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Filing Details Microsoft And Salesforce's Bidding War For LinkedIn
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 9:41am | 314Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) wasn't the only company looking to oversee a large scale M&A deal and acquire LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD). LinkedIn released a regulatory filing, which it submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), detailing the events leading up to its...
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Bill Gates: Microsoft + LinkedIn = Facebook?
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 8:00am | 230Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) founder and board member Bill Gates is a big supporter of the company's $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD). Speaking to Bloomberg, Gates suggested the combination of Microsoft and LinkedIn will create a business network for the...
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Microsoft To Acquire LinkedIn For $26 Billion, Its Largest-Ever Acquisition
Monday, June 13, 2016 - 9:05am | 467Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Monday morning it has reached an agreement to acquire LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) for $196 per share, or $26.2 billion, inclusive of LinkedIn's net cash. Shares of LinkedIn closed at $131.08 on Friday and quickly surged higher by nearly 50...
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Microsoft To Slash ~2,000 Smartphone Hardware Business Jobs, Will Focus Phone Efforts In 'Differentiation'-Heavy Areas
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 9:19am | 202Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Wednesday morning a major change to its smartphone hardware business. Microsoft said it will "streamline" its smartphone hardware business, which will impact up to 1,850 jobs. The company will record an impairment and restructuring charge of around $...
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Microsoft Announces Sale Of Feature Phone Business To A Foxconn Subsidiary
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 8:22am | 164Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced on Wednesday it has reached an agreement to sell its entry-level feature phone assets to FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Foxconn Technology Group and HMD Global, Oy for $350 million. Microsoft also noted that the deal includes the sale of its Microsoft...
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Microsoft And Rolls-Royce Announce Partnership For Next Generation Of Intelligent Engines
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 10:43am | 309Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced over the weekend at the Hannover Messe industrial fair it has entered into a new collaboration with Rolls-Royce. As part of the collaboration, Rolls-Royce will integrate Microsoft's Azure IoT Suite and Cortana Intelligence Suite into its...
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GM And GE: Will Revitalization Efforts Pay Out In Earnings?
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 4:43pm | 590Read More...Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two old-school giants striving to improve their prospects. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth from just one of them. However, both have handily bested earnings expectations in recent quarters. The new earnings season...
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McDonald's Vs. Starbucks: Which Earnings Will Be Tastier?
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 9:19am | 607Read More...Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two popular purveyors of coffee and other consumables. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth each of them, but a top-line decline from one. And, one of them has a better record of topping earnings expectations in recent...
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Will Intel And Microsoft Top Earnings Expectations Again?
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 7:01pm | 559Read More...The first-quarter earnings reporting season kicks into high gear this week. Highlights will include the latest results from two technology giants. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth from both of them. The new earnings season is underway, and among the highlights this week will...
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Coke Versus Pepsi: Which Beats Low Q1 Earnings Expectations?
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 6:56pm | 580Read More...The first-quarter earnings reporting season kicks into high gear this week. Highlights will include the latest results from two beverage giant rivals. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings declines from both of them. The new earnings season is underway, and among the highlights this week...
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Report: Intel And Microsoft's New Platforms Fails In Boosting Demand For Notebooks
Monday, March 28, 2016 - 7:42am | 159Read More...Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) are shifting their focus to non-notebook product lines as demand for notebooks have been lackluster, according to a report by DigiTimes. DigiTimes, citing "sources from the upstream supply chain," noted that a shift in...
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Apple's Cloud Plans Could Be Bad For Cisco
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 12:21pm | 338Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s "Project McQueen" has been underway over the past few months, as experts speculate on the expanse and implications of the project. It's supposed that the project is a venture into the cloud space, bolstered by hopes to become more self-reliant on...
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Are Investors Suspicious Of Apple's Next Product Launch?
Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 3:32pm | 405Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will hold an event at its Cupertino headquarters March 21, according to an email sent to media sources Friday morning. In an unusual move, the company declined to invite investors to the event, which is expected to be an announcement of the fall Apple product line. Apple...
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Buy The Dip In j2 Global, Susquehanna Says
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 3:15pm | 672Read More...Shares of Internet services firm J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ: JCOM) recovered after a heavy selloff on Thursday, which saw its stock price plunge as much as 20 percent following a Citron sell report. J2 Global responded to the report saying, "We believe it is both factually incorrect and wrongly...
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Apple And Microsoft Earnings: Mac Vs. PC All Over Again?
Sunday, January 24, 2016 - 5:59pm | 537Read More...The latest results from two tech giants will be among highlights in a very busy earnings week. The consensus forecast calls for sold fiscal quarter results from Apple. However, analyst expectations are somewhat lower for Microsoft. The earnings crunch ramps up this week, and among the many...
