Updated with comments from Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes, who also thinks the deal unlikely.
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On patents, UBS analyst Ben Reitzes win rote a note to investors Monday.
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Today, Ben Reitzes of Barclays Capital called on Apple to consider hosting an analyst day, something it has not done since 2003.
In a Sept. 7 research note, Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes lowered his sales estimates for regular computers and increased his expectations for tablets.
Bernstein, and Ben Reitzes of Barclays Capital, have called for Apple to take advantage of low-interest rates and take on debt to fund its cash back programs.
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Since the iPhone and iPad can wirelessly stream content to a TV attached to an Apple TV set-top box, why not extend this capability, muses Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes.
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Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes writes in a research note this afternoon that the drop, which follows declines of 5% in December and 6% in December, was in line with expectations.
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The laser printer sector is beginning to see some component and toner shortages as a result of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, according to Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes.
FORBES: Laser Printer Makers Seeing Parts, Toner Shortages Due To Quake
Yesterday, as I noted in a blog post, Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes was banging the drum for a bigger iPhone, and today Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu gets into the act.
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Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes this morning trimmed his forecast for 2011 PC unit growth to 5%, from 8%, due to a combination of the impact of the chaos in Japan and weaker-than-expected consumer demand.
Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes provides some parameters.
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In another note, Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes points out that Qualcomm (QCOM) yesterday issued a statement saying that it does not see any significant impact on its ability to supply product to customers due to the events in Japan.
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