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Is Qualcomm Getting Any Closer to Owning NXP Semiconductors?
It's time to take a look at Qualcomm's (NASDAQ: QCOM) tender offer for all shares of NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI). The number of shares committed to Qualcomm's $110 all-cash offer per share....
Straight From the Source: How Limelight Networks' Turnaround Works
Content delivery expert Limelight Networks (NASDAQ: LLNW) reported third-quarter results last Wednesday, and it was another good one. As investors embraced the report, share prices rose as much as....
Better Buy: Berkshire Hathaway vs. American Express
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) and American Express (NYSE: AXP) are two behemoths in the financial sector. In last year's comparison of the two as stock....
Oil and Gas Stock Roundup: The Rig Count Keeps Tumbling, Pulling Service Stocks With It
On the one hand, it was a quiet week in the oil market. Crude didn't do all that much, ending the week roughly flat at around $51.50 for WTI and $57.50 for Brent. That's despite some bullish....
New Products and New Customers Drive Atlassian's Strong First Quarter
Collaboration and productivity software provider Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) reported its fiscal first-quarter results after the market closed on Thursday. Revenue surged by more than 40% as the....
There Might Only Be 3 Million iPhone X Units Ready for Launch
Two weeks from today, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will officially launch its all-important iPhone X flagship handset, with pre-orders starting in one week. Thanks to a seemingly never-ending string of....
Facebook Deepens Partnership With PayPal With Messenger Payments
Almost exactly a year ago, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced a partnership where users could pay for purchases on Facebook's nascent e-commerce offerings, including....
Blue Apron Lays off Hundreds of Employees
Meal kit maker Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) recently announced that it would lay off about 300 employees, or 6% of its workforce, in a bid to boost the company's "future growth." Employees in the....
PayPal, Inc. Management on Acquisitions, Mobile, and Venmo
PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL) third quarter was huge, featuring record active customer account additions, soaring growth in mobile payment volume, optimistic guidance, heady free cash flow, and....
Why Wealth Management Is Such Good Business for Banks
Over the last few years, many banks have doubled down on their asset and wealth management businesses. They've done so to diversify their revenue streams, but also because wealth management....
Intuitive Surgical Continues Its Strong Growth
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG), the leader in robotic-assisted surgery, announced the results of its just-completed third quarter after the market closed on Thursday. The company reported....
How Big of a Deal Is Celgene's Flop?
Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) shuttered two GED-301 Crohn's disease trials this week after an interim look at data by independent monitors proved disappointing. The late-stage failure dings Celgene's....
Bank of America Is Continuing to Slash Expenses
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) announced a little over a year ago that it would lower its annual expenses to $53 billion by 2018. With only one quarter left before the new year, the bank is on track....
Schlumberger's Earnings Break Out of Their Funk in the Third Quarter
Anyone who thought the oil and gas industry's recovery was going to be linear was kidding themselves. For the past several quarters, we have seen the industry grow in fits and starts, especially....
Amazon: Wo steht die Aktie in 50 Jahren?
Die Amazon-Aktie schwächelt bereits seit Ende Juli und konnte die jüngsten Hochs an der Technologie-Börse Nasdaq oder beim DAX nicht mehr nachvollziehen. Seit dem Jahreshoch bzw. dem Abstecher....
Textron Inc. Manufactures a Mixed Quarter, Reduces Earnings Guidance
Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) announced mixed third-quarter 2017 results on Thursday morning, highlighting solid top-line performances from Bell Helicopter and the Textron Systems division. But that....
Google Finally Drops Its Cut of Subscriptions Fees, Matching Apple
It's now been over a year since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reduced its cut of in-app subscriptions. The Mac maker announced the change way back in the summer of 2016, where its traditional 30% cut would....
Record Customer Additions Pace PayPal's Exceptional Quarter
If you're rooting around for vulnerabilities in PayPal Holdings Inc.'s (NASDAQ: PYPL) business model, you'll have to peer closely. So far this year, the company's focus on a few distinct themes,....
Why Celgene Corporation Dropped Today
Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) is down 10.2% at 12:09 p.m. Friday after announcing yesterday after the market closed that it was stopping a clinical trial testing GED-0301 (mongersen) in Crohn's disease....
3 Top Stocks From the Best Performers of the Past 90 Years
Everyone wants to own life-changing stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from the beginning. But many are not aware of just how powerful owning one of the few stocks that....
DOW DAX im neuen Seitwärtstrend
Der DAX kämpft tapfer aber über 13000 verlassen ihn die Kräfte, bzw. die Anleger. Es ist natürlich schade, denn der DOW steigt fast täglich auf ein neues Allzeithoch. Er hilft also wo er kann, aber
Why Shares of Atlassian Are Jumping Today
Shares of collaboration software provider Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) surged on Friday after the company's fiscal first-quarter results blew past analyst estimates. Revenue soared more than 40% year....
Why Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Shares Jumped 10% Today
Shares of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) soared on Friday morning, following the telecom infrastructure specialist's release of third-quarter results. As of 9:55 a.m. EDT, Ericsson....
6 Key Metrics From PayPal Holdings Inc.'s Big Third Quarter
PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL) breakneck growth continued in its third quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates. Management called the quarter "one of its strongest" since splitting off from eBay in 2015.....
JPMorgan Chase's Full-Year Outlook Looks Promising
When JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) reported third-quarter earnings, the news looked good. The bank earned $6.7 billion, reported an especially impressive efficiency ratio of 55% for a bank its size,....