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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

Active Stocks to Watch: Leidos Holdings (NYSE:LDOS), Sony (NYSE:SNE), Opko Health (NYSE:OPK), FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX), Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR)

Leidos Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LDOS), a scientific, engineering, and technology applications company, is scheduled to hold its second quarter 2015 earnings conference call with investors to discuss operations and financial results on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 beginning at 8 a.m. Eastern.  The company plans to issue its second quarter fiscal year 2015 earnings press release before the earnings conference call on September 9, 2014. Leidos … Continue reading Active Stocks to Watch: Leidos Holdings (NYSE:LDOS), Sony (NYSE:SNE), Opko Health (NYSE:OPK), FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX), Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR)

Chris Lewis
Finance

Hot Movers: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Sony (NYSE:SNE), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD)

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) hasn’t changed the look of its Model S sedan since the sumptuous electric car first hit the market in 2012. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock performance was -0.08% in last session and finished the day at $229.25. Traded volume was 5.17million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 6.63million shares. The beta of the stock remained … Continue reading Hot Movers: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Sony (NYSE:SNE), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD)

Colin Pettis
Finance

Market Movers: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Sony (NYSE:SNE), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Finnish telecommunications gear maker Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) said on Wednesday it would buy U.S. -based SAC Wireless, which installs wireless network equipment. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) stock finished the day at $7.61. Traded volume was 7.67million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 18.70million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.66. The LG G3 comes with a … Continue reading Market Movers: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Sony (NYSE:SNE), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

John Meady
Finance

Tech Stocks In News: Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE), Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL), SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY)

The Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) Web site mentioned that Nokia Lumia 635 comes with the latest Windows 8.1 operating system. With this operating system, smart phone users can keep in touch with family and friends, play music and games, take photos, search for places, make calls, work on the go, get apps, while protecting senstive info, all from their Windows phone. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) … Continue reading Tech Stocks In News: Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE), Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL), SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY)

Jayne Crisman