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Jim Cramer's Top Stock Picks: GMCR MNST NXPI EMES BAC
at The Street - 13 mins ago
Cramer says recent downgrades make NXP Semiconductor a buying opportunity while Bank of America is a buy, buy, buy now that it has settled with the U.S. government.
Can YouTube’s Subscription Music Service Compete With Spotify, Pandora, and the Rest?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 7:00PM CDT
Google 's YouTube brand has been a dominant force in online video and has become a major player in the music industry by functioning as essentially a modern version of MTV. Pretty much every music video ever made is available on the service for...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: 12 Stocks Even Better Than Google
at The Street - Thu Aug 21, 6:59PM CDT
Google is fabulous, Cramer says, but these stocks are just as good if not better.
Comcast bundles for college
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 21, 5:42PM CDT
In an effort to capture young audiences gravitating towards streaming services such as Netflix (NFLX) and Google's (GOOGL) web-delivered YouTube, Comcast (CMCSA) is offering on-demand and live TV bundles to students at colleges including Drexel Univ....
Will the Flagship HTC One Phone Help Microsoft Turn Around Windows Phone?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 3:00PM CDT
Microsoft has struggled to get partners to make phones that run its Windows Phone operating system. This has contributed to the company's failure to establish a user base for the OS, which has less than 4% market share, according to IDC . The...
Next Galaxy Corp, Himax and More Set to Grow from Facebook's Oculus Rift Acquisition
ACCESSWIRE - Thu Aug 21, 11:54AM CDT
Whitefish, MT / August 21, 2014 / When Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) agreed to pay $2 billion to acquire Oculus VR in March, a deal that closed last month, the tech and investment world was set abuzz about whether or not the purchase made any sense. At first, sentiment seemed to lean towards the idea that the social media giant was out of its mind. The needle seems to be shifting now, though, to the side of it being a prescient move that is aligning Facebook to be ahead of the curve in developing its own platform for the next generation of communication and interaction.
Major Indexes Stay Mixed; S&P 500 Ekes Out New High
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 21, 11:02AM CDT
NYSE indexes outperformed near Thursday's midpoint after another flurry of better-than-expected economic data. The Dow Jones industrial average led with a 0.4% gain and the S&P 500 added 0.3% to a new record high. But the Nasdaq fell fractionally,...
Is Facebook Closing In On YouTube?
Vikram Nagarkar - Amigobulls - Thu Aug 21, 10:15AM CDT
Facebook is closing the gap with YouTube, the market leader in US online video advertising. The Directr Acquisition could aid YouTube revenue growth.
3 Overlooked Apple, Inc. Technologies Could Serve as Catalysts
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 9:30AM CDT
With Apple stock finally hitting new all-time highs after its dramatic dive and subsequent comeback in the past two years, investors are looking for reasons to stay bullish on the stock. While the company's popular iPhone line is certainly getting...
Investing Essentials: High-Beta Stocks
Jason Hall, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 9:15AM CDT
High- beta stocks are often considered risky, and at times they are. However, investors should understand the difference between risk and beta, because while the risk level of a stock is sometimes reflected in its beta, there's more to the story....
How Facebook Is Eroding Google's Dominance in Online Advertising
at The Street - Thu Aug 21, 8:12AM CDT
Google might know where you go on the Web, but Facebook knows who you are and gives advertisers a demographic added context to utilize.
Can the Apple, Inc iWatch or Moto 360 Make Smartwatches a Success?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 6:30AM CDT
You don't have to look far to find the next rumored release of a so-called "smartwatch." Big hitters including Apple , Microsoft , and Google are planning to make a splash in wearable technology in the coming weeks and months, or so say the...
Which Social Media Stock is Best for Your Portfolio? - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 20, 6:36PM CDT
We take a closer look at Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn and try to determine which is the best for investors.
Google Inc. Tightens Its Grip on Advertisers
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 6:30PM CDT
In what is quickly becoming an all-out battle to secure the ever-growing digital advertising dollar, it would seem the last thing industry giant Google would want to do is upset its marketing customers. Though Facebook ad revenue falls well...
Social media pushes back at militant propaganda
By ZEINA KARAM and RAPHAEL SATTER - AP - Wed Aug 20, 5:37PM CDT
BEIRUT (AP) — The extremists of the Islamic State group have turned their social media into a theater of horror, broadcasting a stomach-turning stream of battles, bombings and beheadings to a global audience.
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Apple's stock bounces back to hit a new high
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Wed Aug 20, 4:09PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple's stock touched a new high Wednesday, reflecting investors' renewed faith in CEO Tim Cook's ability to outwit the competition and expand the technological hit factory built by the late Steve Jobs.
Barnes & Noble's Newest Samsung-Built NOOK Is Here
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 3:30PM CDT
Over the years, bookseller Barnes & Noble 's tablet and digital content strategy has faltered quite a bit. After seemingly giving up its tablet business entirely a year ago, which was soon followed by an ouster of then-CEO William Lynch,...
Is Pandora a Buyout Candidate for Tech Giants Like Apple and Amazon?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 3:30PM CDT
This has been an up-and-down year for Pandora Media , to say the least. Although share prices of emerging high-growth companies such as Pandora tend to spike and drop more than their established counterparts, the music streamer's stock in 2014 has...
The Biggest Risk to Google, Inc.'s One-Stop Information Shop
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 2:30PM CDT
Vertical integration sure can come at a cost, particularly in the form of hostile relationships with former customers turned competitors. That's the situation that Google now finds itself in, according to a recent report from The Wall Street...
Steve Ballmer Quits Microsoft's Board; to Retain Shares - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 20, 1:00PM CDT
The world's largest software maker Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) announced that ex-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Ballmer resigned from its board.
