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With Social Mentions for Fitbit Rising & Apple Watch Decelerating, is the Latter Ahead of its Time?

Welcome to the July 14th edition of This Week on Estimize. We are pleased to be joined by Chris Camillo, founder of TickerTags, a platform that connects trending social content to investable companies and launches its beta this week. In this episode, Leigh and Chris discuss how Under Armour is taking on Nike, how Periscope could save Twitter, the impact Star Wars may have on Disney, the infosecurity space, and the Apple vs. Fitbit battle in wearables.

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Equity markets surge...so many stories – where to begin?

Equity markets surge, close near highs (S&P best day since January)! FOMC keeps rates unchanged (expected)/alters language (expected), as still remains “dovish”; Russia/ruble recover after massive losses prior week (and yesterday) after Bank of Russia actions; President Obama unveils plan to normalize US/Cuba relations; Consumer Prices (CPI) drop more than expected/most in 6-years; another volatile move for crude (closes up 1%, but turns negative in after hours – traded up as much as 5.5%); treasuries sell off on FOMC headlines (yields rise); the dollar surges; couple of M&A related news stories; several movie theaters wont screen SNE’s ”The Interview” due to threats; ORCL rpts after the close; Transports underperform on weak FDX earnings.

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