Friday 6-20-2014 Amazon.Com Inc (AMZN) $AMZN opene
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This Week's 5 Smartest Stock Moves
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 6:33PM CDT
If you're feeling good about the market, you're not alone. Take my hand as we go over some of this week's more uplifting headlines. 1. Rays of hope SolarCity moved higher after it made a deal to broaden its operations. The solar panel... (full story)
Amazon's Smartphone Is a Brilliant Move
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 6:00PM CDT
Amazon 's just unveiled smartphone is not only a great product but comes with a lot of free goodies too. The company will not only be able to boost its revenues from smartphone sales but also see robust growth in its media and content sales business... (full story)
Google I/O View: Lollipop Preps Android Wearables
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 5:41PM CDT
At a conference next week for developers who use Android software, Google (GOOGL) will counter Apple's recent rollout of health and home automation products, Pacific Crest Securities speculated in a research report. The Google I/O conference is... (full story)
Battle of the Titans: Wal-Mart Versus Amazon
Wayne Duggan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 5:26PM CDT
In my recent article about the Apple stock split , I used Wal-Mart Stores as an example of the type of successful company that typically splits its stock. Thinking about Wal-Mart's long-term track record of consistent performance got me... (full story)
Amazon's Phone-Shaped Shopping Device is Finally Here
Erin Kennedy and Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 5:00PM CDT
Earlier this week, Amazon.com officially entered the smartphone market with Fire Phone. The e-commerce giant has spent four years developing the device. Amazon calls the 3-D interface Dynamic Perspective, and it is one of the more prominent... (full story)
The Success of Amazon's New 3-D Tech Hinges on 1 Factor
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 4:40PM CDT
Perhaps the most intriguing feature of Amazon.com 's new Fire smartphone is its "Dynamic Perspective" technology. Amazon Dynamic Perspective enables a new class of immersive apps, Credit: Amazon After all, Dynamic Perspective is what... (full story)
Apple's iWatch to Hit Markets in October - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jun 20, 4:35PM CDT
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is rumored to launch its much-awaited smartwatch known as iWatch as early as Oct, 2014. (full story)
The Tech Crunch: What's Next For Tech After Rally
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 3:50PM CDT
Technology stocks are back. Well, not so fast. There's been a mini-rally in tech since the March/April sell-off in "momentum" stocks. That correction pummeled many small-cap biotech, social media, Internet, solar energy and computer software... (full story)
Amazon's Strategy: Exploit Your Brand-Name Power
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jun 20, 3:50PM CDT
What is Amazon.com's greatest accomplishment? You might say that it was to take an existing idea in business and put its stamp on it in a spectacular way that produces big bucks -- and a big buzz. That's exactly what Amazon (AMZN) did on June 18 when... (full story)
3 Big Stocks Getting Big Attention
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 2:08PM CDT
Here's how to trade some of the most active stocks on the market today. (full story)
UPS Shipping Enters a New Dimension
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 1:41PM CDT
Apparently, no one believes that good things come in small packages anymore. Instead, UPS says people are buying stuff that's being shipped in bigger boxes, and that's taking up premium real estate in its big brown trucks. So beginning Dec. 29,... (full story)
Chinese Consumer Complaints Shame JD.com One Month After IPO Stardom
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 1:13PM CDT
This week's big sales promotion soured as state media fielded and repeated consumer complaints about the online shopping site (full story)
Updated Research Report on Liberty Interactive - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jun 20, 1:10PM CDT
On Jun 20, 2014, we issued an updated research report on Liberty Interactive Corp. (LINTA). (full story)
AT&T's All Fired Up Over Amazon's New Phone
Mark Morelli, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 12:00PM CDT
The No. 2 wireless provider has just won the rights to provide service for a new smartphone from e-commerce giant Amazon.com . Will this move the needle for investors of AT&T ? That's just one question that needs an answer after the... (full story)
Why BlackBerry May Now Be Worth the Risk for Investors
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 11:56AM CDT
BlackBerry's first-quarter earnings call on Thursday has the markings of a stock whose rewards are poised to exceed the risks. (full story)
8 Fascinating Reads
Morgan Housel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 11:37AM CDT
Here are some good reads from the week. Innovation Jeff Bezos talks about how Amazon innovates: Our product development process always starts the same way. We don't start out by saying, "We have to build an X." We say, "If we were... (full story)
Can Satya Nadella Turn Microsoft Into the Next Apple?
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 8:51AM CDT
Microsoft is not guaranteed growth just because its new CEO is focusing on cloud technology. (full story)
Amazon to Debut New Half-Hour Dramatic Comedy Really in Third Pilot Season
Business Wire - Fri Jun 20, 8:00AM CDT
--Really joins The Cosmopolitans and Hand of God for Amazon's highly-anticipated third pilot season, which will debut later this year on Amazon Instant Video (full story)
Will Amazon's Fights with Hachette and Time Warner Affect its Business?
Daniel Kline, Jason Hellmann, and Jake Mann, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 7:26AM CDT
Amazon's dispute with book publisher Hachette has led to popular titles not being available for pre-order, shipping delays on some books, and questions as to whether the company will face more pushback from its suppliers over terms. That appears to... (full story)
Amazon's Fire Smartphone Has Ulterior Motives
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 7:00AM CDT
It's official: With the release of its new Fire phone on July 25, Amazon.com will enter the crowded world of smartphones. The Fire phone will be sold exclusively through AT&T , and you can pre-order the 32GB version now for $199 with a... (full story)