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Stock in News: Google buys Dropcam (NASDAQ GOOG)

Google Inc(NASDAQ GOOG) has strengthened its home automation offerings by buying surveillance camera maker Dropcam for $555 million. The purchase, made by the Google’s Nest brand, shows the search giant’s executives remain convinced that home automation- which has so far been a relatively small market- will greatly expand in the future. The addition of Dropcam broadens Google’s ability to compete with companies like Apple (NASDAQ … Continue reading Stock in News: Google buys Dropcam (NASDAQ GOOG)

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Top Stock: Google Classroom Completes Pilot Phase

The Google Classroom project has completed its pilot phase and is now open for all Google Apps for Education users. Unveiled in May, Google Classroom is an online tool which integrates Google Drive, Docs, and Gmail in order to encourage teachers to use the services for assigning and collecting work online, as well as boosting communication channels for teachers and students in and outside of … Continue reading Top Stock: Google Classroom Completes Pilot Phase

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Active Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) CPC is Worrying

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) released an earnings report that impressed the market on Thursday afternoon, but not all of the company’s numbers were positive. The firm’s Cost Per Click, or CPC, is a key measure of the quality of its advertising, but the metric contracted in the second quarter. Though analysts were expecting the declines, it’s still a worry for those following Google business. Google … Continue reading Active Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) CPC is Worrying

Richard Atkins
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Investments in Mobile Weighed on First-Quarter Margins for Baidu; Shares Undervalued

Chinese search engine Baidu BIDU posted a 40% increase in first-quarter revenue that met our expectations, although margins came under pressure due to aggressive investments in mobile Internet. We believe these strategic investments behind product innovation, engineering talents, network infrastructure, and marketing campaigns are critical to fortifying Baidu’s competitiveness in the fastgrowing mobile Internet space over the longer term. We applaud management’s decision to accelerate … Continue reading Investments in Mobile Weighed on First-Quarter Margins for Baidu; Shares Undervalued

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