Shannon Cross, Cross Research

Apple Inc (AAPL) - Shannon Cross at Cross Research

The news sent shares of Apple surging as much as 4.3% to an all time high of $219.70 on the Nasdaq, as analysts said the speedy international rollout could help build sales momentum. The 9.7 inch touch screen iPad, which is designed to surf the Web, play video and games, and read digital books, is the most anticipated product launch from Apple since the iPhone in 2007. Chief executive Steve Jobs unveiled the tablet in late January, but the company did not announce any international markets until Friday, when it said the tablet will go on sale in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April. "I think it eases concerns that were circulating about supply. There's always so much speculation around a launch, and this alleviates those fears," said Cross Research analyst Shannon Cross, adding that the breadth of the international launch should reassure investors. 

Apple Inc (AAPL) - Shannon Cross at Cross Research

The news sent shares of Apple surging as much as 3.8% to touch a high of US$218.69 on the Nasdaq, as analysts said the announcement eased the concerns of some investors that a manufacturing bottleneck could delay launch. The 9.7 inch touchscreen iPad, which is designed to surf the Web, play video and games, and read digital books, is the most anticipated product launch from Apple since the iPhone in 2007. Chief executive Steve Jobs unveiled the tablet in late January, but the company did not announce any international markets until yesterday, when it said the tablet will go on sale in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the U. K in late April. "I think it eases concerns that were circulating about supply. There's always so much speculation around a launch, and this alleviates those fears," said Cross Research analyst Shannon Cross, adding that the breadth of the international launch should reassure investors. 

Apple Inc (AAPL) - Shannon Cross at Cross Research

The news sent shares of Apple surging as much as 3.8 percent to touch an all time high of $218.69 on the Nasdaq, as analysts said the announcement eased the concerns of some investors that a manufacturing bottleneck could delay launch. The 9.7 inch touchscreen iPad, which is designed to surf the Web, play video and games, and read digital books, is the most anticipated product launch from Apple since the iPhone in 2007. Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled the tablet in late January, but the company did not announce any international markets until Friday, when it said the tablet will go on sale in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April."I think it eases concerns that were circulating about supply. There's always so much speculation around a launch, and this alleviates those fears," said Cross Research analyst Shannon Cross, adding that the breadth of the international launch should reassure investors. 

Xerox Corporation (XRX) - Shannon Cross at Cross Research

Xerox would have to buy a software company, instead of developing one, to get the scale it needs, she said "Xerox is in a mature market," said Shannon Cross , an analyst at Cross Research in Livingston, New Jersey "They're going to have to push outside their comfort area" In the meantime, Burns will strive to find a balance between taking more risks and staying true to the values that helped protect Xerox's cash flow through the recession 

Dell Inc. (DELL) - Shannon Cross at Cross Research

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Dell Inc. (DELL) - Shannon Cross at Cross Research

The disappointing margin, which reflects Dell's dependence on the computer hardware market, sent its shares down 5 percent in extended trading on Thursday and overshadowed its stronger than expected profit and revenue for the quarter. Larger rival Hewlett Packard Co (HP), which posted stronger results on Wednesday, had benefited from a more diversified revenue base than Dell, with income from software and services as well as hardware "I think people are concerned on the gross margins, clearly the revenue is strong, they had strength in the PC business as well as in the servers business, but there wasn't as much leverage as maybe people had expected," Cross Research managing director Shannon Cross said Dell is heavily dependent on selling PCs to US businesses, so it suffered during the economic downturn but is expected to improve this year as technology spending recovers The company, which depends on desktop and laptop sales for more than half of overall revenue, has stressed profitability over growth and stayed clear of the PC price war waged by HP and Acer Inc, which displaced Dell as the world's No 3 PC maker last year 

Dell Inc. (DELL) - Shannon Cross at Cross Research

The disappointing margin, which reflects Dell's dependence on the computer hardware market, sent its shares down 5 percent in extended trading on Thursday and overshadowed its stronger than expected profit and revenue for the quarter Larger rival Hewlett Packard Co, which posted stronger results on Wednesday, had benefited from a more diversified revenue base than Dell, with income from software and services as well as hardware "I think people are concerned on the gross margins, clearly the revenue is strong, they had strength in the PC business as well as in the servers business, but there wasn't as much leverage as maybe people had expected," said Cross Research Managing Director Shannon Cross Dell is heavily dependent on selling PCs to US businesses, so it suffered during the economic downturn but is expected to improve this year as tech spending recovers The company, which counts on desktop and laptop sales for more than half of overall revenue, has stressed profitability over growth and stayed clear of the PC price war waged by HP and Acer Inc, which displaced Dell as the world's No 3 PC maker last year 

Dell Inc. (DELL) - Shannon Cross at Cross Research

He's also promised to be more active on acquisitions and aims to cut $4 billion in costs by the end of fiscal 2011 "People are expecting, with all of the cost reductions that Dell is doing right now, that you would have seen a bit more flow through to the bottom line," said Shannon Cross , an analyst with Cross Research in Livingston, New Jersey She said the gross margin was "light" "If they price aggressively, they get some revenue but they don't get the margin The question is, what is the potential profitability of their model?" 

Lexmark International, Inc. (LXK) - Shannon Cross at Cross Research

Wall Street had expected 61 cents a share "We believe the magnitude of the beat and the solid guidance should help propel Lexmark's shares higher, warranting a valuation well into the mid $30s," said Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes, raising his target price on Lexmark shares to $39 from a previous $34 target The shares, which had languished over the past three months on cautious views of the economy, rose 113 percent to $2984 Analysts were also impressed by the improvement in fourth quarter gross margins, which rose to 369 percent from 304 percent a year earlier thanks to cost cuts Shannon Cross, an analyst at Cross Research, had expected 320 percent 

Apple Inc (AAPL) - Shannon Cross at Cross Research

Shares fall 64% to $3228 "Apple suffers a lot because the expectations for the company around their announcements are so high," Shannon Cross, a financial analyst at Short Hills, NJ based Cross Research tells the Associated Press "With Apple more than others, it's always buy on rumor sell on news It's impossible for them to meet everyone's expectations" Sept 7, 2005 — Apple iPod phone made by Motorola Inc Called the ROKR, the phone is set to sell for $249 and hold up to 100 songs