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Apple sells 2 million new phones, shares touch $700
Sep 18th, 2012
(Reuters) - Apple Inc booked orders for over two million iPhone 5 models in the first 24 hours, reflecting a higher-than-expected demand for the consumer device giant's new smartphone and setting it up for a strong holiday quarter. Apple shares rose in extended after-market trading to touch $700 per share for the first time. They have gained nearly 22 percent in the past 3-1/2 months in the build-up to the launch of the iPhone 5. Apple said on Monday that pre-orders outstripped initial supply but it would deliver most phones as planned by Friday, the first day of delivery. ... (Source: Reuters) -
(Reuters) - Apple received over the last six months between 4,000 and 5,000 requests for customer data from U.S. law enforcement authorities relating to criminal investigations and national security matters, the company said on Monday. Microsoft and Facebook Inc published similar data last week after reaching a deal about disclosures with U.S. nati... [Full Article]
GENEVA (AP) - The Syrian civil war contributed to pushing the numbers of refugees and those displaced by conflict within their own nation to an 18-year high of 45.2 million worldwide by the end of 2012, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Francesca Trianni NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City unveiled the first of 25 free solar charging stations for mobile phones on Tuesday, installed in response to Superstorm Sandy, which wiped out power and forced residents to walk miles to charge their phones. The Street Charge stations are New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's latest answer t... [Full Article]
TOKYO (AP) - Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday as investors watched for signs of a possible change in U.S. stimulus efforts by the Federal Reserve. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks extended gains, with the Nasdaq briefly gaining 1 percent and the S&P near session highs as weaker-than-expected economic data kept afloat the belief stimulus measures by central banks will likely continue. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 78.23 points, or 0.51 percent, to 15,381.03. The Standard & Poor�... [Full Article]
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