Apple prepping 128 GB iPad model: report

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Devin Coldewey , NBC News

Leaked inventory listings suggest that Apple will soon launch a 128 GB version of its popular iPad. That would give it twice the storage of the largest iPad available now, reportedly for a $100 premium.

The information comes from a few sources, with code in the latest Apple?iOS and iTunes releases suggesting upcoming 128GB devices, and more recently from an inventory listing leaked to 9to5Mac.com.

The listing has iPads at prices $100 over the existing models, totaling $799 for a Wi-Fi only version, or $929 for a cellular-enabled one. The description in the listing is "ultimate," which makes sense: Existing 16, 32?and 64 gigabyte iPads have been described in inventory descriptions as "good," "better" and "best" respectively.

Together, the pricing and description are highly suggestive of a new 128?GB iPad model, but there's nothing yet to indicate timing. Apple's release schedule has grown?increasingly difficult to predict, and while the last iPads were unveiled in October, the company previously updated the device line earlier in the year.

Some think that an early-2013 event will bring the larger iPad model and some other refreshes to existing product lines, while brand-new versions of both the iPhone and iPad will be released later in the year, possibly in October. NBC News contacted Apple for comment; if we hear back, we'll update this post.

Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for NBCNews Digital. His personal website is?coldewey.cc.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/apple-prepping-128-gb-ipad-model-report-1C8150691

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Dwelling On Investing? Try Housing Stocks | Bankrate.com

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Highlights

• The engine for housing's improvement is surging demand and low supply.
• Home-improvement stocks and REITs also have notched healthy gains.
• For defensive investors, one option is investing in health care REITs.

Real estate as an investment was once left for dead. No longer.

Housing prices have crept steadily upward this year. And the much-watched Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home-price index in 20 U.S. cities has logged eight straight months of increases, rising 4.3 percent in October alone over the same period in 2011.

The engine for the market's improvement is surging demand and low supply. Single-family housing starts in September grew at the fastest rate since summer 2008, feeding supply. Conversely, the amount of vacant housing reached its lowest level in almost 10 years, according to Freddie Mac calculations.

One prime beneficiary: homebuilding stocks. The bellwether S&P Supercomposite Homebuilding Sub index has risen a stunning 73 percent in the past year as of mid-January versus only 13.9 percent for the S&P 500 index. But, home improvement stocks and real estate investment trusts, or REITs, which mainly own commercial properties, also have notched healthy gains.

"REITs have stabilized and have gotten more attractive," says Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Philadelphia-based Janney Montgomery Scott LLC.

And there's still room for growth, analysts say. According to the International Monetary Fund, housing rebounds typically last seven years after hitting a bottom. "We're still in the early years of a multiyear recovery," Luschini says. "And this rising tide will lift all boats."

Here's how to get the best bang for your buck in housing stocks.

Valuing builders

Homebuilding stocks are in a boom time, and the easiest way to invest in them is through exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, says Rick Ferri, founder of the Troy, Mich.-based investment adviser Portfolio Solutions LLC. Currently, there are three homebuilder ETFs, which have had 44 percent-plus returns in the past year as of mid-January, according to ETF Database.

Luschini says ETFs offer instant diversification. But if you prefer owning homebuilding stocks, Luschini recommends diversifying your portfolio with companies catering to specific housing niches. For example, Toll Brothers aims for the high-end housing market, while Lennar Corp. caters to the middle market. Don't bet on just one part of the housing market.

"You're not talking about homebuilders with pristine balance sheets," Luschini says. "So you need to do your homework and stay on top of each stock."

Taking a chance on REITs

REITs, which mostly own commercial properties such as shopping malls or office buildings, haven't performed as well as homebuilding stocks. The MSCI US REIT Index has posted compounded annual returns of 19.5 percent per share in the past year as of mid-January. However, REITS should be part of any long-term asset-allocation strategy, says Ferri, who recommends an allotment of 10 percent of your portfolio to REITs or to housing stocks.

"REITs will beat inflation, and they also have high cash flows because they don't have to pay federal taxes," he says.

