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It's Official: Twitter's 280-Character Limit Is Rolling Out to Almost All Users
In September, Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) began testing out an expanded 280-character limit, twice as long as the long-standing 140-character limit, in most languages other than ones like Chinese,....
Netflix Says Things Will Be Just Fine Without Disney
Last month, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) released its first earnings since Disney (NYSE: DIS) announced that it would pull its beloved content from the streaming site after 2018 to start a competing....
Gartner Inc. Delivers 44% Revenue Growth
Gartner's (NYSE: IT) third-quarter results gave evidence that its growth-through-acquisition strategy is creating value for clients and shareholders alike.MetricQ3 2017Continue readingSource: Fool.com
Why Expedia Inc. Stock Dropped 13% Last Month
Shares of Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) were losing value last month as the online travel agency dipped on a weak third-quarter earnings report. According to data from S&P Global Market....
Russian Ads Overshadow Facebook's Otherwise Fabulous Quarter
After last quarter's blowout performance, Facebook, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: FB) third-quarter financial release came against the backdrop of company executives' testimony in Congressional hearings about....
Zuckerberg's Plans to Spend Big on Security, Abuse Prevention Give Investors Pause
In this segment of the Motley Fool Money radio show, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger, and Total Income's Ron Gross discuss the reasons that rapidly....
Advertisers Are Willing to Pay More for Facebook Ads
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CFO Dave Wehner has been warning investors of an impending ad revenue growth slowdown for over a year now. During the first-quarter earnings call, he said: "We continue to....
Do Consumers Even Care About Original Content?
As the pioneer in the streaming-video industry, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) created the template that its competitors are following, and it plans to spend between $7 billion and $8 billion on....
4 Timeless Investment Principles From The Motley Fool Investment Guide
For years, the only book I recommended to friends or family members who said they were interested in learning more about investing was Peter Lynch's quintessential classic, One Up on Wall Street.....
Tech Stocks Last Week: Apple, Facebook, and Shopify Report Earnings
As earnings season continued last week, tech stocks served investors some interesting news yet again. In this week's review of tech stock stories, we'll look at earnings reports from three hot....
3 Stocks That Put Microsoft's Returns to Shame
Few stocks have created the type of wealth Microsoft has. Since going public in 1986 -- and accounting for all of the stock splits and dividends that have come in between -- shareholders have....
PayPal Is the Obvious Winner of the Mobile Commerce Revolution
Investors in PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) had plenty of reason to cheer when the company reported its third-quarter results on Oct. 19. PayPal's net revenue came in at $3.24 billion, a 21%....
How to Invest in Computers
Even though the market has changed, when it comes to how to invest in computers, there's still one obvious answer.When it comes to the desktop market, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) still has a....
How Netflix Is Breaking In to International Markets
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has seen outrageous growth since it went public and has very likely hit market saturation here in the United States. For it to keep seeing those same growth numbers, it's....
Found: 3 Stocks Retirees Should Consider Adding
Stocks go up, stocks go down -- and this kind of volatility can be worrisome for retirees on a fixed income. Just because a stock has gone up a lot, though, doesn't mean it's too late to buy it --....
Just Your Quarterly Update on How Mobile Dominates Facebook's Business
As expected, mobile was the big driver of Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) third-quarter earnings release earlier this week, driving a whopping 88% of all ad revenue during the quarter. With total ad....
Ask a Fool: If a Stock Falls After Earnings, Is It Time to Buy?
The short answer is that it depends why the company's quarterly report caused the share price to drop.If something fundamentally changed with the business that could become a long-term issue, such....
Facebook, Inc. Management Talks Video, Security, and Ad Pricing
Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) third-quarter results blew past estimates. Revenue surged as Facebook benefited from strong growth in ad pricing. But during the earnings call, management also turned....
Facebook Investors Freak Out About Expense Guidance (Again)
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) reported third-quarter earnings last night, and despite the ongoing scandal surrounding Russian political ads, ad revenue soared 49%, to $10.1 billion. Net income skyrocketed....
Why Shares of Symantec Tumbled Today
Shares of cybersecurity company Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) slumped on Thursday following a mixed fiscal second-quarter report. Revenue was higher than expected, but the bottom line came up short of....
Facebook, Inc.'s Revenue and Profits Surge
So much for management's expectation for revenue growth to come down meaningfully in the second half of the year. Both Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) top- and bottom-line soared past....
Advertising Spend on Instagram Is Blowing Up
When Instagram provided its most recent update on active users, noting it now has over 800 million monthly active users, it also quietly added that it has over 2 million active advertisers. That's....
Facebook Inc (FB) Warns Drop In Profits As It Ramps Up Security Spending
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) revenue increased 47%, the company said, announcing its latest financial report on Wednesday, but the good news came with a warning note. The company stated that in the....
6 Ways You Already Use Artificial Intelligence (and Don't Even Know It)
Your smartphone alone may use dozens of AI applications. Image source: Getty Images.Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming the next transformational technology. Market intelligence firm....
Everybody's Giving Away Free Netflix
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is already one of the best bargains in entertainment, but if you don't feel like paying for it, you're in luck: Companies are lining up to give it away.In September ....