'Fast Money' Recap: Apple Continues to Move Higher
at The Street - 44 mins ago
The trading panel discussed Apple, what it unveiled during its developers conference and where the company goes next.
The 25 Companies With the Best Compensation and Benefits
at The Street - Mon Jun 02, 2:05PM CDT
These are the Top 25 companies for compensation and benefits, according to Glassdoor.com
PayPal and Neymar Jr. Challenge Soccer Fans to Compete for Good This Summer
Business Wire - Mon Jun 02, 11:00AM CDT
Brazilian and FC Barcelona soccer star Neymar da Silva Santos Junior with his Neymar Jr. Project Institute is joining forces with PayPal to bring clean water to communities in need across Brazil, through Waves for Water. The program asks people around the world to "compete" on behalf of their countries to contribute the most to this important cause, funded via PayPal.
What to Expect From Apple at WWDC
at The Street - Mon Jun 02, 8:47AM CDT
Apple is hosting its Worldwide Developer Conference next week/this week, and while the event has segued to some bombshells in the past, including the iPhone in 2007, it's largely been run of the mill in recent years. That may be about to change,...
How Worried Should Visa, MasterCard, and eBay Be About Apple's Mobile Payment Potential?
Matthew Frankel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 02, 8:20AM CDT
Source: Flickr / tableatny. When a company is as big as Apple , any product or service it introduces has the potential to drastically impact other companies, in both good and bad ways. For example, until the iPhone was introduced, BlackBerry ...
5 Companies Re-Shaping The Face of Digital Payments
Jay Jenkins, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 02, 6:07AM CDT
This article is part of a series on the present and future of digital payments. For the full report, click here . Some companies straddle the definition of traditional roles in digital payment processing. American Express ...
Financial Results Release, New Partnerships, Social Commitments, and Technical Updates - Analyst Notes on Michael Kors, eBay, WalMart, Dollar General and Bed Bath & Beyond
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 02, 4:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/3184-100free.
Biographical information on Carl Icahn
By The Associated Press - AP - Sat May 31, 4:46PM CDT
NAME: Carl Icahn
eBay Invades Mercadolibre's Home Turf
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 31, 1:00PM CDT
Investing in companies in emerging markets is almost sure to bring with it the occasional growing pains, as shareholders of Latin American e-commerce play Mercadolibre have learned firsthand. Mercadolibre, which is an e-commerce and payments...
Why Investors Shouldn't Worry Too Much About eBay's Data Breach
Mukesh Baghel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 31, 5:00AM CDT
E-commerce player eBay is in hot water. The company is asking users to change passwords due to a cyber attack on 145 million accounts that compromised a database that contained encrypted passwords and other non-financial data. Although eBay is...
eBay Has Returned 9.7% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (EBAY)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri May 30, 5:11PM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) on March 26th, 2014 at $56.16. In approximately 2 months, eBay has returned 9.66% as of today's recent price of $50.73.
Google Glasses Could Ding Big Retailers Sears, JC Penney and More
at The Street - Fri May 30, 1:13PM CDT
Augmented reality will likely be a nightmare for Bon-Ton, American Eagle and others.
At a Glance: Biggest tech donors in 2013
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri May 30, 5:29AM CDT
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, a pediatrician, topped the list of the most generous American philanthropists in 2013 with a donation of 18 million shares of Facebook stock that are now worth more than $1 billion. According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, it was the largest charitable gift on the public record in 2013. On Friday, they announced a $120 million gift to the San Francisco Bay Area public school system.
'Fast Money' Recap: What's On? How About Netflix Stock?
at The Street - Fri May 30, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed Netflix's valuation and whether shares are worth buying.
MercadoLibre Rating Hiked On Currency Conversion
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu May 29, 12:48PM CDT
MercadoLibre stock was upgraded to overweight from neutral by JPMorgan on Thursday, but the investment house also lowered its price target to 104 from 114 on the Latin American online marketplace's decision to adopt new currency conversion rules in...
Google says workforce mostly white, male
By MARTHA MENDOZA - AP - Thu May 29, 12:34PM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In a groundbreaking disclosure, Google revealed Wednesday how very white and male its workforce is — just 2 percent of its Google employees are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are women. About a third of the company's workforce is Asian.
Apple Preparing a Mystery Feast for Hungry Fans
at The Street - Thu May 29, 10:26AM CDT
Apple is a company long known for its exceptionally aesthetically pleasing products that are simple to use and loved by millions. However, the company hasn't released anything new since the iPad in 2010, simply refreshing the iPhone, iPad and Mac...
What Spotify’s Data Breach Teaches Us About Android and Streaming Services
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 9:51AM CDT
Spotify, one of the most popular streaming music services in the world, revealed on May 27 that its Google Android app had been hacked. However, unlike eBay 's disastrous data breach , which could potentially affect up...
How Google's Latest Algorithm Update Hurt eBay
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 7:27AM CDT
Last week, Google unleashed a panda into the wild, and it's out there killing businesses . The newest update to Google's search algorithm, Panda 4.0, is aimed at penalizing websites with thin, non-authoritative content. One interesting side...
White and male, Google releases diversity data
By MARTHA MENDOZA - AP - Thu May 29, 10:30AM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In a groundbreaking disclosure, Google revealed how very white and male its workforce is — just 2 percent of its Googlers are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are women.