Stockwinners Market Radar for February 25, 2018 - Earnings, Upgrades downgrades, option trades, Best Stock Advisory Service

20:05 EDT On The Fly: Top five weekend stock stories - Catch up on the weekend's top five stories with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Samsung (SSNLF) has unveiled its flagship Galaxy S9 smartphone with an emphasis on visual applications for social media. Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm (QCOM), announced that its premium mobile platform is powering the new device for select regions, while Dolby Laboratories (DLB) announced a partnership with Samsung to launch the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ with Dolby Atmos sound. 2. Delta Air Lines (DAL) and United Airlines (UAL) became the latest major corporations to cut marketing ties with the National Rifle Association following the massacre at a Florida high school, according to Reuters. Among other companies that have done the same are the First National Bank of Omaha, Avis Budget (CAR), Hertz (HTZ), Enterprise, Starkey Hearing Technologies, MetLife (MET), Chubb (CB), TrueCar (TRUE), SimpliSafe, and Symantec (SYMC). 3. Microsoft (MSFT) predicts that in five years there will be practical quantum computers, but there may be implications worth pondering, Tiernan Ray wrote in this week's edition of Barron's. As quantum computing grows nearer, it could ripple through technology and the race for innovative chips, software and cloud computing could be affected, Ray contended, adding that the companies that shoulder risk and reward include Intel (INTC), Nvidia (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Microsoft, Alphabet (GOOG; GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN). 4. Disney (DIS) and Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" won the weekend box office, grossing $108M from 4,020 theaters in its second outing. The movie reached the $400M mark domestically in only 10 days after dropping a narrow 47% in its second weekend. The superhero film scored 97% from Rotten Tomatoes and got an A+ CinemaScore from movie audiences. 5. Interpublic Group (IPG), Omnicom Group (OMC), Publicis Group (PUBGY), WPP (WPP), Dropbox (DBX) and Time Warner (TWX) saw positive mentions in Barron's.

18:33 EDT Box Office Battle: 'Black Panther' stays at number 1 with record $108M - Disney (DIS) and Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" won the weekend box office, grossing $108M from 4,020 theaters in its second outing. The movie reached the $400M mark domestically in only 10 days after dropping a narrow 47% in its second weekend. The superhero film scored 97% from Rotten Tomatoes and got an A+ CinemaScore from movie audiences. BOX OFFICE RUNNERS-UP: Warner Bros.' (TWX) "Game Night" came in second, earning $16.6M from 3,488 locations. Behind it was Sony's (SNE) "Peter Rabbit," ending the weekend with $12.5M in its third outing for a domestic total of $71.2M. Paramount's (VIAB) "Annihilation" debuted at number four, grossing $11M from 2,012 theaters. Rounding out the top five, Universal's (CMCSA; CMCSK) "Fifty Shades Freed" ended the weekend with an estimated $6.9M for a global total of $320.4M. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include 21st Century Fox's (FOXA) and Lionsgate (LGF.A).

17:49 EDT Qualcomm Network simulation shows significant 5G user experience gains - Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, announced key findings from an extensive 5G network simulation the company has conducted over the past several months. The Qualcomm Technologies' 5G Network Capacity Simulation demonstrated the significant potential of 5G, by yielding quantitative insights into the expected real-world performance and user experience of 5G and Gigabit LTE devices, operating in Non-Standalone multimode 4G/5G NR networks. The findings also provide quantitative support for the significant gains in capacity that can be realized by 5G NR over 4G LTE, as the industry prepares for the first wave of 5G networks and devices in the first half of 2019.

17:43 EDT Packerland, Microsoft to deliver broadband internet to rural communities - Microsoft President Brad Smith announced a new agreement between Packerland Broadband, a division of CCI Systems, and Microsoft to provide broadband internet access to approximately 82,000 people living in rural regions of northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan over the next four years.

17:38 EDT Qualcomm Snapdragon powers advanced connectivity on Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ - Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm (QCOM), announced that its premium mobile platform is powering Samsung's (SSNLF) latest and most sophisticated flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S9, for select regions. The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform, featuring Ultra HD Premium capture for cinema-quality video and Gigabit LTE for lightning-fast connectivity. Thoughtfully designed with tech savvy consumers in mind, Snapdragon 845 utilizes Qualcomm Technologies' cutting-edge wireless heterogenous compute expertise to design a platform for immersive multimedia experiences including eXtended reality, on-device artificial intelligence, and lightning-fast connectivity for premium, flagship mobile devices. The Snapdragon 845 integrates Qualcomm Technologies' second-generation Gigabit LTE solution - the Snapdragon X20 LTE modem, which supports LTE Category 18 peak download speeds of 1.2 Gbps, up to 5x carrier aggregation, License Assisted Access, Dual SIM-Dual VoLTE as well as 4x4 MIMO on up to 3 aggregated carriers. Snapdragon 845 also includes integrated 802.11ac Wi-Fi with advanced features that provide up to 16X faster connection setup, simultaneous dual-band support for an ever-expanding set of applications and 30 percent more capacity utilization on carrier Wi-Fi networks, compared to the previous generation.

17:31 EDT ICL board approves appointment of Raviv Zoller as new CEO - ICL's Board approved the appointment of Raviv Zoller as the company's new CEO. Mr. Zoller was selected by a Search Committee headed by ICL's Executive Chairman, Johanan Locker, together with Miki Haran, ICL External Director and Avisar Paz, CEO of Israel Corporation.

