Tesla Ends Week Down With GM, Maybe Apple Car Rivals
at Investor's Business Daily - 39 mins ago
A surprise Q4 loss on Wednesday sent Tesla (TSLA) stock down 6% for the week, though some analysts stayed optimistic on prospects. The electric-car maker had year-end shipment delays but said it met its production goal of 35,000 Model S sedans in...
TSLA: 203.77 (+0.89), GM: 37.62 (-0.40), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Can Facebook Inc Overpower YouTube?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 47 mins ago
Facebook now shows 3 billion videos per day. Source: Facebook. It took YouTube six years to reach 3 billion video views per day. Facebook did it in about a year. Of course, Facebook had the benefit of building on top of the world's largest...
FB: 75.74 (-0.49), GOOGL: 551.16 (+5.15), GOOG: 549.01 (+6.08), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Why Apple Inc. Doesn't Care Most Wearable Tech Ends Up As Junk
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 1:49PM CST
Source: Apple It is hard to ignore the numbers. After about six months of use, one-third of U.S. consumers cast aside their wearable devices, never to be used again, according to a report from Endeavour Partners. Furthermore, more than half of...
IT: 81.53 (+1.64), FORR: 37.58 (-0.03), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Why Microsoft Corporation’s Free Windows 10 Upgrade Scheme is Brilliant
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 12:56PM CST
Microsoft announced some time ago that users of Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 would be able to upgrade to the software giant's brand new Windows 10 for free during the operating system's first year of availability. While some have expressed...
MSFT: 43.87 (+0.78), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Apple Inc. TV Rumors Resurface: Here We Go Again
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 11:25AM CST
Even as it leans increasingly on the strength of its insanely lucrative iPhone business, the year ahead will likely be one of renewal for technology powerhouse Apple . While we all know iPhone sales have never been better , it is also imperative...
SNE: 27.30 (+0.19), CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), TWC: 149.74 (+2.21), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62), DISH: 77.20 (-0.16)
Microsoft Scoops Up Another Hot Start-Up
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 10:53AM CST
Microsoft seems to be taking a page out of the Yahoo! playbook. In recent years, under Marissa Mayer, Yahoo! has been scooping up mobile app start-ups hand over fist as it acqui-hires developer talent. Microsoft is now starting a shopping streak...
YHOO: 44.42 (+0.50), GOOGL: 551.16 (+5.15), MSFT: 43.87 (+0.78), GOOG: 549.01 (+6.08), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62), NOK: 8.02 (+0.05)
Smartwatches, Cyanogen/Android, Carrier Subsidies, IOT (Podcast)
Bob O'Donnell - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Feb 14, 10:48AM CST
This week, Bob O'Donnell, Jan Dawson and special guest Steve Wildstrom discuss the smart watch market, potential Android rifts with Cyanogen, the impact of evolving carrier subsidies for US telcos, and the opportunities in the IOT (Internet of...
QCOM: 70.88 (+0.49), SNE: 27.30 (+0.19), GOOG: 549.01 (+6.08), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Will Offspark Acquisition Help ARM Holdings Dominate the Internet of Things?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 10:10AM CST
Chip designer ARM Holdings recently acquired Offspark, a Dutch specialist in security software, to expand its footprint in the Internet of Things, or IoT. Offspark PolarSSL open-source technology is used to...
BRCM: 45.69 (+0.23), ARMH: 49.92 (-0.49), INTC: 34.36 (+0.23), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62), CSCO: 29.43 (-0.03)
Apple's Love Affair With Solar Energy Could Mean Big Things Are Coming
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 10:00AM CST
Apple will soon be buying energy from a First Solar power plant similar to this one. Image source: First Solar. Apple may soon be the largest single solar energy consumer in the world after it agreed to power its new headquarters, Silicon Valley...
