Technology & Communications

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.”

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.

Twitter (TWTR) announced in mid-February that it would be dismantling its app for Apple desktop computers.

Apple (AAPL) is the second-largest handset maker in the world after Samsung (SSNLF), and it earns more than 60% of its revenue from iPhones.

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.

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.

Apple (AAPL) was the biggest public company by market cap between 2011 and last November, when holding that title became a game of cat and mouse.

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR) came into force on May 25.

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.

The mobile advertising market is expected to grow at a faster rate than the overall digital advertising market.

It’s important to keep an eye on labor conditions since they offer a look at the future direction of gold prices and ultimately gold-backed ETFs.

In some aspects, 2018 looked like 2015 for investors. Like in 2015, China’s (BABA) slowdown spooked investors in 2018.

When consumers can borrow at lower interest rates, they can afford to buy more goods and services, and the businesses that supply those goods and services can hire more people.

Twitter (TWTR) is gearing up to tighten rules to foster healthier conversations on its platform and curb toxic speech.

Facebook (FB) estimates that the sharing on its platform via Stories (pictures and videos that disappear in 24 hours) could exceed sharing via Facebook’s News Feed.

According to a report from Statista and the previous chart, Pandora leads the Internet Radio market with a share of 31%.

AQR Capital started a new position in Vodafone Group plc that accounts for 0.44% of the fund’s 4Q portfolio.

Emerging markets such as China and international markets such as Japan have contributed significantly to Apple’s Services segment over the years.

NVIDIA’s profit margins  NVIDIA (NVDA) has been increasing its revenue while controlling its expenses, resulting in improved profitability and a high free cash flow of up to 20% of its total revenues. Gross margin NVIDIA’s non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) gross margin fell 90 basis points from 59.7% in fiscal 1Q18 to 58.6% in fiscal 2Q18 […]

Endo Health Solutions is a 1.26% position initiated by Lone Pine Capital in the 2013 last quarter.

Appaloosa Management enhanced its position in American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) last quarter that now accounts for 3.48% of Appaloosa’s total 1Q portfolio.

Snap, which went public in March 2017, looks focused on accelerating its path to profitability.

Tax office in Singapore Broadcom (AVGO), which has proposed to acquire Qualcomm (QCOM), currently maintains large corporate offices in both the United States and Singapore. However, Broadcom is incorporated as a Singaporean company, so its tax office is in Singapore. Last year, the company said that it was considering shifting its corporate headquarters, or tax base, to […]

Facebook’s advertising business posted second-quarter revenues of $13.0 billion, which grew 42.0% year-over-year.

The tech sector’s competitive edge So far in this series, we’ve discussed the potential effects of Trump’s proposed tax reform on prominent tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), IBM (IBM), and Amazon (AMZN). Tech companies continue to be preferred by investors due to their proprietary technological expertise and large cash balances. Their technical […]

Alphabet’s (GOOGL) biggest division, Google, has recently gained traction in the home automation segment where Amazon (AMZN) has a dominant position with its Echo Devices.

Services contributed 16% of revenue Apple (AAPL) generated $24 billion from its Services business in fiscal 2016, and aims to double the revenue in four years. In fiscal 3Q17, Apple’s Services division contributed $7.3 billion in revenue, up 22% from a year earlier, and making up 16.1% of the quarter’s total revenue. Apple’s Services business consists of offerings […]

Amid tightening competition for advertising dollars, there is growing pressure on Google to diversify its revenue sources.

On December 19, Alibaba (BABA) stock opened at $140.75 and closed at $137.14, posting an average volume of 27.24 million.

Apple’s stock is trading at a forward P/E of 12.5x, which is lower than its main peers, Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT).