Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg did a Q&A session in Mandarin Chinese, a very difficult language that he learned back in 2010 in his spare time. After the event, Zuckerberg posted on Facebook that he did his first ever public Q&A in Chinese Mandarin at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Throughout the conversation, Zuckerberg…
With the release of the Nexus 6, Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) is gunning for Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL), and particularly its recent iPhone 6 Plus phablet release. But if Google is to make serious inroads into Apple’s market dominance, then it will be necessary for the corporation to convince existing Nexus 5 consumers to upgrade…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) shares closed Thursday at an all-time high of $80.04. It gives the company a valuation of over $208 billion. Facebook’s previous record high was $79.04 on September 30. The stock has rallied close to 49% this year so far. The company has impressed investors with its successful transition into mobile advertising….
Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG)’s earnings results disappointed last week, or more specifically, one particular metric disappointed. Growth in paid clicks decelerated in the quarter, leaving investors with worries about Google’s near term growth. However, BGC analysts believe Wall Street is focusing on the wrong metric. They think growth in cost per click is more important…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is mad at the United States Drug Enforcement Administration for creating fake accounts to catch drug offenders. The social media giant sent a formal complaint to the DEA. Facebook recently sent a letter to the DEA asking them to stop impersonating users. The letter comes from Joe Sullivan (Facebook’s security chief…
Shares of Microsoft Corporation climbed by as much as 3% in after-hours trading. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) released the earnings results from its most recently completed quarter tonight after closing bell, posting non-GAAP earnings of 65 cents per share on $23.2 billion in revenue. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 49 cents per share on…
