Could GoPro Inc. Lose This $30 Billion Market To Nokia Corporation?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 25, 1:04PM CDT
Nokia recently returned to the first-party hardware market with the Ozo, a cantaloupe-sized virtual reality camera equipped with eight cameras. At $60,000, the device is being marketed to professional filmmakers instead of mainstream...
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Tencent's WeChat Takes a Page From Facebook
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 25, 8:09AM CDT
Source: Tencent WeChat Messaging apps are the new social networks, and this trends carries sweeping implications for tech investors everywhere. Already, a number of firms including Facebook and China's Tencent have established strong...
FB: 113.05 (+0.51)
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Here's Next Week's Game Plan
at The Street - Thu Mar 24, 7:25PM CDT
Is there a mutiny at the Fed? Cramer will be watching the central bank and a host of companies reporting earnings.
RH: 37.13 (+0.33), MMM: 164.46 (+0.19), MU: 10.50 (-0.15), F: 13.06 (-0.20), BOX: 12.18 (+0.14), OLN: 16.32 (unch), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), BBRY: 7.59 (-0.10), WETF: 11.53 (+0.01), GSK: 39.56 (+0.19), INTC: 31.88 (-0.12), LULU: 60.89 (+0.82), PEP: 100.68 (-0.13), BETR: 13.85 (+0.13), SBUX: 58.36 (-0.47), PM: 97.57 (+0.50), YHOO: 34.86 (+0.06), LEN: 46.35 (+0.15), AZN: 28.00 (-0.01), KBH: 13.93 (+0.83), NDAQ: 64.02 (-1.62)
Microsoft's (MSFT) New AI Chat Bot Tay Eyes Millennials
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 24, 3:15PM CDT
Hoping to capture the essence of youth, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has developed a new AI chat bot named Tay who can converse with users in social media platforms.
NTWK: 6.98 (-0.07), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), TWTR: 15.91 (-0.10), MSFT: 54.21 (+0.24)
Is Sony Going to Lead the Virtual Reality Revolution? — Tech Roundup
at The Street - Thu Mar 24, 3:07PM CDT
Sony impresses the VR community at the GCP NEXT conference, Google's still fighting for more market share in the cloud and Tivo is reportedly in merger talks with Rovi.
AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), TIVO: 9.45 (+1.79), HD: 130.46 (+0.24), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), DB: 17.54 (-0.46), SNE: 25.47 (-0.10), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), MSFT: 54.21 (+0.24), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46), ROVI: 19.81 (-0.26), BABA: 75.86 (-0.70)
Two Factors Driving Explosive Growth For The ‘Twitter Of China’
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Mar 24, 2:35PM CDT
[video width="720" height="406" mp4="http://www.investors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/032416_ISA_WB_SD.mp4"][/video] When JPMorgan (JPM) initiated coverage on Weibo (WB) last month, it also included the so-called Twitter of China on its list of...
SINA: 46.92 (+0.16), WB: 18.01 (-0.15), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), YOKU: 27.48 (+0.01), JD: 26.36 (-0.38), CTRP: 44.16 (-0.21), BABA: 75.86 (-0.70)
Facebook to Withdraw Support for BlackBerry 10 Smartphones
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 24, 2:25PM CDT
Facebook, Inc. (FB) has affirmed that its application programming interfaces (APIs) will no longer be supporting BlackBerry's (BBRY) latest operating system, BlackBerry 10.
AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), BBRY: 7.59 (-0.10), TWTR: 15.91 (-0.10)
As Yahoo Turns: Shareholder mutiny begins another soap opera
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Thu Mar 24, 1:38PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shareholder rebellions at Yahoo are becoming like presidential elections — they are happening every four years.
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Starboard Urges Yahoo! Shareholders to Find Replacements Who Can Finally Slash Costs
at The Street - Thu Mar 24, 1:30PM CDT
Yahoo! management seems to have no practical means to reverse a persisent decline in its stock price -- and shareholders now appear to have had enough.
