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YouTube to launch $10-a-month ad-free video, music plan Red
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - 2 hrs 53 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — YouTube on Wednesday unveiled a new $10-a-month subscription plan in the U.S. called Red that combines ad-free videos, new original series and movies from top YouTubers, and on-demand unlimited streaming music.
P: 19.26 (-0.07), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), AAPL: 113.76 (-0.01), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Amazon, Microsoft, McDonald's, Under Armour Earnings in Focus
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 7:15PM CDT
Alphabet, Union Pacific and Southwest Airlines are among the many companies reporting earnings Thursday.
MMM: 149.82 (+0.71), AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), LLY: 77.01 (-0.78), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), LUV: 41.04 (-0.34), UAL: 54.55 (-1.20), T: 33.60 (-0.15), UA: 99.15 (-0.82), MCD: 102.54 (-1.30), CAT: 69.67 (-0.60), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), DOW: 47.48 (-0.21), UNP: 93.41 (-0.33)
For The New York Times Co., A Very Real Bet on Virtual Reality
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 21, 7:00PM CDT
Credit: Alphabet via Google+. Neither newsprint nor HTML code is enough for The New York Times Co. to tell stories anymore. The Old Gray Lady is teaming with one-time enemy Google -- or, as it's now known, Alphabet -- to add virtual reality...
GE: 28.85 (+0.07), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), NYT: 12.64 (-0.37), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Oct 21, 4:53PM CDT
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LRCX: 70.79 (+0.76), AMAT: 16.07 (-0.12), GM: 35.42 (+1.94), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Is Microsoft the Next BlackBerry?
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 3:45PM CDT
Who's winning the operating system wars? It ain't Microsoft.
IBM: 140.92 (+0.28), BBRY: 7.08 (-0.12), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), AAPL: 113.76 (-0.01), HPQ: 28.23 (-0.33), NOK: 6.94 (-0.02)
3 Stocks to Buy as Virtual Reality Takes Off
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 1:57PM CDT
Long the domain of tech geeks and dreamers, VR is about to go mainstream. Here’s how to profit.
FB: 97.11 (+0.11), SNE: 28.10 (+0.87), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Business events scheduled for Thursday
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Oct 21, 12:26PM CDT
Major business and economic events scheduled for Thursday:
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), MMM: 149.82 (+0.71), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), CAT: 69.67 (-0.60), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), UNP: 93.41 (-0.33), UAL: 54.55 (-1.20), LUV: 41.04 (-0.34)
Watch Out Microsoft Corporation, Alphabet Inc Is After Your Bread And Butter
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 21, 12:00PM CDT
When it comes to business productivity tools, Microsoft and its Office 365 suite rule the roost, and have for as long as many of us can remember. And based on last quarter's results, it appears Office 365 sales, particularly to consumers, continue...
GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Why Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer Must Go: Opinion
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 11:57AM CDT
On the earnings call, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer spewed utter nonsense in defending her performance. She has to go, says Real Money's Eric Jackson.
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Amazon.com Inc Quietly Kills Its Online Travel Business
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 21, 9:45AM CDT
Back in April, Amazon launched Destinations, a travel site which helped customers find and book hotels. The site also helped customers find "getaway destinations" for weekend trips located within driving...
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), EXPE: 129.14 (+0.10), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), PCLN: 1,364.29 (-8.22)
Yahoo!'s Marissa Mayer Is Delusional and Needs to Go
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 9:15AM CDT
On the earnings call, Mayer spewed utter nonsense in defending her performance:
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Yahoo! CEO Mayer Is Delusional and Must Go
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 9:15AM CDT
On the earnings call, Mayer spewed utter nonsense in defending her performance:
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Yahoo! CEO Mayer Is Delusional and Needs to Go
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 9:15AM CDT
On the earnings call, Mayer spewed utter nonsense in defending her performance:
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
For Marissa Mayer, It's Not About Back to the Future, It's About Running Out of Time
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 8:51AM CDT
Today might be #BacktotheFuture day, but Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer seems to be running out of time, as investors are growing impatient about the business.
