Zynga Results Don’t Sway Analysts
Courtesy Zynga Inc.When social game maker Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) reported third quarter results Thursday evening, the stock bounced nearly 14%, largely due to the tiny net loss of just $68,000. In the same…
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courtesy of ZyngaZynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) reported third quarter 2013 results after markets closed on Thursday. The social media game company posted an adjusted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.02 and revenues of…
Symantec CEO Takes the Blame for Poor Results
ThinkstockShares of Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) tumbled nearly 13% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company announced that third-quarter revenues did not meet the consensus estimate. The security software firm also lowered its…
New LinkedIn Apps Aim to Connect the Whole World
ThinkstockEvery company, college and worker in the world may soon be more connected than ever before. That is the hope of LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD), which has just released a set of new apps…
Symantec Slashes Guidance, Investors Slash Stock Price
ThinkstockSymantec Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMC) reported second fiscal quarter 2014 results after markets closed on Wednesday. For the quarter, the network security software maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.50 on revenues…
Google to Keep the Internet Free from Censorship
courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), which has been the victim of censorship and cyber attacks in China, has decided to help smaller organizations to exist without similar attacks — at least to…
Oracle Passes IBM to Become World’s No. 2 Software Company
courtesy of IBMOracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison will use just about any excuse he can to brag about the company he founded. He discovered a new path, as Oracle used International Business…
Apple iPad Launch Details
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will likely announce the release of its new iPad on October 22 at a large media event set by the world’s premier tech company. Among the questions analysts…
Veeva IPO Defies Jitters over U.S. Economy
ThinkstockVeeva Systems Inc. (NYSE: VEEV), a California-based company that makes cloud software solutions for the life sciences industry, held its initial public offering (IPO) Wednesday morning among a swirl of uncertainty about the U.S.…
Rumors About Apple iPhone 5C Could Be Wrong
courtesy of Apple Inc.The Wall Street Journal and Reuters believe they have discovered some negative news about Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Like many rumors reported by the press, the accounts could be completely wrong,…
Why Oracle CEO Ellison’s Pay Does Not Matter
courtesy of OracleA new article in The Wall Street Journal that describes proxy adviser objections to Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison’s pay follows months of uproar about his compensation. He made $78.4…
September’s Most Popular Apps Downloads Include a New Twist
Amazon.com Inc.The most popular downloaded free app from the App Store at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in September was YouTube from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). The ever-popular Candy Crush Saga from King.com Ltd. ranked…
UPDATE: Burberry CEO Joins Apple
courtesy of Apple Inc. Update: Apple stock up following announcement that Burberry CEO will join Apple. As of 2:00 PM EST, Apple shares are up more than 1% to over $501 while Burberry Group…
Activision Blizzard Gets Court OK for Stock Buyback
courtesy GameStop Corp.The $8.2 billion deal that Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) made to repurchase its stock from France’s Vivendi S.A. was reinstated Thursday afternoon by the Delaware Supreme Court just in time for the…
Nearly Impossible to Get into Top Tier of App Business
Leapfrog.comFor all the hundreds of millions of apps and the billions of downloads from the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store and Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Play, the same apps dominate the top of…