Jim Cramer's Top Stock Picks: GMCR MNST NXPI EMES BAC
at The Street - 13 mins ago
Cramer says recent downgrades make NXP Semiconductor a buying opportunity while Bank of America is a buy, buy, buy now that it has settled with the U.S. government.
Can YouTube’s Subscription Music Service Compete With Spotify, Pandora, and the Rest?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 7:00PM CDT
Google 's YouTube brand has been a dominant force in online video and has become a major player in the music industry by functioning as essentially a modern version of MTV. Pretty much every music video ever made is available on the service for...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: 12 Stocks Even Better Than Google
at The Street - Thu Aug 21, 6:59PM CDT
Google is fabulous, Cramer says, but these stocks are just as good if not better.
Comcast bundles for college
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 21, 5:42PM CDT
In an effort to capture young audiences gravitating towards streaming services such as Netflix (NFLX) and Google's (GOOGL) web-delivered YouTube, Comcast (CMCSA) is offering on-demand and live TV bundles to students at colleges including Drexel Univ....
Will the Flagship HTC One Phone Help Microsoft Turn Around Windows Phone?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 3:00PM CDT
Microsoft has struggled to get partners to make phones that run its Windows Phone operating system. This has contributed to the company's failure to establish a user base for the OS, which has less than 4% market share, according to IDC . The...
Next Galaxy Corp, Himax and More Set to Grow from Facebook's Oculus Rift Acquisition
ACCESSWIRE - Thu Aug 21, 11:54AM CDT
Whitefish, MT / August 21, 2014 / When Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) agreed to pay $2 billion to acquire Oculus VR in March, a deal that closed last month, the tech and investment world was set abuzz about whether or not the purchase made any sense. At first, sentiment seemed to lean towards the idea that the social media giant was out of its mind. The needle seems to be shifting now, though, to the side of it being a prescient move that is aligning Facebook to be ahead of the curve in developing its own platform for the next generation of communication and interaction.
Major Indexes Stay Mixed; S&P 500 Ekes Out New High
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 21, 11:02AM CDT
NYSE indexes outperformed near Thursday's midpoint after another flurry of better-than-expected economic data. The Dow Jones industrial average led with a 0.4% gain and the S&P 500 added 0.3% to a new record high. But the Nasdaq fell fractionally,...
Is Facebook Closing In On YouTube?
Vikram Nagarkar - Amigobulls - Thu Aug 21, 10:15AM CDT
Facebook is closing the gap with YouTube, the market leader in US online video advertising. The Directr Acquisition could aid YouTube revenue growth.
3 Overlooked Apple, Inc. Technologies Could Serve as Catalysts
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 9:30AM CDT
With Apple stock finally hitting new all-time highs after its dramatic dive and subsequent comeback in the past two years, investors are looking for reasons to stay bullish on the stock. While the company's popular iPhone line is certainly getting...
Investing Essentials: High-Beta Stocks
Jason Hall, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 9:15AM CDT
High- beta stocks are often considered risky, and at times they are. However, investors should understand the difference between risk and beta, because while the risk level of a stock is sometimes reflected in its beta, there's more to the story....
How Facebook Is Eroding Google's Dominance in Online Advertising
at The Street - Thu Aug 21, 8:12AM CDT
Google might know where you go on the Web, but Facebook knows who you are and gives advertisers a demographic added context to utilize.
Can the Apple, Inc iWatch or Moto 360 Make Smartwatches a Success?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 6:30AM CDT
You don't have to look far to find the next rumored release of a so-called "smartwatch." Big hitters including Apple , Microsoft , and Google are planning to make a splash in wearable technology in the coming weeks and months, or so say the...
Which Social Media Stock is Best for Your Portfolio? - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 20, 6:36PM CDT
We take a closer look at Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn and try to determine which is the best for investors.
Google Inc. Tightens Its Grip on Advertisers
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 6:30PM CDT
In what is quickly becoming an all-out battle to secure the ever-growing digital advertising dollar, it would seem the last thing industry giant Google would want to do is upset its marketing customers. Though Facebook ad revenue falls well...
Social media pushes back at militant propaganda
By ZEINA KARAM and RAPHAEL SATTER - AP - Wed Aug 20, 5:37PM CDT
BEIRUT (AP) — The extremists of the Islamic State group have turned their social media into a theater of horror, broadcasting a stomach-turning stream of battles, bombings and beheadings to a global audience.
1 Comment
Apple's stock bounces back to hit a new high
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Wed Aug 20, 4:09PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple's stock touched a new high Wednesday, reflecting investors' renewed faith in CEO Tim Cook's ability to outwit the competition and expand the technological hit factory built by the late Steve Jobs.
Barnes & Noble's Newest Samsung-Built NOOK Is Here
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 3:30PM CDT
Over the years, bookseller Barnes & Noble 's tablet and digital content strategy has faltered quite a bit. After seemingly giving up its tablet business entirely a year ago, which was soon followed by an ouster of then-CEO William Lynch,...
Is Pandora a Buyout Candidate for Tech Giants Like Apple and Amazon?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 3:30PM CDT
This has been an up-and-down year for Pandora Media , to say the least. Although share prices of emerging high-growth companies such as Pandora tend to spike and drop more than their established counterparts, the music streamer's stock in 2014 has...
The Biggest Risk to Google, Inc.'s One-Stop Information Shop
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 2:30PM CDT
Vertical integration sure can come at a cost, particularly in the form of hostile relationships with former customers turned competitors. That's the situation that Google now finds itself in, according to a recent report from The Wall Street...
Steve Ballmer Quits Microsoft's Board; to Retain Shares - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 20, 1:00PM CDT
The world's largest software maker Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) announced that ex-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Ballmer resigned from its board.
