Amazon's Free-Shipping Price Increase Is Pure Genius
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 05, 10:23AM CST
Source: Amazon.com. E-commerce powerhouse Amazon.com has created a business empire by turning convention on its head. Though the number of examples seemingly grows with each passing year, one of the most noteworthy, and divisive, e-commerce...
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35)
This Is How Billionaire Investors Are Moving on Apple
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 9:40AM CST
Apple has long been a favorite among Wall Street's best and brightest, and that doesn't appear to be changing any time soon.
NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), IEP: 66.47 (+3.03), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Why Did Barnes & Noble, Inc. Stock Rise 10.6% in February?
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 05, 8:48AM CST
Barnes & Noble has long been overshadowed by Amazon even though books are a relatively minor part of the online retailer's operation now. But, in Barnes & Noble's universe, Amazon still looms large and rumors that the online retailer...
GGP: 28.42 (-0.20), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), BKS: 11.67 (+0.73)
Amazon Will Revive Fire Tablet Encryption In Quick Reversal
at Investor's Business Daily - Sat Mar 05, 7:10AM CST
Is Amazon.com (AMZN) as good at yoga as Donald Trump? The mighty e-commerce firm quickly reversed its decision to remove the encryption option from its latest release of its Fire OS distributed to tablets less than 48 hours after the news became...
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Michael Kors, Sprouts Among 5 Comeback Kid IBD 50 Stocks
at Investor's Business Daily - Sat Mar 05, 7:00AM CST
Today's IBD 50 list, which pinpoints top-performing growth stocks, includes five that made the elite list, fell off and then climbed back aboard. They are Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Michael Kors (KORS), Five Below (FIVE), Sturm Ruger (RGR) and...
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Apple's Biggest Chinese Competitor Arrives in the U.S.
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 05, 5:42AM CST
Huawei's P8 lite. Image source: getHuawei.com U.S. smartphone buyers could soon be enticed by a new vendor. Handset giant Huawei's smartphones are popular its home market of China. In the third quarter last year, the company sold more phones...
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
RIP Aubrey McClendon; Checking Off My List; Oil and the 2009 Bank Crisis: Jim Cramer's Best Blogs
at The Street - Fri Mar 04, 8:00PM CST
This week Cramer eulogizes the ex-Chesapeake head, sees more reasons why there will be more market rallies and wonders at how well the oil industry is suddenly doing.
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Comedians Mostly Sidestep iPhone Issue, Joke About Facebook Buttons
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 7:31PM CST
While Apple (AAPL) has garnered the support of the tech industry and civil liberties groups for its stance on smartphone security, the issue appears to have been too complex or serious for most comedians to want to touch. Among the late-night...
FIT: 12.86 (+0.39), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), EBAY: 24.41 (+0.47), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Microsoft Corporation's Windows 10 Ads: Smart Move Or Tasteless Tactic?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 6:09PM CST
When Microsoft made Windows 10 a free upgrade for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 users last year, many investors and consumers questioned the tech giant's long-term intentions . Some tech pundits suspected that Microsoft...
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Now Is the Right Time to Buy MercadoLibre
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 6:01PM CST
Image source: MercadoLibre. MercadoLibre has been facing considerable challenges lately. The e-commerce leader in Latin America is being hurt by currency headwinds in the region, and the stock is down by nearly 35% from its highs of the last...
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), EBAY: 24.41 (+0.47), PYPL: 39.04 (+0.02), MELI: 108.88 (+2.35)
Which Internet Retailers Deliver the Most (and Least) Customer Satisfaction?
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 5:47PM CST
While overall satisfaction with retailers has fallen for two straight years, according to the American Consumer Satisfaction Index , online sellers have fared a lot better than their physical counterparts. Customer satisfaction with the retail...
NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35)
Surveys Show Netflix Winning In U.S., Slow Going In Japan
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 3:49PM CST
Consumer surveys show that Netflix (NFLX) continues to make subscriber gains in the U.S. but is having a rough time penetrating the market in Japan. RBC Capital Markets surveyed over 1,000 Internet users in the U.S. and over 1,500 in Japan in...
NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37)
Apple Up on Dividend, Buyback Chatter, Yahoo! Climbs as Showdown Looms -- Tech Roundup
at The Street - Fri Mar 04, 3:42PM CST
Apple advances on talk it will issue a dividend increase and hefty buyback, Yahoo! jumps as an activist shareholder is expected to meet with the company next week.
NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), YHOO: 33.86 (+0.98), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Netflix Retakes Key Level; Apple On Biggest Win Streak Since Sept.
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 3:29PM CST
[video width="720" height="406" mp4="http://www.investors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Tech_030416_FANG_NFLX_FB_AAPL_AMZN_GOOGL_sd.mp4"][/video] Netflix (NFLX) stock has been flying under the radar somewhat, as its performance has lagged over the...
NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
5 Revenant Sectors Echo Leo's Oscar-Winning Performance
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 04, 2:30PM CST
Like the determined Hugh Glass, these sectors stood up to escape a bear market following massive sell-offs at the start of the year and register solid gains over the past month.
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Japan's NIRP Increases Probability Of Global Market Crash
Online Financial Sector - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 1:56PM CST
The assassination of Austria's Archduke Ferdinand in Serbia was the catalyst that started World War I in 1914. Japan's instituting a Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP) on January 29, 2016 is the catalyst that has significantly increased the...
NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), DIS: 98.48 (-0.34), I: 1.99 (+0.10), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), PCLN: 1,297.71 (-5.33)
Emerson's Sensi Wi-Fi Thermostats to Run on Amazon Echo
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 04, 1:20PM CST
Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) recently announced that its Sensi Wi-Fi thermostat will now work on electronic commerce and cloud computing behemoth Amazon.com, Inc.'s (AMZN) cloud-based voice service application Echo, powered by Alexa.
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), EMR: 51.26 (+0.47), IIVI: 21.31 (-0.32), ESE: 36.82 (+0.12)
Amazon confirms local data encryption gone on Fire tablets
By MAE ANDERSON - AP - Fri Mar 04, 12:27PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has confirmed it removed the ability to encrypt locally stored data on its Fire tablets, saying that customers weren't using the service.
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Amazon vs. Wal-Mart: Who’s Winning Retail’s Title Fight?
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 12:13PM CST
Online retail sales continue to skyrocket. Meanwhile, many brick-and-mortar retailer stores are laying off employees. Like other traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) competes with the shop-from-anywhere convenience that...
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Tech Rivals Unite To Support Apple In iPhone Privacy Case Vs. FBI
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 11:54AM CST
A who’s who of Internet and technology companies on Thursday filed legal briefs in support of Apple (AAPL) in its fight to keep iPhone data private. The companies expressed concern that a federal court order forcing Apple to unlock an iPhone in a...
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