Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) is set to report its earnings this week awaiting to see its impact, considering Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) posted stellar results last week. The first half of the year has not entirely gone well for Twitter amidst increasing concerns over user growth which continues to slow down. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), on the other hand, continues to register substantial growth margins both on the user base segment and its advertisement platform. Jim Cramer on CNBC has also expressed his reservation about Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR)’s expectations heading into its earnings report. Cramer believes that Twitter could be problematic this week…
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is starting to impress clearly showing that its CEO, Satya Nadella, with his native intelligence is doing all that is necessary to turn the fortunes of the company. Recent job cuts essentially highlights the great lengths that the CEO is willing to go in order to solidify Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s status as a force to reckon with, both on the software and hardware front. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s option calls can support the idea that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) could hit the $48 mark that it hit back in April of 2000. The company’s stock is already up in…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) are arguably some of the biggest chipmakers in the industry having reported their earnings last week. Intel reported impressive earnings shown by its growing market share and PC business growing by 6% despite being on a downward spiral over the past few years. AMD, on the other hand, according to ‘Mad Money’ host Jim Cramer on CNBC, reported hideous results, despite being in line with forecasts. Concerns continue to be raised after AMD gave estimates that were below analysts’ expectations. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), unlike Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), continues to…
Questions continue to be raised on whether Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s acquisition of BookLamp will have a substantial impact on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in terms of competition in the books category space in which the latter has been a dominant force. Sources claim that Apple completed the acquisition of BookLamp with its Book Genome Project technology for between $10 and $15 million. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has already confirmed the acquisition in a statement and reiterated that it normally buys smaller technology companies from time to time without being obligated to give finer details about the transactions. BookLamp based on Boise, Idaho, is…
Earlier this month, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) & International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) announced a deal to join hands and venture together in order to tap the large market of enterprise solutions for businesses around the globe. The deal is aimed at using Apple smart devices like iPhones and iPads and combining them with IBM smart solutions for enterprises, thus creating an offering that could hardly be ignored by enterprise clients. Announcing the deal on June 15, 2014, IBM had said that it would be creating more than 100 applications that provide solutions to the needs of industry specific issues relating…
In a Bloomberg video about the research capabilities of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), researchers from Microsoft Research speak about the increasing need for research on changing environmental conditions and their probable impact on businesses around the globe. One of the things that Lucas Joppa, a research scientist at the Cambridge-based research center remembers doing as part of his research work for Microsoft is feeding meat to crocodiles with tiny GPS devices planted inside the pieces of meat. Lucas’ job at Microsoft Research deals with making tiny and powerful GPS tracking devices which can be used to follow endangered species in various…
In a discussion on CNBC, Herb Greenberg, a journalist and a CNBC contributor, talked about Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR). With the rising competition between social media networks in the mobile space and the growing use of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) on mobile platforms, Greenberg refused to agree with the fact that Facebook will alone rule the mobile social network space. “I understand, I am biased because I am big user of Twitter, I am a big user of Facebook.” said Greenberg. Adding further Greenberg said: “But even if I take myself out of it, if Twitter can convince Mom &…
As part of the state and federal governments’ stepped up efforts to curb online promotions and sales of illegal drugs and inappropriate content, it is surfaced that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is not doing all that it should, to help the enforcement agencies. While, a dozen numbers of states claim that Google’s response has been found unsatisfying, Mississippi Attorney General, Jim Hood is mainly leading the charge. A Bloomberg report cited Hood: “What they tell you in a meeting sounds good, but then you go online and check it out, and it’s not true.” The difference between Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s words and…
The leader in developing robotic based solutions, iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT), reported two bits of business news on its operations in the second quarter: one on its home-side of business and the other on its defense business. The home side of the business continues to perform well in the Industry shown by its full year guidance that is up by 19% year-over-year, according to its CEO, Colin Angle, in an Interview on CNBC. The defense system business is also doing well with the CEO announcing that the company is in line to sign some large defense contracts. Free cash flow, on…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has definitely tried to do a tremendous job as visible in its fourth-quarter report, but there is a lot, still left to be done, according to Daniel Ernst of Hudson Square Research. The company’s revenue for the fourth quarter came in at $23.38 billion, as against the Wall Street estimate of $23 billion. The earnings per share for the reported period stood at $0.58 per share, excluding items, versus the $0.60 market estimate. “I think Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has done a fantastic job in productivity as now what they call their core focus. They did a fantastic…
The social networking giant Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is all set to release its second quarterly results today, and most of the analysts are optimistic that the numbers will be attractive this time again. CNBC discussed with Oppenheimer & Co.’s Jason Helfstein about the firm’s estimate of the company’s earnings and he said that it should come strong. Oppenheimer & Co is targeting for a 57% in revenue growth, higher than the market consensus of 55%. The usage of Facebook in the U.S. is up by 42%, same as 43% in the first quarter. Moreover, Helfstein said that the budget spent…
Microsoft Corporation’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella has more than assured the company’s investors that the company’s future remains brighter, emphasizing that the next version of windows will be integrated across various screens. The CEO also assured the investors that the two-money losing units of Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) and Bing Search are in line to becoming profitable as early as 2016. The assurance comes as the company posted a 23% increase in commercial bookings, and on premise server licenses were also up by 14%. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is on a transition path with Satya Nadella trying to push the company’s…