All one needs to know about Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and its announcements at the Google I/O 2014 conference were explained by The Verge in a summary video that is under 9 minutes. The first update to come from Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) which was featured in the video is that Android now has over one billion active 30-day users. These users, according to the technology giant, take about 93 million selfies every day. The company also unveiled its developer preview of Android L, the next generation of its mobile device OS. The company also debuted improved notifications for Android with its…
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McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) and Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) were pitted against each other in a segment of Global Rivals on CNBC. According to CNBC, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) is a symbol of the Americanization of the world. Founded in 1955 with headquarters now in Oak Brook, Illinois, the company had over $28 billion in revenue in 2013. The first McDonald’s restaurant was opened by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in 1940, according to CNBC. However, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) would not have been possible without Ray Croc, the franchisee who later bought the company from the founders and turned it into the…
Today’s cerial killers which are affecting companies like General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) and Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) were discussed in a recent segment on CNBC by Sara Eisen. According to Eisen, the current demand for healthy breakfast meals which have protein is resulting in a serious consumer shift which is hurting General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) and Kellogg Company (NYSE:K). The CNBC correspondent noted that this shift has been negatively affecting General Mills for at least the last year. In the last quarter, sales have been disappointing at the company, she added, with cereal sales slumping for at least a year. Because…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has released its own diversity report, CNBC’s Julie Boorstin reports, a few weeks after companies like Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) have done the same. Furthermore, the Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) diversity report also comes after Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) and LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) have also reported about diversity in their workforce. According to Boorstin, the male to female worker split in the world’s largest social media company is 69% to 31% which she said is roughly the same as Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL). Furthermore, the Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ:FB) tech employees, Boorstin added, “skew more male”. In terms of race, Facebook Inc…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) at its Google I/O conference unveiled a preview of the next version of Android, now being called simply as Android L, and introduced “Material Design,” the company’s new design language for Android as well as for their Chrome OS and other web properties. Android L was introduced by Google Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Sundar Pichai. According to CNBC, the new version of Android was being rumored to be called “Lollipop” but it has yet to be named by the web giant. The network’s Josh Lipton said that the most striking feature that Android L brings to the table is…
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) and American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) are good at collecting ancillary fees, Joseph DeNardi said in a recent discussion on CNBC. According to the Stifel Nicolaus airlines analyst, he thinks that certain airlines do a better job at collecting ancillary fees than their competition. Among those airlines that he thinks does this are Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL), American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) and United Air Lines, Inc. DeNardi said that collecting these fees are a more important to the business plans of Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) and Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ:ALGT). These air carriers,…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) opening its Nest platform to outside developers is good but not enough to buy the stock while Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) CEO Marissa Meyer slighting marketing professionals by sleeping is embarrassing, Michael Robinson said in a recent discussion with Stuart Varney on Fox Business Network. The discussion comes after Google Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Nest Labs revealed that it is opening its platform to outside developers. The move is largely seen as the Google business wanting its platform to become the de facto platform for devices in the booming internet of things industry. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) announced earlier this year…
Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft Corporation’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) latest plans were discussed by Michael Robinson and Nicole Petallides in a recent talk with Stuart Varney and Liz MacDonald on Fox Business Network. The Real Halftime report was started by Varney by asking Robinson who he called “Mr. Apple $1000” about Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported plan to make larger iPhones in China. He also asked Robinson whether he is still buying Apple stock. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was recently reported to be starting production of bigger iPhones in China next month. Quoting people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named,…
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM) Chief Executive Officer Alain Monie believes that PC and mobile computing will complement each other, the executive expressed in a recent interview with CNBC. Ingram Micro, Alain Monie, is Ingram Micro a good stock to buy, In an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin, the Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM) also expressed that the information technology industry is due for a refresh which adds to the demand for devices. The CEO explained: “PCs have been around for a long time. Over the last couple of years, I would say, the demand was very, very low. That’s true around…
The real winners in the General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) deals to acquire Alstom are Siemens AG and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Peter Sorrentino said in a recent interview with CNBC. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) recently overcame the last hurdle in its bid to buy Alstom’s energy business after Bouygues SA agreed to sell part of its stake to France, a condition set by the French government in order for the deal to push through. The GE acquisition is estimated to cost around $17 billion. Siemens AG and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. made a proposal to buy Alstom after the French…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) futurist Brian David Johnson introduced Jimmy, the 3D-printed robot the company has helped develop, in a recent interview on Bloomberg. Bloomberg’s Cory Johnson remarked that the Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) futurist has been telling him all about Jimmy for a year now and that the robot is finally in the studio to be seen. Brian said that Jimmy is part of a 21st-century robot project the company has been working on. The robot, he added, is a 3D-printable open source robot which means that people can actually download all things relevant to the robot, 3D print his parts…
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) is about to make the year’s biggest announcement in the biotechnology industry, Meg Tirrell discussed in a recent segment aired by CNBC. According to Tirrell, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) will report data any day now about a combination of drugs that can be used to treat cystic fibrosis. Tirrell added that the report from the pharmaceutical company is one of the biggest events, according to analysts, in the biotechnology industry for this year. Cystic fibrosis, Tirrell noted, is a rare and inherited disease that causes lung infections and other problems and can be fatal by the…