'Fast Money' Recap: Driving With the Automakers
at The Street - 1 hr 1 min ago
The trading panel discussed U.S. auto sales, Fannie Mae and whether MySpace is still relevant.
Arista Networks IPO Targets Cisco In Data Networking
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jun 03, 6:21PM CDT
Cloud computing has fundamentally changed the way companies build data centers and deliver software applications. Arista Networks (ANET), a leading provider of cloud networking solutions, is tapping into this enthusiasm with an initial public...
Volume of encrypted email rising amid spying fears
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue Jun 03, 6:00PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The volume of email cloaked in encryption technology is rapidly rising as Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other major Internet companies try to shield their users' online communications from government spies and other snoops.
Bing celebrates 5th birthday
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jun 03, 5:56PM CDT
Microsoft's (MSFT) Bing search engine celebrated its 5th anniversary on Tue., a day after it made big gains against rival Google (GOOGL) on Apple's (AAPL) software platforms. Apple executives on Mon. showed how they integrated Bing into the new Mac...
Google: Gmail 65% encrypted
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jun 03, 5:56PM CDT
About 65% of email sent via Google's (GOOGL) Gmail is encrypted in transit, the company said Tue., but that only 50% of email arrives at Gmail accounts encrypted. Yahoo (YHOO), AOL (AOL) and LinkedIn (LNKD) were among the most encrypted recipients of...
How Apple, Inc. Is Copying Android and Why That's a Good Thing
Erin Kennedy and Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 5:34PM CDT
Apple detailed iOS 8 yesterday at WWDC, and a lot of the new features are being conveniently borrowed from Google 's Android. That includes relatively minor details like support for third-party keyboards and widgets, but it also entails a new...
Apple Inc. Works to Keep This Key Group Away From Google
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 5:00PM CDT
Apple 's Worldwide Developers Conference stole the show among yesterday's tech storylines, and rightfully so. As investors become increasingly excited about what Apple has in store in the second half of its fiscal year, the expectations for...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Jun 03, 4:32PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending June 2, 2014:
Apple Launches Series of Updates at WWDC - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 03, 4:05PM CDT
At the ongoing Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) held in San Francisco, Apple (AAPL) unveiled a series of updates including iOS 8, OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Healthkit and a new programming language called Swift.
Google Says 65% Of Outgoing Gmail Is Encrypted
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jun 03, 3:59PM CDT
About 65% of email sent via Google Gmail is encrypted during transit, the company said Tuesday. But only about 50% of emails arrive at Gmail accounts encrypted, the Google (GOOGL) report says. Sending an email without encryption is similar to sending...
Online pirates thrive on legitimate ad dollars
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - Tue Jun 03, 3:48PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Movie and music piracy thrives online in part because crafty website operators receive advertising dollars from major companies like Comcast, Ford and McDonald's.
Even After Beats, Pandora's Not Scared of Apple Inc.
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 3:00PM CDT
Credit where credit's due: Pandora has defended its music-streaming crown quite admirably in the face of serious competition. Even a heavyweight like Apple -- a company that no incumbent likes to see step into the ring -- hasn't been able to...
Google to Shutter Zavers - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 03, 2:40PM CDT
Per a Re/Code report Google Inc. (GOOGL) will shut down its online coupon offering, Zavers.
Markets Ignore Positive Vehicles, Factory Data to Slide From Record Highs
at The Street - Tue Jun 03, 2:27PM CDT
It's one of those days when not much can buoy the markets -- not surprisingly strong car sales figures nor a climb in factory orders nor further support for monetary easing out of the European Central Bank. The markets ignored the normal rally...
Groupon Down on Likely Revival of IL Sales Tax - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 03, 2:01PM CDT
Shares of Groupon (GRPN) plummeted 6.46% ($0.38) to close at $5.50 on Jun 2, 2014 following the reported revival of an Illinois sales tax law.
Skyworks Solutions Ups Outlook On Internet Of Things
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jun 03, 11:54AM CDT
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) upped its fiscal Q3 guidance on Tuesday, saying it expects to benefit from growing interest in connected appliances and devices, sending Skyworks stock up more than 5%. The company says it expects per-share earnings ex items...
Don’t Get Too Excited About Nokia Corporation's Recent Map Space Acquisition
George Kesarios, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 11:45AM CDT
As announced by HERE maps , Nokia acquired mapping start-up app-maker Desti, which incorporates artificial intelligence in maps to help people find what they are looking for. As described on the HERE web site: Desti uses artificial...
Facebook Inc: Growth in Mobile Will Drive Upside
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 11:00AM CDT
Facebook continues to evolve toward being a mobile-first company. The company is in a strong position to take incremental market share from the growing mobile advertising space, and its mobile-centric acquisitions will aid substantially in...
Jim Cramer's Stop Trading: Good Moves for Facebook and Goldman Sachs
at The Street - Tue Jun 03, 10:38AM CDT
TheStreet's Jim Cramer, co-manager of the Action Alerts PLUS portfolio, says that Goldman Sachs and Facebook are both making the right decision by exploring new business strategies.
Tesla, Netflix, Apple Win Trifecta in Momentum Stock Race
at The Street - Tue Jun 03, 9:54AM CDT
Momentum stocks fell hard early in the year, but have been recovering.