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Apple Buys Virtual-Reality Startup NextVR
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) confirmed on Thursday that it has acquired virtual-reality (VR) specialist NextVR. The technology start-up created a platform that broadcasts live and recorded events --
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Disney's "Frozen" Musical Is Not Coming Back to Broadway
The COVID-19 pandemic forced Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) to pause both its upcoming movie schedule and performances of several popular Broadway shows. Some shows have already raised their final curtain
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Why Farfetch Shares Dropped 12% on Friday
Shares of Farfetch (NYSE: FTCH), a technology platform for luxury fashion that connects creators and consumers, are down 12% on Friday even though the company topped analysts' estimates during the
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Intelsat Goes Bankrupt
Intelsat (NYSE: I) warned Congress it might go bankrupt, and now it has.
Satellite communications company Intelsat, the stock of which rocketed to nearly $35 a share on hopes it would reap tens of
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CooTek (Cayman) Inc (CTK) Q1 2020 Earnings Call Transcript
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CooTek (Cayman) Inc (NYSE: CTK)Q1 2020 Earnings CallMay 15, 2020, 8:00 a.m. ET
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Carnival Finally Admits Something Investors Have Suspected for a While
Carnival (NYSE: CCL) has sounded a cautiously optimistic tone about its business in recent weeks. Management said in early May that demand is looking normal for cruises in 2021 and that most guests
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Purple Innovation Stock Is Soaring 12% Today
Shares of Purple Innovation (NASDAQ: PRPL) were jumping over 12% in midday trading after the bedding maker posted higher than expected sales and profits.
Considering the ruined state of retail these
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Facebook Agrees to Acquire Giphy for $400 million
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) announced plans to purchase privately held Giphy, Friday. Facebook will pay $400 million for the image-sharing company, reports to Axios, which broke the news. Giphy will
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U.S. Bans Huawei From Purchasing American Chips in Escalation of the Trade War
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei was dealt another blow Friday after the U.S. Commerce Department amended an export rule to prevent it from purchasing semiconductors from U.S. companies.
In a
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How People Are Adapting During the Pandemic
In this episode of Industry Focus: Wildcard, Nick Sciple chats with Motley Fool analysts Emily Flippen and Dylan Lewis about how people around the world are adapting to living in quarantine
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Facebook Backed Libra Association Adds Temasek as a New Member
The Libra Association, the group overseeing Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) cryptocurrency initiative, has added Temasek, the Singapore investor with a $313 billion portfolio of investments, as its newest
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Up 100% in 3 Years, How Much Higher Can CyberArk Stock Soar?
CyberArk's (NASDAQ: CYBR) stock recently tumbled after the Israeli cybersecurity company posted its first-quarter earnings. Its revenue rose 11% annually to $106.8 million, narrowly beating
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Why VectoIQ Stock Is Down Again Today
Shares of VectoIQ Acquisition (NASDAQ: VTIQ) traded lower for a second day on Friday, amid signs that some traders may have been taking profits on a stock that had more than doubled in value since
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TV Ad Sales Are About to Get Much Worse
Digital advertisers saw a near immediate pullback on ad spending in March when the coronavirus pandemic started taking hold in Europe, the United States, and everywhere else outside of China. But
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How Trolls 2 Skipping Theaters Could Change Streaming
When Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal announced in April that its majority-owned Fandango service would be acquiring a similar platform called Vudu from Walmart (NYSE: WMT), I categorized it
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Will Disney World and Universal Orlando Ever Be the Same?
Thursday afternoon wasn't business as usual for Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Orlando Resort. The Central Florida theme park resort has been closed for two months, but it did reopen parts of
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Report: Disney and Workers One Step Closer to Reopening Walt Disney World
The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) and unions for its Florida employees have agreed to the new safety practices and protocols that will be put in place to allow for a reopening of the Orlando Walt
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Why Sorrento Therapeutics Is Skyrocketing Today
Shares of Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRNE) are rocketing higher today on reports that the biotech company has made a breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19. Sorrento Therapeutics's shares
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Stock Market News: Cruise Stocks Bulls Make Their Case
The stock market fell Friday morning, reversing course following an impressive rebound late Thursday. The most recent economic data shows considerable weakness in the U.S. economy, with the retail
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Why Denny's Stock Popped This Morning
Shares of Denny's (NASDAQ: DENN) popped higher on Friday morning after the casual-dining restaurant chain delivered its fiscal first-quarter report. As of 11:45 a.m. EDT, the stock was up by almost
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1 Pharma Stock to Avoid at All Costs
At first glance, Vanda Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VNDA) appears to be an ideal stock for value investors. The company has a massive cash balance with no debt, its revenue and earnings are growing
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J.C. Penney Stock Soars After the Retailer Doesn’t File for Bankruptcy
J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) pulled a head fake with investors this morning after trading of the retailer's stock was halted so it could report some news.
Although everyone expected the troubled
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Why J.C. Penney Stock Was Skyrocketing Today
Shares of J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), the ailing department store chain, soared today after the company surprised investors by making a $17 million interest payment that was due today. Reports had been
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Why Activision Blizzard Can’t Release “Overwatch 2” Soon Enough
Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI) Overwatch has sold 50 million copies over the last four years, but despite high player engagement in the first quarter, the franchise wasn't credited for the
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Yum! Brands and RBI Get Analyst Upgrades; Stocks Rise in Friday Trading
Stocks of two fast-food restaurant chains are up so far in Friday morning trading after a Stifel analyst upgraded their ratings from neutral to buy. Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), parent of Pizza Hut