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Morning Buzz: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ:JDSU), The Female Health Company (NASDAQ:FHCO), Energous Corporation (NASDAQ:WATT), Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD)

Riverbed Technology (RVBD) announced a new Amazon (AMZN) Machine Image of the Riverbed SteelApp Web App Firewall. Co also announced the availability of a free version of Riverbed SteelStore virtual edition for Amazon Web Services and 6 months of Amazon Simple Storage Service (at up to 8TB per month capacity, for select customers who sign up between Sept. 9 and Oct. 9, 2014. Amazon.com, Inc. … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ:JDSU), The Female Health Company (NASDAQ:FHCO), Energous Corporation (NASDAQ:WATT), Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD)

Jason Knox
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Market Movers : 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR), Denny’s (NASDAQ:DENN), Forward Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:FORD), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

3M Company (NYSE:MMM) recently completed the acquisition of its Japanese joint venture Sumitomo 3M Ltd. to be the sole owner of the entity. 3M purchased Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd’s 25% stake in the joint venture for approximately $865 million. Post acquisition, the business will be known as 3M Japan Ltd, with 3M having full control of one of its largest subsidiaries. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) belongs … Continue reading Market Movers : 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR), Denny’s (NASDAQ:DENN), Forward Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:FORD), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

John Meady
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Five Things Which You Didn’t Know About Twitch, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s Recent Acquisition

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced on Monday that it had acquired Twitch for $970 million. What is it about the video game streaming platform that had major companies like Amazon and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) vying for its hand? Twitch is an exponentially growing video game live streaming website The operative word here is ‘exponentially growing’. Twitch currently has over one million users who broadcast their content … Continue reading Five Things Which You Didn’t Know About Twitch, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s Recent Acquisition

Viraj Shah
AMZN NASDAQ AMZN Amazon Inc
Finance, Internet, Retail

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

Viraj Shah
Finance, Internet

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) All Set To Get Into Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s Territory

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is reportedly developing a Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) AdWords like advertising software. Amazon has already tested the waters with a small ad business on other websites and is making plans to expand the model by employing newer and better ads. While Google is clearly the current market leader in the advertising world, such software from Amazon could give the former stiff competition as … Continue reading Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) All Set To Get Into Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s Territory

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“The Goldfinch” Helps Hachette Defy Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s Attack

With no end in sight for Hachette’s long drawn out pricing battle with Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Donna Tartt’s ‘The Goldfinch’ might be the silver lining in dark cloud looming over the publisher. Trouble has been brewing in the book world since this May as Amazon and Hachette could not agree how to split the revenues from sales of ebooks. Though many new titles from Hachette … Continue reading “The Goldfinch” Helps Hachette Defy Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s Attack

Viraj Shah