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Apple's Big Rival in China Looks to Take Another Bite of Smartphone Sales
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 10:40AM CST
A new model will bolster smartphone brand Xiaomi’s No. 1 spot in the China market, holding Apple back, but it may ultimately lose ground to other Android devices.
QCOM: 52.66 (+0.28), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Watch Google's Adorable Robo-Dog Interact With a Real-Life Pooch
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 10:20AM CST
Alphabet's Boston Dynamics unit has some new videos showcasing its robots -- this time of its mechanical dog Spot.
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
4 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Driverless Cars
Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 05, 9:22AM CST
At this point, you're probably aware of at least a few basic things about autonomous cars: They're expected to eventually become the standard in personal vehicle transportation, Alphabet 's Google has a platoon of them it's testing on a constant...
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), DLPH: 71.53 (+0.74)
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)
Hilton's Breaking Up (Into Three New Companies)
Vincent Shen and Sean O'Reilly, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 7:00PM CST
In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods , Sean O'Reilly and Vincent Shen go over last week's biggest stories. First, following up on episodes from the last few weeks: Deadpool is still blowing charts out of the water, and self-driving...
HLT: 21.89 (+0.30), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MAR: 68.98 (+0.30), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
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)
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)
What the FCC Set-Top Box Vote Means for Tech and Telecom Stocks
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 1:24PM CST
Source: Apple With its clunky hardware and dated software, the U.S. cable industry operates in a realm far from the cutting edge of tech today. That might be about to change. In certainly the biggest news since its seminal February 2015 Net...
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), TWC: 195.33 (+0.90), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
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)
Here's What Apple's Rivals Are Saying About Its Battle with the FBI
at The Street - Fri Mar 04, 11:36AM CST
The companies may be fierce competitors in Silicon Valley and beyond, but they're all on the same team when it comes to championing security and privacy in this case.
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), BOX: 12.39 (-0.07), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), SQ: 12.01 (-0.24), T: 37.93 (-0.06), YHOO: 33.86 (+0.98), EBAY: 24.41 (+0.47), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), TWTR: 19.36 (+0.05), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), CSCO: 26.80 (-0.07)
InsiderInsights.com Daily Round Up 3/3/16: Weight Watchers, Martin Midstream Partners, Lawson Products
InsiderInsights - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 10:47AM CST
MMLP: 16.45 (+0.27), VR: 45.81 (+0.34), ITRI: 41.29 (-0.03), BLK: 323.76 (+0.62), LAWS: 18.16 (+0.23), SNI: 62.92 (-0.02), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), PCLN: 1,297.71 (-5.33), DRI: 64.93 (+0.11), ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), DLB: 40.32 (+0.20), HASI: 18.29 (+0.17), APPF: 11.58 (-0.05), FAV: 8.20 (+0.08), ZAYO: 24.18 (-0.08), INF: 10.71 (+0.17), JUNO: 43.75 (+3.04), WTW: 14.27 (+0.23), MB: 13.16 (+0.84), GSBD: 19.05 (+0.29)
The King Of All Reversal Trades Has Arrived
William Koldus, CFA, CAIA - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 8:56AM CST
KMI: 18.52 (-0.38), TSLA: 201.04 (+5.30), CNX: 10.58 (+0.28), FXA: 74.32 (+0.69), HL: 2.66 (-0.04), FCX: 9.74 (+0.63), XOM: 82.29 (-0.11), AKS: 3.74 (+0.13), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), SLB: 74.83 (-0.02), STLD: 19.77 (-0.34), VLO: 63.89 (+0.05), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), EEM: 32.82 (+0.64), UNT: 10.37 (+0.75), SPY: 200.43 (+0.65), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), TCK: 7.71 (+0.42), CHK: 5.08 (+0.81), EOG: 71.41 (+2.16), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), OXY: 69.72 (-0.77), X: 12.98 (+0.63), SWN: 7.83 (+0.49), CDE: 4.52 (+0.03), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), XLE: 60.96 (+0.58), FXI: 32.99 (+0.91), ICOL: 11.91 (+0.16), PSX: 85.78 (-0.31), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), HAL: 34.88 (+0.71), CLF: 2.89 (+0.17), BAC: 13.54 (+0.04), CLD: 1.95 (-0.02), NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), BTU: 3.39 (+0.15), PXD: 128.80 (+0.53), VALE: 4.38 (+0.27), SUNE: 1.78 (+0.26), RGLD: 48.50 (-0.98), XME: 18.96 (+0.20), CVX: 87.93 (+0.40), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25)
Wall Street Breakfast: All Eyes On The Jobs Report
Wall Street Breakfast - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 5:52AM CST
GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), UPS: 100.40 (+0.78), YHOO: 33.86 (+0.98), SPY: 200.43 (+0.65), SCTY: 22.39 (-0.10), CMG: 529.00 (+4.71), SSYS: 27.64 (+3.11), TUMI: 26.55 (+0.35), COST: 150.90 (-0.70), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), HPE: 15.44 (+1.84), AMBA: 42.11 (-4.13), FDX: 143.91 (+0.05), JOY: 17.68 (+1.59), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), NSC: 77.40 (+0.40), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), QQQ: 105.67 (+0.04), AMC: 27.02 (+1.32), CP: 125.26 (+3.28), CKEC: 29.25 (+4.14), AVGO: 146.06 (+8.73), SWHC: 27.05 (+1.65)
Why the Payments Industry Seems Vulnerable to Disruption
John Maxfield and Gaby Lapera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 5:42AM CST
The business model of the payments industry has come within the sights of technology start-ups in Silicon Valley. One reason is the extremely wide profit margins earned by the likes of Visa . Its operating margin last year was a staggering 65%,...
