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Breakout Watch: Advanced Micro Devices
Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 12:22pm | 695Shares of semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) have staged a powerful breakout over the last couple of trading sessions in the wake of the company's fiscal second-quarter earnings results, which were released on July 21 after the closing bell. Investors drove the stock...
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Apple Won't 'Be The First' A La Carte Cable Service, But 'We Are Almost There'
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 6:06am | 577Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in the news again after Variety reported that Apple is looking to get into original programming. The report did not surprise analysts, who have been expecting Apple to enter the space for some time. "I do think a la carte is awesome and we are almost there,...
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Apple's TV Service Could Be 'Netflix On Steroids'
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 1:53pm | 761Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reportedly abandoned any and all plans to release television set, which did not surprise anyone, but rumors insist the company is still interested in the business. Recent reports indicated that Apple might be looking to crack the pay-TV market, but there are a number...
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GameStop Keeps 'Stumping The Experts' Who Predicted Its Demise
Sunday, August 30, 2015 - 7:30pm | 435GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) reported better than expected results this week, rising more than 3 percent in after hours trading Thursday. The stock tumbled Friday and fell more than 7 percent, but analysts have a positive outlook on its future. "GameStop just keeps stumping the 'experts' who...
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Apple's Revenue Potential Is 'Huge' For Automobiles, But It's Not What You Think
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 11:39am | 586Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) might have intentionally leaked its meeting with officials from an autonomous vehicle testing ground, but that doesn't mean the company is actually building a self-driving vehicle. "It shouldn't be a big mystery that this is an area of interest of Apple,...
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Amazon's Employee Complaints Might Not Have Anything To Do With Silicon Valley
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 12:29pm | 577Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) was criticized this week after The New York Times reported that the retailer's work environment is less than desirable. Wall Street didn't seem to care, however, and some wonder if the story has been blown out of proportion. "The truth of the matter...
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5 Reasons Google Formed Alphabet
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 10:35am | 521Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) announced Monday that it plans to form a new company called Alphabet. The news has been met with a lot of praise, a little skepticism and a number of questions, but there may be a few key reasons why Google moved in this direction. 1. Liability Rob...
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Weekly Tech Highlights: Apple Music's Big Number, Tesla's Ups And Downs
Saturday, August 8, 2015 - 4:04pm | 713Earnings season may be slowing down, but there were still a number of tech companies reporting over the last week. However, the big winner of the week might have been Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), which finally announced some official numbers for its music service. Apple Music Has 11 Million Trial...
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Can Nokia Exist If It Sells All Of Its Businesses?
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 1:42pm | 631Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE: NOK) famously sold its handset business to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) for $7.52 billion. This week the company sold its mapping business to BMW Group, AUDI AG VORMALS AUDI (OTC: AUDVF) and Daimler AG (OTC: DDAIF). The three automakers reportedly paid $3....
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Windows 10 Not Likely To Slow Down The Internet After All
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 11:27am | 460There were concerns that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) might slow down the Internet when it released Windows 10, which is available as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, has not seen any...
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Apple's New Siri Feature (That Google Had First) Could Be Popular, But Privacy Remains A Concern
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 7:15am | 803Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly developing a new voicemail service that will use Siri to transcribe messages. Analysts had positive reactions to the unconfirmed tidbit, but they also had a number of concerns. "I like it, but to be honest I thought they already had a tool like that...
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Tesla's Q2 Results Are 'Only Limited By Supply'
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 2:19pm | 480Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is only days away from reporting its second-quarter results, and every investor is wondering the same thing: will the automaker's results live up to expectations? "Tesla is only limited by supply," Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst...
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Apple's Q3 Was Huge, But Q1 Is The One To Watch
Sunday, August 2, 2015 - 9:13am | 705Analyst expectations were higher than ever for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), which reported its fiscal 2015 third quarter results on July 21. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry was among the analysts who were impressed by the results, but he's even more excited for the first...
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Twitter's Stock Might Be 'Stuck For The Next Quarter Or Two'
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 1:05pm | 548Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is up nearly 4 percent on Tuesday, indicating that some investors might have hope for the company's second quarter results. Analysts and other industry watchers aren't nearly as optimistic. "The stock is so hated, it's probably stuck for the next...
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Should Twitter Hire Marissa Mayer As Its New CEO?
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 1:35pm | 440Marissa Mayer is frequently criticized for her performance as the CEO of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), but could she do better at another firm? Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has been on the hunt for a new CEO ever since Dick Costolo announced his resignation. Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, took...