That Rare Earnings Day: Everyone's a Winner
at The Street - 17 mins ago
It's tough to bet against FANG.
NFLX: 110.10 (-1.40), SBUX: 56.56 (-0.13), AMZN: 482.18 (-6.09), V: 71.75 (-0.22), SWKS: 103.12 (+3.48), AXP: 77.01 (-1.98), FB: 95.44 (-1.60), QCOM: 61.78 (-2.41), GOOGL: 674.73 (-20.37), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), JNPR: 26.49 (+0.30)
What Retail Stocks Will Get A Back-To-School Lift?
at Investor's Business Daily - 36 mins ago
The sparring match between Amazon.com and Wal-Mart last week hinted at the competition retailers face heading into the back-to-school shopping season, as the industry behemoths one-upped each other with rival Black-Friday-like sales on the same day....
UA: 95.93 (+6.56), AMZN: 482.18 (-6.09), NKE: 114.00 (-0.09), DKS: 50.42 (-0.81), AEO: 17.75 (-0.35), SKX: 123.21 (-2.96), COST: 145.60 (-0.78), WMT: 72.51 (-0.65), FL: 69.90 (-0.36), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), LULU: 62.00 (-0.86)
Apple Supplier Skyworks Q3 Earnings Top Expectations
at Investor's Business Daily - 1 hr 39 mins ago
Apple (AAPL) chip supplier Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) late Thursday reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter earnings and revenue and gave a strong outlook for the current quarter. Skyworks earned $1.34 a share excluding items for its Q3...
HD: 114.59 (-0.31), SWKS: 103.12 (+3.48), CRUS: 35.72 (+5.01), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06)
Google (GOOGL) Buys Pixate to Bolster Mobile App Designing - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - 1 hr 56 mins ago
Google Inc. (GOOGL) ramped up its app designing team by acquiring Pixate, an app prototyping service.
AMZN: 482.18 (-6.09), GOOGL: 674.73 (-20.37), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), CSCO: 28.01 (+0.48)
Market Losing Some Good Hiding Places
at The Street - 2 hrs 10 mins ago
'Good' action gets narrower as breadth worsens.
CI: 154.36 (+3.29), SGYP: 8.42 (-0.14), NFLX: 110.10 (-1.40), TSLA: 267.20 (-0.67), AMZN: 482.18 (-6.09), IBM: 161.73 (+1.38), FB: 95.44 (-1.60), CRUS: 35.72 (+5.01), GOOGL: 674.73 (-20.37), FTNT: 46.83 (+4.53), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), ADPT: 105.20 (+18.00)
Intel Issues $7B Bonds to Finance $16.7B Altera Takeover - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - 2 hrs 17 mins ago
Intel Inc. (INTC) recently announced that it is selling bonds worth $7 billion to fund a portion of its $16.7 billion takeover of Altera Corp. (ALTR).
QCOM: 61.78 (-2.41), ALTR: 49.43 (+0.01), INTC: 28.59 (-0.01), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06)
Apple, Chinese Firms Grab Q2 Smartphone Market Share
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 25 mins ago
Apple (AAPL) and Chinese rivals Huawei and Xiaomi outpaced the overall smartphone market in the second quarter and gained market share. Meanwhile, No. 1 vendor Samsung was the only top smartphone maker to post a year-over-year unit shipment decline,...
GOOGL: 674.73 (-20.37), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06)
Dow Turns Negative for 2015 as Losses Accelerate
at The Street - Thu Jul 23, 2:10PM CDT
Stocks are lower on Thursday afternoon as crude oil extends recent lows.
XLB: 46.09 (-0.68), AXP: 77.01 (-1.98), BAC: 18.18 (-0.27), LLY: 86.76 (+0.38), UA: 95.93 (+6.56), IBM: 161.73 (+1.38), VALE: 5.28 (-0.11), BHP: 36.92 (-0.78), QCOM: 61.78 (-2.41), XLK: 42.59 (-0.09), GM: 31.50 (+1.20), MCD: 97.09 (-0.49), CAT: 76.88 (-2.88), RIO: 38.53 (-0.50), MSFT: 46.11 (+0.57), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), CMCSA: 62.47 (-2.03), DOW: 47.76 (-2.24), BABA: 83.88 (-0.27)
Comcast's Radius Fitness Closes, Proof Subscription Isn't as Easy as it Looks
at The Street - Thu Jul 23, 2:09PM CDT
The failure of Radius Fitness, NBCUniversal's attempt at a Netflix-style stream of workout videos, reveals the difficulties of monetizing subscription-streaming services.
NFLX: 110.10 (-1.40), SNE: 29.20 (+0.82), IACI: 82.39 (-0.81), GOOG: 644.28 (-17.82), CMCSA: 62.47 (-2.03), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), TWX: 87.69 (-1.03), CBS: 53.75 (-0.38)
Don't Sell Qualcomm; Stick With Companies That Have Growth
at The Street - Thu Jul 23, 2:04PM CDT
The CNBC 'Fast Money' traders debate whether now is a good time to sell Qualcomm, and discuss a raft of other stocks.
