Amazon.Com Inc (AMZN) 294.12 $AMZN
3 Huge Risks Facing Amazon
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 2 mins ago
Shares of Amazon.com tumbled recently after the company reported a huge loss during the third quarter and guided for an unprofitable holiday season. The massive investments Amazon has been making are taking their toll on the bottom line, but even...
WFM: 38.60 (-0.20), SPLS: 12.36 (unch), AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), TGT: 60.89 (+0.24), WMT: 76.39 (+0.04), COST: 131.93 (+0.87), BBY: 32.35 (-0.31), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
3 Growth Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 4:30PM CDT
When we think of growth stocks, we generally think of the share prices soaring near 52-week highs, and not the ones which have plunged to 52-week lows. However, patient investors should take a second look at these fallen stocks to see if they can...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), P: 19.23 (-0.51), DDD: 37.10 (-1.82), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
Alibaba's U.S. Startup Stakes Offer Strategy Clues
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 29, 4:07PM CDT
While it may make a U.S. mega-acquisition, Alibaba is also pursuing a lower-key strategy here: investing in promising U.S. tech startups. The exact purpose of its investments is unclear. Some appear aimed at tapping technology that Alibaba Group...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), BIDU: 224.55 (-4.41), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), BABA: 98.31 (-1.37)
Is This Microsoft Xbox One Price Cut a Last Chance to Save the Game Console?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 1:23PM CDT
Microsoft has done everything it can to jump-start sales of its flagging Xbox One console, and it still lags well behind Sony's PlayStation 4. Now the company has announced a holiday price cut that pushes the effective price of the gaming...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), EA: 38.91 (+1.43), SNE: 18.36 (+0.64), BBY: 32.35 (-0.31), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13)
Audiobooks Boost Success For Busy, Reluctant Readers
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 29, 1:08PM CDT
If the stack of books you want to read seems to grow by the day, don't fret. Plug into recorded books. "Audiobooks engage adult readers who may have no time to read," said Tracy Gray of the American Institutes for Research. With tight schedules,...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), FB: 75.86 (-4.91)
Is Amazon a Real Company? Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Doesn't Think So
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 10:07AM CDT
When Amazon.com recently reported another poor quarter with higher-than-expected losses it created a frenzy of news stories, social media posts, and other hubbub questioning the viability of its business model. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), TGT: 60.89 (+0.24), WMT: 76.39 (+0.04), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), BKS: 20.98 (+0.15), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Amazon (AMZN) Stock Rises on Analyst Initiation
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 9:20AM CDT
Amazon (AMZN) stock is higher this morning after the company was added to Morgan Stanley's 'Best Ideas' list and had its coverage initiated with an 'overweight' rating.
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47)
Just How Big of a Flop Is the Amazon Fire Phone?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 8:05AM CDT
The Fire Phone hasn't exactly caught fire. Source: Amazon.com. We already knew Amazon.com 's entry into the smartphone market, the Fire Phone, wasn't doing well. Right out of the gate, things didn't look good for Amazon, and after 20 days it...
T: 34.40 (+0.07), AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13)
Amazon Puts Fire Behind It With Rooftop Buy, Cloud Dominance
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 5:10AM CDT
Amazon is still leading in the cloud and doubling down on profitable content as it puts the Fire Phone mistake behind it.
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), COST: 131.93 (+0.87), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), BABA: 98.31 (-1.37)
Net Neutrality Is an Economic Imperative Not a Political Football
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 5:00AM CDT
With the future of the Internet at stake, it's useful to look at the history of the telecommunications industry to understand why the principle of Net neutrality is so important.
NFLX: 378.10 (-8.12), AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), FB: 75.86 (-4.91), FOXA: 34.35 (+0.04), DIS: 89.53 (-0.40), TWC: 143.75 (+1.16), CMCSA: 54.90 (+0.17)
Quinn touts job news ahead of governor election
By DAVID MERCER - AP - Tue Oct 28, 7:22PM CDT
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Announcements that hundreds of jobs will be coming to Illinois at a new fertilizer plant and for online retailer Amazon highlighted the starkly different prescriptions for reviving the Illinois economy from Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner.
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), SHLD: 36.99 (-0.43)
Verizon and AT&T Want to Give You Netflix and Amazon Prime for Free
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 6:00PM CDT
Source: Netflix. Both Netflix and Amazon.com reported worse-than-expected earnings data and experienced sell-offs of 15% and 10%, respectively, over the past month. However, if the behavior of pay-TV providers is any indication, both...
NFLX: 378.10 (-8.12), T: 34.40 (+0.07), AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), VZ: 49.83 (-0.13), TWX: 78.61 (-0.99)
Alibaba, MercadoLibre Basing Ahead Of Quarterly Reports
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Oct 28, 5:39PM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) and eBay (EBAY) have used U.S. and European consumers to fine-tune the online marketplace. Now, the e-bazaar is in a stage of rapid, international expansion, with online retailers pursuing shopping audiences in countries where the...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), EBAY: 51.33 (+0.13), MELI: 113.76 (-1.79), BABA: 98.31 (-1.37)
Will Groupon (GRPN) Surprise Q3 Earnings Estimates? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Oct 28, 5:13PM CDT
Groupon, Inc. (GRPN), is set to release the third-quarter 2014 earnings results on Oct 30.
