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On the basketball court, Stephen Curry is virtually invincible. In stores and among tastemakers, he is still warming up.

Sportswear-industry insiders have been anxiously watching the National Basketball Association’s newly crowned most valuable player to see if his popularity and success can translate into bigger sales of his namesake Under Armour [stckqut]UA[/stckqut] shoes.

Source: Under Armour Works to Cash In on Stephen Curry – WSJ

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As of right now, Yahoo’s [stckqut]YHOO[/stckqut] 15% stake of Alibaba is worth almost $35 billion. The conventional thought is that once Yahoo spins off its stake, Alibaba will then one day buy it back. If not, there would essentially be two publicly-traded forms of Alibaba with a very similar number of shares available to the market. But here’s the thing, if you subtract Yahoo’s Alibaba stake and its cash & equivalents, the remaining value of Yahoo’s core business is zero dollars.

Source: Why Alibaba Should Buy Yahoo, Right Now – Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) | Seeking Alpha

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Many Apple [stckqut]AAPL[/stckqut] fans, investors, and analysts were surprised when The Wall Street Journal reported Cupertino has shelved its plans to bring a ultra-high definition television set to market over a year ago. According to “people familiar with the matter,” Apple could not differentiate from TV sets on the market enough with compelling, breakthrough features in order to justify its entrance into a competitive market.

Among Apple analysts, the news that Apple shelved its television plans came as a surprise to some and confirmation to others. Count Piper Jaffray’s Apple analyst, Gene Munster, among the surprised, has perhaps been the most vocal about Apple’s TV plans, warning fans that Apple TV was coming to market as early as 2011. In an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Alley,” Munster appeared downright solemn with his mea culpa: “This is a tough day for me. It’s a hard reality to accept, and I think that is the reality of it: the TV is on hold.”

Others, myself fortunately included, thought Apple’s plans for a television would not come to fruition for a simple reason: gross margins. Simply put, the television business isn’t as lucrative as Apple desires and it appears Apple could not find enough truly differentiating features to justify higher-cost, premium TV sets. For Apple investors, that’s important insight into this company.

Source: Apple Inc. Isn’t Making a TV Set: Here’s Why It Matters (AAPL)

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Orders of Apple Inc.’s [stckqut]AAPL[/stckqut] iconic Watch have been disappointing and even become stagnant, says online consumer spending tracker Slice Engine.

Orders were brisk from the onset, far ahead of supply, and seemingly on the up. Inventory quickly sold out. Issues with the wearable’s taptic engine led people to believe a healthy supply chain was the only barrier to continued sales.

Source: Apple Inc. Watch Orders Have Largely Disappointed Since Initial Hype: Report

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With the Apple Watch having been launched barely a month ago, many are already comparing Apple’s new smart wearable to the existing ones in the market. There is no doubt that Apple [stckqut]AAPL[/stckqut] has shaken up the wearables market, and increased interest in it as well, but the Watch could hardly have been expected to instantly break barriers. It turns out that a study undertaken by investment firm Robert W. Baird & Co., spotted by Apple Insider, supports the argument that Apple has not yet monopolized the market, although it is indeed gaining ground.

Source: Apple Inc. Watch Gains Ground In Fitness Space