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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...
GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
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...
P: 10.93 (+1.05), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
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...
GPRO: 12.42 (+0.15), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), MSFT: 54.21 (+0.24), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), NOK: 5.78 (-0.09)
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...
GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
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,...
XTLY: 6.12 (+0.12), SHOP: 26.99 (+0.79), AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), MSFT: 54.21 (+0.24), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), CALD: 14.58 (-0.39)
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.
T: 38.88 (+0.34), YHOO: 34.86 (+0.06), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), CMCSA: 60.01 (+0.76), VZ: 53.56 (+0.65), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), DRI: 65.77 (-0.75)
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)
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)
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...
GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
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...
FOSL: 43.95 (+0.36), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), KORS: 55.53 (-0.40), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
1 Reason Amazon May Want Google's Robots
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 23, 2:00PM CDT
Source: Boston Dynamics. Since Alphabet 's Google purchased Boston Dynamics, the robotics company has received a lot of press. Most of it has revolved around its Atlas robot, which can walk around on its own, pick up objects, and stands back up...
AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Better Buy: Apple Inc. vs. Alphabet Inc.
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 23, 1:40PM CDT
Image source: Author. Apple is not only the world's largest company by market cap, but also a very popular holding for individual investors. Nearly 40% of Apple's shares are neither owned by insiders nor by financial institutions. Google parent ...
BBRY: 7.59 (-0.10), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
Here's Why Google Isn't Conceding the Cloud War to Amazon Just Yet
at The Street - Wed Mar 23, 12:25PM CDT
Alphabet's Google may be losing the battle to Amazon when it comes to the cloud, but the company's massive push suggests the war isn't over just yet.
AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), IBM: 147.95 (+2.55), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), MSFT: 54.21 (+0.24), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Car Manufacturers Aren't Scared of Google -- Here's Why
Motley Fool Staff and Rex Moore - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 23, 5:21AM CDT
One of the major focuses at this year's South by Southwest conference was driverless car technology. The trend was well represented throughout the week with folks from the tech and auto industries taking the stage to explain what their companies were...
F: 13.06 (-0.20), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Alphabet to Aggressively Expand Google Cloud Platform
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 22, 3:35PM CDT
Image source: Google. What happened? Alphabet has announced that it is expanding its Google Cloud Platform with two new regions. The U.S. Western region in Oregon and East Asia region in Japan will both become operational later in 2016. Each...
AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
T-Mobile US, Inc.'s Un-Carrier Just Got Better
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 22, 3:22PM CDT
In yet another push to disrupt the way customers can use their smartphones, T-Mobile expanded its Bing On video initiative, which enables lower-quality video streaming without using a customer's high-speed data, to include Alphabet 's YouTube....
GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), TMUS: 37.00 (-0.07), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Can General Motors Compete in Driverless Cars?
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 22, 2:00PM CDT
GM's Jeremy Salinger lets Super Cruise take the wheel. Source: GM. Let's be clear about one thing: General Motors is ahead of many carmakers in the driverless car space. Nearly every automaker has an autonomous driving game plan, but GM's has...
TSLA: 227.75 (+5.17), F: 13.06 (-0.20), GM: 30.96 (-0.35), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
It's Time for a New Yahoo! CEO
at The Street - Tue Mar 22, 12:01PM CDT
After nearly four years, embattled Marissa Mayer has had her chance.
YHOO: 34.86 (+0.06), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Is It Too Late to Buy Facebook Stock?
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 22, 12:00PM CDT
IMAGE SOURCE: The MOTLEY FOOL. Facebook stock has been a spectacularly profitable investment over the past several years. Shares of the social network are up by almost 300% since January of 2013. Let's look at the main reasons behind such an...
FB: 113.05 (+0.51), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), TWTR: 15.91 (-0.10), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Amazon.com Just Got Downgraded: 3 Things You Need to Know
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 22, 11:45AM CDT
Don't look now, but Amazon.com just suffered two price target cuts in two days. The news Yesterday, as you may have heard, analysts at Oppenheimer slashed $160 off their price target for Amazon stock, warning that Alphabet 's Google is...
AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), CMCSA: 60.01 (+0.76)
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...
GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
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...
P: 10.93 (+1.05), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
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...
