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)
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)
Apple says no to CISA
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 5:49PM CDT
Apple (AAPL) is one of the latest tech firms to disapprove of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), joining Netflix (NFLX), Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR) and Alphabet's Google (GOOGL). Its dissent comes less than a week before an expected...
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Google adds ad-free YouTube
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 5:49PM CDT
It'll cost non-Apple users $9.99 a month -- but Alphabet (GOOGL)-owned Google property YouTube will launch an ad-free plan Oct. 28 for its streaming videos, music, new original series and movies from popular YouTube artists. Called YouTube Red, it's...
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Yahoo!, Twitter Drop, Face Ongoing Criticism, Western Digital Acquires SanDisk -- Tech Roundup
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 5:15PM CDT
Yahoo! shares tumble after missed earnings, Morgan Stanley downgrades Twitter and Western Digital and Lam Research announce acquisitions.
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Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Oct 21, 4:53PM CDT
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5 Stocks to Watch Tomorrow - UA, MCD, CAT, AMZN, GOOGL
ESTMZ - Wed Oct 21, 4:39PM CDT
The deluge of earnings continues, with these five big names set to report tomorrow. Thursday, October 22 Under Armour ( UA ) Consumer Discretionary - Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Reports October 22, before the...
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), UA: 99.15 (-0.82), SPY: 201.85 (-1.24), EBAY: 24.21 (-0.21), NKE: 132.47 (+0.10), SKX: 45.71 (-0.78), BBY: 34.84 (-0.47), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11), MCD: 102.54 (-1.30), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), CAT: 69.67 (-0.60), YUM: 73.56 (+0.53)
Apple Joins Facebook, Netflix Vs. Cybersecurity Bill
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 4:02PM CDT
Apple (AAPL) is one of the latest tech names to voice disapproval of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), joining tech heavyweights Netflix (NFLX), Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR) and Alphabet (GOOGL). "We don't support the current CISA...
NFLX: 97.96 (-1.03), YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), FEYE: 28.76 (-1.53), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), MSFT: 47.20 (-0.57), TWTR: 29.30 (-1.61), AAPL: 113.76 (-0.01), CRM: 75.83 (-1.70)
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)
Amazon To Under Armour: 5 Key Earnings Thursday
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 3:37PM CDT
With the market in a confirmed uptrend, top-rated stocks such as Amazon (AMZN) and Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) are good prospects for a stock watch list. The Internet giants are among five key earnings reports slated for Thursday, along with...
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Chipotle, Yahoo Sink On Price Target Cuts
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 3:32PM CDT
Stocks sold off into the close after moving little in either direction through most of Wednesday's session. The Nasdaq lagged with an 0.8% loss, while the S&P 500 gave up 0.6% and the Dow Jones industrial average shed 0.3%. Volume was higher across...
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Yahoo, Chipotle PTs Cut; Twitter, VMWare Downgraded
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 3:22PM CDT
Yahoo (YHOO) shares finished lower Wednesday on several price target cuts that followed a weak earnings report, while Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) also had its price target cut, Twitter (TWTR) was downgraded, and VMware (VMW) was hit with a series of...
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Another Biotech Sets Off More Selling
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 3:10PM CDT
Market is feeling very jittery.
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Google's YouTube Lets Users Watch Ad-Free - For A Fee
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 2:49PM CDT
Google is the latest tech enterprise to roll out a membership-fee service for ad-free streaming content. It includes videos, music and new original series and movies from popular YouTube artists including Swedish comedian PewDiePie. Google, a unit of...
NFLX: 97.96 (-1.03), AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), P: 19.26 (-0.07), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), AAPL: 113.76 (-0.01)
Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock May Gain on YouTube Paid Ad-Free Subscriptions
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 2:47PM CDT
Alphabet's (GOOGL) YouTube announced it will launch an ad-free subscription for $9.99 a month next week.
GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20)
Why Does IAC's Ask.fm Let Teens Comment Incognito?
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 2:42PM CDT
The world of "anonymous apps" includes the likes of Whisper, Yik Yak and 5-year-old Ask.fm. A peer question-and-answer social-media site that lets its mostly youthful users go incognito, Ask.fm was acquired last year by IAC/InteractiveCorp (IACI)....
YHOO: 31.12 (-1.71), FB: 97.11 (+0.11), IACI: 67.35 (-1.66), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), TWTR: 29.30 (-1.61)
Stocks Fall; Valeant Defends Accounting Practices
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 2:02PM CDT
Stocks relinquish gains made earlier Wednesday as a selloff in Valeant Pharmaceuticals pressures the rest of the biotech sector.
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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.
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Samsung Pay Is Finally Available For Verizon Customers
Madeleine Johnson - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 21, 1:19PM CDT
Verizon customers have had to wait almost a month to use Samsung Pay since its launch.
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Business events scheduled for Thursday
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Oct 21, 12:26PM CDT
Major business and economic events scheduled for Thursday:
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