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pick list news and pricing ?2


A report this morning claims that FitBit's upcoming smartwatch is plagued with production problems.  I don't know who JP Mangalindan is but I have little confidence in Yahoo to get anything right, and this report only extends that sentiment.  To me, the issues like GPS antennae positioning and waterproofing sound like normal prototype run gyrations.  Unfortunately, the report is not moving FIT much, but it just came out, and may yet if other news agencies pick it up.

Vodafone is arguing, very sensibly IMO, for Australia to use its assets as part of its National Broadband Network.  To my mind, this highlights the company's near term challenges, but also its long term sensibility and potential.  Not duplicating and creating conflict amongst shared resources (like spectrum and wires) is the way to go.  Such policies are what will eventually cause some societies to get ahead while others flag, and I think Vodafone is making all the right moves for the long termIn the year-end report it affirmed the projection of "at least €4.0b" of free cash flow from the interim report or 2017.  How much of that flows through to the dividend in early June could be the most interesting indicator of the company's plans.

By contrast, CTL is taking a rare breather today, and is more of medium term prospect.  It is already benefiting from changes in America, but many of them are worrying.  Even so, when it comes to investment, value outweighs sound economic policy and this is value that I'm jumping on.