BofA SLUMPS 2.5% and 3 Dow Stocks Moving the Needle Thursday

Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) should unveil next week several experimental technologies which are designed to make airliners more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly than the current models, that include potential changes in engine design and wing tech, says the Wall Street Journal.

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC): Growing private consumption numbers and also spending on rebuilding from last year’s earthquake, prompted The Bank of Japan on Thursday to upgrade its assessment for all nine regions of the economy, according to Reuters. This is the first such move in around three years; the Bank is expected to leave monetary settings unchanged next week.

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Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO): Tablet PC shipments will exceed notebook shipments in 2016, says Boy Genius Reports from NPD numbers. Mobile PC shipments should grow from the current year 347 million shipments to more than 809 million by 2017, and NPD projects that notebook PC shipments will grow from 208 million units in 2012 to 393 million by 2017. Additionally, tablet PC shipments are expected to jump from 121 million units to 416 in this period.

Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS): The venue for Dish Network’s (NASDAQ:DISH) legal battle with major TV broadcasters will be decided in Manhattan by a federal judge. The Wall Street Journal reports that the case, which centers around the ability to skip ads, will be heard in either New York or Los Angeles and that the location is likely to influence which side wins, as Dish’s defense is partly based upon a 2008 legal precedent set in federal court in New York.

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