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Of the 27 analysts covering storage technology (QQQ) company NetApp (NTAP), 13 gave it a “buy” recommendation, two recommended a “sell,” and 12 recommended a “hold.”

On Monday, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock closed 6.78% lower at $150.62 with a market cap of about $1.15 trillion. The stock has risen in pre-market trading today.

Microsoft is scheduled to report its earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 on January 29 after the closing bell.

Citigroup, Mizuho Financial Group, and Bank of America agreed to provide a $24 billion bridge loan to Xerox related to its proposed HP (HPQ) takeover.

Blockchain is not a currency like Bitcoin. It is tech that makes Bitcoin possible. All the countries around the world are trying to adopt blockchain tech.

The group spoke about how these companies and India could benefit from investment flow into the country. Modi sought investment pledges from many of these CEOs, who were impressed with what India had to offer.

In its 3Q14 results, IBM (IBM) announced the sale of its semiconductor operations to Globalfoundries. IBM will pay Globalfoundries $1.5 billion over next three years.

In July 2014, IBM Corp. (IBM) announced its partnership with Apple Inc. (AAPL). IBM wants to make a space for itself in the enterprise mobility space.

Under Armour’s revenues from its Connected Fitness initiative came in at $53 million in 2015, which was up from $19 million in 2014.

Carl Icahn is one of the first activist investors to voice his opinion against share buybacks. He believes that companies are increasingly putting money into buybacks instead of using them for much-needed capital improvements.

Entry and exit strategy is recommended for short and long-term trading in technical analysis. Fundamental analysis is used for the long-term entry and exit point.

The DBMS (database management systems) space grew 8.7% to $35.9 billion and is expected to be a $50-billion market by 2017.

Berkshire Hathaway took a new position in Verizon Communications (VZ) last quarter. The position accounts for 2.04% of the fund’s portfolio.

You can’t argue with success, and Microsoft shareholders have enjoyed market-beating gains this year. Whether this can continue is questionable.

Analyst Christopher Eberle reiterated a “buy” rating and a price target of $161 on Microsoft stock. He predicts that Azure could grow 61.6% in Q1.

In the Seattle area, WeWork at Capitol Hill has a new client—Microsoft (MSFT). The total cost of MSFT’s lease with WeWork is $3 million.

When the 10-year Treasury yield dips to 1.6%, where do investors park their funds? You can look at stocks with a high dividend yield as an alternative.

Adding to AMD’s recent troubles, Wccftech wrote yesterday about a rumor that CEO Lisa Su was set to leave the company for IBM.

Symantec’s near-term sales and profits are projected to see increased growth.

More than $180 billion is up for grabs in the global cloud computing market this year, and Alibaba is one of the major contenders for this opportunity.

Yandex’s first-quarter earnings results will be the company’s first full-quarter financial results since it opened its cloud platform to everyone.

Software giant Oracle (ORCL) topped revenue estimates of nearly $9.62 billion by 0.3% in the third quarter of fiscal 2019.

On March 6, Boeing (BA) announced that it completed the acquisition of ForeFlight. Boeing didn’t disclose the financial terms of the deal.

Kraft Heinz (KHC) stock opened much lower today after the company reported its earnings yesterday and missed analysts’ estimate.

The global cloud infrastructure space has continued to grow strongly.

Mainframes, large computers that can process billions of transactions daily, are mostly used by banks, retailers, and airlines.

In July, IBM launched a blockchain solution specifically for the financial service industry, LedgerConnect.

AI is the buzzword these days, and the market has huge growth potential.

In October, IBM (IBM) shocked the world by acquiring Red Hat (RHT) for $34 billion, marking its largest acquisition to date.

Alibaba (BABA) has recently opened its first data centers in the United Kingdom as it seeks to expand its cloud footprint in Europe.

Visa’s (V) fourth-quarter results benefited from the growing global trend of cashless transactions.

Microsoft’s (MSFT) Azure cloud platform continues to see increased adoption driven by the ongoing migration of workloads to the cloud.

According to a report by the IDC, total spending on the blockchain platform is expected to climb by 122% to $2.1 billion.

Ericsson (ERIC) generated ~$730.0 million in managed services revenues in the second quarter.

Autodesk (ADSK) is underway with the transition to a cloud-based subscription business model, where customers pay ongoing subscription fees instead of one-time software license purchases.

In the September 7 trading session, Oracle stock closed at $47.81, close to its lower Bollinger Band level of $47.54.

Statista projects that the total value of global digital payment transactions could increase to ~$5.41 trillion in 2022 from ~$2.75 trillion in 2017.

Tech giant Microsoft (MSFT) has been rewarding its shareholders with dividend payments.

To stay competitive and gain market share, IBM (IBM) has continued to incur R&D (research and development) expenses.

Groupon disagreed with a jury verdict that it willfully infringed on several patents owned by IBM. Groupon’s options include an appeal.

In the last five quarters, Accenture’s book-to-bill ratio has always remained above 1, which is a healthy sign for its business.

IBM’s (IBM) ranking among cloud vendors is sliding, and it turns out Alibaba (BABA) and Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google may have played a role in its repositioning.

To boost its product sales, VMware (VMW) is aiming to build specialty sales capacities.

IBM’s (IBM) capital expenditure has been stable for the last five years due to its huge data center investments.

The growing adoption of IBM’s (IBM) Watson AI platform is contributing significantly to the company’s overall business.

Microsoft’s (MSFT) ARPU (average revenue per user) growth has continued to improve, buoyed by strong demand for its Office 365 and Azure products and Xbox Live monthly active users.

Earlier, we discussed Oracle’s newest offering, Oracle Cloud, which will ease the migration of ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems to the cloud.

As part of VMware’s (VMW) share repurchase program, the company has bought back ~$5.4 billion in shares in the last five years.

According to Synergy Research, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has maintained a slender lead over Microsoft (MSFT) in the enterprise collaboration market.

In the last five years, Workday’s international business grew at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 57%.