GPRO: 12.42 (+0.15), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), MSFT: 54.21 (+0.24), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), NOK: 5.78 (-0.09)
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...
GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
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,...
XTLY: 6.12 (+0.12), SHOP: 26.99 (+0.79), AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), MSFT: 54.21 (+0.24), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), CALD: 14.58 (-0.39)
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.
T: 38.88 (+0.34), YHOO: 34.86 (+0.06), FB: 113.05 (+0.51), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), CMCSA: 60.01 (+0.76), VZ: 53.56 (+0.65), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), DRI: 65.77 (-0.75)
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)
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)
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...
GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
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...
FOSL: 43.95 (+0.36), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), KORS: 55.53 (-0.40), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
1 Reason Amazon May Want Google's Robots
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 23, 2:00PM CDT
Source: Boston Dynamics. Since Alphabet 's Google purchased Boston Dynamics, the robotics company has received a lot of press. Most of it has revolved around its Atlas robot, which can walk around on its own, pick up objects, and stands back up...
AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Better Buy: Apple Inc. vs. Alphabet Inc.
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 23, 1:40PM CDT
Image source: Author. Apple is not only the world's largest company by market cap, but also a very popular holding for individual investors. Nearly 40% of Apple's shares are neither owned by insiders nor by financial institutions. Google parent ...
BBRY: 7.59 (-0.10), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
Here's Why Google Isn't Conceding the Cloud War to Amazon Just Yet
at The Street - Wed Mar 23, 12:25PM CDT
Alphabet's Google may be losing the battle to Amazon when it comes to the cloud, but the company's massive push suggests the war isn't over just yet.
AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), IBM: 147.95 (+2.55), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), MSFT: 54.21 (+0.24), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Car Manufacturers Aren't Scared of Google -- Here's Why
Motley Fool Staff and Rex Moore - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 23, 5:21AM CDT
One of the major focuses at this year's South by Southwest conference was driverless car technology. The trend was well represented throughout the week with folks from the tech and auto industries taking the stage to explain what their companies were...
F: 13.06 (-0.20), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Alphabet to Aggressively Expand Google Cloud Platform
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 22, 3:35PM CDT
Image source: Google. What happened? Alphabet has announced that it is expanding its Google Cloud Platform with two new regions. The U.S. Western region in Oregon and East Asia region in Japan will both become operational later in 2016. Each...
AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
T-Mobile US, Inc.'s Un-Carrier Just Got Better
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 22, 3:22PM CDT
In yet another push to disrupt the way customers can use their smartphones, T-Mobile expanded its Bing On video initiative, which enables lower-quality video streaming without using a customer's high-speed data, to include Alphabet 's YouTube....
GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), TMUS: 37.00 (-0.07), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Can General Motors Compete in Driverless Cars?
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 22, 2:00PM CDT
GM's Jeremy Salinger lets Super Cruise take the wheel. Source: GM. Let's be clear about one thing: General Motors is ahead of many carmakers in the driverless car space. Nearly every automaker has an autonomous driving game plan, but GM's has...
TSLA: 227.75 (+5.17), F: 13.06 (-0.20), GM: 30.96 (-0.35), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
It's Time for a New Yahoo! CEO
at The Street - Tue Mar 22, 12:01PM CDT
After nearly four years, embattled Marissa Mayer has had her chance.
YHOO: 34.86 (+0.06), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Is It Too Late to Buy Facebook Stock?
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 22, 12:00PM CDT
IMAGE SOURCE: The MOTLEY FOOL. Facebook stock has been a spectacularly profitable investment over the past several years. Shares of the social network are up by almost 300% since January of 2013. Let's look at the main reasons behind such an...
FB: 113.05 (+0.51), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), TWTR: 15.91 (-0.10), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76)
Amazon.com Just Got Downgraded: 3 Things You Need to Know
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 22, 11:45AM CDT
Don't look now, but Amazon.com just suffered two price target cuts in two days. The news Yesterday, as you may have heard, analysts at Oppenheimer slashed $160 off their price target for Amazon stock, warning that Alphabet 's Google is...
AMZN: 582.95 (+13.32), GOOGL: 754.84 (-2.72), GOOG: 735.30 (-2.76), CMCSA: 60.01 (+0.76)
