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Myanmar returnees bet on frontier economy's future
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - 1 hr 23 mins ago
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Former Google executive Nay Aung was philosophic as a crisis brewed at the Yangon headquarters of his Oway online travel services company.
Jurors end day without verdict in patent case
AP - Wed Apr 30, 7:18PM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California jurors failed Wednesday to decide a patent-infringement case involving the world's two biggest smartphone makers after their first full day of deliberations.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: 5 Companies To Bank On
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 5:59PM CDT
Cramer celebrated another high for the Dow and CNBC's 25th anniversary with five can't-miss stocks.
Google to stop mining student emails for ad ideas
AP - Wed Apr 30, 5:20PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will stop looking for advertising ideas in the emails of students using a suite of the Internet company's free products tailored for schools.
As Facebook matures, it looks to grow mobile reach
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP - Wed Apr 30, 5:05PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg, like Facebook, is maturing. The soon-to-be 30-year-old CEO of the decade-old social networking company grew reflective as he stood before hundreds of app developers to announce a host of mobile features designed to put "people first."
Is priceline.com Cruising for Disruption?
Brendan Mathews, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 4:33PM CDT
priceline.com 's agency business, Booking.com, is -- no exaggeration -- the most lucrative business I've ever encountered. It generates huge margins, it's growing very fast, and it has virtually no capital spending requirements. But as...
Viacom, Inc. Investor Alert: 3 Key Drivers Going Into Earnings
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 4:30PM CDT
Viacom, Inc. is arguably the, if not one of the, most successful media conglomerates in the world today. Its significant reach into millions of households around the world and high-quality content has lead to solid revenue and earnings growth for...
Perfect Storm Setup Buy for Zynga
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 2:01PM CDT
If and when Zynga expands real money gaming into other markets, all bets are off on how far the stock may go.
eBay Takes Tax Charge, Shares Slump - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 30, 1:26PM CDT
eBay Inc. (EBAY) shares slumped post its earnings report, despite the fact that the company's earnings were ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
How Yahoo! Screen Is Getting Another Big Boost
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 11:26AM CDT
Fear not, fans of Yahoo! fans. Now you can get to watch all the content you want from Yahoo!, as it now comes to Google's GOOG Android devices.
1 Bright Spot Makes Amazon.com a Buy
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 10:30AM CDT
Amazon shares haven't been below $300 since October of last year, but on Monday, shares fell below the critical point as investors all of a sudden cared about costs. Yet, while analysts continue to poke holes in the company's quarterly report, one...
What Did Microsoft Corporation's Earnings Reveal About Its Biggest Cash Cow?
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 10:05AM CDT
Microsoft 's third-quarter earnings report last week was impressive on multiple fronts. The company handily beat analyst estimates for EPS, but the strong performance of both Office and the subscription-based Office 365 stole the show. ...
Is Disney the New Google or Groupon?
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 10:02AM CDT
Disney is arming itself with some pretty potent technology in the form of the MyMagic+ and FastPass+ initiatives that it's been rolling out at its Disney World resort in Florida. Last week I discussed how the family entertainment giant is using...
Greenberg: Is Twitter a Victim of Wall Street?
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 9:35AM CDT
Well before Twitter went public with a market value of $14 billion, I remember going on CNBC with others shaking our heads at what at the time was believed to be a ridiculously high $10 billion valuation.The value was extrapolated from the trading of...
Critical Alerts For Google, MGM Mirage, NRG Energy, General Electric, and Novo Nordisk Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 30, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for GOOG, MGM, NRG, GE, and NVO.
Twitter Shares Get Plucked; Shareholders in for Rough Summer
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 8:18AM CDT
Cash-burning companies with high price-to-earnings ratios need to demonstrate rapid growth or face a brutal market reality.
Apple versus Samsung case goes to California jury
AP - Wed Apr 30, 7:46AM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — After listening to a month's worth of testimony from expert witnesses hired by Apple and Samsung as well as executives from each company, a Silicon Valley jury of four men and four women were tasked with sorting out the latest legal dispute over technology between the world's two largest smartphone makers.
Policy Blunders Put U.S. Tech Companies at a Substantial Disadvantage
Jason Ditz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 10:59PM CDT
Internet hosting has become one of the most dependable income streams for companies like Microsoft and Google , and for good reason. These companies have a substantial footprint worldwide and are capable of deploying content for customers...
Here's Why Facebook Will Succeed With Drones
Mark Girland, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 10:00PM CDT
After Amazon announced that it wanted to enter the drone space, Facebook also declared the same intention. Facebook wants to use drones to bring the Internet to impoverished areas. However, analysts feel the company might not be in the drone...
