Posted On: 11/10/2014 12:26:37 PM
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MSFT Microsoft Corp Recent Headline News
3 Stocks Improving Performance Of The Technology Sector
at The Street - 18 mins ago
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the technology sector higher today.
YHOO: 49.26 (+0.71), GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36)
This Is Amazon.com’s Take On The Virtual Assistant
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 24 mins ago
We always knew this day would come. Over the years, Amazon.com has been quietly scooping up voice recognition and virtual assistant start-ups, signaling that the e-commerce giant would inevitably enter the virtual assistant race kicked off in...
AMZN: 303.07 (+3.21), GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
Technology Stock Roundup: MSFT/GOOGL Have Cloud-y Plans - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - 45 mins ago
With earnings season drawing to a close, new products like Amazon (AMZN) Echo, cloud initiatives from Google (GOOGL) and price cuts by Microsoft (MSFT) and Google caught the headlines again last week.
ATVI: 20.92 (+0.27), AMZN: 303.07 (+3.21), GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), AAPL: 108.97 (-0.04), PCLN: 1,106.19 (+11.58), BABA: 116.83 (+2.27)
3 Reasons Qualcomm's Stock Loss Could Present a Good Opportunity to Buy
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 17 mins ago
Qualcomm Inc shares fell 8.5% the day after the company reported earnings last week, and are now approaching 52-week lows. The company, which makes chips that power smartphones and allow for network connectivity, reported disappointing revenue...
SPY: 203.75 (+0.41), QCOM: 69.21 (-0.05), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
This is Why Microsoft Corporation Will Win the Cloud Wars
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 26 mins ago
Even as Google and Amazon.com continue to wage war on each other, scratching and clawing their way to expanding their respective cloud hosting client bases, Microsoft is going about its cloud computing efforts in a slightly different...
AMZN: 303.07 (+3.21), GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), CRM: 63.76 (-0.21)
John W. Thompson Joins Illumio's Board of Directors
Business Wire - 1 hr 59 mins ago
Illumio today announced that John W. Thompson, chief executive officer of Virtual Instruments and former chairman and CEO of Symantec Corp., was appointed to the Illumio board of directors. Thompson also serves as chairman of the board at Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and is on the board of Liquid Robotics and Virtual Instruments.
MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), SYMC: 25.06 (+0.09)
Google Inc. Is Targeting the Wrong Competitor
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Nov 10, 7:43AM CST
Google wasn't the first to dive into the deep end of the cloud pool, Amazon.com 's Amazon Web Services, or AWS, business unit took the cloud-hosting lead as far back as 2006. By the time Google got around to entering the cloud race in 2008,...
AMZN: 303.07 (+3.21), GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14)
Ingram Micro Wins Microsoft's Excellence in Operations -- Gold Level Award
Marketwired - Mon Nov 10, 7:00AM CST
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) today announced it has won the Gold Level Excellence in Operations Award for delivering market-leading operational excellence supporting Microsoft technology over the past year.
IM: 26.85 (-0.29), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36)
Moto 360 vs Microsoft Band: Which Is the Bigger Apple Watch Threat?
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 09, 9:30AM CST
When it goes on sale this spring, Apple Watch will face numerous competitors: Although it will be the only wearable gadget from Apple itself, it won't be the only smartwatch available, nor will it be the only one that works with the iPhone. In...
GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
6 Stocks You Shouldn't Bet Your Retirement On
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 09, 6:08AM CST
Source: http://401kcalculator.org Not all stocks are created equal. While some are excellent candidates in a long-term buy-and-hold portfolio, others simply bear too much risk for you to bank your retirement on. Whether this risk takes the form of...
TSLA: 242.09 (+1.89), NLY: 11.28 (unch), AMZN: 303.07 (+3.21), FB: 74.78 (-0.82), JCP: 7.30 (-0.52), TWTR: 40.13 (-0.18), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36)
Is Apple, Inc. Stock Still Cheap at All-Time Highs?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 08, 1:00PM CST
Apple stock touched new highs this week, reaching $109.32. Before the 7-to-1 split in June, $109.32 would have been $765.24. While that's only an 8.5% return (excluding dividends) since Apple touched a post-split $100 in 2012, it's a whopping 96%...
GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
3 Over-Hyped Technologies Destined to Flop
Tamara Walsh, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 08, 7:30AM CST
Innovative technologies from some of the world's most creative companies, including the likes of Apple , the current king of innovation Google , and the resurgent Microsoft , have made our lives easier and more productive. But that doesn't...
GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Fri Nov 07, 5:08PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
WFM: 47.31 (+0.50), FB: 74.79 (-0.81), ARCP: 8.54 (-0.25), ZNGA: 2.41 (-0.02), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), INTC: 33.30 (-0.28), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05), CSCO: 25.11 (-0.22)
Microsoft Office 365 Now Available for Free on Mobiles - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 07, 3:12PM CST
Microsoft (MSFT) announced that similar to iPad users, Android tablet users will no longer be required to subscribe for the mobile edition of its Office suite for basic file creation and editing functions or for storage in the cloud.
GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), ADVS: 33.14 (+0.14), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
LinkedIn Has Yet Another Untapped Growth Market -- and It's Huge
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 07, 12:05PM CST
Thanks to its professional positioning with the broader social media sector, LinkedIn has a wealth of opportunities that aren't afforded its consumer-centric peers. While Facebook and Twitter rely on core advertising businesses for the bulk of...
LNKD: 227.24 (+4.20), FB: 74.79 (-0.81), TWTR: 40.13 (-0.18), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), CRM: 63.76 (-0.21)
Microsoft Makes Another Bold Mobile Move
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 07, 12:00PM CST
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is at it again, making yet another bold and strategic shift as he leads the software giant into the mobile-first, cloud-first era. Under Steve Ballmer, Microsoft took a measured approach with mobile versions of Office...
GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
Computer Sciences (CSC) Q2 Earnings Top, Revenues Lag - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 07, 11:10AM CST
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) reported second-quarter of fiscal 2015 earnings from continuing operations of $1.18 per share, comfortably surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01.
T: 35.10 (+0.19), CSC: 59.10 (-0.57), VMW: 83.84 (+0.70), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36)
Why Microsoft Stock Is Now a Buy
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 07, 10:24AM CST
Despite the fact that Microsoft 's stock rose 36% in 2013, I never bought what the company was trying to sell investors. Certainly, it had Windows and Office software, but had shown no signs of penetration into mobile. Xbox was still losing money,...
AMZN: 303.07 (+3.21), IBM: 164.03 (+1.96), GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), INTC: 33.30 (-0.28), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), HPQ: 36.83 (+0.45), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Chevron, Exxon Beat Estimates, Microsoft Partners with Dropbox - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 07, 10:07AM CST
After starting on a low note, the Dow had a good week, boosted by strong economic data and positive indications from the ECB.
ADP: 85.03 (+0.65), JPM: 61.78 (+0.31), IBM: 164.03 (+1.96), XOM: 96.32 (-0.27), TWTR: 40.13 (-0.18), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), CVX: 117.49 (-1.31)
MSFT Microsoft Corp Recent Headline News
3 Stocks Improving Performance Of The Technology Sector
at The Street - 18 mins ago
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the technology sector higher today.
YHOO: 49.26 (+0.71), GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36)
This Is Amazon.com’s Take On The Virtual Assistant
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 24 mins ago
We always knew this day would come. Over the years, Amazon.com has been quietly scooping up voice recognition and virtual assistant start-ups, signaling that the e-commerce giant would inevitably enter the virtual assistant race kicked off in...
AMZN: 303.07 (+3.21), GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
Technology Stock Roundup: MSFT/GOOGL Have Cloud-y Plans - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - 45 mins ago
With earnings season drawing to a close, new products like Amazon (AMZN) Echo, cloud initiatives from Google (GOOGL) and price cuts by Microsoft (MSFT) and Google caught the headlines again last week.
ATVI: 20.92 (+0.27), AMZN: 303.07 (+3.21), GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), AAPL: 108.97 (-0.04), PCLN: 1,106.19 (+11.58), BABA: 116.83 (+2.27)
3 Reasons Qualcomm's Stock Loss Could Present a Good Opportunity to Buy
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 17 mins ago
Qualcomm Inc shares fell 8.5% the day after the company reported earnings last week, and are now approaching 52-week lows. The company, which makes chips that power smartphones and allow for network connectivity, reported disappointing revenue...
SPY: 203.75 (+0.41), QCOM: 69.21 (-0.05), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
This is Why Microsoft Corporation Will Win the Cloud Wars
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 26 mins ago
Even as Google and Amazon.com continue to wage war on each other, scratching and clawing their way to expanding their respective cloud hosting client bases, Microsoft is going about its cloud computing efforts in a slightly different...
AMZN: 303.07 (+3.21), GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), CRM: 63.76 (-0.21)
John W. Thompson Joins Illumio's Board of Directors
Business Wire - 1 hr 59 mins ago
Illumio today announced that John W. Thompson, chief executive officer of Virtual Instruments and former chairman and CEO of Symantec Corp., was appointed to the Illumio board of directors. Thompson also serves as chairman of the board at Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and is on the board of Liquid Robotics and Virtual Instruments.
MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), SYMC: 25.06 (+0.09)
Google Inc. Is Targeting the Wrong Competitor
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Nov 10, 7:43AM CST
Google wasn't the first to dive into the deep end of the cloud pool, Amazon.com 's Amazon Web Services, or AWS, business unit took the cloud-hosting lead as far back as 2006. By the time Google got around to entering the cloud race in 2008,...
