Volume Alert - MSFT 49.14 Microsoft Corp $MSFT Hit

Volume Alert - MSFT 49.14 Microsoft Corp $MSFT Hit a high today of 49.33 Closing the day 10:30 at 49.14 -0.32 -0.65% With a day low of 48.94 and a total volume of 5,514,912.

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MSFT Microsoft Corp Recent Headline News

One Reason Nokia (NOK) Stock Is Rising Today
at The Street - 1 hr ago
Nokia (NOK) stock is up as the company reveals a new table device, set to go on sale in China next year.
GOOGL: 549.87 (+3.23), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48), AAPL: 114.45 (+0.46), NOK: 7.99 (+0.32)

How IBM Intends to Reinvent Work E-Mail for the 21st Century
at The Street - 1 hr 13 mins ago
IBM is trying to reinvent work email, using its analytics and data prowess to give employees a new way to converse more efficiently at work, going after Google and Microsoft.
IBM: 162.31 (-1.85), GOOGL: 549.87 (+3.23), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48), AAPL: 114.45 (+0.46)

Today's Market: Japanese Economic Moves, Earnings And Corporate News
Matthew Smith - at Seeking Alpha - 1 hr 53 mins ago

GPRO: 85.32 (+3.82), AMZN: 327.65 (+4.60), HD: 96.44 (-1.59), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48), CSCO: 26.59 (+0.12)

Michael Khouw of Action Alerts OPTIONS: A Bull Case for Office Depot
at The Street - 1 hr 57 mins ago
This potential merger candidate looks attractive for the long term.
SPLS: 12.71 (-0.26), MMM: 159.28 (+0.59), AMZN: 327.65 (+4.60), NWL: 35.54 (-0.08), IP: 54.95 (+0.11), TGT: 66.66 (-0.47), WMT: 83.88 (+0.31), ODP: 6.75 (+0.06), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48), HPQ: 37.67 (+0.26)

Stock Futures Narrowly Higher; Nokia Tablet Stirs Interest
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 6 mins ago
Stock futures built on narrow early gains Tuesday. Dow futures were steady, 14.2 points above fair market value. Nasdaq 100 futures climbed from a fractional gain and were up 2.5 points. S&P 500 futures were up 1.4 points. Small caps showed some...
HD: 96.44 (-1.59), TJX: 59.82 (-1.72), DKS: 46.91 (-0.60), SNE: 21.13 (+0.87), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48), NOK: 7.99 (+0.32)

Microsoft vs. Google: Which Is the Better Cloud Computing Stock?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 13 mins ago
"Moving businesses to the cloud" is a common strategy among tech giants. While the basic concept is easy to grasp, it can be hard to estimate a company's cloud-based growth in financial terms. Research firm Markets and Markets estimates that the...
GOOGL: 549.87 (+3.23), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48), GOOG: 539.16 (+2.65)

Microsoft and Certiport announce 2015 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship
PR Newswire - 2 hrs 13 mins ago
Microsoft Corp. and Certiport Inc., a Pearson VUE business, on Monday announced the dates for the 2015 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship, the most popular technology skills competition for Microsoft Office since its inception in 2002. The popular Microsoft Office competition is the only one endorsed by Microsoft, providing a platform for students to showcase their expert skills using Microsoft Office tools and gain the upper hand in today's competitive academic and professional marketplace.
MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48)

Global Retail Analytics Market Report 2014-2019 - Business Function & Solutions Forecasts on the $4.4 Billion market
M2 - Tue Nov 18, 5:21AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vsv2q9/retail_analytics) has announced the addition of the "Retail Analytics Market by Business Function, & by Solutions - Worldwide Forecasts and Analysis (2014 -2019)" report to their offering. The retail analytics market is expected to grow from $1.88 billion in 2014 to $4.40 billion by 2019, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 18.6% from 2014 to 2019 LA and MEA regions are growing rapidly during the forecast period 2014 - 2019. Retail analytics market is growing at a rapid rate and is stimulated by various drivers such as the continuous rise in big data, rise of m-commerce, increasing utility of social media and increasing demand for customer analytics. The market growth can also be hiked in the near future because of numerous opportunities such as diversity in retail sub-segments, rising need to mitigate shrink (risk and fraud mainly) and increasing omni-channel marketing trend. Numerous retail analytics vendors offer high end solutions such as data management software, analytics software, mobile applications, and reporting and visualization tools. Also, a number of vendors deliver superior services such as consultancy, outsourcing, support and maintenance and others. IBM, SAS Institute, Angoss Software, SAP AG, Experian and others are such vendors leading the retail analytics sphere. These solutions are capable of catering to a number of enterprise level business functions for applications such as ad campaign management, customer segmentation, space planning and optimization, cluster planning, fraud and risk management, inventory management and many others. These solutions are becoming necessary for online retailers to understand customer requirements and purchasing behavior for improving their business strategies and operations and hence providing a better customer experience. Understanding the better customer needs also assists the digital retailers in introducing new products with improved success rates. The retail analytics platforms are being rapidly deployed on demand and this cloud based deployment is expected to grow faster than on premise deployment from the year 2014 to 2019. Scope of the Report - Business Function (Marketing and Customer, Merchandizing and In-store, Supply Chain, Strategy and Planning) - Solutions (Analytical Tools, Mobile Applications, Reporting Tools) Key Topics Covered: 1 Introduction 2 Research Methodology 3 Executive Summary 4 Premium Insights 5 Market Overview 6 Industry Trends 7 Retail Analytics: Market, By Business Function 8 Retail Analytics: Market, By Types 9 Retail Analytics: Market, By Type of Deployment 10 Retail Analytics: Market, By Region 11 Competitive Landscape 12 Company Profiles - Adobe Systems - Angoss Software - Experian - IBM - Microsoft Corporation - Microstrategy - Oracle - SAP - SAS Institute - Tableau Software For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vs..._analytics
SAP: 68.48 (+0.96), IBM: 162.30 (-1.86), DATA: 83.89 (+0.58), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48)

