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Amazon Debuts Kindle Unlimited for $9.99 to Boost e-Book Biz - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 21, 6:10PM CDT
The popularity of electronic gadgets has led Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) to add a new subscription feature, Kindle Unlimited, to its Kindle e-reader and Kindle Reading Apps for $9.99 a month.
Will Rackspace's Unorthodox Approach Pay Off In Cloud Infrastructure
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 5:30PM CDT
Rackspace Holding is working hard to convince investors and its customers that it has an edge in the cloud infrastructure, or infrastructure as a service (laaS), business over the likes of Amazon.com and Google . However, as buyout hopes fall...
With "Kindle Unlimited," Amazon.com, Inc. May Be Taking an Unreasonable Risk
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 3:05PM CDT
Amazon.com, may be inadvertently pushing top-name authors and publishers to do business elsewhere, Fool contributor Tim Beyers says in the following video. According to a detailed report at CNET, the e-tailer's terms for Kindle Direct -- the...
Amazon Game Studios Introduces New Games Exclusively for Fire Phone Highlighting Amazon's Groundbreaking Dynamic Perspective Technology
Business Wire - Mon Jul 21, 3:00PM CDT
(NASDAQ:AMZN)--Amazon Game Studios today announced two new games--Saber's Edge and To-Fu Fury--for Amazon's new Fire phone. Saber's Edge and To-Fu Fury are co-developed with partners, Hibernum and HotGen as part of Amazon Game Studios' mission to build fun, immersive games from the ground up for Amazon devices. These new games were created exclusively for Fire phone and take advantage of Amazon's groundbreaking Dynamic Perspective. With Dynamic Perspective, Fire phone enables players to control gameplay with their head movements or by tilting the device to change direction or view. Learn more about the latest games at http://games.amazon.com.
Facebook’s “Buy” Is Especially Bad News for This Company
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 3:00PM CDT
For the better part of 2014, shares of eBay have traded lower behind fears of increased competition to its valuable PayPal segment from the likes of Facebook and others. However, given Facebook's news last week, that fear might spread into...
Will a Higher Minimum Wage Add to Amazon's One Million Job Bodycount?
at The Street - Mon Jul 21, 2:56PM CDT
Increasing wages will launch fleets of dones and armies of robots!
Streaming Video Is Changing: Here Are 3 Reasons to Bet on Netflix
Chad Henage, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 2:35PM CDT
Right before users' very eyes, the streaming video business is changing. Netflix was first to the party in streaming, and many would argue that its first-mover advantage is reason enough to believe in the company. However, it's unrealistic to...
Why Amazon.com Inc. Shares Could Fly to $400
Brian Pacampara, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 1:01PM CDT
While Fools should generally take the opinion of Wall Street with a grain of salt, it's not a bad idea to take a closer look at particularly stock-shaking upgrades and downgrades -- just in case their reasoning behind the call makes sense. ...
Why Fox Is Wrong on Time Warner, Google Should Close on Twitch
at The Street - Mon Jul 21, 12:36PM CDT
Cloud platforms will not always be super-abundant, and it is a lot easier than it looks to put some talking heads in a studio.
Kindle Unlimited: Has Amazon Cornered the e-Book Market?
Tyler Lacoma, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 12:30PM CDT
Image from Flickr user John Blyberg . With Kindle Unlimited, Amazon.com has made 600,000 books (and 8,000 audiobooks) freely available to those willing to paying $9.99 per month. The service will be available via Kindle devices or the Kindle...
Technology Stock Roundup: Earnings Spotlight on Intel/Google, Yahoo/AMD Plunge - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 21, 12:16PM CDT
The tech earnings season kicked off last week, with Intel (INTC) and Google (GOOGL) pulling off another solid quarter, while Yahoo (YHOO) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) disappointed.
What to Watch as Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Netflix Report Earnings
at The Street - Mon Jul 21, 12:08PM CDT
Take a look at the upcoming week as four big tech stocks release earnings.
Will Amazon and Microsoft Fail in the Virtual Desktop Market?
Srdjan Bejakovic, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 11:15AM CDT
Microsoft recently released a preview of a new product, called Azure RemoteApp, that delivers Windows applications from Microsoft's Azure cloud onto a variety of devices. This follows Amazon.com 's release of a similar product in March called...
