Questions continue to be raised on whether Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) owner Mark Zuckerberg is tone deaf between the obligations of the company as a public entity with the sole motive of making profit, to a social network with the obligation of protecting its user’s privacy. Bloomberg Contributing Editor, Paul Kedrosky, has discussed some of the risks that come with oversharing of information on the social media on Market Makers. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has faced huge uproar and criticism after it was discovered that it carried out a research whereby it played with its users emotions through comments, with a view of analyzing…
Author: Neha Gupta
Global events might come once in a while, but the impact they normally cause is unimaginable. The glitz and glamor at the ongoing world cup show piece has had its fair share impact on the popularity of Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR), positively providing one of the best platforms for advertising. The world cup, for instance, has been the perfect place to determine the value of Twitter according to Shailesh Rao, the Vice-President for APAC, Americas and Emerging Markets at Twitter in an interview on CNBC. Advertisers have essentially learned how to use Twitter as an advertising platform, not only until the…
In an interview with Wall Street Journal’s Editor-in-chief Gerard Baker, anchor Maria Bartiromo from the show ‘Opening Bell’ of Fox Business discussed the recent news about Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) removing the search data of the former Merrill Lynch CEO, Stanley O’Neal. Commenting on the story, Baker said, “First of all, we don’t quite know how this is discovered. Secondly, we don’t know who asked to have, Google remove this.” He added that it was a couple of months that in a case dealt with in the European Union, it was ruled that people have the right to get their online data deleted from…
In a recent interview with Bloomberg’s Drake Bennett, the anchor of the show “In the Loop,” Betty Liu, discussed the Monsanto Company’s (NYSE:MON) decision to use big data to help farmers. Bennett said that Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON), which was mainly a provider of seeds to farmers for the last 10 years, consisting of genetically modifies seeds as well as conventional seeds, has decided to make use of big data in helping farmers take right decisions. “Big data has obviously transformed a lot of parts of our life, but farming is kind of rife for it. You know by some estimates,…
Xiaomi first half smartphone sales of 26 million must have come as a surprise especially to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as they essentially marked the entry of another rival in the space that already has other big competitors. Apple sold a total of 43.7 million iPhone in the second quarter meaning that Xiaomi is slowly gaining market share, considering it is a four year old company. The major concern at the moment is the fact that Xiaomi operates in China where the population on itself is about 1.3 billion. If Xiaomi is successful in extensively tapping the domestic market, then Apple…
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB)’s Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, is on a trip to India clearly highlighting the importance of the Asian country considering it is the second biggest market for network. The most fundamental question according to Rishaad Salamat in an interview on Bloomberg news with Arnab Mitra co-founder and managing director of Liqvd Asia is how much can Facebook grow in the Indian market. The huge population that India commands continues to be the most attractive feature that continues to be attractive to many Multi-national companies. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) penetration in the country is only 10% of the entire population…
The Dow might have stagnated on the 16,000 mark for quite some time, but that has not stopped the Fast Money Crew on CNBC from making their best picks going forward. Joshua Brown during Wednesday interview remained skeptical on going for cheap stocks but chose General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) claiming it has the lowest risk. Mr. Brown believes that GE is in the perfect position to grow going forward as the global economy continues to pick up. GE’s 3.3% dividend yield is another enticing aspect of the stock that seems to have caught the attention of the analyst. “At the…
Storehouse’ Storytelling app is the epitome of creating and discovering beautiful stories while adding photos and videos from the iPad’s camera Roll, Dropbox and Instagram. Founded by Mark Kawano and Timothy Donnelly, the startup continues to be a revelation having generated a significant amount of revenues since inception. Mr. Kawano in an interview on Bloomberg West highlighted some of the app’s benefits and what the future holds on their partnership with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Mr. Kawano pointed out that the app mainly specializes in creating stories based on people’s photos videos and texts. The major concern at the moment is…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announcing it is acquiring the much loved music service Songza has elicited mixed reaction from analysts on the Wall Street, considering that a similar service has been offered for the past ten years by Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE:P). Colleen Taylor a TechCrunch reporter in an interview on CNBC reiterated that Google might be too late in the space. She believes that if Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) wanted to make a statement they could have bought Spotify or Pandora, which are much bigger in the music industry as opposed to the $15 million to $40 million they probably have…
Jim Cramer on CNBC has provided insights on five stocks that have a higher chances of continuing to grow in the coming months. The five stocks that made their way into the watchlist of stocks worth to be purchased are: The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO). Cramer believes that these stocks’ prospects have improved over the past few months, but their share price does not reflect that improvement. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), according to Mr. Cramer, has surged by 33% since the Dow crossed the 16,000 mark…
In a recent discussion on CNBC’s “Fast Money” with host Melissa Lee and Jason Del Rey, who is the senior editor of Re/code discussed as to what does the ‘Buy now’ button hold in store for Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR). “These buttons, if rolled out more broadly, which we expect to happen in the near future, would allow you to buy a product that’s displayed within a tweet right from twitter” said Del Rey. He added that this development could have huge implications for the business of the company going forward. He expects Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) to slowly and steadily roll…
During the “Mad Money” show on CNBC, the anchor of the show, Jim Cramer has discussed about the King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE:KING). The stock of the company has experienced a downfall right after its IPO at the end of March and currently keeps going up. Cramer has discussed the stock and whether investors should sell it or still hold it. Cramer said that he has been very puzzled on the stock and recently the stock was up ten points due to a positive research note released on the stock. Cramer added that he liked other companies in the same industry…