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Stock News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Launches First Wearable Device

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) has released a new wearable device. It has some features that apparently all such devices need to have, particularly health monitoring. However, the software company is late to the game, even though it released its watch before some competitors. Also, there is reason to think the market for these products is already overcrowded. Microsoft Health is a cloud-based service that helps you … Continue reading Stock News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Launches First Wearable Device

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) Aiming For A Cancer Breakthrough

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) hopes to enter the medical field with a cancer detection breakthrough. The tech giant is developing tiny medical particles which could help find cancers and other diseases. Google X Life Science Team lead researcher Andrew Conrad talked to WSJ.D Live on Tuesday. He explained how the particles can be directed towards different parts of the body by simply applying wearable magnetic … Continue reading Stock in News: Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) Aiming For A Cancer Breakthrough

Richard Atkins
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Stock in News: A Review Of The Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Earnings

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) released its highly-anticipated Q3 report on Tuesday, October 28th. In the past 10 years since Facebook’s inception, the website has gone from a mere vision in a Harvard dorm room to a household name and cornerstone of social media. In the Q3 report, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) reported $0.43 earnings per share on a Non-GAAP basis, beating the analyst consensus of … Continue reading Stock in News: A Review Of The Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Earnings

Richard Atkins
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Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Collaborates With PwC To Provide Innovative Services To Companies

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) has partnered with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to bring innovative services for companies worldwide. PwC is transitioning 45,000 people in the United States and Australia to Google Apps. The search engine giant hopes to strengthen its competitiveness and boost its software sales with its partnership with PwC. Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) is facing strong competition from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) and other cloud-computing … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Collaborates With PwC To Provide Innovative Services To Companies

Richard Atkins
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Stock Focus: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) To Continue Spending Aggressively

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that he will continue to spend profusely on new technologies in the future, and also explained how this quarter’s numbers was impacted by mega-deals such as the WhatsApp acquisition. Facebook is asking analysts and investors to take a long-term perspective. Revenue for Facebook (NASDAQ FB) increased 59% to $3.2 billion in the third-quarter, outperforming competitors such as … Continue reading Stock Focus: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) To Continue Spending Aggressively

Richard Atkins
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Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: Despite Recent Growth, Analysts Worry About MSFT Stock

Last week, technology giant Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) reported its fiscal first quarter results. The headline numbers looked really impressive, but they were again due to very conservative guidance from the company. Microsoft’s revenue growth appears very strong right now due to the Nokia acquisition, but the added costs are pressuring the bottom line. Microsoft reported fiscal Q1 revenues (for the September ending quarter) of $23.20 … Continue reading Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: Despite Recent Growth, Analysts Worry About MSFT Stock

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