From 7th October, 2014 onward, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) and Outerwall Inc (NASDAQ:OUTR) would cease to be partners since the bond tying them – a movie-streaming service named Redbox Instant, will be shut down forever on this date. That such a decision was on the cards was evident from the service’s refusal to take on…
Intel Corporation (INTC) Takes Another Shot at the Wearable Segment with Peak
With wearable gadgets being the latest embodiments of technological innovation, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) decided to have another go by launching another model named Peak, which is supposed to be an improvement over its predecessor, B1 Band, which had been released in 2013. Meant to serve as health gadgets, these watches are products of Basis Science…
Oracle Corporation (ORCL) CEO Safra Catz Provides Valuable Insight into Its Strategies
In a rare moment of openness, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) CEO Safra Catz was quite candid in discussing a number of aspects pertaining to the company during an interview with Jon Fortt of CNBC at OpenWorld Conference being held in San Francisco. Having been appointed on 18th September, 2014, to replace founder Larry Ellison, this was…
Amazon.Com Inc (AMZN) Ready to Grab Lion’s Share in Advertising Business
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) has always been projected as a global online retailer and it is a reputation that the company has gone to great lengths to cultivate and maintain but recent updates have been suggestive of another niche wherein it is trying to make a mark – advertising. The month of August, 2014, was witness…
GoPro Inc (GPRO) Turns Out To Be a Good-Luck Charm for Investors
Hardly anyone expects a small-cap to pull surprises but that is exactly what GoPro Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO) did on Monday when its share value soared by a whopping 11% margin to close at an all-time high of $90.94. Considering that the stock is a relatively recent debutante with its launch date being 26th June, 2014, it…
Apple Inc (AAPL) Faces Flak after Dream Launch
Just a fortnight after the spectacular launch of its new products, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was so overcome with snafus related to these latest models that the adverse impact was manifested in multiple aspects ranging from the company’s CEO to its shares. Thursday, 24th September, 2014, turned out to be…
For Cramer, Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Brewing More Than Coffee
Is Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) just a coffee serving outfit? When Stephanie Link of ‘The Street’ posed this question to Jim Crammer he very emphatically replied that this company was definitely more than just that – he regarded it more as a financial machine. As a company, he felt it made positive use of fiscal policies…
Is Facebook Inc (FB) Good Stock To Buy?
If Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has been in news a lot recently, it is mostly owing to the transformation that is in progress in order to improve the user experience offered by the platform. Another reason as to why it was the topic of discussion between Jill Malandrino, Products Development Manager of The Street’s Options Profits…
Facebook Inc (FB) Set to Improve Advertising through Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s Atlas
Mark Zuckerberg’s global social networking giant Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is now eyeing on creating a splash in the advertising space which it hopes will at least echo a part of the success it has met with in case of connecting people across the world. The company hopes to accomplish this by incorporating a brand new…
Apple Inc (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook Takes a Firm Stand on Climate Change
As an acknowledgement of UN Summit on climate change which was held in New York on 23rd September, 2014, Tim Cook, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s CEO, took the opportunity to declare publicly not just his stance on the issue but also the role corporate world can play to improve the situation. The fact that Tim Cook…