for their new e-book readers, opening the doors to other potential deals with e-book manufacturers in the emerging space that includes tech giants like Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) [...]

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U.S. retailers this year geared up for the annual back-to-school shopping season, the parents and children didn't fill the streets and shopping malls - they stayed inside, and online, cruising for bargains on the Internet.

Overall sales this August were up only slightly from last year, failing to give stores the boost they needed after a sluggish summer.

A report from MasterCard's SpendingPulse released yesterday (Wednesday) showed that consumers gave a slight bump to children's clothing and consumer electronics with their back-to-school shopping, but pulled back in other areas of merchandise which cut into sales gains.

But among uneven retail numbers this year exists a bright spot that has been growing for years, and is leading companies to overhaul their traditional business models: the online retail market.

New York, September 2nd (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) closed the trading session at $132.49 just above calculated resistance at $130.81 effectively breaking out, grabbing the attention of momentum traders, which could eventually push the stock to different trading range

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If you want to own Glee episodes at a cut-rate price, better get your Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) downloads fast. The e-tailer is countering Apple’s 99-cent rentals from ABC (NYSE: DIS) and Fox by selling some TV episodes at a loss. Amazon still has to pay the contracted rates for electronic sell-throughs (EST), according to sources familiar with the situation, and the networks still have deals with Amazon, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and other distributors that make a switch to 99-cent EST as the rule highly unlikely anytime soon. One source described the price-slashing as a “big loss” although the actual number depends on how many take advantage—and how long Amazon sticks with the lower rate.

If you want to own Glee episodes at a cut-rate price, better get your Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) downloads fast. The e-tailer is countering Apple’s 99-cent rentals from ABC (NYSE: DIS) and Fox by selling some TV episodes at a loss. Amazon still has to pay the contracted rates for electronic sell-throughs (EST), according to sources familiar with the situation, and the networks still have deals with Amazon, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and other distributors that make a switch to 99-cent EST as the rule highly unlikely anytime soon. One source described the price-slashing as a “big loss” although the actual number depends on how many take advantage—and how long Amazon sticks with the lower rate.

The market bolted out of the gate today and never looked back.  Last night, China reported a better-than-expected PMI number.  Today, our ISM Index also showed better-than-expected manufacturing activity.  As discussed in my Market Forecast this weekend, we paid extra attention to the mining sector.  Our trade in CLF turned an overnight profit of +60% [...]

* Shares of Apple up almost 3 pct, Netflix jumps 7.5 pct (Adds links to related Reuters stories)

* Shares of Apple up almost 3 pct, Netflix jumps 7.5 pct (Adds links to related Reuters stories)

Here’s a quick way to learn about the small, black second-gen Apple TV introduced by CEO Steve Jobs at the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) 09.01.10 event:

»  How much does it cost? The device is $99, nearly a 67 percent cut from the original $299 price for the first Apple TV and nearly 57 percent from the current $229. Remote is included; cables are not.

»  How big is it it? It’s 0.9” high, 3.9” wide and 3.9 inches deep. For comparison, iPhone 4 is 4.5” x 2.31” x 0.37”; the new Nano is 1.48” x 1.61” x 0.35”

»  How much does it weigh? 0.6 lbs, slightly more than the iPhone 4 at 4.8 oz.

Here’s a quick way to learn about the small, black second-gen Apple TV introduced by CEO Steve Jobs at the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) 09.01.10 event:

»  How much does it cost? The device is $99, nearly a 67 percent cut from the original $299 price for the first Apple TV and nearly 57 percent from the current $229. Remote is included; cables are not.

»  How big is it it? It’s 0.9” high, 3.9” wide and 3.9 inches deep. For comparison, iPhone 4 is 4.5” x 2.31” x 0.37”; the new Nano is 1.48” x 1.61” x 0.35”

»  How much does it weigh? 0.6 lbs, slightly more than the iPhone 4 at 4.8 oz.