V: 73.90 (-0.01), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
Alphabet Seeks to Tackle Evil With Jigsaw
Palbir Nijjar, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 03, 5:43PM CST
Source: Alphabet Although Alphabet ditched its controversial "Don't be evil" motto last fall, the tech giant is stepping up its game in fighting evil in the digital world. On Feb. 16, Chairman Eric Schmidt announced that Google Ideas, a...
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
Google engineers working with UNICEF in Zika virus fight
By PETER PRENGAMAN - AP - Thu Mar 03, 4:07PM CST
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Google said Thursday that a half dozen of its engineers are working to help Brazil track the Zika virus and the mosquito that spreads it by doing one of the things the search engine giant does best: write algorithms.
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
Intel's Next Big Thing
Alpha Max - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 03, 4:01PM CST
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
Amazon follows up on Echo with Tap and Dot Bluetooth speakers/assistants
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 03, 1:30PM CST
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
Costco Adds to Concerns With Latest Weak Quarter
at The Street - Thu Mar 03, 11:47AM CST
Investors are starting to worry about how the usually-reliable warehouse retailer is doing, although there were some encouraging signs about younger shoppers.
WMT: 66.78 (+0.64), M: 44.58 (+0.49), COST: 150.90 (-0.70), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
Should You Sell eBay (EBAY) If the Company Can't Achieve Gender Pay Equality?
at The Street - Thu Mar 03, 11:29AM CST
A battle over gender pay equity is looming in Silicon Valley. An investment firm is launching proxy fights at big-name tech firms,demanding they disclose pay equity disparities at their firms.
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), EBAY: 24.41 (+0.47), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), EXPE: 108.53 (+0.02), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), ADBE: 86.18 (-1.03)
Apple's Big Rival in China Looks to Take Another Bite of Smartphone Sales
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 10:40AM CST
A new model will bolster smartphone brand Xiaomi’s No. 1 spot in the China market, holding Apple back, but it may ultimately lose ground to other Android devices.
QCOM: 52.66 (+0.28), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Watch Google's Adorable Robo-Dog Interact With a Real-Life Pooch
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 10:20AM CST
Alphabet's Boston Dynamics unit has some new videos showcasing its robots -- this time of its mechanical dog Spot.
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
4 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Driverless Cars
Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 05, 9:22AM CST
At this point, you're probably aware of at least a few basic things about autonomous cars: They're expected to eventually become the standard in personal vehicle transportation, Alphabet 's Google has a platoon of them it's testing on a constant...
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), DLPH: 71.53 (+0.74)
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)
Hilton's Breaking Up (Into Three New Companies)
Vincent Shen and Sean O'Reilly, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 7:00PM CST
In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods , Sean O'Reilly and Vincent Shen go over last week's biggest stories. First, following up on episodes from the last few weeks: Deadpool is still blowing charts out of the water, and self-driving...
HLT: 21.89 (+0.30), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MAR: 68.98 (+0.30), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
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)
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)
What the FCC Set-Top Box Vote Means for Tech and Telecom Stocks
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 1:24PM CST
Source: Apple With its clunky hardware and dated software, the U.S. cable industry operates in a realm far from the cutting edge of tech today. That might be about to change. In certainly the biggest news since its seminal February 2015 Net...
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), TWC: 195.33 (+0.90), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
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)
Here's What Apple's Rivals Are Saying About Its Battle with the FBI
at The Street - Fri Mar 04, 11:36AM CST
The companies may be fierce competitors in Silicon Valley and beyond, but they're all on the same team when it comes to championing security and privacy in this case.
