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The Dow Approaches Another Record, and Rumors Swirl Around Amazon, Sprint, and T-Mobile.
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 9:00PM CDT
Despite a slow start, stocks climbed over the course of the session to finish at record levels,notching small gains on the day. The S&P 500 tacked on 0.2% to finish at an all-time closing high of 1,927.88, while the Dow Jones Industrial...
After iPad, Will Microsoft Corporation Bring Office to Android Before Windows?
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 8:00PM CDT
Excel for iPad. Source: Microsoft One of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's first orders as business when he took the reins was to officially launch Office for iPad. In embracing Apple 's platform first, Nadella was conceding that it needed to...
IBM's Future Looking Bleak: How Does It Compete in the Cloud Computing Era?
Eric Bleeker, CFA and Max Macaluso, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 7:46PM CDT
As reported in a fantastic cover story in Businessweek , IBM 's transition into the cloud computing era has been a bumpy one. For instance, IBM recently lost a major contract with the CIA, with Amazon.com ultimately winning the deal. But it...
Who Will Be the Big Winner When GPUs Move to the Cloud?
Srdjan Bejakovic, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 6:20PM CDT
Desktop virtualization is coming to enterprise, as many companies are beginning to serve their employees' applications and data from a cloud, rather than having said applications and data on employees' computers. Virtualization providers Citrix...
AMAZON
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jun 04, 5:45PM CDT
AMAZON (AMZN) slated a June 18 product event in Seattle. No details were given but rumors include a 3D device. Shares rose.
Net Neutrality: Comcast vs. Everybody
Chris Hill, Bill Barker, and Jim Gillies, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 5:34PM CDT
On Wednesday's MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill opens a discussion with Bill Barker, a Motley Fool Funds analyst, and Jim Gillies, a Motley Fool Options and Stock Advisor Canada analyst, about net neutrality by first bringing up comedian John...
Infor Seen Emerging As Tough Rival To Oracle And SAP
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jun 04, 3:35PM CDT
Business software leaders Oracle and SAP face a number of fast-growing young rivals, but privately held Infor deserves a prominent place among the competition. While the two enterprise software leaders face companies such as Tableau Software (DATA),...
Amazon.com (AMZN) To Hold Mystery Launch Event June 18
at The Street - Wed Jun 04, 3:28PM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) will hold a launch event for an unidentified device on June 18, with hitns at a rumored smartphone.
What is Google Inc. Thinking?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 3:00PM CDT
From self-driving cars to connected glasses, Google is widely considered the world's most innovative company. Following in the footsteps of its online advertising rival Facebook , Google has taken steps to help bring the Internet to underserved...
Google Shopping Goes Overnight
at The Street - Wed Jun 04, 2:33PM CDT
Google has launched an overnight delivery service as part of its small, yet growing Google Shopping Express initiative.
Go Big On Small Screens The Nike And Amazon Way
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jun 04, 12:03PM CDT
To spike sales, go big on small screens. In 2013, 39% of the world reported having access to a mobile device, says the United Nation's International Telecommunication Union. Want to sell to those surfers? Online marketing is more than just having a...
Will Google Inc. Crush BlackBerry Limited's Internet-of-Things Ambitions?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 11:25AM CDT
Can Canadian smartphone fallen star BlackBerry bounce back under the leadership of turnaround artist John Chen? That's the billion-dollar question. Source: BlackBerry. BlackBerry has clearly bid adieu to its former life as a smartphone...
What Is an Industrial Vending Machine and Why Are Sales on Fire?
at The Street - Wed Jun 04, 6:10AM CDT
Industrial vending machines are on fire. Why? Corporate America continues to restructure to save costs. Brian Sozzi, CEO of Belus Capital Advisors, sits down to interview the chief financial officer of Fastenal, a company that is leading the charge...
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...
How to Invest in the Stock Market: A Guide for Millennials
Nicole Seghetti, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 2:14PM CDT
Young investors have tons of advantages going for them. For one, they have time on their side, which allows them to invest more aggressively and gives them some wiggle room in case they make mistakes. But figuring out how to invest in the stock...
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.
Mattel, Amazon to Bring Fireman Sam to US - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 03, 1:30PM CDT
HIT Entertainment, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (MAT) teamed up with Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) to bring the immensely popular Fireman Sam merchandise and digital content to the U.S.
In the Amazon/Hachette Fight, Wal-Mart and Barnes & Noble Could Be Winners
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 1:09PM CDT
Wal-Mart and Barnes & Noble have moved quickly to attempt to capitalize on a dispute between Amazon and publisher Hachette Book Group. The disagreement over pricing and profit margins for e-books has led to long delivery times for some...
$7 Billion Tiger Global Has Sold Netflix and Amazon
Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 12:45PM CDT
The latest 13F season is here, when many money managers issue required reports on their holdings. It can be worthwhile to pay attention, as you might get an investment idea or two by seeing what some major investors have been buying and selling. ...
You Can Now Watch the World Cup Through Google Chromecast
at The Street - Tue Jun 03, 11:27AM CDT
Google Chromecast has added to its growing collection of video channels through its streaming TV service, most notably WatchESPN, allowing soccer fans to tune in for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, that starts next week.
