Here's How Google Is Responding to Facebook in the Mobile Sector
Mark Girland, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 19, 9:00PM CDT
Facebook has successfully transitioned from a computer-based business to a mobile company. The social media giant reported that its mobile advertising revenue represented more than 58% of total ad revenue in the first quarter of 2014. Analysts...
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By The Associated Press - AP - Mon May 19, 5:12PM CDT
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Stocks Close Higher as Small-Caps, Techs Gain
at The Street - Mon May 19, 3:59PM CDT
U.S. stocks move higher Monday as small-cap and tech stocks gain against a backdrop of mixed M&A success. Talks between AstraZeneca and Pfizer appear to have broken down while sentiment is cool over an AT&T and DirecTV deal.
Why Google Wants to Get Hitched With Twitch
at The Street - Mon May 19, 2:59PM CDT
Google is eyeing Twitch because of its huge popularity in live streaming content.
Final Hour: Techs, Treasuries, Small Caps Boost Otherwise Sideways Shuffle
at The Street - Mon May 19, 2:13PM CDT
As indices fluctuated in a directionless day of trade, investors could be fooled for thinking there's little more than a sideways shuffle happening in markets. But key drivers are machinating beneath the surface: a rolling correction in tech stocks,...
How the NFL Could Kill DIRECTV-AT&T Merger
at The Street - Mon May 19, 1:46PM CDT
The big merger between AT&T and DirectTV is not about subscribers, free cash flow, dividend coverage or any other story you may read this morning. It's about football, and the powerhouse the National Football League has become under Commissioner...
Snowden Forced Some Progress in Privacy, but Telecoms Still Drag Their Feet
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 19, 1:00PM CDT
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has released the fourth installment in its "Who has your back?" series. If you care about privacy at all, this is required reading every year. The Edward Snowden saga appears to have scared some companies straight...
Google buys corporate mobile-device manager Divide
AP - Mon May 19, 12:39PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has bought Divide, a startup that helps companies manage the mobile devices that employees are increasingly relying upon to get their work done.
5 Blue Chips Own Up to Climate Change Risk
at The Street - Mon May 19, 12:29PM CDT
Dividend paying stocks with market caps in the billions stand to lose a lot should any one of a number of climate change factors come into play according to the results of multi-year surveys by investor group the Carbon Disclosure Program.
Why Google (GOOG) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - Mon May 19, 11:36AM CDT
Google (GOOG) owned YouTube is reportedly acquiring video game streaming service Twitch for $1 billion.
Is Google Inc’s Cash Hoard Getting Out of Hand?
Joseph Gacinga, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 19, 11:05AM CDT
Google has innovated many kinds of technologies that help make sense of the Web's vast trove of data. But, the company now faces a very real problem: spending its rapidly expanding cash hoard wisely. The Internet search leader is now sitting on...
DIRECTV and AT&T Shares Fall in the Wake of Merger Agreement
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 19, 10:47AM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 25 points as of 11:45 a.m. EDT. AT&T was one of the index's biggest laggards, while shares of DIRECTV also moved lower. Shares of Google rose 1.3%. Dallas Fed Head to speak Dallas Federal...
Why Microsoft Should Kill the Surface Tablet
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 19, 10:09AM CDT
Microsoft is widely expected to release new versions of its Surface tablets during a press conference in New York on May 20. Microsoft has launched four versions of the Surface so far -- the Surface RT and Surface Pro, which launched...
Why Google Buying Twitch Would Make Sense
at The Street - Mon May 19, 9:44AM CDT
Reports say Google is in talks to buy the video-streaming service for $1 billion. Here's why a union would be good for both companies.
Google Could Expand Into eSports if YouTube Buys Twitch.tv for $1 Billion
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 19, 9:35AM CDT
Google 's YouTube has reportedly reached a deal to acquire video game streaming platform Twitch for more than $1 billion, according to Variety . Twitch, which lets users upload and watch live gameplay...
Why Apple and Google Ended Their Thermonuclear Rift
at The Street - Mon May 19, 9:08AM CDT
If Apple and Google are able to focus their attention more on innovation and less on going 'thermonuclear,' consumers will be the winners.
Google Is Close to a Deal for Twitch
at The Street - Mon May 19, 8:34AM CDT
Google is reportedly interested in buying the super popular game streaming service to help boost YouTube Live ratings.
Stock Price Movements, Financial Results, and Upcoming Investors Conferences - Analyst Notes on Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Yelp and Trulia
PR Newswire - Mon May 19, 7:30AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD), Yelp, Inc. (NYSE: YELP) and Trulia, Inc. (NYSE: TRLA). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/2713-100free.
May 19 Premarket Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know
at The Street - Mon May 19, 7:00AM CDT
U.S. stock futures fall; AT&T to buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion; AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer's improved $119 billion offer; Apple and Google drop lawsuits.
How HBO's "Silicon Valley" Invents the Future
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 18, 4:30PM CDT
On HBO's new comedy, Silicon Valley , a team of coders at the start-up Pied Piper work feverishly to cash in on a unique compression technology invented by founder and CEO Richard Hendriks (played by actor Thomas Middleditch). We may see a...