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How YUM! Brands (YUM) Will Compete With Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG)

How YUM! Brands (YUM) Will Compete With Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG)

Is YUM! Brands (NYSE:YUM)‘s Pizza Hut on the same spree as Taco Bell and KFC to explore to fast-casual method of serving its fare akin to Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE:CMG)? There are all kinds of eating outfits – while on the run you could resort to something like Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE:CMG) but if

Apple Inc (AAPL) Might Shut Down Beats?

Techcrunch was one of the first blogs to publish that Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) intended to shelve Beats, its service associated with streaming music that it had acquired in May, 2014. While Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has denied such a report, its spokesperson Tom Neumayr having been quoted as responding “not true’, the author of the blog,

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Renders Office 365 Accessible To Students

It was in December, 2013, that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) introduced its student oriented program and provided it to as many as 35,000 institutions across the world through accessibility via Office 365. To be able to use this program to reinforce or help with the curriculum, institutions were required to install either of the two Office

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s Xbox One Console Eludes Chinese Market

23rd September, 2014, was the date that gaming enthusiasts in China were eagerly waiting for since it was on this date that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) had promised the release of its latest gaming console, Xbox One. However, subsequent to the announcement today that the release would not be taking place as planned on the given

Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA)’s Model S Brilliantly Connected With Apple Inc (AAPL)’s iPhone 6

California-based car manufacturer Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) announced a software upgrade for its latest electric car Model S on 19th September, 2014, from its base at Palo Alto wherein the idea is to render the vehicle more responsive and sensitive to its owner than ever before. Courtesy of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’a latest offering having

Staples Inc (SPLS) And Office Depot Inc (ODP) – Is A Courtship Viable?

While the investor population at large might cringe at the very suggestion, Jim Crammer is totally convinced that a merger-acquisition deal between Staples Inc (NASDAQ:SPLS) and Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) could prove to be a savior for both companies. During his discourse on CNBC, Mr. Crammer not only recommended the joining of forces of the

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA)

Will Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) Remain Equally Lucrative For Post-IPO Investors?

For all those investors who asked ‘Ali who?’ about two days, the answer will have sunk in by now that it is a Chinese e-commerce company which boasted of the biggest IPO in American history on 19th September, 2014. Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) raised a whopping $21.8 billion that left even world renowned names

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA)

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) Partnership Shrouded In Ambiguity

With its IPO, Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA), created more than a splash in New York when its shares opened way above their initial price of $68 at above $90 mark throughout the day. For a Chinese company to have made such a mark in an American market, the event was indeed history being created,

Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA)‘s Latest Update For Model S Reveals A Wonder Car In Making

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s Model S is probably the most anticipated car during recent times not just owing to its eco-friendly factor but also due to the number of changes that are announced every now and then. A rare deviation was the latest announcement that occurred on 19th September, 2014, and it went beyond the

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