Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) is moving fast after its IPO in the US. The Chinese e-commerce giant is looking to increase its hold in the market by increasing traction in various areas. In a program on CNBC, Porter Erisman, author of the latest book on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) history, said that acquiring eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) might be the best option for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA). He said that Alibaba has always been open for media. Since day one, Jack Ma let the media and journalists track the performance and progress of the company. Erisman thinks that…
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Internet Search is a hot market, and we all know who the juggernaut here—- of course, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is. But Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bing search has also started to make its name in the news lately. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) partnered after which, Yahoo’s search algorithms are now powered by Bing. Yahoo also signed a deal with Mozilla Firefox which made Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) (read Bing) browser the default search engine in Firefox. The results are fruitful. One in every five US-based desktop search is originated from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Bing search engine. An article on…
The Silicon Valley has a big problem when it comes to gender diversity. Famous companies like Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) have a highly unbalanced workforce; a vast majority of their employees are men. An article on The Street said that Facebook, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and other major companies could increase their revenues and profits by balancing their workforce based on gender. Odd and strange it may sound but the source quoted a survey which claims that the companies could increase their profits and returns by 15% by adding more women in…
Augmented and Virtual Reality are the next big areas related to tech which are ripe for investment. A program on CNBC reported that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are tapping in the augmented reality sector, but both companies have a unique thing to offer which could make them stand out from a saturated market. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Microsoft are offering Augmented Reality solutions in very reasonable price tags. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s HoloLens will be rolled out in Windows 10. The company is also working on APIs to help developers make apps for supporting smart home, connected systems…
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) are the two main companies you must consider for investment. In a program on CNBC, Brian Sullivan said that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is a hot tech stock to buy because investors are extremely bullish on it. Bernstein has also raised the price target for Amazon. The stock price set by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is around $600, which is 40% upside from the current price. Sullivan said that Amazon’s web services business is wildly underappreciated. The company recently revealed its AWS Cloud earnings and impressed the experts. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s CEO Jeff Bezos…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Stephen Elop hinted earlier this year that the company would launch a Windows 10 powered mobile device very soon. A new leak has also claimed that Microsoft is making two new mobile phones which will have bigger screen and improved camera. This leak, if true, shatters the reports which claimed that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has given up on the mobile sector. But there are still some experts who think that Microsoft has lost the battle in mobile sector since long. Ben Wood, chief researcher at CCS insights, says that apart from Apple and Samsung, every company is…
92% of the Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s revenue came from advertising. There are more than 40 million business pages on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB). This shows how Facebook is playing a key role in the growth of small business around the world. In a program, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Small Business VP Dan Levy said that Facebook’s goal is to connect all the people around the world and that includes small business. He said that Facebook does not differentiate between small and big business. The division, according to Levy, is a fuzzy line, which could create problems in growth and sales. Levy said…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Apple are the best tech investment you should consider, according to Lew Piantedosi, portfolio manager at Eaton Vance. In a program, Lew said that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) are the best core franchise names. That is why his firm has added these tech stocks in the core portfolio. The source said that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Apple has unique qualities of their own and each of these companies provides the best investment opportunities both in long and short term. He thinks that Apple is a great franchise,…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Cloud plans may seem going in the right direction these days, but the reality could be different. Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella, since his first day in the office, is emphasizing the importance of Cloud for the company. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is planning to scale its commercial Cloud revenue to $20 billion by 2018. An article on WSJ said that Microsoft’s plans are ambitious and they could damage the core business of the company. The main reason behind Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s problems in the Cloud is the increasing saturation in the market. With players like Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)…
Media and Entertainment are the two areas where you must invest. There is a great growth and technology sector is ripe for investment. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) and salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM) are the tech stocks you should buy. Experts talked about best stocks to buy in a program on CNBC. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) remains the top choice of investors and experts. A panelist said that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) had a pretty good quarter and the stock price will improve in the coming days. He thinks that the social media company has beaten all of its competitors and…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced its ambitious plans in the mobile space. The company want to get its Windows 10 running on more than a billion devices. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) clearly wants to defeat Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Android and Apple’s iOS. Currently, Android is the juggernaut in the mobile OS space. More than 500 million devices in the world run Android OS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) tapped the place where it could turn things on drastically: the mobile app development. It recently announced that it will allow the app developers to just convert the Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Android apps into Windows…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is becoming the favorite stock for almost all the famous investors. In a program on CNBC, Andrew Keene said that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is a great buying opportunity in the long term. He showed the daily charts which depict the growth of Facebook shares. He thinks that Facebook has a huge growth potential. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is investing heavily in mobile, ads and apps. These are the areas which have made Facebook stand out from other social media companies. Keene said that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s quarterly earnings showed a disappointing revenue, but that must be ignored for…