STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Swiss watchmakers up on broker upgrade
Reuters
Shares in Swiss watchmakers Swatch Group ( UHR.VX ) and Richemont ( CFR.VX ) rise 1.9 and 3.2 percent respectively, after Barclays raises its price targets for the two groups on the brightening outlook for the watch industry. "We believe re...
Watch for Apple to bite into e-book market with tablet
Vindy.com
SEATTLE (AP) — The company whose CEO proclaimed in 2008 that people don’t read anymore may now be poised to sweep in and school the electronic book reader market. That company is Apple Inc., and its CEO, Steve Jobs, was predicting Amazon.co...
James Bond's watchmaker says Olympics to lure young
Reuters
Omega -- which makes the watch worn on the silver screen by fictional British secret agent James Bond and is part of the world's largest watchmaker Swatch Group -- expects the Games will also bring more optimism to North America, which has ...
Swiss Stocks Climb on U.S. Outlook; UBS, Richemont Lead Gains
BusinessWeek
Barclays also raised their sales forecasts for the watch industry. Swatch Group AG, the world’s largest watchmaker, climbed 2.1 percent to 285.5 francs today. Shares of Acino Holding AG rallied 2.6 percent to 170.3 francs after the generic-...
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