'Fast Money' Recap: Going Global
at The Street - 1 hr ago
The trading panel provided their international picks and whether Netflix can make it in Europe.
Nest recalling 440K smoke alarms for safety risk
AP - Wed May 21, 6:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Government regulators on Wednesday said that they have approved Nest Labs' plans to fix a feature in its smoke alarms that could prevent them from sounding immediately.
NFL could split Sunday Ticket
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed May 21, 5:59PM CDT
The National Football League may divide its NFL Sun. Ticket between satellite service provider DirecTV Group (DTV), whose $4 bil, 4-year deal ends after the '14 season, and Google's (GOOGL) YouTube or another Internet video service provider, Moody's...
Google Versus Apple
Chris Hill and Eric Bleeker, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 21, 4:00PM CDT
According to a recent Adweek survey, Google overtook Apple as the most valuable brand. What can investors take away from this? On today's Investor Beat , host Chris Hill and Motley Fool analyst Eric Bleeker talk about brand value by...
Did the Surface 3 Just Challenge Apple Inc.'s Macbook Air?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 21, 3:00PM CDT
"This is the tablet that can replace your laptop," Microsoft 's Surface executive Panos Panay said at a Tuesday event in New York after the software giant unveiled the Surface 3. In fact, the Surface 3 even challenges Apple 's Macbook Air,...
Why Jim Cramer Says Target (TGT) and Google (GOOG) Have Value
at The Street - Wed May 21, 1:57PM CDT
TheStreet's Jim Cramer explains why Target (TGT) and Google (GOOG) have better value than Salesforce.com (CRM).
Microsoft Unveils Surface Pro 3 Tablet - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 21, 1:10PM CDT
Microsoft (MSFT) recently added a new member to its Surface tablet family with the launch of Surface Pro 3, the thinnest, lightest and largest laptop-tablet hybrid so far.
Small business on-the-go? Smartphones make it easy
By JOSEPH PISANI - AP - Wed May 21, 11:47AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Avi Shenkar runs his four hair salons from the palm of his hand.
With One Move, Google, Inc. Is Changing the Rules of a $17.7 Billion Market
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 21, 11:45AM CDT
Google has begun selling magazine ads, but not in the manner you'd think. Fool contributor Tim Beyers explains the details in the following video. In a blog post last week, AdSense Software Engineer Yuheng Kuang explained that Google wants to...
Is Twitch.tv Worth $1 Billion to YouTube?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 21, 11:08AM CDT
While countless companies are spending millions on creating original TV-like content to attract users to their services, YouTube has found a way to grow its base of users who create and market their own videos for free. YouTube, which is wholly...
Cisco Pricing Model 'Disruptive' Amid 'Brutal' IT
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed May 21, 10:03AM CDT
Cisco Systems (CSCO) CEO John Chambers on Tuesday predicted "brutal" consolidation within the IT industry, as the company unveiled a new software pricing model and analysts mulled the fallout from the National Security Agency's alleged eavesdropping...
3 Reasons Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 Will Fail
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 21, 9:05AM CDT
Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 3 on May 20, its largest tablet ever with a 12-inch screen. The Surface Pro 3 -- which costs between $799 (64GB, i3 processor) and $1,949 (512GB, i7 processor) -- is notably lighter than Apple ...
Google and Facebook Could Challenge Traditional Banks
Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 21, 8:56AM CDT
Bank of Google ? Facebook turning into Facebank? It sounds wild to think these companies could become major players in the financial services industry, but partnerships abroad are serving as a model. Chinese customers of Alipay, a wing of...
GOOGL Stock Averages $7.35 More Than Nonvoting GOOG
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed May 21, 8:56AM CDT
If you're wondering what a Google (GOOGL) vote is worth, the answer seems to be $7.35. Through Tuesday, in the 38 trading sessions since Google's complex 2-for-1 stock split that created nonvoting shares trading under the GOOG (GOOG) ticker, the GOOG...
DirecTV Seen Sharing NFL Sunday Ticket With Google
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed May 21, 8:54AM CDT
The National Football League could split its NFL Sunday Ticket between DirecTV Group (DTV), which now has the rights, and Google's YouTube or another Internet video service provider, says Moody's Investor Service in a report. AT&T (T) on Sunday...
Earnings Releases, Patent Litigations, Innovations, Technological Advancements, and Leadership Appointments - Analyst Notes on Applied Materials, Google, IBM, Qualcomm and Baidu
PR Newswire - Wed May 21, 7:48AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/2714-100free.
Lenovo's posts record profit on smartphone sales
AP - Wed May 21, 4:18AM CDT
HONG KONG (AP) — Computer maker Lenovo's annual profit rose 29 percent to a record high as smartphone sales surged in China and other markets.
Google eyeing up to $30 billion in foreign buyouts
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue May 20, 8:27PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is amassing cash overseas to help finance a foreign shopping spree that could cost the Internet company up to $30 billion.
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue May 20, 5:59PM CDT
Google (GOOGL) added auto-build photo slide shows and videos to its Google+ social media site, similar to the autogenerated videos produced by rival Facebook (FB). Google shares rose 0.3% to 540.39.
Does Uber's Valuation Make Sense?
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 20, 5:05PM CDT
According to a recent Bloomberg report , privately held Uber is seeking an additional $1 billion in funding at a $10 billion valuation. Only two other pre-IPO enterprises merit that sort of price tag at the moment: Airbnb and Dropbox. In the...