Microsoft Corp. Should Kill Its Lumia Smartphones, But it Won't
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 2 mins ago
Source: Microsoft Other than sharing the same first letter, Microsoft and mobile have had little in common during the past decade. Thanks to the overwhelming success of its dominant PC operating system and application software franchises, the...
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Lego's Shortage to Have Little Effect on U.S. Retail Sector
at The Street - 1 hr 49 mins ago
Lego said it can't keep up with demand during the holiday season but U.S. retailers are prepared.
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Bull Chart of the Day: Mercury Systems
at The Street - 2 hrs 58 mins ago
Volume, trend and momentum all confirm the current breakout.
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CBS’ Top Ratings Aren’t Enough to Lift Struggling Stock Price
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 9:02AM CDT
CBS can't catch a break. Even as ratings for 'NCIS,' the NFL and Stephen Colbert make it the "most watched network," the company's stock remains a laggard.
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Alphabet Is Still All About Google With Little Moonshots on the Side
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 8:13AM CDT
Alphabet will post its first earnings report since changing the reporting structure. But for investors, it's about two things - how strong is search and how weak are the moonshots.
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Action-Packed Thursday: China Pumps, ECB Decides and Amazon Reports
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 7:39AM CDT
Earnings reports are on tap from Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft.
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This Company Just Beat Apple Inc to Mobile Payments in China
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 22, 7:30AM CDT
Apple recently registered a new company, Apple Technology Service (Shanghai) Ltd., to operate in the Shanghai free-trade zone and introduce Apple Pay to its Chinese customers. CEO Tim Cook previously said launching Apple Pay in...
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YouTube's $10 Service Wins Big Even If Most Users Don't Subscribe
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 6:45AM CDT
YouTube's new subscription service Red may only attract a slice of its current user base, but for Google that's still a handsome business.
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Will Alphabet Earnings Q3 2015 Spring a Surprise?
Dana Blankenhorn - Amigobulls - Thu Oct 22, 5:49AM CDT
Alphabet earnings Q3 2015 are scheduled for release on October 22. Will The 'Porat Effect' Drive An Alphabet Earnings Surprise?
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Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Yahoo! Driving Online Shopping Trends
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 5:45AM CDT
Internet search engines are increasingly driving global online shopping trends, according to a new survey conducted by Pitney Bowes.
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YouTube to launch $10-a-month ad-free video, music plan Red
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - Wed Oct 21, 8:05PM CDT
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.
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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.
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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...
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Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Oct 21, 4:53PM CDT
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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.
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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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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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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...
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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.
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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...
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