Despite Optimism, FedEx Corporation Faces Challenges
Mithu Batabyal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 11:13AM CDT
The freight forwarding and logistics companies generally perform well in an economic up-cycle, and FedEx is no exception. The stock is trading at an all-time high, and analysts expect there may be further upside. Oppenheimer recently raised the...
Amazon, Apple Mixed Ahead of Earnings: Tech Winners & Losers
at The Street - Mon Jul 21, 10:59AM CDT
Amazon's new Kindle Unlimited doesn't move shares, while GoPro rises on analyst initiation and Netflix gears up for second quarter earnings.
Jeff Bezos' Most Important Project Is Amazon Prime, and Everyone is Watching
at The Street - Mon Jul 21, 10:58AM CDT
Wall Street will judge Jeff Bezos���s increasing number of projects by the success of Amazon Prime.
Will Anybody Buy Rackspace?
David Eller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 10:20AM CDT
When Rackspace announced that Morgan Stanley would be helping it evaluate options in mid-May, it was easy to think that such a respected, high-profile company would get snapped up quickly. However, as time has gone on, more potential buyers have...
Why eBay Needs to Spin Off PayPal
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 10:15AM CDT
When noted activist investor Carl Icahn sees an opportunity, he rarely goes away quietly. Earlier this year, he set his sights on Internet marketplace eBay . Icahn saw a highly valuable asset being held down under the weight of lesser-performing...
Why the Amazon-Hachette Battle Didn't Cost the Retailer its Top Brand Ranking
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 9:58AM CDT
Amazon may be the Bill Clinton of brands. The company has built up so much good will, scandals and negative publicity can't seem to dent the public's love for the online retailer. Despite Amazon's strong-arm tactics with book publisher Hachette...
Netflix Earnings: Is an Earnings Beat on the Horizon?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 9:27AM CDT
2014 has proven to be another stellar year for shareholders of online streaming powerhouse Netflix . The company's share performance has trounced the broad market indexes like the Nasdaq, as well as other rivals like Amazon.com . ^IXIC ...
Amazon Debuts Kindle Unlimited for $9.99 to Boost e-Book Biz - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 21, 6:10PM CDT
The popularity of electronic gadgets has led Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) to add a new subscription feature, Kindle Unlimited, to its Kindle e-reader and Kindle Reading Apps for $9.99 a month.
Will Rackspace's Unorthodox Approach Pay Off In Cloud Infrastructure
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 5:30PM CDT
Rackspace Holding is working hard to convince investors and its customers that it has an edge in the cloud infrastructure, or infrastructure as a service (laaS), business over the likes of Amazon.com and Google . However, as buyout hopes fall...
With "Kindle Unlimited," Amazon.com, Inc. May Be Taking an Unreasonable Risk
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 3:05PM CDT
Amazon.com, may be inadvertently pushing top-name authors and publishers to do business elsewhere, Fool contributor Tim Beyers says in the following video. According to a detailed report at CNET, the e-tailer's terms for Kindle Direct -- the...
Amazon Game Studios Introduces New Games Exclusively for Fire Phone Highlighting Amazon's Groundbreaking Dynamic Perspective Technology
Business Wire - Mon Jul 21, 3:00PM CDT
(NASDAQ:AMZN)--Amazon Game Studios today announced two new games--Saber's Edge and To-Fu Fury--for Amazon's new Fire phone. Saber's Edge and To-Fu Fury are co-developed with partners, Hibernum and HotGen as part of Amazon Game Studios' mission to build fun, immersive games from the ground up for Amazon devices. These new games were created exclusively for Fire phone and take advantage of Amazon's groundbreaking Dynamic Perspective. With Dynamic Perspective, Fire phone enables players to control gameplay with their head movements or by tilting the device to change direction or view. Learn more about the latest games at http://games.amazon.com.
Facebook’s “Buy” Is Especially Bad News for This Company
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 3:00PM CDT
For the better part of 2014, shares of eBay have traded lower behind fears of increased competition to its valuable PayPal segment from the likes of Facebook and others. However, given Facebook's news last week, that fear might spread into...
