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Google Self-Driving Sister Company Waymo Loses More High-Profile Executives A Month After CEO's Exit
Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 2:24am | 430Read More...Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) self-driving unit Waymo is seeing the departure of two more key executives, a little over a month after CEO John Krafcik’s exit in April, Techcrunch reported on Wednesday. What Happened: The California-based company’s Chief...
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Clubhouse Launches Android App As iPhone Downloads Plunge
Sunday, May 9, 2021 - 3:54pm | 697Read More...Clubhouse, Silicon Valley’s invitation-only audio chat room, is now available on the Android OS for users in the U.S. What Happened: Clubhouse today released its beta version on Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android app, allowing users to sign up and start...
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TikTok Superstar Griffin Johnson Explains His Vision To Innovate And Inspire
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 2:39pm | 1461Read More...Influencer marketing, which is on track to become a $15 billion industry by 2022, is a unique way for creators to monetize their content and outreach. The problem with this industry is both the supply and demand dynamics, as well as an unfulfilling culture, according to some. More and more,...
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Apple In Epic Antitrust Trial Says It Doesn't 'Want To Be' Like Android
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - 12:32am | 597Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) said Monday it does not want to be like Android, the competing mobile operating system owned by Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and that its rules for its App Store have created a vibrant ecosystem that benefits iPhone developers. What Happened:...
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Fintech Focus For April 28, 2021
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 6:45pm | 2055Read More...Quote To Start The Day: "People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy."...
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Google Shares Rise On Revenue And Earnings Beat, $50B Buyback
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 4:50pm | 279Read More...Google parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) reported first-quarter earnings Tuesday afternoon. First Quarter Earnings: Alphabet reported revenue of $55.3 billion in the first quarter, beating estimates of $51.7 billion. The total was up 32% year-over-year. Earnings...
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For Alphabet, Cloud Moves Slowly As The Ad Arena Heats Up Ahead Of Q1 Earnings
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 12:53pm | 1177Read More...Without much doubt, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) shares have come a long way. They’re up 4,371% since the first public offering in 2004, so it’s easy to think that GOOGL shows every sign of being a “mature” company. But GOOGL’s also shown an ability to reinvent...
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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Alphabet, Coinbase, GE, Quantumscape, Tesla And More
Saturday, April 17, 2021 - 2:46pm | 1447Read More...Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. The past week's bullish calls included the electric vehicle leader and a prominent IPO. Short sellers were behind some of the bearish calls seen during the week. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed...
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The 'Boiler Room' Stock Pitch Recap: Alibaba, Xilinx, Expedia, Square, Zillow And More
Friday, April 16, 2021 - 6:00pm | 1736Read More...Every Friday, at 3 p.m. ET, Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO Josh Brown and Benzinga CEO Jason Raznick host "The Boiler Room," a Clubhouse audio chat where listeners can pitch their favorite stock. Here are this week's pitches. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Alphabet Inc-owned Google...
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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Apple, Chevron, GM, GE, Peloton And More
Saturday, April 10, 2021 - 12:05pm | 1320Read More...Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. The past week's bullish calls included the iPhone maker, Google's parent and an automotive leader. Financial and energy giants and COVID-19 vaccine makers were among the bearish calls seen during the...
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Apple, Google, Bitcoin Acting Against US Interests And In Favor Of China, Says Peter Thiel
Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 2:16am | 742Read More...Venture capitalist and tech investor Peter Thiel has criticized U.S. technology giants Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) as well as the cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) for working against U.S. interests and in favor of China, according to a report by Bloomberg...
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Fintech Focus For April 7, 2021
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 6:46pm | 2410Read More...Quote To Start The Day: An unexamined life is not worth living. Source: Socrates One Big Thing In Fintech: Fidelity Investments, Square Inc. and several other financial firms are forming a new trade group that aims to shape the way bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are regulated. Source: WSJ...
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Vesica Technologies Launches SHIFT, A Search Engine For The Options Market
Monday, April 5, 2021 - 9:01am | 1256Read More...“Wall Street — it’s a fallacy to think it’s hard.” That's according to Saad Hussain, founder, and CEO at Vesica Technologies, the company behind SHIFT, a search engine for the options market. As part of Vesica’s launch of SHIFT and the closure of a $2.1...
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Albertsons Taps Google To 'Reinvent The Future Of Grocery Shopping'
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 12:20pm | 480Read More...Albertsons Companies Inc (NYSE: ACI) announced Tuesday morning a new partnership with Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to "reinvent the future of shopping." What Happened: Albertsons and Google entered into a new multi-year partnership that leverages Albertsons' 2,253...
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Why Google's Speedy Recovery In Digital Advertising Impresses Stifel Analyst
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 11:08am | 404Read More...Google parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) showed an impressive and speedy recovery in its digital advertising business after bottoming in 2020, according to Stifel. The Alphabet Analyst: Scott Devitt upgraded Alphabet's stock rating from Hold to Buy with a price target...