FSLR: 48.84 (-0.58), GOOGL: 551.16 (+5.15), SPWR: 28.30 (+0.07), MSFT: 43.87 (+0.78), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
1 Key Feature That Will Distinguish the Samsung Galaxy S6 From the Apple iPhone 6
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 9:49AM CST
Source: Samsung Samsung has seen better days. Stung by a series of recent shortcomings, the South Korean technology titan limped into 2015 with visions of reestablishing itself, alongside nemesis, Apple , as one of the undisputed leaders in...
AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Why Apple Could Be Building a Car -- and What it Means
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 9:20AM CST
Source: Apple Will Apple stores like this one in New York become car dealerships? They might, if reports that Apple is developing an electric car turn out to be true. Is Apple developing a car? It may well be, according to new reports by...
TSLA: 203.77 (+0.89), F: 16.30 (-0.06), MGA: 102.32 (-0.46), GM: 37.62 (-0.40), TM: 132.49 (+0.67), FCAU: 14.53 (+0.06), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
This Top Tech Investor Believes Bitcoins Will Beat Apple Pay
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 8:50AM CST
Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Netscape and famed venture capitalist who invested in Twitter , Facebook , Pinterest, and GrubHub in their early days, believes that...
GRUB: 39.93 (+1.71), FB: 75.74 (-0.49), GOOGL: 551.16 (+5.15), TWTR: 48.50 (+0.55), GOOG: 549.01 (+6.08), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62), CRM: 62.85 (+1.59)
Why Is Apple Buying Taylor Swift's Record Label?
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 8:13AM CST
Apple has a blank space baby and it plans to write Big Machine Records' name. The tech giant is reportedly close to acquiring the label, home to Taylor Swift, for $250 million according to music industry publication Hits Daily Double . The...
AMZN: 381.83 (+4.66), P: 15.44 (+0.45), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
53% of Americans Oppose This Technology, But Companies Aren't Listening
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 7:43AM CST
Can Apple buff consumers' wearable tech fears? Source: Apple. Consumers have adopted a lot of technology over the past few years. Most of us have ditched our feature phones for smartphones, transitioned from paper books to pixelated ones, and...
GOOGL: 551.16 (+5.15), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
3 Reasons Samsung's Galaxy S6 Could be the Greatest Phone Ever Released
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 7:30AM CST
Samsung has certainly seen better days. Late last month, the South Korean tech giant reported its quarterly results. On an annual basis, Samsung's profits fell 27%, and sales of its mobile phones dropped 21%. This isn't just an unfortunate...
QCOM: 70.88 (+0.49), GOOGL: 551.16 (+5.15), GOOG: 549.01 (+6.08), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Think Your Tesla Is Saving The Environment? Think Again.
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 7:00AM CST
Tesla Motors Inc . makes all-electric vehicles. That's not news to anyone. However, what might be news is that all-electric vehicles may not be as good for the environment as people believe. And if that information gets around, Tesla's finely...
TSLA: 203.77 (+0.89), TM: 132.49 (+0.67), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
A Dividend Investor's Dilemma: Take Profits Or Let It Ride?
Parsimony Investment Research - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 13, 7:34PM CST
DPS: 76.95 (-1.35), HD: 111.89 (-0.27), WBA: 78.73 (-1.23), LB: 94.51 (-0.30), TXN: 57.97 (+0.53), TGT: 76.12 (-0.75), WSM: 82.11 (+0.73), MO: 54.76 (-0.78), GLW: 25.00 (+0.14), BMY: 60.04 (+0.56), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Cyber Security Summit Puts Tech Giants Apple, Google, and Facebook in Focus - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Feb 13, 7:01PM CST
President Obama is holding a cyber security summit, and technology giants are definitely in focus as a result.
FB: 75.74 (-0.49), GOOGL: 551.16 (+5.15), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Apple Pay gets foot into a big door: U.S. government transactions
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 13, 6:44PM CST
AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
4 of Elon Musk's Boldest Predictions - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Feb 13, 6:32PM CST
A rundown of some of Elon Musk's most out there predictions over the last few years.
TSLA: 203.77 (+0.89), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)