Monday 6-9-2014 Amazon.Com Inc (AMZN) $AMZN opened
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Google Wants In on Apple Inc.'s iBeacon Party
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 38 mins ago
Over the past year, Apple 's iBeacon has gained a lot of media attention and developer traction. Quietly introduced at Worldwide Developers Conference 2013, iBeacon's micro-location capabilities have incredible potential in retail and can also... (full story)
Best Buy Still Has an Upside
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 19 mins ago
Best Buy is in a tight spot, with a lot hanging in the balance. The retailer is trying to regain some of the 2013 it lost after a disappointing holiday season. First-quarter results were cause for minor celebration, but the stock is still down 30%... (full story)
Is iRobot Corporation a Bubble?
Victoria Zhang, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 37 mins ago
Founded in 1990, iRobot became famous for its autonomous home vacuum cleaner and its police robots. More recently, shares of robotics company are up more than 180% in the past five years. It could be a sign that a robotics bubble is in... (full story)
Half of U.S. Now Watching Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime - Not Cable
at The Street - 2 hrs 47 mins ago
New survey finds viewers are turning away from cable programming and turning to Internet-connected services (full story)
Here's How Amazon Is Going After eBay's PayPal
at The Street - 2 hrs 58 mins ago
Amazon is further testing the waters in payments services as it looks to go head-to-head with eBay's PayPal. (full story)
Is VMware Catching Up in End-User Computing?
Srdjan Bejakovic, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 1:30PM CDT
VMware has been seeking growth by expanding its end-user computing segment and taking on competitor Citrix Systems in hot areas such as desktop virtualization and mobile device management. What are the big moves that VMware has been making, and... (full story)
Will This Help or Hurt Sprint's Odds of Acquiring T-Mobile?
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 1:05PM CDT
Sprint 's ambitious plan to acquire T-Mobile might get some more legs. Regulators have already voiced public skepticism that such a deal would help competition, and as such, the rumored merger may face an uphill battle against antitrust... (full story)
Google Expands Express Delivery Service - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jun 09, 12:20PM CDT
Google Inc. (GOOGL), the world's most popular Internet search engine, is expanding its Google Shopping Express service into rural areas. (full story)
What Happens to Pandora and Spotify if Songza Goes Google?
at The Street - Mon Jun 09, 12:20PM CDT
Should Google buy Songza, the pressure will build for Yahoo! or Amazon to buy Pandora or Spotify. But the price would be steep and neither of the streaming music leaders should feel motivated to sell. (full story)
Technology Stock Roundup: Intel at Computex, Apple at WWDC - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jun 09, 12:12PM CDT
Apple (AAPL) hosted the WWDC, while Intel (INTC) announced the world's first 14nm reference design for convertibles. (full story)
Is Amazon.com About to Eat PayPal's Lunch?
Jay Jenkins, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 12:03PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is slightly higher this afternoon as investors continue to fuel the now 62-month-old bull market. Online retail behemoth Amazon.com made headlines this morning, announcing a move that will bring Amazon's... (full story)
Here’s What Amazon.com Gave Up to Take On eBay Inc’s PayPal
Brian Stoffel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 12:00PM CDT
It's amazing to think about how small and focused the company once was. It started out just being about books. But before long, Amazon.com was expanding into other physical merchandise. Then came the Kindle, which opened the e-reader floodgates. ... (full story)
Why EBay (EBAY) Stock Is Lower Today
at The Street - Mon Jun 09, 11:21AM CDT
Shares of eBay (EBAY) are down after a report showing slower May sales, and as Amazon (AMZN) launches a new feature for its online payment service to compete with PayPal.. (full story)
Steal This Idea, Apple
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 11:00AM CDT
Square isn't just disrupting the cash register. It's also disrupting the bankers lending cash to small businesses via a new program called Square Capital. Apple should either copy or invest in what Square is building. How to earn 10% interest... (full story)
RadioShack's Earnings Likely to Provide More Reasons for Worry
at The Street - Mon Jun 09, 10:59AM CDT
Investors still holding these shares from the $20-plus highs of four years ago should let go now and move on with their lives. Those days are gone. Bankruptcy now seems the inevitable outcome. (full story)
Amazon’s Smartphone Is Expected to Have These 3 Radical Features
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 10:05AM CDT
Amazon.com is likely to announce a smartphone on June 18. The phone has been anticipated for months, has been the subject of numerous leaks, and has even appeared on screen (maybe) in a promotional video Amazon released ahead of the event. ... (full story)
Target Needs Answers to These 3 Problems
Chad Henage, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 9:00AM CDT
For all the hand wringing about Target 's expansion into Canada, this is actually just one of a few problems facing the retailer. The company has issues in its domestic operations and may have lost its cool by copying the competition. Unless... (full story)
How a Partnership With Amazon Could Provide a Spark for Mattel
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 9:00AM CDT
Toy and games company Mattel has been locked in a long battle with Hasbro . For now, it seems that Hasbro is winning the toy war since its stock has been the better performer of the two over the past year. However, it's useful to remember that... (full story)
Zynga Is Still a Buy No Matter What Other Investors Think
at The Street - Mon Jun 09, 8:30AM CDT
Zynga's CEO really dropped the ball but the company hasn't changed and is still a buy. (full story)
Samuel L. Jackson's Iconic Performance of Go the F**k to Sleep Now Available as a Free Audio Download at Audible
Business Wire - Mon Jun 09, 8:00AM CDT
Audible, Inc., the world's largest seller and producer of downloadable audiobooks and other spoken-word content, today announced that Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson's famous performance of Adam Mansbach's Go the F**k to Sleep will be available as a free download at Audible through Father's Day, June 15. First released by Audible Studios in 2011, Jackson's recording became a viral phenomenon and the most downloaded Audible Studios title of all time. The audio edition is available at www.audible.com/sleep. (full story)