Technology & Communications

Oracle is one of the largest business software companies in the U.S. How does Oracle make money? What is the company's outlook?

In 2020, Oracle stock has risen 13 percent. Is ORCL stock a buy or sell at this price? How is the company's outlook?

There are six main factors that contribute to Amazon's success in the fiercely competitive retail and e-commerce market. Why is Amazon so successful?

Aurora Innovation is an autonomous driving startup. Who owns the company? Why did Aurora Innovation enter a partnership with Uber?

Is the Slack messaging platform free to use? Although the basic features are free, there are charges to unlock certain Slack features.

WWE stock is listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “WWE.” How can investors buy WWE stock? Is the stock a good investment?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has several branches, and Google is the branch that looks after its smart speaker business.

All market forces are in favor of Micron Technology (MU) and are likely to drive the company’s revenue up 10% sequentially in fiscal 4Q16.

Many companies are shifting their focus toward AI, which has been increasing the competition for NVIDIA (NVDA).

International Business Machines (IBM) reported its 2Q17 results on Tuesday, July 18. The company reported falling quarterly profits and sales yet again.

Biogen, which is an American multinational biotechnology company, was the S&P 500’s top loss on June 18.

Facebook’s net profit was $3.9 billion in 2Q17, up from $2.3 billion in the corresponding quarter a year earlier.

According to a report from Apple Insider, Morgan Stanley expects Apple to offset the threat of longer replacement cycles with the iPhone Xs.

Canadian Solar’s revenues from the sale of electricity in 3Q17 totaled $9.6 million, which was marginally lower than $9.8 million in 2Q17.

Calendar 2017 was a turnaround year for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) as it moved from losses to profits.

Alphabet reported its 3Q17 earnings on October 26, 2017. The company posted EPS (earnings per share) of $9.57, which beat analysts’ estimates of $8.33.

WFT, SPN, and FMSA have significantly underperformed the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which has produced 23.0% returns since November 3, 2016.

Texas Instruments (TXN) is the bellwether of the economy since it caters to most major end markets.

Cisco Systems’ (CSCO) Switching business revenue has fallen 4.0% YoY (year-over-year) to $10.5 billion in the first nine months of fiscal 2017.

Baidu (BIDU) and Google have a lot of similarities. It’s no wonder Baidu has earned itself the nickname of the “Google of China.”

Social media giant Twitter (TWTR) saw its stock price surge 7.3% on March 14, 2018.

Cobra Kai, a spin-off of Karate Kid that stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, is part of YouTube Red’s lineup of original content.

PayPal (PYPL) could have bright prospects despite the competitive threat it faces from Square and Apple in the online payment market, according to equity research firm BTIG.

DISH Network will release its 4Q17 earnings before the market opens on February 20, 2018. As per Yahoo Finance, DISH’s revenue in 4Q17 is expected to be $3.5 billion.

Dish Network’s (DISH) streaming television service, Sling TV, turned three on January 5.

Farmers for Free Trade’s campaign was rolled out on September 12 with the slogan “Tariffs Hurt the Heartland.”

eBay’s management noted that eBay Enterprise margins fell by 3.9% during the last quarter compared to a year ago. The increased cost to prepare for the holiday season was blamed for the decline.

On March 8, Netflix (NFLX) stock fell 0.9% to $349.60 after Buckingham Research downgraded its rating from “buy” to “neutral.”

It comes as no surprise that Google is spending hundreds of millions of dollars every year to review content on its platforms such as YouTube.

Apart from investors’ concerns about rising interest rates, the major worry that triggered a massive sell-off in the fourth quarter of 2018 was the US-China trade war triggered by President Donald Trump.

The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) fell ~2.6% on March 22, 2018.

Renaissance Technologies eliminated a position in online retailer Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) that accounted for 0.34% of the fund’s 3Q portfolio.

Apple (AAPL) expects revenues of $60 billion–$62 billion in fiscal 2Q18, with gross margins of 38%–38.5%.

Baidu is selling a majority stake in its financial services unit as it seeks to raise funds to bolster its competition in China’s digital financial services market.

According to the latest report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C continued to lead the British smartphone market in May.

Facebook (FB) has once again reiterated its ambitions to become the leading content supplier in the social media space.

Social, mobile, analytics, and cloud (or SMAC) is a disruptive technology that’s transforming the current IT environment at a rapid pace. Many technology leaders, who failed to acknowledge its importance or were slow in embracing it, are suffering. HP has been impacted by SMAC.

Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet (GOOGL), is phasing out the pod-like cars it has long used to test its autonomous driving technology.

In this series, we’ll review updates in the US Internet space and discuss some of the current issues faced by companies in the industry.

Snapchat recently rolled out the biggest update to its app in more than three years. However, the update is facing a massive revolt by many users.