So REIT dividends are typically very handsome. In November, the average REIT yielded 4.3 percent per share, and many REITs have been increasing their dividends this year, according to the REIT Monitor. Yield refers to the dividend divided by the share price.

Also, REITs have been rebounding since March 2009, says Frank Haggerty, a portfolio manager at Chicago-based Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. They've chalked up almost four years of positive returns in an upcycle that usually lasts seven years, he says. "So we're only halfway through recovery."

"Supply-and-demand ratios are very favorable in commercial property," he says. This means that REITs could generate double-digit returns for the next three to five years.

Look at ETFs and mutual funds that own equity REITs because they invest directly in real estate, Haggerty says. Avoid investments that hold mortgage REITs, since they invest in property mortgages and are mainly a hedge against rising interest rates.

If you do invest in individual REITs, buy several so that you can diversify across property types and geographies because some REIT sectors are stronger than others, Haggerty says.

For example, lodging and self-storage REITs have had a nice recovery, but shopping centers are only now bouncing back, Haggerty says. "The plus is that REITs let you avoid the headaches of owning property."

For defensive investors whose aim is minimizing the risk of losing principal and who are considering housing stocks, Haggerty recommends investing in health care REITs. They yielded dividends of 5.2 percent of the share price in November. They also have longer lease durations on their properties, he says.

In addition, several single-family housing REITs are coming on the market this year. Their objective will be to ride out the hot home-rental market.

"Keep an eye on them," Ferri says.

Taking stock of home improvement

When people buy homes, they also buy home siding and other materials. Home-improvement spending picks up along with homebuilding growth, Luschini says. So, you might want to own shares in the two major companies in this niche of housing stocks -- Home Depot and Lowe's, he says.

Also, Peter Wahlstrom, a senior analyst at Morningstar Equity Research, says both companies offer dividends, currently yielding 1.8 percent of the share price, and each company is buying back stock.

"Last year, profits began picking up," Wahlstrom says. However, these stocks already have had good runs. "Three to four years of recovery are already baked into stock prices." His advice is to wait for a pullback before buying either stock.

Source: http://www.bankrate.com/finance/investing/housing-stocks.aspx

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Daniel Radcliffe Survived 'Horns' Like A 'Boss'

'Harry Potter' star describes upcoming thriller as 'bizarre, but it's very exciting.'
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Ashton Kutcher Was Hospitalized After Trying Steve Jobs? Fruitarian Diet

Method actors are known to go to extreme lengths to understand the character they're portraying. Natalie Portman dropped a whopping 20 lbs off of her already rockin' body to play a ballerina in Black Swan. Ashton Kutcher's preparation for playing Steve Jobs in the biopic jOBS was so extreme it left him in the hospital. According to USA Today, he spent two days in the hospital after trying to stick to Steve Jobs' frutarian diet, which consists of eating fruits, nuts and seeds.

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Novel materials: Smart and magnetic

Jan. 28, 2013 ? Varying magnetic fields and temperature conditions help to elucidate smart materials' transitory magnetic disorder

Novel, smart materials like shape memory alloys very often display so-called glass-like magnetism. Other smart materials with similar properties include those which, when exposed to a magnetic field, change their electrical resistance, known as manganites, or change their temperature, known as magnetocaloric materials. Kaustav Mukherjee and his colleagues from the Consortium for Scientific Research Indore in India studied a key stage in the formation of such a magnetic glass material, called Pr_0.5 Ca_0.5 Mn_0.975 Al_0.025 O₃, in a paper about to be published in The European Physical Journal B.

They focused on the stage where 'water to ice' style transformation -- referred to as first-order magnetic transformation -- is arrested upon cooling. This is a phenomenon dubbed kinetic arrest, corresponding to a temperature where the material undergoes a transition from a magnetic to a non-magnetic state, with the two phases competing with each other.

Glass-like magnetic materials display fragile magnetic properties. They draw their name from the similarity to the fragility observed in conventional, chemical glass. If a magnetic field is applied while the sample is cooled to what is referred to as its transition temperature, magnetisation of the sample increases and the material becomes magnetic. However, the magnetisation continues to increase further with time, even if the magnetic field and temperature remain constant.