AMZN: 303.07 (+3.21), GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14)
Ingram Micro Wins Microsoft's Excellence in Operations -- Gold Level Award
Marketwired - Mon Nov 10, 7:00AM CST
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) today announced it has won the Gold Level Excellence in Operations Award for delivering market-leading operational excellence supporting Microsoft technology over the past year.
IM: 26.85 (-0.29), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36)
Moto 360 vs Microsoft Band: Which Is the Bigger Apple Watch Threat?
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 09, 9:30AM CST
When it goes on sale this spring, Apple Watch will face numerous competitors: Although it will be the only wearable gadget from Apple itself, it won't be the only smartwatch available, nor will it be the only one that works with the iPhone. In...
GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
6 Stocks You Shouldn't Bet Your Retirement On
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 09, 6:08AM CST
Source: http://401kcalculator.org Not all stocks are created equal. While some are excellent candidates in a long-term buy-and-hold portfolio, others simply bear too much risk for you to bank your retirement on. Whether this risk takes the form of...
TSLA: 242.09 (+1.89), NLY: 11.28 (unch), AMZN: 303.07 (+3.21), FB: 74.78 (-0.82), JCP: 7.30 (-0.52), TWTR: 40.13 (-0.18), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36)
Is Apple, Inc. Stock Still Cheap at All-Time Highs?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 08, 1:00PM CST
Apple stock touched new highs this week, reaching $109.32. Before the 7-to-1 split in June, $109.32 would have been $765.24. While that's only an 8.5% return (excluding dividends) since Apple touched a post-split $100 in 2012, it's a whopping 96%...
GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
3 Over-Hyped Technologies Destined to Flop
Tamara Walsh, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 08, 7:30AM CST
Innovative technologies from some of the world's most creative companies, including the likes of Apple , the current king of innovation Google , and the resurgent Microsoft , have made our lives easier and more productive. But that doesn't...
GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Fri Nov 07, 5:08PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
WFM: 47.31 (+0.50), FB: 74.79 (-0.81), ARCP: 8.54 (-0.25), ZNGA: 2.41 (-0.02), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), INTC: 33.30 (-0.28), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05), CSCO: 25.11 (-0.22)
Microsoft Office 365 Now Available for Free on Mobiles - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 07, 3:12PM CST
Microsoft (MSFT) announced that similar to iPad users, Android tablet users will no longer be required to subscribe for the mobile edition of its Office suite for basic file creation and editing functions or for storage in the cloud.
GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), ADVS: 33.14 (+0.14), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
LinkedIn Has Yet Another Untapped Growth Market -- and It's Huge
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 07, 12:05PM CST
Thanks to its professional positioning with the broader social media sector, LinkedIn has a wealth of opportunities that aren't afforded its consumer-centric peers. While Facebook and Twitter rely on core advertising businesses for the bulk of...
LNKD: 227.24 (+4.20), FB: 74.79 (-0.81), TWTR: 40.13 (-0.18), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), CRM: 63.76 (-0.21)
Microsoft Makes Another Bold Mobile Move
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 07, 12:00PM CST
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is at it again, making yet another bold and strategic shift as he leads the software giant into the mobile-first, cloud-first era. Under Steve Ballmer, Microsoft took a measured approach with mobile versions of Office...
GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
Computer Sciences (CSC) Q2 Earnings Top, Revenues Lag - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 07, 11:10AM CST
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) reported second-quarter of fiscal 2015 earnings from continuing operations of $1.18 per share, comfortably surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01.
T: 35.10 (+0.19), CSC: 59.10 (-0.57), VMW: 83.84 (+0.70), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36)
Why Microsoft Stock Is Now a Buy
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 07, 10:24AM CST
Despite the fact that Microsoft 's stock rose 36% in 2013, I never bought what the company was trying to sell investors. Certainly, it had Windows and Office software, but had shown no signs of penetration into mobile. Xbox was still losing money,...
AMZN: 303.07 (+3.21), IBM: 164.03 (+1.96), GOOGL: 557.06 (+5.24), INTC: 33.30 (-0.28), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), HPQ: 36.83 (+0.45), GOOG: 546.15 (+5.14), AAPL: 108.96 (-0.05)
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Chevron, Exxon Beat Estimates, Microsoft Partners with Dropbox - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 07, 10:07AM CST
After starting on a low note, the Dow had a good week, boosted by strong economic data and positive indications from the ECB.
ADP: 85.03 (+0.65), JPM: 61.78 (+0.31), IBM: 164.03 (+1.96), XOM: 96.32 (-0.27), TWTR: 40.13 (-0.18), MSFT: 49.04 (+0.36), CVX: 117.49 (-1.31)
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