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), BABA: 69.48 (-2.31)
Look Out, Alphabet Inc.: Facebook Inc. Is Testing a Potential YouTube Killer
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 21, 6:16AM CDT
Facebook recently started testing a dedicated video channel that will appear as a separate tab on its home page. The channel will be customized for each user, featuring videos from their friends and the...
FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Microsoft Corporation Enlists Allies To Battle Alphabet Inc In Russia and China
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 20, 6:30PM CDT
In recent years, Microsoft 's biggest adversary has been Alphabet 's Google, which attacked the tech titan with free productivity software, operating systems, and a massive ecosystem of web...
QIHU: 54.15 (-1.89), BIDU: 149.63 (-3.58), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), YNDX: 13.03 (-0.32)
YouTube Wants More TV Ad Money: Here's Why It'll Get It
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 20, 5:30PM CDT
Source: YouTube/Alphabet. When it comes to advertising, there's essentially a battle going on between the two largest formats. On one hand, you have the fast-growing digital medium that includes both desktop and mobile advertising, and on the...
FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Yahoo teaming up with Google as 3Q results disappoint
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue Oct 20, 5:20PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Unable to revive Yahoo's revenue growth on her own, CEO Marissa Mayer is hoping for a little help from her old friends at Google.
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Yahoo to team up with Google in Internet search, advertising
AP - Tue Oct 20, 4:28PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is leaning on Google's expertise in Internet search and advertising in its latest attempt to boost its revenue.
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Soft Market Has Bears Feeling Frisky
at The Street - Tue Oct 20, 3:18PM CDT
But this doesn't mean a deeper correction is under way.
NFLX: 97.96 (-1.03), TSLA: 210.09 (-2.94), AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), HOG: 47.03 (-1.22), IBM: 140.92 (+0.28), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), CMG: 665.67 (-39.96), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), AAPL: 113.76 (-0.01), DY: 76.46 (-2.17)
YouTube to launch $10-a-month ad-free video, music plan Red
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - 2 hrs 53 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — YouTube on Wednesday unveiled a new $10-a-month subscription plan in the U.S. called Red that combines ad-free videos, new original series and movies from top YouTubers, and on-demand unlimited streaming music.
P: 19.26 (-0.07), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), AAPL: 113.76 (-0.01), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Amazon, Microsoft, McDonald's, Under Armour Earnings in Focus
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 7:15PM CDT
Alphabet, Union Pacific and Southwest Airlines are among the many companies reporting earnings Thursday.
MMM: 149.82 (+0.71), AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), LLY: 77.01 (-0.78), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), LUV: 41.04 (-0.34), UAL: 54.55 (-1.20), T: 33.60 (-0.15), UA: 99.15 (-0.82), MCD: 102.54 (-1.30), CAT: 69.67 (-0.60), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), DOW: 47.48 (-0.21), UNP: 93.41 (-0.33)
For The New York Times Co., A Very Real Bet on Virtual Reality
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 21, 7:00PM CDT
Credit: Alphabet via Google+. Neither newsprint nor HTML code is enough for The New York Times Co. to tell stories anymore. The Old Gray Lady is teaming with one-time enemy Google -- or, as it's now known, Alphabet -- to add virtual reality...
GE: 28.85 (+0.07), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), NYT: 12.64 (-0.37), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Oct 21, 4:53PM CDT
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LRCX: 70.79 (+0.76), AMAT: 16.07 (-0.12), GM: 35.42 (+1.94), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Is Microsoft the Next BlackBerry?
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 3:45PM CDT
Who's winning the operating system wars? It ain't Microsoft.
IBM: 140.92 (+0.28), BBRY: 7.08 (-0.12), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), AAPL: 113.76 (-0.01), HPQ: 28.23 (-0.33), NOK: 6.94 (-0.02)
3 Stocks to Buy as Virtual Reality Takes Off
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 1:57PM CDT
Long the domain of tech geeks and dreamers, VR is about to go mainstream. Here’s how to profit.