How the Bulls Are Playing Microsoft as the Stock Pulls Back
at The Street - Tue Nov 18, 4:45AM CST
Microsoft might not be Apple but it's starting to trade like it.
MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48)

Apple, IBM, Cisco, Oracle Or Microsoft: Which Tech Giant Has The Most 'Effective' Buyback Program?
Brian Nichols - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 9:16PM CST

IBM: 162.30 (-1.86), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48), AAPL: 114.45 (+0.46), ORCL: 41.45 (+0.29), CSCO: 26.59 (+0.12)

Microsoft Corporation Continues to Distance Itself From Steve Ballmer
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Nov 17, 7:17PM CST
Longtime Microsoft Chief Steve Ballmer, in August 2013, issued the now-infamous statement that he would retire "within the year." News of Ballmer's departure couldn't come soon enough for disgruntled shareholders, as evidenced by Microsoft's share...
GOOGL: 549.87 (+3.23), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48), GOOG: 539.16 (+2.65), AAPL: 114.45 (+0.46), NOK: 7.99 (+0.32), CRM: 63.02 (+0.51)

XBox One Sales Boost A Catalyst For AMD
Chris Lau - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 6:51PM CST

AMD: 2.66 (-0.01), SNE: 21.13 (+0.87), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48)

Facebook battling LinkedIn?
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Nov 17, 5:50PM CST
The social network giant is reportedly developing a website for professionals that could challenge LinkedIn (LNKD), Google (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT). Facebook's (FB) new site would look very much like its current pages, with a newsfeed and groups,...
LNKD: 224.67 (+1.39), FB: 74.54 (+0.30), GOOGL: 549.87 (+3.23), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48)

Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Mon Nov 17, 5:02PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
SPLS: 12.71 (-0.26), FB: 74.54 (+0.30), DNDN: 0.15 (unch), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48), AAPL: 114.45 (+0.46), CSCO: 26.59 (+0.12)

3 Reasons RF Micro Devices' Stock Could Rise
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Nov 17, 2:14PM CST
Radio-frequency component supplier RF Micro Devices has been on an incredible run so far this year, with its stock up more than 150%. During the past two quarters, the company has vastly improved profitability , and management believes these...
TQNT: 22.94 (+0.74), GM: 31.92 (-0.39), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48), RFMD: 13.78 (+0.43)

Microsoft's Xbox One Sales Up on Price Cut & New Content - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Nov 17, 1:20PM CST
The world's largest software maker Microsoft (MSFT) recently reported strong sales of its game console, Xbox One, launched in Nov 2013.
BIRT: 3.66 (+0.06), SNE: 21.13 (+0.87), ADVS: 32.04 (+0.12), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48)

Facebook Reportedly Working On Site For Professionals
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Nov 17, 1:11PM CST
LinkedIn stock fell Monday as reports surfaced that Facebook is developing a website for professionals that could also challenge Google and Microsoft. The new site will look very much like current Facebook (FB) pages, with a newsfeed and groups, but...
LNKD: 224.67 (+1.39), FB: 74.54 (+0.30), GOOGL: 549.87 (+3.23), MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48)

Is Microsoft's Dividend Safe?
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Nov 17, 10:11AM CST
Software giant Microsoft has been consistently growing its dividend over the past decade, and today it's one of the best dividend stocks in the technology sector. Since 2005, the company has increased its payout at an annualized rate of about...
MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48)

Dow Component Microsoft (MSFT) To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow
at The Street - Mon Nov 17, 10:00AM CST
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 is the ex-dividend date for Dow component (Nasdaq:MSFT).
MSFT: 48.98 (-0.48)