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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to lose its top spot for U.S. podcast listenership to Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT) this year, according to a new market forecast by eMarketer. What Happened: According to eMarketer’s projections, 28.2 million people will listen to podcasts on Spotify...

Amazon reported third-quarter revenue and earnings Thursday that came in well ahead of consensus estimates, and analysts remain bullish on the e-commerce stock going into the holiday quarter.  Amazon Analysts On Prime, Sales Trends: Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) had strong sales...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday new ways the company says it will help in securing the integrity of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. What Happened: In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg said the company would “block new political and issue ads during...

Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) is in the lead ahead of rival streaming players Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), according to the latest research from eMarketer. Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast and Amazon Fire all aim to simplify the viewer transition from...

Financial news platform Business Insider and market research company eMarketer will merge to become one entity, Reuters reported Thursday.  What Happened Business Insider and eMarketer already share the same parent company, German publisher Axel Springer. As of Jan. 1, 2020, the two...

Snap, Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) is looking to continue its red-hot 2019 when the company reports first-quarter earnings. Here’s a look at what Wall Street is expecting from Snap after Tuesday's closing bell. The Numbers Analysts are expecting Snap to report a first-quarter EPS loss of 12 cents....

Fast approaching its six-month anniversary, the VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF (NYSE: ESPO) is quickly becoming familiar with favorable, fundamental data points. What Happened A recent note from Goldman Sachs indicates that in just a few years, esports television viewership, already...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) reported fourth-quarter results which came in better than expected, but the stock fell more than 6 percent as investors appear to be concerned with management's guidance and expense warning. What Happened Twitter earned 31 cents per share in the fourth quarter on...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is expected to report third-quarter earnings Thursday. Analyst estimates call for earnings of $3.12 per share on sales of $57.1 billion. Higher Minimum Wage 'Squarely In Focus' Amazon’s growth in advertising, Amazon Web Services and third-party sales...

Social media giants Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) have both experienced significant market drawbacks in light of their earnings reports released last week. What Happened Last week, Facebook infamously experienced the biggest single-day market cap loss in U.S. history,...

Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) may be gaining on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), which has in the past unabashedly copied Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP)'s Snapchat features in the past and found success with them. For the first time, less than half of U.S. internet users ages 12 to 17 will use Facebook this...

Roku is set to go public this week in one of the most highly anticipated IPOs of 2017. However, before investors dive in head first, memories of disastrous 2017 IPOs Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) and Blue Apron Holdings Inc (NYSE: APRN) have them taking a closer look at Roku and exactly what they will be...

Video and audio streaming device maker Roku is reportedly prepping for an IPO, which could materialize before the end of the year. Even as news trickled in, there were musings over the legitimacy and viability of the public offering. The IPO rumors aren't new, as Dow Jones reported back...

The smart speaker market is getting crowded, with the latest entrant being Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), promoted by Jack Ma. Utility Value Of Smart Speakers Smart speakers are wireless, smart devices that use Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other standards to complete...

Traditional media such as print have become a dying breed and so have advertising agencies, which once thrived through providing a host of services — from media buying, script writing, shooting ads, editing, etc. — required to run a successful ad campaign. Traditional media have now...