The authors performed bulk measurements of magnetisation on powder samples of Pr_0.5 Ca_0.5 Mn_0.975 Al_0.025 O₃, at the transition point between magnetic and non-magnetic states. To do so, they simultaneously varied both the magnetic field and the temperature of the sample. They observed the formation of the kinetic arrest band and showed that it is inversely correlated with states reached at extremes of temperature described at supercooling and superheating bands. They then established that the kinetic arrested state is different from the supercooled state.

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TradeTheNews.com EU Market Update: Quiet start to trading week ...

TradeTheNews.com EU Market Update: Quiet start to trading week; potential currency war concerns to be brought up at Feb G20

***Notes/Observations***
- China Dec Industrial Profits beat expectations; Shanghai Composite hits 7-month highs
- China PBoC Vice Gov: Sees China 2013 GDP at 8%, 2013 inflation at 3%
- ECB official at Davos: ECB is "not very happy" with a step toward competitive devaluations
- PBoC Dep Gov Yi Gang warns on currency wars. Reiterates view that CNY currency was near equilibrium
- EU President Van Rompuy: Euro area no longer in existential treat mode
- Fitch cut Cyprus sovereign ratin on Friday to B from BB-
- Moody's comments on LTRO repayments is a credit positive for money funds
- Italian Jan Consumer confidence was lowest on record (series began in Jan 1996)
- Euro Zone M3 money Supply mixed
- Italy 2014 CTZ yield hits 3-year low at auction
- German 12-month Bubill auction yield turns positive for first time since June

***Economic Data***
- (FI) Finland Jan Consumer Confidence: 4,5 v 5.0e; Business Confidence: -13 v -11 prior
- (TW) Taiwan Dec Leading Index M/M: 0.9% v 0.9% prior; Coincident Index M/M: -0.1 v 0.0% prior
- (ES) Spain Nov Mortgages-capital loaned Y/Y: -34.4% v -21.2% prior; Mortgages on Houses Y/Y: -31.6 v -14.4% prior
- (EU) ECB: ?2.0M borrowed in overnight loan facility vs. ?0.0M prior; ?207.2B parked in deposit facility vs. ?210.3B prior
- (SE) Sweden Dec Trade Balance (SEK): 0.7B v 5.5Be
- (SE) Sweden Dec Household Lending Y/Y: 4.5% v 4.6%e
- (SE) Sweden Dec Retail Sales M/M: 1.2% v 0.3%e; Y/Y: 2.5% v 1.4%e
- (EU) Euro Zone Dec M3 Money Supply Y/Y: 3.3% v 3.9%e; M3 3 month Avg: 3.7% v 3.8%e
- (IT) Italy Jan Consumer Confidence Index: 84.6 v 86.0e
- (BR) Brazil Jan FGV Construction Costs M/M: 0.4% v 0.2%e
- (IT) Italy Dec Hourly Wages M/M: 0.1% v 0.1% prior; Y/Y: 1.7% v 1.6% prior

Fixed Income:
- (IT) Italy Debt Agency (Tesoro) sold ?4.0B vs. ?4.0B indicated in Zero Coupon Dec 2014 CTZs; Avg Yield 1.434% (lowest in almost 3 years) v 1.884% prior; Bid-to- cover: 1.45x v 1.69x prior
- (IT) Italy Debt Agency (Tesoro) sold ?2.625B v ?2.75B indictaed in 1.70% I/L 2018 BTPi;; Real Yield 1.80% v 2.46% prior; Bid-to-cover: 1.38x v 1.75x prior
- (DE) Germany sold ?2.07B in 12-Month BuBills; Avg Yield +0.1319% (first positive yield since June) % vs. -0.0085% prior; Bid-to-cover: 1.8x v 1.8x prior

*** SPEAKERS/FIXED INCOME/FX/COMMODITIES/ERRATUM ***

***Equities***
Indices: FTSE 100 flat at 6,281, DAX -0.10% at 7,850, CAC-40 -0.10% at 3,774, IBEX-35 -0.20% at 8,711, FTSE MIB +0.40% at 17,792, SMI +0.30% at 7,479, S&P 500 Futures +0.10% at 1,497

- European equity markets are currently mixed. The FTSE MIB and SMI have outperformed, while the DAX has pared gains after the index rose to a fresh multi-year high earlier during the session. In terms of the European financial sector, most banks are slightly higher, although Spanish banks have lagged. European banks due to report earnings during the week include BBVA, Deutsche bank and Santander. Resource-related firms are mostly lower, amid mixed commodity prices. US companies due to report corporate earnings today include Biogen and Caterpillar.