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), INVN: 16.08 (-5.40), WDC: 95.79 (+2.71), GRPN: 5.79 (-0.21)
3 Ways Target Plans to Dominate the Holidays
Tamara Walsh, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 4:30PM CDT
Target can't afford to make any mistakes this holiday shopping season. The discount retailer suffered last year after a failed redesign of its e-commerce site confused consumers ahead of its all-important Black Friday shopping event. Additionally,...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), TGT: 60.89 (+0.24)
Why Adding Billions of Emerging Market Users May Not Help Facebook's Ad Revenue
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 3:05PM CDT
Internet.org is an initiative started last year by Facebook to provide Internet connections in places of the world that are lacking. In total, Facebook wants to connect 5 billion more people, or the roughly two-thirds of the globe that do not...
KO: 40.96 (+0.40), AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), AXP: 88.34 (+0.33), FB: 75.86 (-4.91), WMT: 76.39 (+0.04), PG: 86.54 (+0.07), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), VZ: 49.83 (-0.13)
New 'Call of Duty' video game due out next week
AP - Tue Oct 28, 2:13PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest installment in the blockbuster "Call of Duty" video game franchise goes on sale next week, and retailers including Best Buy and Wal-Mart will sell a special edition of the game beginning one day early.
ATVI: 19.04 (-0.19), AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), BBY: 32.35 (-0.31), WMT: 76.39 (+0.04)
3 Services Stocks Moving The Sector Upward
at The Street - Tue Oct 28, 12:04PM CDT
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), CMCSA: 54.90 (+0.17), PCLN: 1,144.22 (-12.40)
Why Amazon Should Fear Microsoft in the Cloud
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 10:04AM CDT
Despite Amazon.com 's recent business challenges, its cloud services segment is one area that's always been golden for the company. That is, until recently, because Microsoft is now creating havoc for cloud service providers with its...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), IBM: 163.46 (-0.14), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13)
IBM vs. Hewlett-Packard: Which Company Has the Better Plan?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 8:17AM CDT
Both IBM and Hewlett-Packard are a part of old tech, with histories spanning multiple generations. Hewlett-Packard was founded in the depths of the Great Depression, bringing a sound-testing device to market in 1938. IBM, formerly the Computing...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), IBM: 163.46 (-0.14), EMC: 28.35 (-0.13), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), HPQ: 35.38 (-0.16)
3 Huge Risks Facing Amazon
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 2 mins ago
Shares of Amazon.com tumbled recently after the company reported a huge loss during the third quarter and guided for an unprofitable holiday season. The massive investments Amazon has been making are taking their toll on the bottom line, but even...
WFM: 38.60 (-0.20), SPLS: 12.36 (unch), AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), TGT: 60.89 (+0.24), WMT: 76.39 (+0.04), COST: 131.93 (+0.87), BBY: 32.35 (-0.31), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
3 Growth Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 4:30PM CDT
When we think of growth stocks, we generally think of the share prices soaring near 52-week highs, and not the ones which have plunged to 52-week lows. However, patient investors should take a second look at these fallen stocks to see if they can...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), P: 19.23 (-0.51), DDD: 37.10 (-1.82), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
Alibaba's U.S. Startup Stakes Offer Strategy Clues
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 29, 4:07PM CDT
While it may make a U.S. mega-acquisition, Alibaba is also pursuing a lower-key strategy here: investing in promising U.S. tech startups. The exact purpose of its investments is unclear. Some appear aimed at tapping technology that Alibaba Group...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), BIDU: 224.55 (-4.41), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), BABA: 98.31 (-1.37)
Is This Microsoft Xbox One Price Cut a Last Chance to Save the Game Console?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 1:23PM CDT
Microsoft has done everything it can to jump-start sales of its flagging Xbox One console, and it still lags well behind Sony's PlayStation 4. Now the company has announced a holiday price cut that pushes the effective price of the gaming...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), EA: 38.91 (+1.43), SNE: 18.36 (+0.64), BBY: 32.35 (-0.31), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13)
Audiobooks Boost Success For Busy, Reluctant Readers
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 29, 1:08PM CDT
If the stack of books you want to read seems to grow by the day, don't fret. Plug into recorded books. "Audiobooks engage adult readers who may have no time to read," said Tracy Gray of the American Institutes for Research. With tight schedules,...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), FB: 75.86 (-4.91)
Is Amazon a Real Company? Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Doesn't Think So
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 10:07AM CDT
When Amazon.com recently reported another poor quarter with higher-than-expected losses it created a frenzy of news stories, social media posts, and other hubbub questioning the viability of its business model. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), TGT: 60.89 (+0.24), WMT: 76.39 (+0.04), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), BKS: 20.98 (+0.15), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Amazon (AMZN) Stock Rises on Analyst Initiation
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 9:20AM CDT
Amazon (AMZN) stock is higher this morning after the company was added to Morgan Stanley's 'Best Ideas' list and had its coverage initiated with an 'overweight' rating.