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), BOX: 12.39 (-0.07), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), SQ: 12.01 (-0.24), T: 37.93 (-0.06), YHOO: 33.86 (+0.98), EBAY: 24.41 (+0.47), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), TWTR: 19.36 (+0.05), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), CSCO: 26.80 (-0.07)
InsiderInsights.com Daily Round Up 3/3/16: Weight Watchers, Martin Midstream Partners, Lawson Products
InsiderInsights - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 10:47AM CST
MMLP: 16.45 (+0.27), VR: 45.81 (+0.34), ITRI: 41.29 (-0.03), BLK: 323.76 (+0.62), LAWS: 18.16 (+0.23), SNI: 62.92 (-0.02), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), PCLN: 1,297.71 (-5.33), DRI: 64.93 (+0.11), ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), DLB: 40.32 (+0.20), HASI: 18.29 (+0.17), APPF: 11.58 (-0.05), FAV: 8.20 (+0.08), ZAYO: 24.18 (-0.08), INF: 10.71 (+0.17), JUNO: 43.75 (+3.04), WTW: 14.27 (+0.23), MB: 13.16 (+0.84), GSBD: 19.05 (+0.29)
The King Of All Reversal Trades Has Arrived
William Koldus, CFA, CAIA - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 8:56AM CST
KMI: 18.52 (-0.38), TSLA: 201.04 (+5.30), CNX: 10.58 (+0.28), FXA: 74.32 (+0.69), HL: 2.66 (-0.04), FCX: 9.74 (+0.63), XOM: 82.29 (-0.11), AKS: 3.74 (+0.13), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), SLB: 74.83 (-0.02), STLD: 19.77 (-0.34), VLO: 63.89 (+0.05), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), EEM: 32.82 (+0.64), UNT: 10.37 (+0.75), SPY: 200.43 (+0.65), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), TCK: 7.71 (+0.42), CHK: 5.08 (+0.81), EOG: 71.41 (+2.16), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), OXY: 69.72 (-0.77), X: 12.98 (+0.63), SWN: 7.83 (+0.49), CDE: 4.52 (+0.03), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), XLE: 60.96 (+0.58), FXI: 32.99 (+0.91), ICOL: 11.91 (+0.16), PSX: 85.78 (-0.31), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), HAL: 34.88 (+0.71), CLF: 2.89 (+0.17), BAC: 13.54 (+0.04), CLD: 1.95 (-0.02), NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), BTU: 3.39 (+0.15), PXD: 128.80 (+0.53), VALE: 4.38 (+0.27), SUNE: 1.78 (+0.26), RGLD: 48.50 (-0.98), XME: 18.96 (+0.20), CVX: 87.93 (+0.40), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25)
Wall Street Breakfast: All Eyes On The Jobs Report
Wall Street Breakfast - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 5:52AM CST
GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), UPS: 100.40 (+0.78), YHOO: 33.86 (+0.98), SPY: 200.43 (+0.65), SCTY: 22.39 (-0.10), CMG: 529.00 (+4.71), SSYS: 27.64 (+3.11), TUMI: 26.55 (+0.35), COST: 150.90 (-0.70), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), HPE: 15.44 (+1.84), AMBA: 42.11 (-4.13), FDX: 143.91 (+0.05), JOY: 17.68 (+1.59), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), NSC: 77.40 (+0.40), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), QQQ: 105.67 (+0.04), AMC: 27.02 (+1.32), CP: 125.26 (+3.28), CKEC: 29.25 (+4.14), AVGO: 146.06 (+8.73), SWHC: 27.05 (+1.65)
Why the Payments Industry Seems Vulnerable to Disruption
John Maxfield and Gaby Lapera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 5:42AM CST
The business model of the payments industry has come within the sights of technology start-ups in Silicon Valley. One reason is the extremely wide profit margins earned by the likes of Visa . Its operating margin last year was a staggering 65%,...
V: 73.90 (-0.01), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
Alphabet Seeks to Tackle Evil With Jigsaw
Palbir Nijjar, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 03, 5:43PM CST
Source: Alphabet Although Alphabet ditched its controversial "Don't be evil" motto last fall, the tech giant is stepping up its game in fighting evil in the digital world. On Feb. 16, Chairman Eric Schmidt announced that Google Ideas, a...
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
Google engineers working with UNICEF in Zika virus fight
By PETER PRENGAMAN - AP - Thu Mar 03, 4:07PM CST
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Google said Thursday that a half dozen of its engineers are working to help Brazil track the Zika virus and the mosquito that spreads it by doing one of the things the search engine giant does best: write algorithms.
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
Intel's Next Big Thing
Alpha Max - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 03, 4:01PM CST
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
Amazon follows up on Echo with Tap and Dot Bluetooth speakers/assistants
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 03, 1:30PM CST
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
Costco Adds to Concerns With Latest Weak Quarter
at The Street - Thu Mar 03, 11:47AM CST
Investors are starting to worry about how the usually-reliable warehouse retailer is doing, although there were some encouraging signs about younger shoppers.
WMT: 66.78 (+0.64), M: 44.58 (+0.49), COST: 150.90 (-0.70), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53)
Should You Sell eBay (EBAY) If the Company Can't Achieve Gender Pay Equality?
at The Street - Thu Mar 03, 11:29AM CST
A battle over gender pay equity is looming in Silicon Valley. An investment firm is launching proxy fights at big-name tech firms,demanding they disclose pay equity disparities at their firms.
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), EBAY: 24.41 (+0.47), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), EXPE: 108.53 (+0.02), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), ADBE: 86.18 (-1.03)
