Amazon.Com Inc (AMZN) 334.02 $AMZN
'Fast Money' Recap: Next Stop, S&P 2,100?
at The Street - 32 mins ago
The trading panel looked at banks and the top buy and sell candidates for right now.
Amazon could be ESPN of video games in Twitch deal
MAE ANDERSON - AP - Mon Aug 25, 8:57PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is hoping to become the ESPN of video games.
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Backed by Google Ventures, the First Robot Hotel Butler Just Reported for Duty
Beth McKenna, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Aug 25, 7:31PM CDT
In the near future, if you call the front desk from your hotel room because you're in need of a toothbrush or other assorted sundry, you might find a 3-foot-tall non-human when you open your door for your delivery. In what appears to be a first, a...
Can Amazon Challenge Google In This $121 Billion Market?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Aug 25, 6:30PM CDT
Amazon.com is gearing up for a big expansion into online advertising, according to The Wall Street Journal . Its upcoming ad network, "Amazon Sponsored Links," could be a welcome alternative platform for advertisers, who often rely on Google ...
Netflix Pays Kevin Spacey $500K Per House of Cards Episode - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Aug 25, 4:59PM CDT
Per a recent report, American actor, Kevin Spacey is being paid an astronomical sum of $500,000 per episode for his role in Netflix's (NFLX) original TV series House of Cards.
Amazon, Not Google, To Buy Gamer Video Site Twitch
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Aug 25, 4:47PM CDT
Amazon.com, having presumably outbid Google, said on Monday that it's reached an agreement to acquire Twitch, a popular live-streaming platform and community for players of video games. The price: $970 million. Google (GOOGL) and Google's YouTube had...
Stocks Rise As Biotechs Lead; Amazon To Buy Twitch
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Aug 25, 3:58PM CDT
Stocks were moderately higher Monday with biotech stocks leading the way. The Nasdaq and the Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.4% and the S&P 500 gained 0.5%, closing above the 2000 level for the first time. After the close, Amazon (AMZN) announced...
How Will Amazon (AMZN) Stock React To Twitch Acquisition In After-Hours Trading Today?
at The Street - Mon Aug 25, 3:17PM CDT
Amazon (AMZN) announced it acquired the video platform, Twitch for approximately $970 million.
Amazon.com to Acquire Twitch
Business Wire - Mon Aug 25, 3:00PM CDT
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Twitch Interactive, Inc., the leading live video platform for gamers. In July, more than 55 million unique visitors viewed more than 15 billion minutes of content on Twitch produced by more than 1 million broadcasters, including individual gamers, pro players, publishers, developers, media outlets, conventions and stadium-filling esports organizations.
Will Reports of a Twitch Acquisition Help Amazon.com (AMZN) Stock Today?
at The Street - Mon Aug 25, 1:00PM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) is gaining Monday following reports that it is in late-stage talks to acquire video streaming service Twitch.
Services Stocks On The Rise With Help From 3 Stocks
at The Street - Mon Aug 25, 12:03PM CDT
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.
5 Stores Back-To-School Shopping Can't Save
at The Street - Mon Aug 25, 11:44AM CDT
As kids head back to school, the bricks-and-mortar retail industry continues its slow march toward irrelevance. Some chains are worse off than others.
Technology Stock Roundup: Apple Up on New Product Prospects - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Aug 25, 9:33AM CDT
Apple (AAPL), Intel (INTC) and Yahoo shares rose in what was a good week for technology companies.
Amazon Greenlights Pilot Episodes of Five New Kids Shows
Business Wire - Mon Aug 25, 8:01AM CDT
--Additional episodes of Amazon's first three kids series will debut this fall on Prime Instant Video:Tumble Leaf on September 5, Creative Galaxy on October 3, and Annedroids on October 30
To Grow Windows Phone, Microsoft Needs to Copy Samsung
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Aug 25, 8:00AM CDT
The latest market share and phone shipment numbers from research firm IDC don't show a promising future for Microsoft 's Windows Phone platform. It the second quarter, Microsoft's smartphone shipments dropped to 7.4 million units from 8.2...
Is There Any Hope for the NOOK Branded Samsung Galaxy Tab?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Aug 24, 12:00PM CDT
It's hard to imagine but it was once reasonable to ask whether the NOOK from Barnes & Noble or the Kindle from Amazon would emerge as the more successful product. Back when both brands were simply e-readers there was some question as to...
Newegg Is New Entrant In the Same-Day Delivery Field
at Investor's Business Daily - Sun Aug 24, 7:02AM CDT
The race for same-day deliveries just added a new player, with online retailer Newegg on Monday launching such service in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It's getting to be a crowded field. Amazon.com (AMZN) offers same-day delivery in at least 10...
For Apple Consumers, the iPhone Thrill Is Gone
at The Street - Sun Aug 24, 7:00AM CDT
The iPhone 6 is coming, but incremental changes to Apple's star device have only made it the Kitchen Aid mixer of smartphones.
Can Netflix Ride "BoJack Horseman" Higher?
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 23, 9:30AM CDT
Source: Netflix. Netflix subscribers got a rare double dose of original content on Friday. Happy Valley -- the British six-episode cop drama that aired earlier this year on BBC One -- became available exclusively to Netflix stateside...
We're Better TV Viewers When We're Binge Watching
at The Street - Sat Aug 23, 9:00AM CDT
Netflix and Amazon stripped out commercials, letting viewers consume shows in context. The strategy makes money and is making it easier to create reliably good original content.
