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On 11 AUG Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM) last released its earnings data on Monday. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.01. On average, analysts predict that Chimera Investment Corp. will post $0.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is … Continue reading Top Stories: Chimera Investment (NYSE:CIM), Synthetic Biologics (NYSEMKT: SYN), SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI), American Lorain Corporation (NYSEMKT:ALN), Sophiris Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPHS)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Has More Users To Playwith As Whatsapp User Base Touches 600 Million

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is one happy customer as his recent costly conquest, Whatsapp, has reached a monthly active user base of 600 million users. Chief Executive Officer and founder of Whatsapp, Jan Koum, tweeted about the news of the milestone on Sunday. Whatsapp’s growth has been phenomenal this year after the news of the Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) merger was made … Continue reading Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Has More Users To Playwith As Whatsapp User Base Touches 600 Million

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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Beats Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) In Race For Video Streaming Website Twitch

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced on Monday that it had acquired the live streaming gaming website Twitch for $970 million in cash. The deal is one of the costliest for the online retailer and is expected to be closed by the end of this year. Amazon chief Jeff Bezos commented that his company and Twitch are identical in their tendency to think differently and this quality … Continue reading Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Beats Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) In Race For Video Streaming Website Twitch

Bitcoin Report: A Look at the First Tax Exempted Bitcoin Charity

The BitGive Foundation announced today that it has become the first nonprofit bitcoin organization to achieve 501(c)(3) status, meaning the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officially recognizes it as a charitable organisation in the US. This means that any gains made by the foundation will not be taxed, thus directing more money to its supported causes.

BitGive executive director Connie Gallippi told that it is about more than just money, however, “It does give us legitimacy with the US government, which has been a huge struggle for bitcoin as far as businesses are concerned.”

BitGive is dedicated to improving the public health and environment worldwide by giving funds that it raises to various philanthropic organizations and projects. It accepts corporate and individual donations, and counts BitPay, Xapo, LibraTax and Roger Ver among its founding donors.

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Today the foundation also launches two new initiatives: the Founding Donors Campaign and a membership program for individuals. Each is open to donors worldwide.

The new campaign is aimed at one-shot donations from larger groups or companies to help get the foundation’s activity rolling, whereas the membership program is being offered to individuals on an annual basis to support the underlying operations of the organization. Furthermore, in the following year, the foundation plans to offer an annual component to corporations and larger donors.

Gallippi said that the organization’s long-term functionality is to have the equivalent of a multi-million-dollar investment trust, in bitcoin, from which it can give to causes and projects.

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Biotech Stocks: Invest in Biotech, But at Your Own Risk

Fed Chair Janet Yellen testified before the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. She presented the Fed’s semiannual Monetary Policy Report (MPR) to the Congress. In her prepared remarks, she stated that while valuation seems “stretched” in some areas of the bond market, equities “remain generally in line with historical norms.” Yet in the MPR, which bears her signature, the following observation … Continue reading Biotech Stocks: Invest in Biotech, But at Your Own Risk

The Rising Stock: Apple’s HealthKit Questioned but the Stock AAPL seems Strong

According to some doctors, Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL)’s new HealthKit app poses almost as many potential problems as it does benefits. An article in Forbes published on Thursday August 21st highlights that a number of medical authorities are now stepping up to the plate to explain HealthKit and elaborate on the pluses and minuses of this ground-breaking health care technology. The Apple HealthKit app poses … Continue reading The Rising Stock: Apple’s HealthKit Questioned but the Stock AAPL seems Strong