Myanmar returnees bet on frontier economy's future
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - 1 hr 23 mins ago
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Former Google executive Nay Aung was philosophic as a crisis brewed at the Yangon headquarters of his Oway online travel services company.
Jurors end day without verdict in patent case
AP - Wed Apr 30, 7:18PM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California jurors failed Wednesday to decide a patent-infringement case involving the world's two biggest smartphone makers after their first full day of deliberations.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: 5 Companies To Bank On
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 5:59PM CDT
Cramer celebrated another high for the Dow and CNBC's 25th anniversary with five can't-miss stocks.
Google to stop mining student emails for ad ideas
AP - Wed Apr 30, 5:20PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will stop looking for advertising ideas in the emails of students using a suite of the Internet company's free products tailored for schools.
As Facebook matures, it looks to grow mobile reach
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP - Wed Apr 30, 5:05PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg, like Facebook, is maturing. The soon-to-be 30-year-old CEO of the decade-old social networking company grew reflective as he stood before hundreds of app developers to announce a host of mobile features designed to put "people first."
Is priceline.com Cruising for Disruption?
Brendan Mathews, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 4:33PM CDT
priceline.com 's agency business, Booking.com, is -- no exaggeration -- the most lucrative business I've ever encountered. It generates huge margins, it's growing very fast, and it has virtually no capital spending requirements. But as...
Viacom, Inc. Investor Alert: 3 Key Drivers Going Into Earnings
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 4:30PM CDT
Viacom, Inc. is arguably the, if not one of the, most successful media conglomerates in the world today. Its significant reach into millions of households around the world and high-quality content has lead to solid revenue and earnings growth for...
Perfect Storm Setup Buy for Zynga
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 2:01PM CDT
If and when Zynga expands real money gaming into other markets, all bets are off on how far the stock may go.
eBay Takes Tax Charge, Shares Slump - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 30, 1:26PM CDT
eBay Inc. (EBAY) shares slumped post its earnings report, despite the fact that the company's earnings were ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
How Yahoo! Screen Is Getting Another Big Boost
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 11:26AM CDT
Fear not, fans of Yahoo! fans. Now you can get to watch all the content you want from Yahoo!, as it now comes to Google's GOOG Android devices.
1 Bright Spot Makes Amazon.com a Buy
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 10:30AM CDT
Amazon shares haven't been below $300 since October of last year, but on Monday, shares fell below the critical point as investors all of a sudden cared about costs. Yet, while analysts continue to poke holes in the company's quarterly report, one...
What Did Microsoft Corporation's Earnings Reveal About Its Biggest Cash Cow?
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 10:05AM CDT
Microsoft 's third-quarter earnings report last week was impressive on multiple fronts. The company handily beat analyst estimates for EPS, but the strong performance of both Office and the subscription-based Office 365 stole the show. ...
Is Disney the New Google or Groupon?
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 10:02AM CDT
Disney is arming itself with some pretty potent technology in the form of the MyMagic+ and FastPass+ initiatives that it's been rolling out at its Disney World resort in Florida. Last week I discussed how the family entertainment giant is using...
Greenberg: Is Twitter a Victim of Wall Street?
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 9:35AM CDT
Well before Twitter went public with a market value of $14 billion, I remember going on CNBC with others shaking our heads at what at the time was believed to be a ridiculously high $10 billion valuation.The value was extrapolated from the trading of...
Critical Alerts For Google, MGM Mirage, NRG Energy, General Electric, and Novo Nordisk Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 30, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for GOOG, MGM, NRG, GE, and NVO.
Twitter Shares Get Plucked; Shareholders in for Rough Summer
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 8:18AM CDT
Cash-burning companies with high price-to-earnings ratios need to demonstrate rapid growth or face a brutal market reality.
Apple versus Samsung case goes to California jury
AP - Wed Apr 30, 7:46AM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — After listening to a month's worth of testimony from expert witnesses hired by Apple and Samsung as well as executives from each company, a Silicon Valley jury of four men and four women were tasked with sorting out the latest legal dispute over technology between the world's two largest smartphone makers.
Policy Blunders Put U.S. Tech Companies at a Substantial Disadvantage
Jason Ditz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 10:59PM CDT
Internet hosting has become one of the most dependable income streams for companies like Microsoft and Google , and for good reason. These companies have a substantial footprint worldwide and are capable of deploying content for customers...
Here's Why Facebook Will Succeed With Drones
Mark Girland, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 10:00PM CDT
After Amazon announced that it wanted to enter the drone space, Facebook also declared the same intention. Facebook wants to use drones to bring the Internet to impoverished areas. However, analysts feel the company might not be in the drone...
