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Should Microsoft Corporation Boost Its Dividend Payout?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 51 mins ago
At long last, Microsoft 's mobile-first, cloud-first transition is showing signs of life. Many of us have been suggesting for much of the past year that new-ish CEO Satya Nadella and team were on the right track, but needed some time to right their...
GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
3 Huge Risks Facing Amazon
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 5:36PM CDT
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)
DreamWorks Animation Earnings: Riding "How to Train Your Dragon 2" to a Profit Beat
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 5:26PM CDT
Source: DreamWorks Animation. DreamWorks Animation today posted third-quarter earnings results that seemed to please Wall Street. Or maybe a better word for investors' reaction would be "relieved." The stock is down 35% this year, but it...
NFLX: 378.10 (-8.12), DIS: 89.53 (-0.40), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), DWA: 23.29 (-0.46), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
Identity theft victims lose more than money
BY MARCY GORDON - AP - Wed Oct 29, 4:35PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Personal data was stolen from 100 million Americans this year in cyber-attacks and thefts from retailers, banks and hospitals. Many of them will become victims of identity theft. While the financial hit to people and companies is real, the emotional impact can be "life-altering," says Terrell McSweeny, a member of the Federal Trade Commission, at a conference Wednesday.
GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
How Tinder's Success Makes a Match Services Spin-Off More Likely
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 1:06PM CDT
Barry Diller's IAC Interactive climbs on growth at Tinder, its three-year old digital matchmaking service.
FOXA: 34.35 (+0.04), IACI: 66.11 (+0.95), DISCA: 37.02 (-0.22), DIS: 89.53 (-0.40), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), CMCSA: 54.90 (+0.17), CBS: 54.06 (-0.01)
3 Big Risks for GoPro Investors
Keith Noonan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 12:21PM CDT
GoPro stock has taken investors on a wild ride since its June IPO. Initial pricing valued the camera maker's shares at $24, but optimism about the company's growth prospects and the introduction of a new product line have driven its stock up more...
GPRO: 67.89 (-1.41), KODK: 20.91 (-0.47), FB: 75.86 (-4.91), BBRY: 10.51 (-0.14), SNE: 18.36 (+0.64), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
Are Pandora Investors Watching The Wrong Metric?
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 10:17AM CDT
When Pandora Media reported third-quarter results late last week, the stock's subsequent 15% plunge initially came as a surprise. The music streaming specialist not only beat analysts' estimates on both revenue and earnings per share, but also...
P: 19.23 (-0.51), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
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)
1 Reason Apple Inc.’s Next MacBook Air Won’t Use Intel Corporation’s Core M
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 10:00AM CDT
Lenovo recently announced the next laptop in its Yoga Pro line of convertible PCs: the Yoga 3 Pro. It packs Intel 's Core M processor, which the chipmaker's CEO said offers "full Core performance in both compute and graphics in a fanless design."...
GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), INTC: 33.92 (+0.18), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
SIRIUS XM Q3 Earnings in Line, Revenues Beat; View Raised - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 29, 9:30AM CDT
SIRIUS XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) reported strong financial numbers for the third quarter of 2014.
P: 19.23 (-0.51), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), SIRI: 3.35 (+0.02)
Startup tries to 'Poynt' stores in new direction
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Wed Oct 29, 10:04AM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Silicon Valley startup is hoping an upcoming transition to smarter credit and debit cards will persuade millions of U.S. merchants to buy savvier payment terminals for their stores, too.
V: 214.66 (-2.05), EBAY: 51.33 (+0.13), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Will Facebook Q3 Earnings Make or Break These ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - ZACKS - Wed Oct 29, 9:20AM CDT
Facebook topped our estimates but warned of rising cost and lower revenue growth. How will this impact the ETF world?
SOCL: 18.55 (-0.43), FPX: 48.02 (-0.66), FB: 75.86 (-4.91), FDN: 59.15 (-0.81), TWTR: 42.08 (-1.70), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Herb Greenberg on the Stock Market: Here's Why Twitter Should Sell Itself
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 8:58AM CDT
Does it really want to explain itself quarter after quarter?
TWTR: 42.08 (-1.70), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Apple, Google, Smartphone Sales Strong as Microsoft Continues to Take a Hit
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 8:34AM CDT
New survey notes strong demand for the new iPhone 6 and 6+ models released near the end of the quarter.
MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
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)
Why Is Microsoft Making Android Apps?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 5:21PM CDT
Next Lock Screen is now available in the Google Play Store. Source: Microsoft. Microsoft is looking more and more like Google under the leadership of Satya Nadella. Google is well-known for encouraging its employees to work on side...
GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
Facebook's advertising revenue soars in 3Q
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP - Tue Oct 28, 5:08PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook grew its advertising revenue by 64 percent in the third quarter, helped by a boost in mobile ads that are becoming an increasingly large chunk of the social networking giant's overall advertising business.
FB: 75.86 (-4.91), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Google working on pill that searches for illnesses
By BRANDON BAILEY - AP - Tue Oct 28, 4:25PM CDT
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Google is working on a cancer-detecting pill in its latest effort to push the boundaries of technology.
GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Look for Shares of Google to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.50% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 28, 4:04PM CDT
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $541.62 to a high of $548.98. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.5%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $547.22 on volume of 1.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Should Microsoft Corporation Boost Its Dividend Payout?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 51 mins ago
At long last, Microsoft 's mobile-first, cloud-first transition is showing signs of life. Many of us have been suggesting for much of the past year that new-ish CEO Satya Nadella and team were on the right track, but needed some time to right their...
GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
3 Huge Risks Facing Amazon
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 5:36PM CDT
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)
DreamWorks Animation Earnings: Riding "How to Train Your Dragon 2" to a Profit Beat
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 5:26PM CDT
Source: DreamWorks Animation. DreamWorks Animation today posted third-quarter earnings results that seemed to please Wall Street. Or maybe a better word for investors' reaction would be "relieved." The stock is down 35% this year, but it...
NFLX: 378.10 (-8.12), DIS: 89.53 (-0.40), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), DWA: 23.29 (-0.46), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
Identity theft victims lose more than money
BY MARCY GORDON - AP - Wed Oct 29, 4:35PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Personal data was stolen from 100 million Americans this year in cyber-attacks and thefts from retailers, banks and hospitals. Many of them will become victims of identity theft. While the financial hit to people and companies is real, the emotional impact can be "life-altering," says Terrell McSweeny, a member of the Federal Trade Commission, at a conference Wednesday.
GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
How Tinder's Success Makes a Match Services Spin-Off More Likely
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 1:06PM CDT
Barry Diller's IAC Interactive climbs on growth at Tinder, its three-year old digital matchmaking service.
FOXA: 34.35 (+0.04), IACI: 66.11 (+0.95), DISCA: 37.02 (-0.22), DIS: 89.53 (-0.40), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), CMCSA: 54.90 (+0.17), CBS: 54.06 (-0.01)
3 Big Risks for GoPro Investors
Keith Noonan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 12:21PM CDT
GoPro stock has taken investors on a wild ride since its June IPO. Initial pricing valued the camera maker's shares at $24, but optimism about the company's growth prospects and the introduction of a new product line have driven its stock up more...
GPRO: 67.89 (-1.41), KODK: 20.91 (-0.47), FB: 75.86 (-4.91), BBRY: 10.51 (-0.14), SNE: 18.36 (+0.64), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
Are Pandora Investors Watching The Wrong Metric?
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 10:17AM CDT
When Pandora Media reported third-quarter results late last week, the stock's subsequent 15% plunge initially came as a surprise. The music streaming specialist not only beat analysts' estimates on both revenue and earnings per share, but also...
P: 19.23 (-0.51), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
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)
1 Reason Apple Inc.’s Next MacBook Air Won’t Use Intel Corporation’s Core M
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 10:00AM CDT
Lenovo recently announced the next laptop in its Yoga Pro line of convertible PCs: the Yoga 3 Pro. It packs Intel 's Core M processor, which the chipmaker's CEO said offers "full Core performance in both compute and graphics in a fanless design."...
GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), INTC: 33.92 (+0.18), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
SIRIUS XM Q3 Earnings in Line, Revenues Beat; View Raised - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 29, 9:30AM CDT
SIRIUS XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) reported strong financial numbers for the third quarter of 2014.
P: 19.23 (-0.51), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), SIRI: 3.35 (+0.02)
Startup tries to 'Poynt' stores in new direction
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Wed Oct 29, 10:04AM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Silicon Valley startup is hoping an upcoming transition to smarter credit and debit cards will persuade millions of U.S. merchants to buy savvier payment terminals for their stores, too.
V: 214.66 (-2.05), EBAY: 51.33 (+0.13), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Will Facebook Q3 Earnings Make or Break These ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - ZACKS - Wed Oct 29, 9:20AM CDT
Facebook topped our estimates but warned of rising cost and lower revenue growth. How will this impact the ETF world?
SOCL: 18.55 (-0.43), FPX: 48.02 (-0.66), FB: 75.86 (-4.91), FDN: 59.15 (-0.81), TWTR: 42.08 (-1.70), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Herb Greenberg on the Stock Market: Here's Why Twitter Should Sell Itself
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 8:58AM CDT
Does it really want to explain itself quarter after quarter?
TWTR: 42.08 (-1.70), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Apple, Google, Smartphone Sales Strong as Microsoft Continues to Take a Hit
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 8:34AM CDT
New survey notes strong demand for the new iPhone 6 and 6+ models released near the end of the quarter.
MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
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)
Why Is Microsoft Making Android Apps?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 5:21PM CDT
Next Lock Screen is now available in the Google Play Store. Source: Microsoft. Microsoft is looking more and more like Google under the leadership of Satya Nadella. Google is well-known for encouraging its employees to work on side...
GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), MSFT: 46.62 (+0.13), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60)
Facebook's advertising revenue soars in 3Q
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP - Tue Oct 28, 5:08PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook grew its advertising revenue by 64 percent in the third quarter, helped by a boost in mobile ads that are becoming an increasingly large chunk of the social networking giant's overall advertising business.
FB: 75.86 (-4.91), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Google working on pill that searches for illnesses
By BRANDON BAILEY - AP - Tue Oct 28, 4:25PM CDT
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Google is working on a cancer-detecting pill in its latest effort to push the boundaries of technology.
GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
Look for Shares of Google to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.50% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 28, 4:04PM CDT
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $541.62 to a high of $548.98. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.5%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $547.22 on volume of 1.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
GOOG: 549.33 (+0.43)
