Technology

Should IBM Get More Credit For Q2 Earnings?

Posted: July 18, 2018 at 4:19 pm

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) reported second quarter financial results after markets closed Wednesday. The company said that it had $3.08 in earnings per share (EPS) on $20.0 billion ...
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Why Broadcom Already Should Ditch Its Planned CA Acquisition

Posted: July 18, 2018 at 1:20 pm

It is no big secret that semiconductor companies all up and down the supply chain have been and would like to keep merging into larger and stronger companies so that their ...
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What to Expect When IBM Reports After the Close

Posted: July 18, 2018 at 10:55 am

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is scheduled to release its most recent quarterly results after the markets close on Wednesday. The consensus estimates call for $3.04 in earnings per ...
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EU slaps Google with record $5 billion fine

Posted: July 18, 2018 at 10:45 am

For once, Apple’s smaller market share works in its favor.   From Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal ($): The European Union hit Alphabet Inc.’s Google with a record antitrust fine of ...
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AppleInsider disputes Samsung ‘Ingenius’ ad

Posted: July 18, 2018 at 8:25 am

From New Samsung ad attacks iPhone X download speed, ignores performance benchmarks:   Samsung touts data obtained from Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence Data obtained February through April of 2018 as the ...
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CIRP: Apple gained on both Google and Samsung last quarter

Posted: July 18, 2018 at 6:30 am

From a Consumer Intelligence Research Partners press release that landed in my inbox Tuesday:   CIRP research shows that the two major mobile operating systems, Google Android and Apple iOS, and ...
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As Nasdaq Hits Record, Where Does Apple Go?

Posted: July 18, 2018 at 6:25 am

The Nasdaq Composite has reached an all-time record of 7,403.89, a number that was unimaginable after its collapse in 2002 to 1,108.49 as the tech bubble burst. The poster child ...
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Apple senior VPs with time on their hands

Posted: July 17, 2018 at 1:35 pm

My take: Time for Tim to crack a few of these memojis together.   From Apple Investor Relations Monday, in honor of world emoji day: Click to enlarge. See ...
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Walmart, Microsoft Join Forces for One-Two Punch at You-Know-Who

Posted: July 17, 2018 at 10:25 am

Two Dow 30 stocks have signed a strategic partnership deal to take on a company that threatens the businesses of both. Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has inked a five-year deal ...
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Cybersecurity Software More Critical Than Ever: 4 Top Stocks to Buy

Posted: July 17, 2018 at 9:45 am

If the 2016 election didn’t bring cybersecurity and protection for enterprise systems into view, nothing probably will. The fact of the matter is that even as cybersecurity products have grown ...
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Keep your lobster emoji, I want a new MacBook Air

Posted: July 17, 2018 at 9:35 am

Hey Apple, where are your priorities?   From Apple celebrates World Emoji Day: More than 70 new emoji characters are coming to iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac later ...
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More Big Apple News and Projects as the Shares Hover Near All-Time Highs

Posted: July 17, 2018 at 7:50 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is on the verge of being the first $1 trillion market capitalization company, which is stunning when you consider that at the turn of the century ...
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Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft: Buybacks May Play Role in Quest for a $1 Trillion Market Cap

Posted: July 16, 2018 at 4:23 pm

The dot-com bubble burst in 2000, but many of the key technology stocks have overtaken their former highs of almost 20 years ago with a vengeance. While most investors are ...
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Tenable Holdings Gears Up for IPO

Posted: July 16, 2018 at 12:40 pm

Tenable Holdings has registered an amended S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its initial public offering (IPO). The company intends to sell its 9.2 million ...
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Apple iPhone plummets 450 feet, recording all the way

Posted: July 16, 2018 at 10:35 am

Must-see video from atop the world’s tallest swing ride.   From Attractions Magazine. During a recent visit to the Orlando StarFlyer on International Drive, Cansel Yildirim accidentally dropped her iPhone ...
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