The Most Important Way Twitter Is Trying to Copy Facebook Inc.
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 08, 4:36PM CDT
Twitter headquarters. Source: Twitter Twitter and Facebook have been copying each other for years. Facebook wants to do more things in public, added hashtags last year, and launched Instagram video to compete with Vine, among other examples....
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).
A Closer Look: A second layer of security online
By ANICK JESDANUN - AP - Mon Sep 08, 2:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Recent hacks exposing nude photographs of Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities are prompting calls for people to fortify their online accounts with a second layer of security.
Midday Glance: Internet companies
AP - Mon Sep 08, 1:11PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top internet companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
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.
Twitter E-Commerce Push Sends Stock Rising
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 08, 12:02PM CDT
Twitter (TWTR) stock touched a nearly six-month high Monday after the messaging service announced that it was moving into e-commerce by installing a "buy" button to let users make purchases directly from certain Tweets. "This is an early step in our...
3 Reasons Why Investors Should Avoid Comcast Corporation
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 08, 11:45AM CDT
Companies like Comcast and Time Warner Cable are directly tied to consumer trends, what the consumer wants, and will want in the future. Unfortunately for Comcast and Time Warner Cable, both have fallen victim to service that has become...
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%....
Video: Salesforce Makes Big Bet On Mobile Technology
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 08, 11:20AM CDT
Salesforce.com (CRM) is placing a heavy bet on mobile technology. The leading provider of customer relationship management software said Monday that it is setting up a $100 million venture fund specifically for mobile app developers. Salesforce.com...
Video: iWatch 'Elephant In The Room' Amid New iPhone
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 08, 11:06AM CDT
Whether Apple's (AAPL) first wearable device, the iWatch, will be a health-focused device, mobile-payment capable and/or the forerunner to smartwatches that pose a threat to luxury retailers has Wall street analysts scrambling to make forecasts ahead...
3 Reasons Garmin Ltd.'s Stock Could Fall
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 08, 11:00AM CDT
Shares of Garmin have performed well this year, rising nearly 17% in 2014. A string of better-than-expected earnings reports, combined with strong guidance, has propelled shares of the GPS maker to the upside. But is Garmin poised for a fall? ...
Believe the Hype: The Internet of Things Is No Gimmick
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 08, 10:44AM CDT
Don't let the weird name distract you. Think of the Internet of Things (or IoT) as a way for your house to tell you when your kids have come home after school, or for your car to tell another car that it's getting too close, or for your coffee maker...
Early Glance: Internet companies
AP - Mon Sep 08, 9:34AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top internet companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
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.
Critical Alerts For Rocket Fuel, General Motors, International Business Machines, Google and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 08, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for FUEL, GM, IBM, GOOGL and REGN.
Will Google (GOOGL) Stock Be Affected By the Potential of More Concessions to the EU?
at The Street - Mon Sep 08, 7:33AM CDT
Google (GOOGL) is facing angry European Union regulators who are 'trying to extract' more concessions from them after hostility to a planned settlement of a 2010 antitrust probe.
Is IBM’s Watson Supercomputer Smart Enough to Up the Firm’s Profit?
at The Street - Mon Sep 08, 7:00AM CDT
Could the machine figure out how to increase the annual profit of IBM from $16.5 billion to $22.8 billion, which is what Microsoft makes?
Why Is Novartis Investing in This $49 Billion Market?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 07, 5:03PM CDT
Novartis is primarily known as a pharmaceutical company, but it has recently made some interesting investments in the mobile health market. That is a smart long-term move, since the global mobile health market is expected to grow from $1.95...
Here Are All the Android Smartwatches You Can Buy Later This Year
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 07, 2:30PM CDT
Google 's Android operating systems powers smartphones in all manner of shapes and sizes. Starting this fall, the same will hold true for smart watches. Android Wear -- the version of Android designed for smart watches -- will soon be available...