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Toast Shares Surging 56% On Debut Makes All 3 Co-Founders Billionaires
Thursday, September 23, 2021 - 5:17am | 473Cloud-based restaurant software company Toast Inc’s (NYSE: TOST) blockbuster New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday has made each of the three co-founders' stakes worth over $1 billion. What Happened: Toast’s market cap soared past $30 billion on Wednesday and...
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Microsoft Fuels Rivalry With Amazon As It Hires AWS Veteran Charlie Bell
Thursday, August 26, 2021 - 3:29am | 373Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) has roped in rival Amazon.com Inc’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) top cloud executive Charlie Bell weeks after the industry veteran left his position at the e-commerce company. What Happened: Bell, who left Amazon recently, is now listed by Microsoft as a...
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Salesforce's Marc Benioff Says Despite CEOs' High Expectations, Many Employees Don't Actually Want To Be Back In The Office
Thursday, August 26, 2021 - 12:26am | 543Salesforce.com, Inc (NYSE: CRM) CEO Marc Benioff said Wednesday that some fellow corporate executives have been surprised by employees wanting to continue working from home, CNBC reported. What Happened: Benioff made his comments to television host Jim Cramer on “Mad Money” shortly...
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Apple Commits To Shoring Up Supply Chain Security, Google, Amazon, Microsoft To Also Pour Money, Efforts Into Cybersecurity
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 - 11:42pm | 563Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to create a program focused on making security improvements across its technology supply chains as the iPhone maker and fellow tech giants double down on cybersecurity, CNBC reported Wednesday. What Happened: The increased commitment of tech giants comes after they...
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Amazon Cloud Head Charlie Bell Is Departing Amid AWS Management Makeover
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 1:38am | 569Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN)’s top cloud executive and company veteran Charlie Bell is leaving the company, CNBC reported on Monday, noting that the tech giant confirmed the shakeup. What Happened: Bell’s departure comes a month after Andy Jassy — who founded Amazon Web...
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Is Apple Or Microsoft The Better Buy Right Now?
Friday, April 9, 2021 - 4:06am | 550As the S&P 500 hit a new record closing high for the second straight day on Thursday, CNBC’s “Trading Nation” asked two traders which of the two largest S&P 500 stocks is the better buy: Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) or Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)? What Happened: Gina...
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Google Offers Free Stadia Kits To YouTube Premium Subscribers As Cloud Gaming War Heats Up
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 5:50am | 527Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google is promoting its cloud-based game streaming service by giving away a Stadia Premiere Edition bundle valued at $100 for free to YouTube Premium subscribers, The Verge reported Tuesday. What Happened: The offer is only available to...
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Worries Over Progress On Trade, Earnings Uncertainty Cloud Market Sentiment
Thursday, July 18, 2019 - 10:21am | 1672If there’s one thing the market doesn’t like, it’s uncertainty. But that’s what it seems to be getting on two major fronts: the trade dispute between the U.S. and China and corporate earnings. The worries about the U.S.-China trade situation continued after President Trump...