17:24 EDT CommScope collaborates with Nokia on MIMO integrated antenna - CommScope (COMM) has collaborated with Nokia (NOK) to develop a Massive MIMO - multiple input/multiple output - integrated antenna solution that enables network densification in support of mobile data traffic growth and the evolution to 5G. The Massive MIMO beamforming antenna solution consists of a CommScope dual-band, FDD-LTE antenna integrated with two Nokia AirScale radios to deliver 16T16R Massive MIMO in two bands simultaneously. This integrated antenna solution will add capacity in both uplink and downlink and provide coverage enhancement for 4.9G networks. This new Massive MIMO beamforming antenna solution will be available in mid-2018 for commercial deployment.

17:19 EDT Nokia, China Mobile to explore use of 5G to drive new business opportunities - Nokia (NOK) and China Mobile (CHL) have signed an agreement under which the companies will jointly investigate how China Mobile can extend its service offerings for vertical markets using the massive connectivity, ultra reliability and ultra-low latency capabilities of 5G. The research will focus on how industries could benefit from the growth of smart cities, smart transportation and intelligent video analytics. With the deployment of 5G, China Mobile will be able to leverage network slicing to discretely support myriad new services and businesses simultaneously with differing service level requirements. Under the agreement, which extends Nokia and China Mobile's existing 5G collaboration, the companies will jointly research and trial use-cases leveraging Nokia 5G Future X network architecture as well as NB-IoT and MEC.

17:15 EDT Nokia, Facebook working to expand ecosystem for Fixed Wireless Access over 60GHz - Nokia (NOK) and Facebook (FB) are working to accelerate the adoption of 60 GHz fixed wireless access technologies to deliver gigabit services and connect more people, faster. The 60 GHz band allows high-speed broadband connectivity in urban or suburban areas, complementing existing fiber. Nokia will combine its worldwide delivery capabilities and wireless passive optical network with Facebook's Terragraph technology to launch global gigabit broadband trials in 2018 with select customers. Nokia's wireless passive optical network technology provides a wireless gigabit drop to the home for broadband access networks. Facebook's Terragraph technology is a 60 GHz, multi-node wireless system that delivers a low-cost solution for high-speed wireless access. Combining WPON with Terragraph's mesh-routing and multi-hop capabilities allows broadband providers to wirelessly deliver gigabit services over wider areas with high reliability and meet growing demands for ultra-broadband access. Nokia and Facebook will also work together to accelerate IEEE's 802.11ay industry standard, leveraging Nokia's Wireless PON innovation and Terragraph's efficient TDMA scheduling capabilities. The goal is to create a strong platform and ecosystem for introducing 60GHz Terragraph-certified solutions to the marketplace, and deliver gigabit services to more people, sooner.

17:04 EDT Cisco, Airtel team to improve mobile user experience - Bharti Airtel, India's largest telecommunications services provider, and Cisco have joined forces to improve customer experience by taking their SON collaboration to next level. SON is now carrying out optimization based on customer experience and predictive analytics apart from the traditional approach of responding to network degradations.

17:00 EDT Cisco launches new '5G Now' portfolio - Cisco announced its "5G Now" portfolio for service providers ready to go full throttle on their 5G roadmap. 5G services promise to offer emerging new services at significantly faster speeds, expanded capacity and stronger coverage to accommodate the more than 27B connected devices expected on service provider networks by 2021. Beginning 2020, 5G connections will grow more than a thousand percent from 2.3M in 2020 to over 25M in 2021.

16:32 EDT Alteryx acquires master distributor, Alteryx ANZ in Sydney - Alteryx completes the acquisition of master distributor, Alteryx ANZ in Sydney, Australia. This acquisition will allow Alteryx to build on the success of the more than 100 current Alteryx customers in the region including companies like Amaysim, Commonwealth Bank, NBN, Australia Post and Telstra. Alteryx intends to expand the team with additional sales, channel, support and technical resources to address the growing market. According to IDC, more than 40% of organizations in Australia and New Zealand have already invested in big data and analytics deployments and will increase their investments in 2018.

16:27 EDT La Jolla: Phase 3 GIAPREZA study results published in Critical Care Medicine - La Jolla Pharmaceutical announced that an abstract, entitled "Effect of Disease Severity on Survival in Patients Receiving Angiotensin II for Vasodilatory Shock," will be presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's 47th Critical Care Congress, being held from February 25 to 28, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. The abstract, which was published in the January Supplement of Critical Care Medicine and online, includes results from a pre-specified analysis from the ATHOS-3 Phase 3 study of GIAPREZATM in patients with high severity of illness, defined as an APACHE II score greater than 30 or baseline MAP less than 65 mmHg, despite treatment with high-dose vasopressors. The authors present data showing a lower 28-day mortality rate in patients with baseline APACHE II scores greater than 30 in the GIAPREZA group versus the placebo group: 28-day mortality was 51.8% (n = 58) for the GIAPREZA group compared to 70.8% (n = 65) for the placebo group (hazard ratio=0.62 [95% CI: 0.39, 0.98; p=0.037]). In patients with a baseline MAP less than 65 mmHg, a trend towards improved 28-day mortality was seen in the GIAPREZA group compared to the placebo group: 28-day mortality was 54.2% (n = 52) for the GIAPREZA group compared to 70.4% (n = 50) for the placebo group (hazard ratio=0.66 [95% CI: 0.40, 1.09; p=0.10]).