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Company & Industry Overviews How AMD’s Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom Business Has Fared
Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD) 2018 earnings are largely being driven by its CG (Computing and Graphics) segment due to the growing adoption of Radeon and Ryzen.Company & Industry Overviews Twitch More than Doubled Its Monthly Active Users in 2013 and 2014
Tthe number of monthly unique visitors on Twitch’s platform has increased from 20 million in 2012 to 45 million in 2013 to 100 million in 2014.Company & Industry Overviews What Do Nokia, BlackBerry, and Motorola Have in Common?
BlackBerry’s BlackBerry KEYone device also reminds the world of the iconic BlackBerry, which pioneered smartphones featuring a physical keyboard.Company & Industry Overviews Oracle Cloud at Customer: Could It Boost Oracle’s Position?
On March 24, 2016, Oracle (ORCL) announced a new service in the cloud: Oracle Cloud at Customer. It’s a hybrid structure in which a client can run the workload on-premise or in Oracle cloud.Company & Industry Overviews Should You Follow Jeff Bezos and Invest in Uber and Airbnb IPOs?
Bezos invested about $37 million in the American ride-hailing service provider Uber in 2011.Earnings Report Apple iPhone’s average selling price well above the Android
In a recent consumer survey, Apple became the most gifted luxury brand in China ahead of other luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Chanel.Company & Industry Overviews What AMD’s Game Console Business Means to Investors
As game consoles have six-to-seven-year product lifecycles, AMD’s semi-custom revenue growth has diminished YoY (year-over-year).Company & Industry Overviews Here’s What SAP Wants to Achieve with Its Restructuring
SAP SE (SAP) wants to reconfigure its business structure, a reorganization it estimates will cost up to ~$1.0 billion.Fund Managers ValueAct Capital discloses activist stake in Baker Hughes
Activist hedge fund ValueAct Capital declared a 5.1% stake in Baker Hughes in its 13D filing on January 15, 2015.Consumer Why Was Rackspace Destined to Lose in the Cloud Space?
The tech sector was the only S&P 500 sector that had more cash than debt per share in 2015, but the majority of cash was held by Microsoft, IBM, and Google.Cannabis Get Real: Running the Gauntlet
In this morning’s Get Real market newsletter, we saw that Disney+ is running the gauntlet while Apple and Microsoft take the Dow to new heights.Company & Industry Overviews Fair Trade Commission Investigates Qualcomm’s Licensing Practices
According to the Korea Fair Trade Commission’s Case Examiner’s Report, Qualcomm’s practice of licensing its patents at the device level violates Korean competition law.Company & Industry Overviews Why General Electric Sold Its Appliances Business to Haier
General Electric wants to shift away from the appliances business, as this segment doesn’t fit into its core business portfolio.Earnings Report Apple Has the Biggest Slice of Smartphone Industry Profit
Several players in the smartphone industry have seen their average selling prices decline in recent quarters. Meanwhile, Apple’s continues to increase, as does its profit.Earnings Report Could Nvidia Post Record Revenue in Fiscal 4Q17?
Nvidia is looking at new revenue streams beyond gaming while aiming to tap every possible way of generating revenue from gaming.Technology & Communications Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android lead the land grab for new enterprise shelf space
As the corporate IT market opens its doors to more handset makers, emerging enterprise handset makers including Apple will gain.Earnings Report How the Dell-EMC Merger Could Benefit VMware in the Cloud
VMware, now owned by Dell, was ranked second after Microsoft (MSFT) in the cloud infrastructure software space.Company & Industry Overviews Apple Is Investing in Customer Trust
The new privacy portal shows customers how Apple (AAPL) is working to protect personal data.Company & Industry Overviews How NVIDIA Selects AI Verticals to Pursue
NVIDIA (NVDA) offers the most advanced GPU (graphics processing unit) technology in all its core verticals of gaming, professional visualization, data center, and automotive.Billionaires Why Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates Have a Complex Relationship
Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates are among the wealthiest people in the world. Both of them owe their wealth and mutual friendship to Microsoft.News Here’s When We Can Get Our Hands on Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and S
The Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X are set for release on November 10, 2020. But how do the two consoles compare?Technology & Communications Demand Increases for Amazon Stock amid COVID-19
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock rose by 3.36% to $1,963.95 on Monday. The stock has gained 4.26% over the past month.Financials Must-know: Concur is the biggest acquisition in SAP’s history
Since 2010, SAP AG (SAP) spent more than ~$12 billion on acquisitions. Concur Technologies is the largest acquisition in SAP’s 42-year history. In its 2Q14 results, most of SAP’s growth was from its cloud business—approximately $1 billion annually. Concur’s management mentioned that they expect to end fiscal year 2014 with ~$690 million.Earnings Report A Look at Microsoft’s More Personal Computing Segment in 1Q18
More Personal Computing revenue flat Previously, we discussed Microsoft’s (MSFT) Intelligent Cloud segment’s performance. In this part, we’ll look at how its MPC (More Personal Computing) segment performed in fiscal 1Q18. Microsoft’s MPC segment, as the name suggests, is highly dependent on the PC (personal computer) market, drawing close to ~50% of its total revenue […]Company & Industry Overviews Microsoft’s Productivity and Business Processes Segment
In fiscal 4Q18, Microsoft expects Productivity and Business Processes revenue of $9.6 billion–$9.8 billion.Company & Industry Overviews Comparing Microsoft’s Research Spending to Amazon’s
Amazon (AMZN) once again topped the list of US companies’ spending on research and development last year.Technology & Communications What Microsoft’s PlayFab Acquisition Tells Us
Now that we’ve discussed how PlayFab’s acquisition could complement Microsoft’s Azure gaming capabilities, we have to wonder what the acquisition indicates.Consumer Can NIO Stock Recover After Falling into Bear Territory?