YHOO: 34.86 (+0.06), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), VZ: 53.56 (+0.65), BABA: 75.86 (-0.70)
Starboard Value Joins Yahoo! Attack
at The Street - Thu Mar 24, 1:00PM CDT
Hedge fund demands the struggling Internet company appoint 9 of its choices to the board.
YHOO: 34.86 (+0.06), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), UBS: 16.24 (-0.11), BABA: 75.86 (-0.70)
Jim Cramer: Buy Intel, Dish Network on a Pullback
at The Street - Thu Mar 24, 12:06PM CDT
Jim Cramer prefers Time Warner over World Wresting Entertainment, likes Intel on a pullback to $28 to $29 per share, and is avoiding Zillow.
WWE: 17.12 (-0.23), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), ALTR: 53.96 (+0.03), TWTR: 15.91 (-0.10), INTC: 31.88 (-0.12), DISH: 47.91 (+0.09), Z: 22.53 (+0.17), TWX: 70.01 (-0.68)
FBI-Apple Inc. Standoff Reportedly Spurs Facebook, Alphabet to Encryption Action
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 24, 12:01PM CDT
As Apple continues its battle with the FBI over its refusal to build the U.S. government a "back door" that circumvents the security of its iPhones, its tech brethren have made it clear which side of the argument they fall on. The FBI wants...
FB: 113.05 (+0.51), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
Twitter (TWTR) Tests Stickers: Another Attempt to Add Users?
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 24, 11:50AM CDT
According to a Re/Code report, Twitter Inc. (TWTR) is testing a new feature, Stickers, which allows to users to add images to photos before posting
PCTY: 30.34 (+0.56), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), TWTR: 15.91 (-0.10)
Facebook Deals a Huge Blow to BlackBerry 10
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 24, 9:00AM CDT
Next year, only the BlackBerry Priv (left), will have Facebook's app. Image Source: Flickr user WEi WEi It's safe to say BlackBerry 10 has been a fiasco. The latest version of BlackBerry's operating system has been maligned from the start,...
FB: 113.05 (+0.51), BBRY: 7.59 (-0.10)
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Twitter, Square, Facebook and Alphabet
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 24, 8:30AM CDT
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Twitter, Square, Facebook and Alphabet
FB: 113.05 (+0.51), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), TWTR: 15.91 (-0.10), SQ: 12.88 (+0.29)
Multi-Billion Dollar Social Influencer Marketing Industry Emerges as Top Choice for Branding and Awareness Opportunities for Leading Brands & Companies
PR Newswire - Thu Mar 24, 7:30AM CDT
As social influencers become increasingly popular across all social platforms, top brands are turning to the billion dollar social influencer sector for innovative marketing strategies. Social Media news and developments in the markets today of note are SharkReach, Inc. (OTC: SHRK), Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWTR), Yahoo, Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) & Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG).
YHOO: 34.86 (+0.06), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), TWTR: 15.91 (-0.10), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: These Companies Have Pricing Power
at The Street - Wed Mar 23, 7:20PM CDT
Those that can raise prices flourish but those that cannot flounder, says Cramer.
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Streaming TV Is Coming, and Cable Should Be Scared
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 23, 5:30PM CDT
Image source: Author. Just a few days after Sony launched its PlayStation Vue streaming TV service nationwide, The New York Post reports both Facebook and Twitter are in talks with television programmers to stream their content. That...
AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), SNE: 25.47 (-0.10), TWTR: 15.91 (-0.10), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
Jim Cramer: Go With Nike Over Skechers; Buy WhiteWave Below $38
at The Street - Wed Mar 23, 4:27PM CDT
Cramer prefers Lam Research over Applied Materials, Nike over Sketchers and gold over silver.
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Why You Don't Always Want Your Wishes to Come True
at The Street - Wed Mar 23, 3:58PM CDT
Market players have been waiting for a pullback, but now it doesn't feel so great. Find out why.
AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), FB: 113.05 (+0.51)