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Why General Motors Just Bought a Self-Driving Sensor Company
General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced on Monday that it has acquired Strobe, Inc., a company that has been developing advanced lidar sensor systems for self-driving cars.Strobe's technology has the....
How Micron Technology, Inc. Stock Gained 23% in September
Shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) rose 23% in September 2017, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The memory chip maker had already been rising 12% in the first....
Investors Are Giving Up on Costco Wholesale Corporation
There's a retailer that just posted a 5.7% increase in adjusted comparable sales, along with a 17.5% jump in earnings per share and a 15.8% increase in revenue, albeit aided by an extra week in....
Kohl's Stock Upgraded: What You Need to Know
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
Microsoft Is Effectively Killing Windows 10 Mobile Now, Too
That didn't last very long.Just a few months after Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) officially killed Windows Phone 8.1 while presumably turning its attention to the newer Windows 10 Mobile, Microsoft....
Better IoT Buy: Sierra Wireless Inc. vs. Cisco Systems
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) are often considered top plays on the Internet of Things (IoT), which connects various devices to each other and the cloud. Research firm....
What You Need to Know About Google and Roku's New Product Launches
It was a busy week for gadget lovers, as Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google both announced a slew of new devices. In this week's episode of Industry....
Apple's Tried and True Device Strategy Won't Work in This New Market
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a long history of success that it has built around on the idea that it alone knows best how to integrate its hardware and software. That level of control is why its....
Can GoPro Stock Bounce Back After Last Week's 10% Drop?
GoPro's (NASDAQ: GPRO) return to a double-digit stock price didn't last long. Shares of the action-camera maker tumbled 10.3% last week, sliding after Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)....
How the Next Apple Inc. iPhone Will Help Fill Intel Corp.'s Factories
With the iPhone 7-series smartphones, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) chose to source cellular modems from two vendors -- longtime iPhone modem supplier Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and microprocessor giant....
Warehouse King Costco Is Making Online Shopping Work
As recently as the middle of 2016, Costco (NASDAQ: COST) considered the internet a minor sideline. The membership-based warehouse club had a website, but it sold very few things as the company....
Why Deere & Company is Paying $305 Million For the Privilege of Trimming Your Lettuce
If any company should be at the forefront of 21st-century agriculture, it's machinery giant Deere & Company (NYSE: DE). Staying true to its roots as a manufacturer of farm equipment, last....
Google Releases a Multitude of Devices to Counter Amazon, Apple, and... GoPro?
Going into Wednesday's event, Google, a division of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), had teased that a new upgraded phone might be in the offing. Billboards advertising the event....
These 3 Stocks Just Raised Their Dividends
We're only a few days away from the start of a new earnings season, and true to recent form, several companies have gotten a head start on dividend raises. In line with recent trends, a clutch of....
Would an 8-Core Intel Corp. Coffee Lake Chip Be Prohibitively Expensive?
On Oct. 5, Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) new desktop processors based on its Coffee Lake architecture went up for sale. These new chips are the first products to hit the market built using the company's....
These 4 Companies Want to Feed Your Addiction
Companies work hard to get you in the door, but the wooing doesn't stop once you hand over your money. Companies work really hard to get you to come back again and again. You could even say that....
Next Stop for Netflix Inc. Stock: $225?
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is one of the best-performing stocks on the market this year, but that rally hasn't quieted the bulls who see room for more growth ahead. Instead, optimism is building as....
3 Winning Companies You Didn't Know Were in the Internet of Things
Make no mistake, the Internet of Things is kind of a big deal. The Internet of Things is not really one industry, but rather the ability of devices and machines to communicate with each other over....
Intel Corp.'s 2018 Processor Plans Revealed
On Oct. 5, microprocessor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) released the first processors based on its new Coffee Lake architecture. These chips, targeted at the desktop personal computer market, feature....
Better Buy: PayPal Holdings, Inc. vs. American Express
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and American Express (NYSE: AXP) both make money by processing payments, but the two companies have very different business models. PayPal's platform facilitates online....
3 Ways to Invest in Esports
The idea of sitting and watching others play video games for hours may not sound appealing to some, but you may be surprised to find that this is a growing trend and it's also big business. Those....
Why Is Apple Inc. Reporting Its Fourth-Quarter Results So Late?
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently announced that it plans to report its financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2017 on Nov. 2. This, as some have pointed out, is late compared to....
Google Hits Back at Facebook and Snap on Mobile
Discovering content on the internet is no longer an active pursuit. People simply open an app and passively consume content. Whether that app is Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Instagram, Snap's (NYSE:....
Intel Corp.'s Plan to Sell More Expensive Chips
Recently, various tech websites spotted a change that microprocessor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is making to the branding of its value-priced Pentium processor lineup.For years now, Intel has had....
3 Reasons Intel Can Win the Self-Driving Car Race
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has definitely come a long way since the March announcement of its acquisition of vision specialist Mobileye for a princely sum of $15.3 billion. This move is now acting as a....