Will This Save Microsoft Corporation's MSN.com From Irrelevance?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Sep 11, 5:15PM CDT
When was the last time you visited Microsoft 's Internet portal, MSN.com? If you're like a growing number of Americans, it may have been a while. Though MSN.com is still a fairly popular alternative for global Internet users, it's lost a bit of its...
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Thu Sep 11, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
How Twitter, Inc's Buy Button Could Double Its Registered User Base
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Sep 11, 2:00PM CDT
Twitter's "buy" button could give visitors access to exclusive deals ... if they register. Source: Twitter On Monday, Twitter officially began testing a "buy" button that brands and merchants can embed in tweets to allow users to purchase...
Google, Inc Takes Aim at Telecoms With Free Calls
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Sep 11, 1:43PM CDT
Google isn't afraid to dive headfirst into innovative technologies, even if it means banging heads with some major players. Google Fiber, its lightning-fast Internet connection service, shook up the cable and telecom industries. Overnight it...
Stocks Struggle At Midday, But Ubiquiti Breaks Out
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Sep 11, 10:58AM CDT
Stocks struggled in late-morning trade Thursday as the major indexes tried to regain their break-even lines. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 sliced off 0.2% and 0.1% respectively. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 0.2%. The small cap S&P 600, which...
Alibaba Covers IPO Target on Second Day of Roadshow - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 11, 10:18AM CDT
Reportedly, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s U.S. IPO, probably the most eagerly awaited listing in the recent times, has received overwhelming response in New York and Boston. The company received enough orders to cover the entire IPO after just two days of its roadshow.
Jim Cramer's Stop Trading: Buy Facebook After It Declines on Alibaba IPO
at The Street - Thu Sep 11, 9:58AM CDT
TheStreet's Jim Cramer says shares of Facebook should decline ahead of the Alibaba IPO, as fund managers look to raise cash.
Stock Market News for September 11, 2014 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 11, 9:10AM CDT
Markets ended in the green on Wednesday ending two days of losses after a rally in Apple’s shares boosted the technology sector
Why You Must Download a New App to Use Instagram's Newest Feature
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Sep 11, 9:08AM CDT
Last month, Facebook released another app to add to its growing portfolio. Hyperlapse -- which lets users create time-lapse videos -- is quite the uni-tasker. There's no sharing functionality within the app: no feed, no friends, just the the one...
What Apple, Facebook, Google, and Netflix All Have in Common
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Sep 11, 8:00AM CDT
When discussing similarities among the most innovating companies of the 21st century, one might think they all share a certain key investor or board member, or have each targeted a specific market. Instead, while each company is unique, key traits...
Does it Really Make Sense for Microsoft to Acquire Minecraft?
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Sep 11, 7:41AM CDT
Minecraft made its Xbox One debut last week. Now, game designer Mojang may move much closer to Xbox builder Microsoft. Source: Mojang . Minecraft is kind of a big deal. The Lego-like video game has spawned a culture all its own. If there are...
Why Facebook, Inc. Needed a Separate Messaging App
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 3:45PM CDT
Facebook 's taken a lot of heat recently for unbundling its messaging app from its main mobile app. The current version has an abysmal one and half-star rating, and many comments on Apple 's App Store are anything but positive. With all the...
Stock Market Today: Stocks Gain as Apple, Twitter Surge
at The Street - Wed Sep 10, 3:23PM CDT
Major U.S. stock markets gained traction in the final hour of trading to close positive Wednesday, as stocks like Twitter and Apple provided a degree of support.
How to Dump the Right Stocks to Buy the Alibaba IPO
at The Street - Wed Sep 10, 2:57PM CDT
Although the advice to sell Yahoo! to buy Alibaba has been bad, here are some stocks investors are most likely to dump in order to place their IPO orders.
Seagate Creates New Group For Data Center Development
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 10, 1:47PM CDT
To help companies deal with a growing flood of data, Seagate Technology (STX) on Wednesday announced the formation of a new group to assist in the build-out of data centers. With the explosion of cloud services, mobile applications, open source...
Microsoft (MSFT) Offers First Look of Revamped MSN - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 10, 1:33PM CDT
Microsoft's (MSFT) revamped MSN offers a single platform that integrates exclusive content from globally renowned media outlets along with personal productivity tools.
Can Facebook Inc.’s Oculus Overcome This Major Hurdle?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 12:13PM CDT
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's love of all things mobile is nothing new. Zuckerberg and team have spent much of the past couple years focused on making the social media site as friendly for mobile devices as it is for desktop computers. And with...