Alphabet Inc Eyes a New Road to Mobile Success in the Most Unlikely Places
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 25, 7:20PM CDT
You don't get to $300 billion without overcoming your fair share of problems. This truism certainly applies individually to tech titans Alphabet and Apple at different points in their respective corporate histories. What's more, the two face...
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Why the Growing Dominance of Streaming Threatens Apple's Music Empire
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 25, 3:28PM CDT
There's a new sheriff in town in the music industry, and that's unwelcome news for Apple . The rise of popular streaming services including Spotify, Pandora , and Alphabet 's YouTube have shattered the old guard in the digital music...
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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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Is Google About to Reinvent the Tablet?
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 25, 10:11AM CDT
Google's Project Ara logo. Source: Google. Alphabet 's Google could be about to deliver the most revolutionary new tablet in years. Last month a massive, 13.8-inch tablet from the search giant showed up in GFXBench's database . The...
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5 Companies on Google's Shopping List
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 25, 6:20AM CDT
Google parent Alphabet finished last quarter with $18 billion in cash and equivalents, $46 billion in marketable securities, and $73 billion in overseas cash and securities. With that massive cash hoard,...
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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.
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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.
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Apple Plans to Expand Apple Pay: Is Mobile Web Next?
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 24, 12:10PM CDT
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is reportedly gearing up to expand its mobile payment service, Apple Pay, beyond the app.
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10 Women Who Would Be a Great Addition to Any Company's Board
at The Street - Thu Mar 24, 12:03PM CDT
Seven companies in the S&P 500 have no women on their boards. Maybe they're having trouble finding the right women? We aren't. Here are 10 that would make great additions.
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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...
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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
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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
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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).
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Google's Forecast: More Cloud
at The Street - Thu Mar 24, 6:30AM CDT
New developments announced at conference.
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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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Steve Wozniak Is Worried About the Apple Watch
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 23, 6:45PM CDT
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently criticized the Apple Watch during an " Ask Me Anything " sess ion on the popular social news site Reddit. "I love my Apple Watch," wrote Woz, "but it's taken us into a jewelry...
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Why Tesla’s Switching Its Powerwall Plans — Tech Roundup
at The Street - Wed Mar 23, 3:46PM CDT
Tesla's changing its Powerwall plans, streaming music revenue overtake music download revenue and eMarketer sees a double-digit decline in ad revenue for struggling Yahoo!.
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Can This Fashionable Underdog Challenge the Apple Watch?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 23, 3:30PM CDT
Fossil recently unveiled two new smartwatches it produced under the Michael Kors brand -- a gold-plated timepiece for women and a sportier black one for men. That starting price for both devices is...
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Cramer: After Belgium, Ask Yourself, Who Has Pricing Power and Who Doesn't?
at The Street - Wed Mar 23, 2:50PM CDT
The ability to raise prices without resistance tells you which stocks will bounce back fastest after yesterday.
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