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...
GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), MSFT: 48.64 (+1.44), GOOG: 651.69 (+9.08), AAPL: 114.99 (+1.23)
Clinton Rattles Cable TV Stocks On Broadband Pricing
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 22 mins ago
Cable TV stocks rebounded on Thursday, a day after Hillary Clinton's comments on U.S. broadband pricing sparked worries over her plans if elected. "Broadband is now clearly a campaign issue," said Paul Gallant, an analyst at Guggenheim Partners, in a...
T: 34.08 (+0.48), CHTR: 179.09 (+3.74), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), TWC: 184.09 (+3.65), VZ: 45.75 (+0.89), CMCSA: 61.94 (+0.83)
Stocks Ride Earnings Higher; McDonald's, eBay, Citrix Rocket
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 27 mins ago
Stocks sprinted out of the starting gate Thursday, riding a storm surge of earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq powered up 1.2% apiece. The S&P 500 jumped 1.1%. The stock market today rolled out in strong trade, with...
AMZN: 564.87 (+9.10), AXP: 72.37 (-4.14), ALTR: 52.79 (+0.27), CYH: 26.98 (-13.57), UHS: 110.12 (-15.35), CTXS: 79.69 (+7.77), T: 34.08 (+0.48), HCA: 65.08 (-6.12), EBAY: 27.49 (+3.28), THC: 28.53 (-6.28), TXN: 57.62 (+5.72), MCD: 110.36 (+7.82), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), MSFT: 48.63 (+1.43)
Earnings and Draghi Inspire Optimism
at The Street - 2 hrs 27 mins ago
Yesterday's close was the perfect setup for a sudden turn this morning.
AMZN: 564.87 (+9.10), GE: 29.66 (+0.81), FB: 98.52 (+1.41), RLYP: 12.63 (-3.52), CTXS: 79.69 (+7.77), EBAY: 27.49 (+3.28), PFPT: 61.97 (+6.56), IBM: 144.43 (+3.51), CMG: 658.55 (-7.12), GM: 35.46 (+0.04), MCD: 110.36 (+7.82), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), CAT: 72.06 (+2.39)
Bull Chart of the Day: Mercury Systems
at The Street - 2 hrs 58 mins ago
Volume, trend and momentum all confirm the current breakout.
T: 34.08 (+0.48), AMZN: 564.87 (+9.10), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), MSFT: 48.63 (+1.43), GOOG: 651.69 (+9.08), MRCY: 17.35 (+0.49)
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.
YHOO: 31.81 (+0.69), FB: 98.52 (+1.41), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), AAPL: 114.99 (+1.23), GOOG: 651.69 (+9.08)
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.
AMZN: 564.87 (+9.10), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), MSFT: 48.63 (+1.43), GOOG: 651.69 (+9.08)
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...
FOSL: 54.88 (+0.74), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), INTC: 34.37 (+1.00), GOOG: 651.69 (+9.08), AAPL: 114.99 (+1.23)
Expect Sirius XM to Ride Growing Car Sales to Higher Profits
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 6:00AM CDT
New car sales are occurring at a pace not seen in a decade, and that's great news for shareholders of satellite radio giant Sirius ahead of Friday's earnings results.
F: 15.58 (+0.17), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), AAPL: 114.99 (+1.23), SIRI: 4.03 (+0.12)
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?
GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), GOOG: 651.69 (+9.08)
Oct. 22 Premarket Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 5:46AM CDT
U.S. stock futures are rising and European shares trade mixed ahead of a European Central Bank policy meeting.
AMZN: 564.87 (+9.10), VRX: 100.73 (-17.88), AXP: 72.37 (-4.14), KORS: 39.62 (+0.02), INTC: 34.37 (+1.00), T: 34.08 (+0.48), EBAY: 27.49 (+3.28), JOE: 21.39 (+0.49), RHI: 49.31 (-3.08), LRCX: 72.52 (+1.73), MCD: 110.36 (+7.82), CFG: 23.44 (+0.27), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), CAT: 72.06 (+2.39), MSFT: 48.63 (+1.43), RACE: 56.30 (+1.30), X: 11.29 (+0.44), UIL: 50.50 (-0.07)
Markets Are Counting on Central Banks
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 5:35AM CDT
Expectations of dovishness prevent more downside.
AMZN: 564.87 (+9.10), GE: 29.66 (+0.81), IBM: 144.43 (+3.51), CMG: 658.55 (-7.12), GM: 35.46 (+0.04), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20)
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.
P: 19.30 (+0.04), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), AAPL: 114.99 (+1.23), GOOG: 651.69 (+9.08)
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: 29.66 (+0.81), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), NYT: 12.91 (+0.27), GOOG: 651.69 (+9.08)
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...
NFLX: 97.84 (-0.12), FB: 98.52 (+1.41), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), TWTR: 29.45 (+0.15), AAPL: 114.99 (+1.23)
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...
GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), AAPL: 114.99 (+1.23)
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.
YHOO: 31.81 (+0.69), VMW: 55.90 (+0.48), LRCX: 72.52 (+1.73), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), KLAC: 65.01 (+1.03), WDC: 71.27 (-0.17), TWTR: 29.45 (+0.15), SNDK: 76.85 (+0.07), BABA: 71.09 (+1.61)
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: 564.87 (+9.10), UA: 93.19 (-5.96), SPY: 205.18 (+3.33), EBAY: 27.49 (+3.28), NKE: 131.31 (-1.16), SKX: 45.83 (+0.12), BBY: 35.40 (+0.56), WMT: 58.89 (+0.25), MCD: 110.36 (+7.82), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), CAT: 72.06 (+2.39), YUM: 73.38 (-0.18)
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: 97.83 (-0.13), YHOO: 31.81 (+0.69), AMZN: 564.87 (+9.10), FEYE: 29.50 (+0.74), FB: 98.52 (+1.41), GOOGL: 682.00 (+10.20), MSFT: 48.63 (+1.43), TWTR: 29.45 (+0.15), AAPL: 114.99 (+1.23), CRM: 77.94 (+2.11)