Whole Foods eyes convenience
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 08, 5:51PM CDT
The premium grocery store said it is teaming with Instacart to expand same-day deliveries and offer an in-store pickup option. After ordering via mobile app or website, Instacart will pull items off shelves for pickup or 1-hour, 2-hour and...
Amazon cuts Fire phone price
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 08, 5:46PM CDT
A day before Apple (AAPL) unveils the iPhone 6, the e-commerce giant said it's selling its 32 GB Fire phone for 99 cents when customers enter a 2-year contract, a huge discount from the noncontract price of $449 -- which Amazon (AMZN) slashed by...
Amazon Gets $2 Billion Credit Facility for Investments - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Sep 08, 3:40PM CDT
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) revealed that it has secured a $2 billion credit facility from Bank of America Corp. (BAC).
Campbell Soup and Twitter are big market movers
AP - Mon Sep 08, 3:32PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
UPS and FedEx Rate Hikes Threaten Free Shipping and Lost Business
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 08, 3:29PM CDT
The coming rate hikes at UPS and FedEx represent a threat to the free shipping policies we've seen retailers expand exponentially, but a rate cut the U.S. Postal Service just won might give it a competitive advantage the delivery giants won't...
Amazon slashes price of its Fire smartphone
AP - Mon Sep 08, 3:12PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon slashed the price of its Fire smartphone Monday, a day before Apple is expected to unveil its latest version of the iPhone.
Amazon Takes Last-Minute Jab At Apple With Fire Sale
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 08, 2:25PM CDT
It's a Fire sale. On Monday -- just one day before Apple unveils its newest iPhone products -- Amazon.com said that it's offering its own Fire smartphone for less than $1. Amazon.com (AMZN), the world's leading online retailer, is attempting a...
1 More Sign Amazon's Fire Phone Is a Flop
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 08, 2:00PM CDT
Fire Phone. Source: Amazon. It's been less than two months since Amazon.com launched the Fire Phone. Announced in June, the device began shipping on July 25 in the U.S. as an AT&T exclusive. The odds have been stacked against the...
CenturyLink to Acquire Rackspace, Expands Cloud Services - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Sep 08, 2:00PM CDT
CenturyLink Inc. (CTL), is reportedly seeking to expand its cloud business with a prospective acquisition of Rackspace Hosting Inc. (RAX).
Alibaba IPO Is Coming: What Investors Need to Know - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Sep 08, 1:06PM CDT
The Alibaba IPO is right around the corner. We take a closer look at the many business components of this potential blockbluster.
Whole Foods Makes Move In Grocery-Delivery Space
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 08, 12:34PM CDT
Whole Foods Market (WFM) announced Monday that it is partnering with delivery service Instacart to expand same-day grocery deliveries and offer an in-store pickup option, following competitors Amazon (AMZN) and Kroger (KR) in the pursuit to capture...
Alibaba IPO Price Range Said To Be Too Conservative
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 08, 11:45AM CDT
Alibaba Group's expected price range for its heralded U.S. IPO is too low, says an analyst who set his price target far higher. China's No. 1 e-commerce company has set an expected price range of 60 to 66 for its upcoming U.S. IPO, which at the high...
3 Reasons Staples' Stock Could Rise
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 08, 11:43AM CDT
Shares of Staples , the leading office-supply company in the United States, haven't performed well so far this year. After reaching $16 per share toward the end of last year, the stock has been repeatedly hammered by poor results from Staples'...
Will Apple Catch Salesforce in the Wearable Software War?
at The Street - Mon Sep 08, 11:41AM CDT
Salesforce Wear lets developers connect wearables to clouds. Almost all major players, save Apple, have endorsed it. Can it become the Windows of wearables?
Report Says CenturyLink May Acquire Rackspace Hosting: Remain Skeptical or Celebrate?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 08, 11:36AM CDT
Bloomberg reported over the weekend that phone service provider CenturyLink is seeking to acquire cloud and website hosting company Rackspace Hosting . Rackspace shares are up more than 5% as of noon while CenturyLink shares are down nearly 2%....
Why a Rackspace Sale to CenturyLink Would Make Sense
at The Street - Mon Sep 08, 11:11AM CDT
The price war in cloud computing may mean that only big companies with multiple sources of income will be able to survive.
Why Amazon.com (AMZN) Stock Is Down Today
at The Street - Mon Sep 08, 11:05AM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) is falling Monday after cutting the price of the Fire Phone to 99 cents on a two-year contract.
Rakuten Confirms Talks to Buy Ebates
at The Street - Mon Sep 08, 10:55AM CDT
Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten confirms it's in talks to buy San Francisco rebate site Ebates to expand outside Japan as it hunts for growth.
Amazon Fire Phone Now 99 Cents with Two-Year Contract
Business Wire - Mon Sep 08, 10:11AM CDT
--Free unlimited cloud storage for photos
Technology Stock Roundup: Apple Takes Privacy Heat - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Sep 08, 9:30AM CDT
Amazon's (AMZN) Twitch acquisition and Cisco's (CSCO) strong growth in servers helped share prices last week.