committed this abominable attack yesterday. meanwhile, france had a nationwide moment of silence today. one million copies of its recent addition in defiance of the attack. job cuts are coming at two major international companies. coca-cola will be cutting 1800 jobs of its workforce as it tries to reduce cost. they are trying to cut $3 billion in annual costs. meanwhile, standard chartered is throwing in the towel on its equities business cutting up to 4000 jobs in the consumer banking unit. they are under pressure to slash costs and return to profitability. california senator barbara boxer says she will not seek reelection in 2016. she is leaving after four terms in the senate. her retirement will create the first open seat in california since 1992. that is sure to be a hotly contested and perhaps the most expensive senate race ever. apple says it is one of the major job creators in the u.s. creating or supporting one million jobs since the birth of the app store. they say
i think the question you are asking is the heart of what we are going to do in the future to actually stop terrorist acts like this. whether it is domestic, whether it is home-grown, or whether this had some part from another set of actors around the world. the lights at the eiffel tower were turned off in tribute to the 12 people killed. france also held a moment of silence. back in the u.s., stocks rallied for a second straight second straight day. the s&p 500 and dow above up about 1.8%. are you sick about hearing about patent battles? so are the battlers. patents fell 17% last year. that s courting that s according to a tech advocacy group. 63% of patent cases last year involved hardware, software, and networking companies. and apple is raking in more money from its app store. apple says it sales are up percent last year, generating over 10 billion in revenue for developers. they have created more than one million jobs in the united states is 2008. samsung electro
i think the question you are asking is the heart of what we are going to do in the future to actually stop terrorist acts like this. whether it is domestic, whether it is home-grown, or whether this had some part from another set of actors around the world. the lights at the eiffel tower were turned off in tribute to the 12 people killed. france also held a moment of silence. back in the u.s., stocks rallied for a second straight day. the s&p 500 and dow up about 1.8%. some speculators guessing the european central bank will pump further stimulus into the market. are you sick about hearing about patent battles? so are the battlers. patents fell 17% last year. fewer than that s according to a 5000. tech advocacy group. tech companies still fighting most of those battles. 63% of patent cases last year involved hardware, software, and networking companies. and apple is raking in more money from its app store. apple says it sales are up 50% last year, generating over $10 millio
drones. dish washers. the apple wash was not in attendance. but it was felt. especially when the smart watches do. can this smart watch be a big hit? i spoke with gene muenster and asked him how apple sizes up the market for its watch? well, we re thinking about it now as a smart watch market. not a broader watch market. that is going to be a as much smaller additional market. we have been serving a lot of people. about 10,000 people in u.s. and asked them about their interest level in buying an apple watch. some did not know what the watch looked like. the ones later on did know. the interest level was very low. surprisingly low. about 10% of iphone owners say they are going to buy the watch. as this sets up, it is clearly the big topic. it is going to take some maybe more powerful apps to really drive the value for consumers to understand why they need the watch instead of just using their phone. specifically, you do as much work as anyone i know on the sell side. tryin
but the apple watch was not in attendance, but it was felt. especially when the smart watch is due sometime later this year. can this smart watch be a big hit? i spoke with gene munster and asked him how apple sizes up the market for its watch? well, we re thinking about it now as a smart watch market. not a broader watch market. that is going to be a much smaller initial market. we have been surveying a lot of people. about 10,000 people in the u.s. and asked them about their interest level in buying an apple watch. some did not know what the watch looked like. the ones later on did know. the interest level was very low. surprisingly low. it runs about 10% of iphone owners say they are going to buy the watch. as this sets up, it is clearly the big topic. i think it is going to take some maybe more powerful apps to really drive the value for consumers to understand why they need the watch versus just using their phone. specifically, you do as much work as anyone i know on