Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) officially ended the sale of the retail copies of its Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating systems. Microsoft is expected to launch Windows 10 next year. The new operating system combines the features of Windows 7 and Windows 8. The software giant announced its decision to stop selling Windows 7 and…
Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) has made history with its Internet innovation – but now it’s about to leave the same mark on another industry. GOOG knows the healthcare sector is one of the fastest-growing markets today. Healthcare is a $2.8 trillion-a-year industry in the United States alone. Healthcare spending currently accounts for 18% of the…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) stock spiked in early trading on Monday following a report from Morgan Stanley which initiated coverage assigning an Overweight rating and a price target of $90 on the stock. Morgan Stanley’s Benjamin Swinburne also tells investors not to worry about the rising expenses. Facebook’s increasing expenses will hurt the stock in…
Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT), once nearly orphaned by investors, has nearly touched its 52-week high. As a matter of fact, make that a 10-year high, for good measure. It has gotten there without a large explosion in new businesses like cloud computing. Much of the rise in revenue and profits has recently come from businesses that…
Magic Leap raised $542 million in a funding round led by Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) on Tuesday. The number 1 mobile chipmaker, Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ QCOM) is invested in this funding round as well as Andreessen Horowitz, KKR, Obvious Ventures and Legendary Entertainment. The company’s Founder and CEO, Rony Abovitz said its mission is to…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is offering a revenue share deal to the publishers that will enable newspapers, magazines, and websites to send their articles for the social network directly through its mobile app, according to a report from the New York Times. The social networking website has initiated a “listening tour” with publishers to discuss…