- UK movers [Filtronic +15% (raised FY guidance),Amino Technologies +6% (FY12 results), Mitie Group +1.5% (interim management statement); Premier Foods -9.5% (named new CEO), Augean Plc -7% (profit warnings),New World Resources -6% (Q1 update), Ryanair -1.5% (reported Q3 results, raised guidance for net profits]
- Germany movers [Gagfah +2% (takeover speculation) Kloeckner +1.5% (CEO comments on 2013); Metro -1% (raised stake in Media-Saturn),Bayer -0.80% (regulatory probe into birth control product)]
- Italy movers [Banca Monte Paschi +5% (Bank of Italy approved bailout plan)]
- Dutch movers [TNT Express +3% (broker commentary)]

Speakers:
- ECB's Coene: There was no currency war at this time and still far from having one
- Chancellor Osborne commented that its domestic economy had both internal and external issues and must also address borrowing and deficit topics
- ECB member Costa (Portugal) commented that Portugal public sector reforms were still not enough for sustainable public finances. He added that some of the reforms had been successful but saw risk of reform fatigue in public sector
- ECB commented on Liikanen report into banking sector reform and called for impact assessment to gauge effects of proposals in EU and could have significantly different impact across the region. ECB supported proposals to bail-in banks' creditors and saw merit in separating risk activities from client activities
- OECD Chief Economist Padoan believed major central banks (FED, BOE and BOJ) should continue quantitative easing measures and that fruits from Euro Zone consolidation efforts would be seen sooner rather than later. He added that the BOJ could be bold given the country's fiscal consolidate while fiscal clarity was key to Fed's QE outlook. The view on currency wars taking place was overstating what is occurring. OECD forecasts from Nov remained valid, but risks have shifted.
- China official: Weaker Japanese Yen impact has been muted but trade might get hit
- US envoy to North Korea Davies: Sees no immediate prospect for diplomacy with North Korea

Currencies:
- A relatively quiet European calendar provided an opportunity for recent FX price action to consolidate. The rhetoric on currency wars has seemed to pick up in the financial press, particularly after the JPY's 10-week decline against the major pairs. The upcoming G20 meeting in February was being cited as the proper venue to discuss FX issues.
- GBP/USD hit 5-month lows of 1.5716 and continued to trade under pressure amid triple dip recession risk after a weak Q4 growth reading last week. Dealers were also taking notice of dovish comments from incoming BOE Gov Carney made over the weekend at Davos.
- The EUR/USD was little changed in subdued trading but remained above the 1.34 handle, which was the breakout level from Friday.
- The JPY currency consolidated from its recent spat of weakness.