Will a Higher Minimum Wage Add to Amazon's One Million Job Bodycount?
at The Street - Mon Jul 21, 2:56PM CDT
Increasing wages will launch fleets of dones and armies of robots!
Streaming Video Is Changing: Here Are 3 Reasons to Bet on Netflix
Chad Henage, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 2:35PM CDT
Right before users' very eyes, the streaming video business is changing. Netflix was first to the party in streaming, and many would argue that its first-mover advantage is reason enough to believe in the company. However, it's unrealistic to...
Why Amazon.com Inc. Shares Could Fly to $400
Brian Pacampara, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 1:01PM CDT
While Fools should generally take the opinion of Wall Street with a grain of salt, it's not a bad idea to take a closer look at particularly stock-shaking upgrades and downgrades -- just in case their reasoning behind the call makes sense. ...
Why Fox Is Wrong on Time Warner, Google Should Close on Twitch
at The Street - Mon Jul 21, 12:36PM CDT
Cloud platforms will not always be super-abundant, and it is a lot easier than it looks to put some talking heads in a studio.
Kindle Unlimited: Has Amazon Cornered the e-Book Market?
Tyler Lacoma, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 12:30PM CDT
Image from Flickr user John Blyberg . With Kindle Unlimited, Amazon.com has made 600,000 books (and 8,000 audiobooks) freely available to those willing to paying $9.99 per month. The service will be available via Kindle devices or the Kindle...
Technology Stock Roundup: Earnings Spotlight on Intel/Google, Yahoo/AMD Plunge - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 21, 12:16PM CDT
The tech earnings season kicked off last week, with Intel (INTC) and Google (GOOGL) pulling off another solid quarter, while Yahoo (YHOO) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) disappointed.
What to Watch as Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Netflix Report Earnings
at The Street - Mon Jul 21, 12:08PM CDT
Take a look at the upcoming week as four big tech stocks release earnings.
Will Amazon and Microsoft Fail in the Virtual Desktop Market?
Srdjan Bejakovic, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 11:15AM CDT
Microsoft recently released a preview of a new product, called Azure RemoteApp, that delivers Windows applications from Microsoft's Azure cloud onto a variety of devices. This follows Amazon.com 's release of a similar product in March called...
Despite Optimism, FedEx Corporation Faces Challenges
Mithu Batabyal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 11:13AM CDT
The freight forwarding and logistics companies generally perform well in an economic up-cycle, and FedEx is no exception. The stock is trading at an all-time high, and analysts expect there may be further upside. Oppenheimer recently raised the...
Amazon, Apple Mixed Ahead of Earnings: Tech Winners & Losers
at The Street - Mon Jul 21, 10:59AM CDT
Amazon's new Kindle Unlimited doesn't move shares, while GoPro rises on analyst initiation and Netflix gears up for second quarter earnings.
Jeff Bezos' Most Important Project Is Amazon Prime, and Everyone is Watching
at The Street - Mon Jul 21, 10:58AM CDT
Wall Street will judge Jeff Bezos���s increasing number of projects by the success of Amazon Prime.
Will Anybody Buy Rackspace?
David Eller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 10:20AM CDT
When Rackspace announced that Morgan Stanley would be helping it evaluate options in mid-May, it was easy to think that such a respected, high-profile company would get snapped up quickly. However, as time has gone on, more potential buyers have...
Why eBay Needs to Spin Off PayPal
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 10:15AM CDT
When noted activist investor Carl Icahn sees an opportunity, he rarely goes away quietly. Earlier this year, he set his sights on Internet marketplace eBay . Icahn saw a highly valuable asset being held down under the weight of lesser-performing...
Why the Amazon-Hachette Battle Didn't Cost the Retailer its Top Brand Ranking
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 9:58AM CDT
Amazon may be the Bill Clinton of brands. The company has built up so much good will, scandals and negative publicity can't seem to dent the public's love for the online retailer. Despite Amazon's strong-arm tactics with book publisher Hachette...
Netflix Earnings: Is an Earnings Beat on the Horizon?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 9:27AM CDT
2014 has proven to be another stellar year for shareholders of online streaming powerhouse Netflix . The company's share performance has trounced the broad market indexes like the Nasdaq, as well as other rivals like Amazon.com . ^IXIC ...
