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Intel, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Pfizer, Tesla: Why These 5 Stocks Are On Investors' Radars Today
Monday, September 16, 2024 - 10:50pm | 564On Monday, major U.S. indices showed mixed results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.5% higher at 41,622.08, while the S&P 500 edged up 0.1% to 5,633.09. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq fell by 0.5%, closing at 17,592.13. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and...
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Google Parent Alphabet, Microsoft, Intel, Roku, Tesla: Why These 5 Stocks Are On Investors' Radars Today
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 10:35pm | 756Thursday saw a decrease in major U.S. indices, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing the session down by nearly 1% at 38,085.80. Similarly, the S&P 500 dropped by almost 0.5% to 5,048.42, while the Nasdaq experienced a decline of 0.6% to 15,611.76. Despite the overall market downturn,...
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The AI Revolution: Will Artificial Intelligence Shape The Future Of Cannabis Product Design?
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - 1:10pm | 845The global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market is in the midst of a tremendous growth surge. From a valuation of $387 billion in 2022, it is forecasted to reach a staggering $1.39 trillion by 2029. This meteoric rise is evident from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s decision to invest a...
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$229M For Insomniac Games: Sony Reveals Details Of The Deal
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 2:46am | 334Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) has paid $229 million for Insomniac Games in fall 2019, the financial documents reveal. What Happened The latest financial report submitted by Sony to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveals that "the consideration for this acquisition...
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Yahoo! Beats Google But Still Needs to Monetize (GOOG, YHOO)
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 10:21am | 594For the first time since May 2011, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) had more visitors to its sites than Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), according to comScore based on data from its Media Metrix service for July 2013. Yahoo hosted 196.6 million unique visitors, up 20 percent compared to July 2012. Google saw 192.3...
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Microsoft Won't Stop Waging Battle In Tablet Wars (MSFT)
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 10:46am | 602Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is on a mission to convince consumers that Windows 8 Tablets are better than the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. One way Microsoft is trying to do this is through a side-by-side comparison on Microsoft’s website. There consumers can compare four Windows 8 or Windows RT (a...
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Google's Chrome Password Security Said To Be Flawed (GOOG)
Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 10:25am | 592Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Chrome Web browser is one of the most highly touted available for computers and devices. It offers speed, efficiency, and ease of use but for security (at least password security), it might need some work. Software developer Elliott Kember, in a blog post Tuesday, said...
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Microsoft to Announce Major Restructure as Soon as Thursday (MSFT)
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 9:00am | 563As part of an effort to achieve “functional coherence,” Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer may be set to reveal the company’s restructuring plan as early as Thursday, July 11, according to AllThingsD. When it comes to defining functional coherence, Microsoft is less than specific,...
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Apple Said to be Closing in on Deal with Time Warner Cable
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 12:59pm | 592Coinciding with the hiring of former Hulu exec., Pete Distad, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is said to be closing in on a deal with Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) to give Time Warner subscribers access to cable channels via Apple TV. Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources with “knowledge of the...
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Overall Device Shipments to Increase Almost 6 Percent, According to Gartner
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 10:20am | 544We are increasingly becoming a “device oriented” society on a worldwide basis. Moreover, the trend will grow by 5.9 percent in 2013, according to a news release from information technology research and advisory company, Gartner, Monday. Shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, and mobile phones),...
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Apple Maintains Strong Lead in Smartphone Sales – Continues Gains With iOS
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 10:41am | 596Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still #1. That’s not just Apple fans talking. Research firm, comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) released its latest data based on surveys of more than 30, 000 mobile subscribers in the U.S. and the surveys said: Of the 138.5 million smartphones out there, 39.2 percent (54.3 million...
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Yahoo! Wants to Start Reading Your Email
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 9:45am | 536In a move described by Bloomberg as “creepy,” Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) Monday began telling users of their popular email service that they must agree to have their email messages (incoming and outgoing), as well as instant and SMS messaging scanned and analyzed to help drive targeted ads. Oh...
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J.P. Morgan Looks At MSFT's ‘Elephant In The Room'
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 7:44am | 123J.P. Morgan, in its report discussing MarQ results on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), highlighted the company's elephant in the room: tablets. Says J.P. Morgan, in the report, “When describing the PC market and the relative weakness of consumer unit sales, management noted several reasons, but they did...
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Mercury Computer Systems (MRCY) Sets 52 Week High
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 4:03pm | 159On a day that saw many tech stocks falling, the shares of Mercury Computer Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) have jumped more than 10%. Investors received good news when Boenning & Scattergood analysts maintained their Outperform rating for the company, which designs, manufactures and markets high-...
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Despite iPad Debut, Apple (AAPL) Leads Tech Stocks Down
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 3:29pm | 202The debut of its eagerly awaited iPad tablet PC wasn't enough to keep Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) from leading tech stocks down today. Although Apple is down for the day, the stock has more than doubled over the past year, with a 52 week trading range between $82.33 and $215.59, partly in...