Apple gains, rivals hurt on iPhone speculation

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:01:06 -0400

APPLE GAINS, RIVALS HURT ON iPHONE SPECULATION
Apple shares jump Tuesday morning on a report that it may begin making
its popular iPhone available for use on the Verizon Wireless network.

ORACLE AND SAP RIVALRY INTENSIFIES
Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison seems to enjoy kicking sand in
the face of his smaller rival SAP AG, writes Therese Poletti.

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REBOUNDS IN MARCH
U.S. consumer confidence rebounds in March after falling sharply the
prior month, the Conference Board says, but consumers are still
worried about current business and labor market conditions.

BRITISH AIRWAYS, UNITE SPAR ON STRIKE COST
British Airways and the union representing its cabin crew spar over
the financial impact of strikes that have dogged the airline's
operations over the past weekends.

JAN. CASE-SHILLER HOME PRICES DOWN 0.4%
Home prices in 20 major U.S. cities fall a not-seasonally adjusted
0.4% in January compared with December, according to the Case-Shiller
home-price index released Tuesday by Standard & Poor's.