NIO stock has closed with losses for two days now and is down 21.2 percent from its high of $16.44 on Monday. Can NIO get out of bear market territory?Company & Industry Overviews Will the Galaxy S8 Be a Dual-Camera Device?
While smartphone makers such as Apple, Huawei, and LG are already shipping handsets featuring dual cameras on the back, Samsung has been conspicuously missing in that space.Earnings Report 39% of Analysts Rate AMD Stock as a ‘Buy’ after Q3 Earnings
Despite a weak third quarter, 12 of the 31 analysts covering Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rated the stock as a “buy.”Consumer How Amazon Keeps Growing
Amazon.com (AMZN) posted its fiscal 3Q17 numbers last week, handily beating its earnings and revenue estimates.Dividends How to Make Money with Dividend Investing
If you’re an income investor, I’ve got a strategy for you. Dividend investing is a time-tested way to grow your account over the long haul.Technology & Communications Why Handling TikTok Seems to Be a Challenge for Amazon
Last Friday, Amazon told its employees to remove the TikTok app from their mobile devices. However, it reversed that decision a few hours later.Fund Managers Stanley Druckenmiller Is Bearish on Growth Stocks: What’s He Buying?
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) remained in Stanley Druckenmiller’s top five holdings in the first quarter.Technology & Communications Amazon Cloud Is a Profit Machine in High-Stakes Battles
Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) cloud business is its fastest-growing division and most profitable operation. However, the business faces high-stakes battles.Technology & Communications How Does Google Meet Make Money?
Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google continues to enhance its Google Meet video chat software. Meet is a video chat and video conferencing tool.Technology & Communications Coronavirus Will Likely Hit Apple’s iPhone Orders in Q2
Lately, Apple stock has been hit hard. The coronavirus outbreak disrupted the global supply chain and dented the demand and supply of the company’s iPhones.Technology & Communications Is Microsoft an Attractive Dividend Stock?
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.Technology & Communications Amazon Stock Falls, CEO Jeff Bezos and Ex-Wife Sell Shares
Amazon stock fell 1.79% on Monday—its steepest decline so far in 2020. The fall comes after big stock sales by Amazon’s founding family.Technology & Communications What to Expect from Microsoft’s Q2 Earnings
Microsoft is scheduled to report its earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 on January 29 after the closing bell.Consumer Can Kroger Gain Momentum in 2020?
Kroger’s performance in recent quarters compared to its peers has left its investors unimpressed. In 2019, Kroger stock rose 5.4%.Technology & Communications Azure Tops AWS in Goldman Sachs IT Spending Survey
According to CNBC, a Goldman Sachs survey has revealed that big organizations prefer Microsoft Azure as a cloud partner rather than its competitors.Macroeconomic Analysis Could Iran Tensions Impact US Stock Market Investors?
US and Iran tensions intensified last week. US stock markets reacted to the tension. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Index closed in the red on January 3.Consumer How to Transact in Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies
If you have purchased bitcoin currency, and it’s now in your digital wallet, there will likely be a time that you’ll want to conduct a transaction with it.Consumer How to Hedge Against the US-China Trade War
The US-China trade war escalated very quickly this month. This has caused global equities to plunge and safe havens like gold and treasuries to surge.Company & Industry Overviews The Top 5 Augmented Reality Stocks to Buy
Check out these augmented reality stocks to buy as the space heats up! AR is making waves because of its massive potential in virtually all industries.Consumer Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Great Twitter Game!
Tesla (TSLA) stock has, time and again, reacted to tweets by CEO Elon Musk. He has been on Twitter for more than a decade now.Company & Industry Overviews What the Hewlett Packard Split Means for Shareholders
Hewlett Packard split into two $50 billion entities in order to provide value to shareholders, better manage the business, and drive growth.Company & Industry Overviews The evolution of online advertising
Since its inception in the early 90’s, online advertising has exponentially increased in growth.Get Real Get Real: New Targets and Turnaround Hopes
In this morning’s edition of our daily market newsletter, Get Real, we looked at Trump’s new tariff targets, a 5G network launch, and turnaround hopes.