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47)
Just How Big of a Flop Is the Amazon Fire Phone?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 8:05AM CDT
The Fire Phone hasn't exactly caught fire. Source: Amazon.com. We already knew Amazon.com 's entry into the smartphone market, the Fire Phone, wasn't doing well. Right out of the gate, things didn't look good for Amazon, and after 20 days it...
T: 34.40 (+0.07), AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13)
Amazon Puts Fire Behind It With Rooftop Buy, Cloud Dominance
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 5:10AM CDT
Amazon is still leading in the cloud and doubling down on profitable content as it puts the Fire Phone mistake behind it.
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), COST: 131.93 (+0.87), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), BABA: 98.31 (-1.37)
Net Neutrality Is an Economic Imperative Not a Political Football
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 5:00AM CDT
With the future of the Internet at stake, it's useful to look at the history of the telecommunications industry to understand why the principle of Net neutrality is so important.
NFLX: 378.10 (-8.12), AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), FB: 75.86 (-4.91), FOXA: 34.35 (+0.04), DIS: 89.53 (-0.40), TWC: 143.75 (+1.16), CMCSA: 54.90 (+0.17)
Quinn touts job news ahead of governor election
By DAVID MERCER - AP - Tue Oct 28, 7:22PM CDT
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Announcements that hundreds of jobs will be coming to Illinois at a new fertilizer plant and for online retailer Amazon highlighted the starkly different prescriptions for reviving the Illinois economy from Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner.
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), SHLD: 36.99 (-0.43)
Verizon and AT&T Want to Give You Netflix and Amazon Prime for Free
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 6:00PM CDT
Source: Netflix. Both Netflix and Amazon.com reported worse-than-expected earnings data and experienced sell-offs of 15% and 10%, respectively, over the past month. However, if the behavior of pay-TV providers is any indication, both...
NFLX: 378.10 (-8.12), T: 34.40 (+0.07), AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), VZ: 49.83 (-0.13), TWX: 78.61 (-0.99)
Alibaba, MercadoLibre Basing Ahead Of Quarterly Reports
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Oct 28, 5:39PM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) and eBay (EBAY) have used U.S. and European consumers to fine-tune the online marketplace. Now, the e-bazaar is in a stage of rapid, international expansion, with online retailers pursuing shopping audiences in countries where the...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), EBAY: 51.33 (+0.13), MELI: 113.76 (-1.79), BABA: 98.31 (-1.37)
Will Groupon (GRPN) Surprise Q3 Earnings Estimates? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Oct 28, 5:13PM CDT
Groupon, Inc. (GRPN), is set to release the third-quarter 2014 earnings results on Oct 30.
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), INVN: 16.08 (-5.40), WDC: 95.79 (+2.71), GRPN: 5.79 (-0.21)
3 Ways Target Plans to Dominate the Holidays
Tamara Walsh, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 4:30PM CDT
Target can't afford to make any mistakes this holiday shopping season. The discount retailer suffered last year after a failed redesign of its e-commerce site confused consumers ahead of its all-important Black Friday shopping event. Additionally,...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), TGT: 60.89 (+0.24)
Why Adding Billions of Emerging Market Users May Not Help Facebook's Ad Revenue
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 3:05PM CDT
Internet.org is an initiative started last year by Facebook to provide Internet connections in places of the world that are lacking. In total, Facebook wants to connect 5 billion more people, or the roughly two-thirds of the globe that do not...
KO: 40.96 (+0.40), AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), AXP: 88.34 (+0.33), FB: 75.86 (-4.91), WMT: 76.39 (+0.04), PG: 86.54 (+0.07), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), VZ: 49.83 (-0.13)
New 'Call of Duty' video game due out next week
AP - Tue Oct 28, 2:13PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest installment in the blockbuster "Call of Duty" video game franchise goes on sale next week, and retailers including Best Buy and Wal-Mart will sell a special edition of the game beginning one day early.
ATVI: 19.04 (-0.19), AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), BBY: 32.35 (-0.31), WMT: 76.39 (+0.04)
3 Services Stocks Moving The Sector Upward
at The Street - Tue Oct 28, 12:04PM CDT
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), CMCSA: 54.90 (+0.17), PCLN: 1,144.22 (-12.40)
Why Amazon Should Fear Microsoft in the Cloud
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 10:04AM CDT
Despite Amazon.com 's recent business challenges, its cloud services segment is one area that's always been golden for the company. That is, until recently, because Microsoft is now creating havoc for cloud service providers with its...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), IBM: 163.46 (-0.14), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13)
IBM vs. Hewlett-Packard: Which Company Has the Better Plan?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 8:17AM CDT
Both IBM and Hewlett-Packard are a part of old tech, with histories spanning multiple generations. Hewlett-Packard was founded in the depths of the Great Depression, bringing a sound-testing device to market in 1938. IBM, formerly the Computing...
AMZN: 294.12 (-1.47), IBM: 163.46 (-0.14), EMC: 28.35 (-0.13), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), HPQ: 35.38 (-0.16)