AMZN: 482.18 (-6.09), NKE: 114.00 (-0.09), FB: 95.44 (-1.60), PFE: 34.78 (-0.10), C: 59.87 (-0.47), LLY: 86.76 (+0.38), BMY: 68.24 (-1.13), INTC: 28.59 (-0.01), HPQ: 31.23 (+0.46), FINL: 27.44 (-0.43), NFLX: 110.10 (-1.40), UA: 95.93 (+6.56), JPM: 69.64 (-0.44), IBM: 161.73 (+1.38), QCOM: 61.78 (-2.41), FFIV: 127.68 (+9.18), CRUS: 35.72 (+5.01), GOOGL: 674.73 (-20.37), FL: 69.90 (-0.36), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), FTNT: 46.83 (+4.53), CSCO: 28.01 (+0.48)
Rogers Communications: Q2 Earnings Miss, Revenues Beat - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 23, 1:09PM CDT
Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) declared mixed second-quarter 2015 financial results, wherein the bottom line missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate while the top line surpassed the same.
RCI: 34.94 (+1.33), BBRY: 7.61 (-0.09), GOOGL: 674.73 (-20.37), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06)
There's Opportunity in Government Programs
at The Street - Thu Jul 23, 1:00PM CDT
If they're going to spend the money anyway, might as well capitalize.
AMRC: 6.66 (-0.29), PRSC: 45.99 (+0.60), UTI: 7.65 (-0.34), CMG: 725.94 (+0.12), CACI: 81.26 (-0.71), LRN: 13.72 (-0.53), NAUH: 3.07 (+0.06), APOL: 13.80 (-0.06), MSFT: 46.11 (+0.57), FCN: 41.64 (-0.36), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), WLDN: 10.88 (-0.17)
Why Apple, Inc.'s Stock Drop Is Just Silly
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 23, 12:42PM CDT
Tim Cook. Source: Apple. The initial response to Apple 's earnings release was not good. Shares promptly tanked by 9% immediately following the report, erasing $66.5 billion from the Mac maker's market cap in a matter of minutes. Shares recovered...
AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06)
Wocket: World's First Electronic 'Smart Wallet'
at The Street - Thu Jul 23, 12:42PM CDT
This user-friendly mobile payment device offers a voice-protected security system, so you can leave your credit cards at home -- and it doesn't need to be paired with a smartphone.
DFS: 57.24 (-2.26), V: 71.75 (-0.22), AXP: 77.01 (-1.98), GOOD: 16.09 (-0.53), NXTD: 2.19 (+0.07), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), MA: 95.16 (-1.72)
Don't Let the Indices Fool You
at The Street - Thu Jul 23, 12:24PM CDT
The market action is not as good as it seems.
CI: 154.36 (+3.29), SGYP: 8.42 (-0.14), NFLX: 110.10 (-1.40), TSLA: 267.20 (-0.67), AMZN: 482.18 (-6.09), IBM: 161.73 (+1.38), FB: 95.44 (-1.60), CRUS: 35.72 (+5.01), GOOGL: 674.73 (-20.37), FTNT: 46.83 (+4.53), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), ADPT: 105.20 (+18.00)
Bootstrapping Execs Woo Potential Co-Founders
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jul 23, 12:21PM CDT
Smart entrepreneurs seek strength in numbers. How they court co-founders: Join forces. "There's a saying: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with a team." So says Satyen Sangani, CEO of Alation, which means "to have wings."...
JPM: 69.64 (-0.44), LNKD: 224.10 (-0.70), GOOGL: 674.73 (-20.37), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06)
5 Stocks That Can Take Nasdaq 100 ETF to Fresh Highs - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 23, 10:32AM CDT
These five stocks could prove instrumental in driving the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) to a new high again.
AMZN: 482.18 (-6.09), QQQ: 112.20 (-0.42), FB: 95.44 (-1.60), GOOGL: 674.73 (-20.37), MSFT: 46.11 (+0.57), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06)
Apple Unveils Back to School Promotion -- Sort Of
at The Street - Thu Jul 23, 10:31AM CDT
Apple's latest Back to School promotion offers customers a free pair of Beats Solo2 headphones with their purchase of a Mac computer.
AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06)
Cisco Exits Cable TV Boxes Amid Web Streaming Shift
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jul 23, 10:20AM CDT
Cisco Systems (CSCO) exited the cable set-top box market, selling off its home video equipment business at a loss to France-based Technicolor for about $600 million, as more consumers shift to Web streaming devices and services. Cisco acquired the...
NFLX: 110.10 (-1.40), AMZN: 482.18 (-6.09), ARRS: 30.62 (+0.47), CHTR: 183.76 (-2.30), GOOGL: 674.73 (-20.37), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), CMCSA: 62.47 (-2.03), CSCO: 28.01 (+0.48)
Nasdaq Higher as Tech Stocks Rebound
at The Street - Thu Jul 23, 10:00AM CDT
The Nasdaq is the best performer as technology stocks rebound from Wednesday's selloff.
AXP: 77.01 (-1.98), BAC: 18.18 (-0.27), LLY: 86.76 (+0.38), CI: 154.36 (+3.29), UA: 95.93 (+6.56), ANTM: 155.21 (+0.11), IBM: 161.73 (+1.38), QCOM: 61.78 (-2.41), XLK: 42.59 (-0.09), MCD: 97.09 (-0.49), GM: 31.50 (+1.20), CAT: 76.88 (-2.88), MSFT: 46.11 (+0.57), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), CMCSA: 62.47 (-2.03), DOW: 47.76 (-2.24), BABA: 83.88 (-0.27)