Political/ In the Papers:
- (EU) ECB's Coene: Higher than expected LTRO payments could bring down EMU yield spreads further; Euro's level right now is not a problem but may become dangerous; Sees no need for additional monetary easing at the moment; Expects some upside in European and Belgian economies; Ideally, ECB's OMT bond buying program would never be used so as to avoid risk of diminished commitment to austerity
- (EU) ECB official at Davos: ECB is "not very happy" with a step toward competitive devaluations, which should be discussed by G20 at the meeting next month - financial press
-(EU) EU Trade Chief De Gucht: would be good if the euro got a little bit lower; euro appreciation is not good for exports; Cannot see a scenario in which Europe would intervene in the Forex market.
- (EU) Moody's: Bank payment of LTROs is positive for money funds
- (EU) French Fin Min Moscovici: Reiterates view that reviving growth is a priority in the next 6 months; Germany can do more to support domestic demand - financial pres
- (EU) German chancellor Merkel: Does not agree with PM Rajoy calling for looser fiscal spending by some of the wealthier euro area nations - financial press
-Sweden PM Reinfeldt: Not in favor of Germany Chancellor Merkel's suggestion to improve competitiveness, because it would give more national powers to the EU - Handelsblatt
- (EU) Italy Fin Min Grilli: LTRO repayments a good sign, Italy still faces problems of restoring credit channels, Europe real economy will take longer to recover - Davos
-(US) WSJ's Hilsenrath: Fed likely to maintain accommodative policies at this week's meeting; Not all officials to agree with the stance amid improving conditions - financial press; Many Fed officials have been encouraged by signs of an improving economic outlook
-(US) NABE survey: 50% of corporate economists' forecasts 2013 GDP at 2.1% or better - financial press
- According to the Macroeconomic Advisers, the sequester (automatic cuts) could cut 0.7 pct points off of 2013 GDP growth. The article notes that certain Democrats and Republicans may be willing to allow the automatic cuts to occur. Cites comments from politicians including Republican Congressman Ryan.
-(CN) China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) official 2013 GDP target is 8.4% - financial press citing CASS annual outlook; Sees 2013 CPI at 3.5%; Exports at 8.3%.
- (CN) China Sovereign Wealth Fund (CIC) chief Lou Jiwei: China GDP can grow faster than 8% in 2013; Economy supports large part of global demand - financial press
- (CN) China govt has not yet decided on expanding property tax trial - China press
- (JP) Japan PM Abe's advisor Takenaka: Not fair to say JPY currency has weakened too much; Reiterates that correction from excessive strength has just started with ?95 FX level would be "appropriate"
- (JP) Japan gov't, ruling parties approve FY13 ?92.6T budget proposal (vs FY12 ?92.9T initial budget) - Nikkei News
- (JP) Japan cabinet releases FY13 updated forecasts: Sees FY13/14 Real GDP at 2.5%, CPI at 0.5% - financial press; Sees FY12/13 Real GDP at 1.0%
-(IE) Ireland Dep PM Gilmore cautions failure to reach ECB debt deal catastrophic for Ireland - Irish press; ECB rejected Ireland's preferred plans to reschedule part of the bank debt according to EU sources.
-(EU) Spain PM Rajoy: Spain's 2012 budget deficit fell substantially

***Looking Ahead***
***All times listed for economic events are denominated in Eastern Standard Time (Add 5 hours for GMT equivalent)
- Financial Stability Board parliamentary meeting in Zurich
- (ES) IMF in Spain on banking sector aid
- 06:00 (IE) Ireland Dec Retail Sales M/M: No est v -1.1% prior; Y/Y: No est v -0.5% prior
- 06:00 (IS) Israel to sell 2.5% 2016 Bonds
- 06:00 (IS) Israel to sell I/L 2017, 2022 and 2041 bonds
- 06:30 (US) Daily Libor fixing
- 08:30 (EU) Commissioner Rehn in Madrid
- 08:30 (US) Dec Durable Goods Orders: 2.0%e v 0.8% prior (revised from 0.7%); Durables Ex Transportation: 0.8%e v 1.6% prior; Durables Ex-Defense: No est v 0.8% prior; Capital Goods Orders Non-defense Ex Aircraft: -1.0%e v +2.7% prior; Capital Goods Shipments Non-defense Ex Aircraft: 0.5%e v 1.8% prior
- 08:50 (FR) France Debt Agency (AFT) to sell ?6.3-7.5B in 3-month, 6-month and 12-month Bills
- 09:00 (RO) Romania to sell Bonds
- 10:00 (US) Dec Pending Home Sales M/M: 0.1%e v 1.7% prior; Y/Y: 12.5%e v 8.9% prior
- 10:30 (IS) Israel Central Bank Interest Rate Decision: Expected to leave the Base Rate unchanged at 1.75%
- 10:30 (US) Jan Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity: 3.0e v 6.8 prior
- 11:00 (US) Fed to purchase $1.25-1.75B in Notes
- 11:30 (US) Treasury to sell $60B in 3-Month and 6-Month Bills
- 13:00 (US) Treasury to sell $35B in 2-Year Notes
- (CO) Colombia Central Bank Interest Rate Decision: Expected to cut the Overnight Lending Rate by 25bps to 4.00%

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