Why Amazon.com Will Make Another Fire Phone
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 55 mins ago
Amazon definitely made a few mistakes with the Fire Phone this summer. The company was forced to write down its inventory $170 million due to poor sales resulting in a surplus. But CEO Jeff Bezos is undeterred. The CEO, who seems less interested...
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Amazon's Diapers Are Going To Flop Just Like The Fire Phone
Paulo Santos - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Dec 06, 11:22AM CST
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Apple Inc's Brand Value Jumped 21% -- Here Are 3 Companies Soaring Even Higher
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 10:18AM CST
Measuring the value of a company's brand is a bit subjective, but the folks at Interbrand have been doing it for 15 years. Apple once again came out on top as the world's most valuable brand and saw its worth soar 21% over last year's ranking. ...
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Will Microsoft's Xbox One Overtake Sony's PlayStation 4?
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 9:49AM CST
During the 2013 holiday season, Sony 's PlayStation 4 sold slightly better than Microsoft 's Xbox One, according to industry analyst NPD. Since November 2013, the month both consoles went on sale, PS4 has been the sales leader by about a...
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Grocery stores 2.0: Place your bets
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Dec 06, 9:24AM CST
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Top 5 Android Tablets To Think About Buying This Holiday Season
at The Street - Sat Dec 06, 8:17AM CST
The best top-of-the-line, high-tech models as well as a new, sub-$100 bargain device.
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Amazon's
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Dec 05, 6:07PM CST
Amazon's (AMZN) price target was cut to 320 from 325 by Cowen after the online retailer raised $6 bil in debt financing earlier this week. Shares fell 1.4% to 312.63.
AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30)
8 Fascinating Reads
Morgan Housel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Dec 05, 5:33PM CST
Here are eight fascinating things I read this week. Incentives A common complaint is that CEOs aren't long-term thinkers. Can you blame them ? CEOs can be forgiven for pursuing a "get rich quick" strategy; since the 1970s, the average...
AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30)
Taser Cloud-Based Products Energizing Sales, Profit
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Dec 05, 5:20PM CST
Law enforcement technology and smart weapon maker Taser keeps a running tally on its website home page of the estimated number of people who would be dead if not for its devices. The total was approaching 135,000 as of Friday. The company made a name...
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After Yesterday's Decline of 1.36%, Amazon.com Offers Investors Better Value
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Dec 05, 3:39PM CST
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $310.84 to a high of $316.93. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.4%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $313.47 on volume of 3.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30)
Look for Shares of Amazon.com to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 1.36% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Dec 05, 3:39PM CST
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $310.84 to a high of $316.93. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.4%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $313.47 on volume of 3.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30)
What Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales Foreshadow for Fourth Quarter Retail Results
ESTMZ - Fri Dec 05, 2:01PM CST
The numbers are in, and they are telling us that Black Friday weekend doesn’t matter as much anymore, and it doesn’t necessarily kick off the holiday shopping season as it once did. We think there are three culprits for the changing face of the Black...
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Why Best Buy's 15% November Rise Is Disappearing
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Dec 05, 2:00PM CST
Investors in Best Buy know all too well just how tough it can be to deal with volatile share-price movements. For the big-box electronics retailer, hopes for a full recovery from the company's disastrous downfall in 2011 and 2012 have met with...
AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), BBY: 35.63 (-0.45)
Amazon.com Gets Price Target Cut Over Debt Financing
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Dec 05, 1:10PM CST
Amazon.com's recent debt financing program has made at least one analyst a little nervous. In a report Friday, John Blackledge, an analyst for Cowen, reduced his price target on Amazon (AMZN) to 320 from 325 a share and cut his profit estimates on...
AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30)
Amazon to Sell Diapers & Baby Wipes to Prime Members - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Dec 05, 11:00AM CST
Amazon.com (AMZN) is rolling out its own line of diapers and baby wipes only for its Prime members. This house brand will be called Amazon Elements.
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Microsoft, Sprint, and Amazon Investors -- Here's the News You Need to Know This Week
Nathan Hamilton, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Dec 05, 10:00AM CST
Microsoft blew through millions, Sprint made a move to attract subscribers, and Stephen Hawking is talking about artificial intelligence being the end of mankind. While Hawking foresees this future as many decades from now, autonomous...
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Amazon: Painless Failures
Pater Tenebrarum - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 9:32AM CST
By Bill Bonner The River of No Returns E-commerce giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN ) has raised $6 billion in debt financing. Investors readily throw their money into the River of No Returns. Lenders are demanding a yield of 3.8% for...
AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30)
Will Amazon and eBay Outperform in this Holiday Quarter?
Alex Cho - Amigobulls - Fri Dec 05, 3:16AM CST
With favorable economic dynamics in play, Amazon and eBay are set to meet revenue and earnings estimates this holiday quarter.
AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), EBAY: 54.81 (+0.14)
Guess Who Amazon.com's Dueling With Now
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Dec 04, 7:34PM CST
Who is Amazon.com 's biggest rival? It's not such an easy question to answer. In its fledgling bookseller days, it was probably Barnes & Noble. Now that it's grown into a retail juggernaut, it might be Wal-Mart , the world's largest...
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Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Google Is Better Than the Market Thinks
at The Street - Thu Dec 04, 7:31PM CST
After a lackluster year, Cramer expects Google to deliver solid results come January when it reports earnings.
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