FB: 97.11 (+0.11), SNE: 28.10 (+0.87), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Business events scheduled for Thursday
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Oct 21, 12:26PM CDT
Major business and economic events scheduled for Thursday:
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), MMM: 149.82 (+0.71), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), CAT: 69.67 (-0.60), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), UNP: 93.41 (-0.33), UAL: 54.55 (-1.20), LUV: 41.04 (-0.34)
Watch Out Microsoft Corporation, Alphabet Inc Is After Your Bread And Butter
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 21, 12:00PM CDT
When it comes to business productivity tools, Microsoft and its Office 365 suite rule the roost, and have for as long as many of us can remember. And based on last quarter's results, it appears Office 365 sales, particularly to consumers, continue...
GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Why Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer Must Go: Opinion
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 11:57AM CDT
On the earnings call, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer spewed utter nonsense in defending her performance. She has to go, says Real Money's Eric Jackson.
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Amazon.com Inc Quietly Kills Its Online Travel Business
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 21, 9:45AM CDT
Back in April, Amazon launched Destinations, a travel site which helped customers find and book hotels. The site also helped customers find "getaway destinations" for weekend trips located within driving...
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), EXPE: 129.14 (+0.10), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), PCLN: 1,364.29 (-8.22)
Yahoo!'s Marissa Mayer Is Delusional and Needs to Go
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 9:15AM CDT
On the earnings call, Mayer spewed utter nonsense in defending her performance:
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Yahoo! CEO Mayer Is Delusional and Must Go
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 9:15AM CDT
On the earnings call, Mayer spewed utter nonsense in defending her performance:
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Yahoo! CEO Mayer Is Delusional and Needs to Go
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 9:15AM CDT
On the earnings call, Mayer spewed utter nonsense in defending her performance:
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
For Marissa Mayer, It's Not About Back to the Future, It's About Running Out of Time
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 8:51AM CDT
Today might be #BacktotheFuture day, but Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer seems to be running out of time, as investors are growing impatient about the business.
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), BABA: 69.48 (-2.31)
Look Out, Alphabet Inc.: Facebook Inc. Is Testing a Potential YouTube Killer
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 21, 6:16AM CDT
Facebook recently started testing a dedicated video channel that will appear as a separate tab on its home page. The channel will be customized for each user, featuring videos from their friends and the...
FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Microsoft Corporation Enlists Allies To Battle Alphabet Inc In Russia and China
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 20, 6:30PM CDT
In recent years, Microsoft 's biggest adversary has been Alphabet 's Google, which attacked the tech titan with free productivity software, operating systems, and a massive ecosystem of web...
QIHU: 54.15 (-1.89), BIDU: 149.63 (-3.58), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), YNDX: 13.03 (-0.32)
YouTube Wants More TV Ad Money: Here's Why It'll Get It
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 20, 5:30PM CDT
Source: YouTube/Alphabet. When it comes to advertising, there's essentially a battle going on between the two largest formats. On one hand, you have the fast-growing digital medium that includes both desktop and mobile advertising, and on the...
FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Yahoo teaming up with Google as 3Q results disappoint
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue Oct 20, 5:20PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Unable to revive Yahoo's revenue growth on her own, CEO Marissa Mayer is hoping for a little help from her old friends at Google.
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Yahoo to team up with Google in Internet search, advertising
AP - Tue Oct 20, 4:28PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is leaning on Google's expertise in Internet search and advertising in its latest attempt to boost its revenue.
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67)
Soft Market Has Bears Feeling Frisky
at The Street - Tue Oct 20, 3:18PM CDT
But this doesn't mean a deeper correction is under way.
NFLX: 97.96 (-1.03), TSLA: 210.09 (-2.94), AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), HOG: 47.03 (-1.22), IBM: 140.92 (+0.28), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), CMG: 665.67 (-39.96), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), GOOG: 642.61 (-7.67), AAPL: 113.76 (-0.01), DY: 76.46 (-2.17)
