Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) 730.22 $GOOGL
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)
Alphabet, Facebook Among Many Backing Apple in FBI Fight
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 9:45AM CST
When it comes to protecting the privacy of their products against intrusion by the U.S. government, there are no enemies in technology.
LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), TWTR: 19.36 (+0.05), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
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)
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)
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)
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.
GE: 30.46 (+0.24), F: 13.59 (+0.05), HON: 108.15 (+0.17), UTX: 97.00 (+0.89), UPL: 1.10 (-0.21), FCX: 9.74 (+0.63), XOM: 82.29 (-0.11), ECA: 5.47 (+0.54), SYT: 81.63 (+0.23), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), CHK: 5.08 (+0.81), WFT: 6.58 (-0.74), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), LINE: 1.00 (+0.41), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), DVN: 23.31 (+1.31), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), TYC: 36.30 (+0.18), HES: 48.39 (+0.39), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), IR: 57.43 (-0.14), BA: 121.07 (+1.46), NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), NFX: 30.17 (+1.01), PXD: 128.80 (+0.53), PH: 106.36 (-0.32), WDAY: 73.11 (-1.19), GM: 31.37 (+0.30), MRO: 11.00 (+1.03), DATA: 42.75 (-0.37), CRM: 71.06 (+0.26), JCI: 37.97 (+0.18)
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)
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)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Rockets On Q1; Could It Reign In Cloud?
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 5:54PM CST
While investors applauded Hewlett Packard Enterprise's first quarterly performance as an independent company -- beating Wall Street estimates and driving its stock up more than 13% Friday -- some analysts and owners are pushing CEO Meg Whitman to...
SAP: 76.94 (+0.27), IBM: 137.80 (unch), WDAY: 73.11 (-1.19), EMC: 26.31 (-0.01), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), HPQ: 11.18 (+0.07), ORCL: 37.89 (unch), CSCO: 26.80 (-0.07), HPE: 15.44 (+1.84), JNPR: 25.25 (+0.35), CRM: 71.06 (+0.26)
Institutional Investors Bulk Up On Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft Stock
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 5:17PM CST
The top five stocks held by institutional investors in the fourth quarter were Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), CNBC said, citing eVestment data. The order for those...
JNJ: 106.50 (-0.15), HD: 125.56 (-1.24), JPM: 60.05 (+0.09), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), VZ: 51.81 (-0.08), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
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)
Is Facebook Ready To Unleash A Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunity?
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 3:22PM CST
Speculation is rising that Facebook (FB) will open its Messenger chat service to content publishers and advertising, creating a big multi-billion-dollar revenue opportunity and posing a growing threat to Alphabet (GOOGL). It's a battle of stock...
FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37)
Ad-Blocking Jumps To 38% Globally After Apple iOS Move, Report Says
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 2:16PM CST
Six months after Apple (AAPL) made ad-blocking possible on iOS mobile phones, eMarketer says that the trend is gaining steam. It could mean that companies including Alphabet (GOOGL) search unit Google, French ad firm Criteo (CRTO) and others...
CRTO: 39.90 (+0.18), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), ADBE: 86.18 (-1.03)
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)
Alphabet, Medtronic Among New Rivals For Intuitive Surgical
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 11:13AM CST
California-based Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) got a boost last week when a new study showed that patients undergoing procedures with its da Vinci Surgical Systems experienced fewer complications than subjects undergoing conventional operations. That was...
ISRG: 570.65 (-3.39), JNJ: 106.50 (-0.15), MDT: 75.61 (+0.69), MZOR: 10.16 (+0.02), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), TRXC: 3.53 (+0.33)
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)
Alphabet, Facebook Among Many Backing Apple in FBI Fight
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 9:45AM CST
When it comes to protecting the privacy of their products against intrusion by the U.S. government, there are no enemies in technology.
LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), TWTR: 19.36 (+0.05), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
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)
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)
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)
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.
GE: 30.46 (+0.24), F: 13.59 (+0.05), HON: 108.15 (+0.17), UTX: 97.00 (+0.89), UPL: 1.10 (-0.21), FCX: 9.74 (+0.63), XOM: 82.29 (-0.11), ECA: 5.47 (+0.54), SYT: 81.63 (+0.23), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), CHK: 5.08 (+0.81), WFT: 6.58 (-0.74), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), LINE: 1.00 (+0.41), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), DVN: 23.31 (+1.31), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), TYC: 36.30 (+0.18), HES: 48.39 (+0.39), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), IR: 57.43 (-0.14), BA: 121.07 (+1.46), NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), NFX: 30.17 (+1.01), PXD: 128.80 (+0.53), PH: 106.36 (-0.32), WDAY: 73.11 (-1.19), GM: 31.37 (+0.30), MRO: 11.00 (+1.03), DATA: 42.75 (-0.37), CRM: 71.06 (+0.26), JCI: 37.97 (+0.18)
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)
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)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Rockets On Q1; Could It Reign In Cloud?
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 5:54PM CST
While investors applauded Hewlett Packard Enterprise's first quarterly performance as an independent company -- beating Wall Street estimates and driving its stock up more than 13% Friday -- some analysts and owners are pushing CEO Meg Whitman to...
SAP: 76.94 (+0.27), IBM: 137.80 (unch), WDAY: 73.11 (-1.19), EMC: 26.31 (-0.01), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), HPQ: 11.18 (+0.07), ORCL: 37.89 (unch), CSCO: 26.80 (-0.07), HPE: 15.44 (+1.84), JNPR: 25.25 (+0.35), CRM: 71.06 (+0.26)
Institutional Investors Bulk Up On Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft Stock
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 5:17PM CST
The top five stocks held by institutional investors in the fourth quarter were Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), CNBC said, citing eVestment data. The order for those...
JNJ: 106.50 (-0.15), HD: 125.56 (-1.24), JPM: 60.05 (+0.09), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), VZ: 51.81 (-0.08), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
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)
Is Facebook Ready To Unleash A Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunity?
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 3:22PM CST
Speculation is rising that Facebook (FB) will open its Messenger chat service to content publishers and advertising, creating a big multi-billion-dollar revenue opportunity and posing a growing threat to Alphabet (GOOGL). It's a battle of stock...
FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37)
Ad-Blocking Jumps To 38% Globally After Apple iOS Move, Report Says
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 2:16PM CST
Six months after Apple (AAPL) made ad-blocking possible on iOS mobile phones, eMarketer says that the trend is gaining steam. It could mean that companies including Alphabet (GOOGL) search unit Google, French ad firm Criteo (CRTO) and others...
CRTO: 39.90 (+0.18), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), ADBE: 86.18 (-1.03)
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)
Alphabet, Medtronic Among New Rivals For Intuitive Surgical
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 11:13AM CST
California-based Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) got a boost last week when a new study showed that patients undergoing procedures with its da Vinci Surgical Systems experienced fewer complications than subjects undergoing conventional operations. That was...
ISRG: 570.65 (-3.39), JNJ: 106.50 (-0.15), MDT: 75.61 (+0.69), MZOR: 10.16 (+0.02), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), TRXC: 3.53 (+0.33)