The Dow Approaches Another Record, and Rumors Swirl Around Amazon, Sprint, and T-Mobile.
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 9:00PM CDT
Despite a slow start, stocks climbed over the course of the session to finish at record levels,notching small gains on the day. The S&P 500 tacked on 0.2% to finish at an all-time closing high of 1,927.88, while the Dow Jones Industrial...
After iPad, Will Microsoft Corporation Bring Office to Android Before Windows?
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 8:00PM CDT
Excel for iPad. Source: Microsoft One of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's first orders as business when he took the reins was to officially launch Office for iPad. In embracing Apple 's platform first, Nadella was conceding that it needed to...
IBM's Future Looking Bleak: How Does It Compete in the Cloud Computing Era?
Eric Bleeker, CFA and Max Macaluso, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 7:46PM CDT
As reported in a fantastic cover story in Businessweek , IBM 's transition into the cloud computing era has been a bumpy one. For instance, IBM recently lost a major contract with the CIA, with Amazon.com ultimately winning the deal. But it...
Who Will Be the Big Winner When GPUs Move to the Cloud?
Srdjan Bejakovic, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 6:20PM CDT
Desktop virtualization is coming to enterprise, as many companies are beginning to serve their employees' applications and data from a cloud, rather than having said applications and data on employees' computers. Virtualization providers Citrix...
AMAZON
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jun 04, 5:45PM CDT
AMAZON (AMZN) slated a June 18 product event in Seattle. No details were given but rumors include a 3D device. Shares rose.
Net Neutrality: Comcast vs. Everybody
Chris Hill, Bill Barker, and Jim Gillies, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 5:34PM CDT
On Wednesday's MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill opens a discussion with Bill Barker, a Motley Fool Funds analyst, and Jim Gillies, a Motley Fool Options and Stock Advisor Canada analyst, about net neutrality by first bringing up comedian John...
Infor Seen Emerging As Tough Rival To Oracle And SAP
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jun 04, 3:35PM CDT
Business software leaders Oracle and SAP face a number of fast-growing young rivals, but privately held Infor deserves a prominent place among the competition. While the two enterprise software leaders face companies such as Tableau Software (DATA),...
Amazon.com (AMZN) To Hold Mystery Launch Event June 18
at The Street - Wed Jun 04, 3:28PM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) will hold a launch event for an unidentified device on June 18, with hitns at a rumored smartphone.
What is Google Inc. Thinking?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 3:00PM CDT
From self-driving cars to connected glasses, Google is widely considered the world's most innovative company. Following in the footsteps of its online advertising rival Facebook , Google has taken steps to help bring the Internet to underserved...
Google Shopping Goes Overnight
at The Street - Wed Jun 04, 2:33PM CDT
Google has launched an overnight delivery service as part of its small, yet growing Google Shopping Express initiative.
Go Big On Small Screens The Nike And Amazon Way
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jun 04, 12:03PM CDT
To spike sales, go big on small screens. In 2013, 39% of the world reported having access to a mobile device, says the United Nation's International Telecommunication Union. Want to sell to those surfers? Online marketing is more than just having a...
Will Google Inc. Crush BlackBerry Limited's Internet-of-Things Ambitions?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 11:25AM CDT
Can Canadian smartphone fallen star BlackBerry bounce back under the leadership of turnaround artist John Chen? That's the billion-dollar question. Source: BlackBerry. BlackBerry has clearly bid adieu to its former life as a smartphone...
What Is an Industrial Vending Machine and Why Are Sales on Fire?
at The Street - Wed Jun 04, 6:10AM CDT
Industrial vending machines are on fire. Why? Corporate America continues to restructure to save costs. Brian Sozzi, CEO of Belus Capital Advisors, sits down to interview the chief financial officer of Fastenal, a company that is leading the charge...
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...
How to Invest in the Stock Market: A Guide for Millennials
Nicole Seghetti, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 2:14PM CDT
Young investors have tons of advantages going for them. For one, they have time on their side, which allows them to invest more aggressively and gives them some wiggle room in case they make mistakes. But figuring out how to invest in the stock...
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.
Mattel, Amazon to Bring Fireman Sam to US - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 03, 1:30PM CDT
HIT Entertainment, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (MAT) teamed up with Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) to bring the immensely popular Fireman Sam merchandise and digital content to the U.S.
In the Amazon/Hachette Fight, Wal-Mart and Barnes & Noble Could Be Winners
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 1:09PM CDT
Wal-Mart and Barnes & Noble have moved quickly to attempt to capitalize on a dispute between Amazon and publisher Hachette Book Group. The disagreement over pricing and profit margins for e-books has led to long delivery times for some...
$7 Billion Tiger Global Has Sold Netflix and Amazon
Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 12:45PM CDT
The latest 13F season is here, when many money managers issue required reports on their holdings. It can be worthwhile to pay attention, as you might get an investment idea or two by seeing what some major investors have been buying and selling. ...
You Can Now Watch the World Cup Through Google Chromecast
at The Street - Tue Jun 03, 11:27AM CDT
Google Chromecast has added to its growing collection of video channels through its streaming TV service, most notably WatchESPN, allowing soccer fans to tune in for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, that starts next week.
