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Microsoft Hits a Speech Recognition Milestone
One of the biggest problems facing voice assistants like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Echo, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Siri, and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Cortana is their struggles with conversational speech....
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3 Growth Stocks for Retirees
Risky stocks and retirees don't mix. But growth stocks aren't necessarily risky. They tend to be more expensive, relative to earnings, than their slower-growing peers, but that doesn't mean they....
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Snap Inc. Isn't the Next Twitter -- It's Much Worse
When Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), the company behind the wildly popular Snapchat app, went public in March, the overarching question was whether Snap would be the next Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) or the next....
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3 Value Stocks for Smart Investors
While the market seems full of investors looking for the next go-go growth stock, smart investors know to look at the value side of the equation. They also realize value and growth are....
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Here's How Weibo Corp. Tripled Its Bottom-Line Profits in the Second Quarter
China-based microblogging specialist Weibo (NASDAQ: WB) recently reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2017. The Twitter-like service, formerly a division of Chinese telecom Sina,....
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GameStop Has a Lot to Prove on Thursday
Things are buzzing at GameStop (NYSE: GME) theses days. The leading retailer specializing in video games began taking pre-orders for Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox One X on Sunday. Microsoft's....
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Why Disney Is Going Over-the-Top With Sports Streaming
Disney (NYSE: DIS) ruffled a few feathers earlier this month when the magical media empire announced it would be splitting ties with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) for content distribution. Disney....
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PayPal's Plans to Monetize Venmo Are on Schedule
PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) investors had plenty of reasons to cheer when the company recently reported its second quarter earnings.Revenue for the payment platform increased 18% year over....
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Can JD.com Stock Bounce Back After Last Week's 12% Drop?
The recent sell-off at JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) continues. Shares of China's largest e-commerce company by revenue fell 11.8% last week, moving lower every single trading day after kicking off the week....
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The Little Understood Competitive Advantage That's Propelling Amazon Studios
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may vastly outnumber Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) when it comes to Emmy nominations -- 91 to 16 for the current competition -- but there's one thing the streaming king lacks....
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3 Top Dividend Stocks in Big Data
Thanks to the explosive proliferation of smartphones and other mobile devices, as well as the rapid growth of cloud-based computing and the Internet of Things (IoT), the volume of digital....
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Disney and Hulu Finally Becoming Real Competitors to Netflix
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has sucked almost all of the air out of the room in the streaming business, building a $72 billion market cap in the process. And for good reasons. The company has 104....
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You Wouldn't Believe the Size of Facebook, Inc.'s Data Center Spending
The scale of Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) business ensures that many of its operating figures are stunningly large.Here are just a few from its most recent quarterly report: Revenue jumped 45% to $9.3....
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Investors Should Look Past F5 Networks' Disappointing Results
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), which specializes in the secure delivery of applications for large enterprises, reported a disappointing June quarter. While non-GAAP earnings per share was in....
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salesforce.com, inc. Earnings: 4 Key Metrics for Investors to Focus On
On Tuesday, Aug. 22, salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) will report results for its second quarter of fiscal 2018. The company has outperformed the S&P 500 so far this year, rising about 32% year to....
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3 Stocks at 52-Week Highs Still Worth Buying
Investors are often wary of stocks trading at or near new highs. That's natural: If a stock has recently had a big run-up in price, it's easy for investors to feel that they've missed the boat --....
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If You Believe Trump, Here are 2 Stocks to Own
"We used to have the greatest infrastructure anywhere in the world, and today we're like a third-world country," President Donald Trump said at a press conference Tuesday. "No longer will we allow....
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Better Buy: Shopify Inc. vs. eBay Inc.
Chances are, you're well aware of eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) -- one of the world's largest auction sites for buying and selling goods online. But have youd heard of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP)? Unless you're an....
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Better Buy: Palo Alto Networks, Inc. vs. Fortinet
A glance at year-to-date performance suggests that cybersecurity specialist Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) has won over investors, particularly compared to peer Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW). Fortinet....
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Is This Why Twitter Will Never Ban Trump?
Let's be clear: Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) will never ban President Trump. On numerous occasions, Twitter has insisted that its rules apply to all accounts -- including Trump's -- yet receives ongoing....
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3 Reasons Why Snap Stock Might Bounce Back
Investors eyeing freshly minted market debutantes may view Snap, Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) as a cautionary tale. Snapchat's parent company has shed more than half of its value since peaking the day after....
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Disney Is Not Kicking Netflix to the Curb
Unless you've been living in entertainment exile over the past week or so, you've probably heard the news that Disney (NYSE: DIS) plans to pull its content from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) in favor of
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Is Microsoft Still Working on a Surface Phone?
For a while there, it seemed inevitable that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) would release a smartphone bearing its Surface brand, affectionately and officially known as the Surface Phone. The software giant
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How Risky Is Snapchat Maker Snap Inc?
Snap (NYSE: SNAP), the maker of the ephemeral messaging app Snapchat, has had a rough five months. Snap went public at $17 per share in early March, briefly surged to $27, then plunged to about $13 on
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5 Things Twenty-First Century Fox Management Wants You to Know
Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOX) (NASDAQ: FOXA) reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results on Aug. 9, delivering quarterly earnings per share 3% higher than the average analyst