'Fast Money' Recap: Next Stop, S&P 2,100?
at The Street - 32 mins ago
The trading panel looked at banks and the top buy and sell candidates for right now.
Amazon could be ESPN of video games in Twitch deal
MAE ANDERSON - AP - Mon Aug 25, 8:57PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is hoping to become the ESPN of video games.
1 Comment
Backed by Google Ventures, the First Robot Hotel Butler Just Reported for Duty
Beth McKenna, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Aug 25, 7:31PM CDT
In the near future, if you call the front desk from your hotel room because you're in need of a toothbrush or other assorted sundry, you might find a 3-foot-tall non-human when you open your door for your delivery. In what appears to be a first, a...
Can Amazon Challenge Google In This $121 Billion Market?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Aug 25, 6:30PM CDT
Amazon.com is gearing up for a big expansion into online advertising, according to The Wall Street Journal . Its upcoming ad network, "Amazon Sponsored Links," could be a welcome alternative platform for advertisers, who often rely on Google ...
Netflix Pays Kevin Spacey $500K Per House of Cards Episode - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Aug 25, 4:59PM CDT
Per a recent report, American actor, Kevin Spacey is being paid an astronomical sum of $500,000 per episode for his role in Netflix's (NFLX) original TV series House of Cards.
Amazon, Not Google, To Buy Gamer Video Site Twitch
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Aug 25, 4:47PM CDT
Amazon.com, having presumably outbid Google, said on Monday that it's reached an agreement to acquire Twitch, a popular live-streaming platform and community for players of video games. The price: $970 million. Google (GOOGL) and Google's YouTube had...
Stocks Rise As Biotechs Lead; Amazon To Buy Twitch
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Aug 25, 3:58PM CDT
Stocks were moderately higher Monday with biotech stocks leading the way. The Nasdaq and the Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.4% and the S&P 500 gained 0.5%, closing above the 2000 level for the first time. After the close, Amazon (AMZN) announced...
How Will Amazon (AMZN) Stock React To Twitch Acquisition In After-Hours Trading Today?
at The Street - Mon Aug 25, 3:17PM CDT
Amazon (AMZN) announced it acquired the video platform, Twitch for approximately $970 million.
Amazon.com to Acquire Twitch
Business Wire - Mon Aug 25, 3:00PM CDT
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Twitch Interactive, Inc., the leading live video platform for gamers. In July, more than 55 million unique visitors viewed more than 15 billion minutes of content on Twitch produced by more than 1 million broadcasters, including individual gamers, pro players, publishers, developers, media outlets, conventions and stadium-filling esports organizations.
Will Reports of a Twitch Acquisition Help Amazon.com (AMZN) Stock Today?
at The Street - Mon Aug 25, 1:00PM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) is gaining Monday following reports that it is in late-stage talks to acquire video streaming service Twitch.
Services Stocks On The Rise With Help From 3 Stocks
at The Street - Mon Aug 25, 12:03PM CDT
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.
5 Stores Back-To-School Shopping Can't Save
at The Street - Mon Aug 25, 11:44AM CDT
As kids head back to school, the bricks-and-mortar retail industry continues its slow march toward irrelevance. Some chains are worse off than others.
Technology Stock Roundup: Apple Up on New Product Prospects - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Aug 25, 9:33AM CDT
Apple (AAPL), Intel (INTC) and Yahoo shares rose in what was a good week for technology companies.
Amazon Greenlights Pilot Episodes of Five New Kids Shows
Business Wire - Mon Aug 25, 8:01AM CDT
--Additional episodes of Amazon's first three kids series will debut this fall on Prime Instant Video:Tumble Leaf on September 5, Creative Galaxy on October 3, and Annedroids on October 30
To Grow Windows Phone, Microsoft Needs to Copy Samsung
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Aug 25, 8:00AM CDT
The latest market share and phone shipment numbers from research firm IDC don't show a promising future for Microsoft 's Windows Phone platform. It the second quarter, Microsoft's smartphone shipments dropped to 7.4 million units from 8.2...
Is There Any Hope for the NOOK Branded Samsung Galaxy Tab?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Aug 24, 12:00PM CDT
It's hard to imagine but it was once reasonable to ask whether the NOOK from Barnes & Noble or the Kindle from Amazon would emerge as the more successful product. Back when both brands were simply e-readers there was some question as to...
Newegg Is New Entrant In the Same-Day Delivery Field
at Investor's Business Daily - Sun Aug 24, 7:02AM CDT
The race for same-day deliveries just added a new player, with online retailer Newegg on Monday launching such service in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It's getting to be a crowded field. Amazon.com (AMZN) offers same-day delivery in at least 10...
For Apple Consumers, the iPhone Thrill Is Gone
at The Street - Sun Aug 24, 7:00AM CDT
The iPhone 6 is coming, but incremental changes to Apple's star device have only made it the Kitchen Aid mixer of smartphones.
Can Netflix Ride "BoJack Horseman" Higher?
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 23, 9:30AM CDT
Source: Netflix. Netflix subscribers got a rare double dose of original content on Friday. Happy Valley -- the British six-episode cop drama that aired earlier this year on BBC One -- became available exclusively to Netflix stateside...
We're Better TV Viewers When We're Binge Watching
at The Street - Sat Aug 23, 9:00AM CDT
Netflix and Amazon stripped out commercials, letting viewers consume shows in context. The strategy makes money and is making it easier to create reliably good original content.
