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Why Microsoft Could Be A Best-Fit Suitor For Salesforce, If One Exists
Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 3:52pm | 614Read More...The move to enterprise business is nothing new. Naturally there would come a rumor involving the big boys, the old timers, the originals of Silicon Valley. The rumor of the week is that someone is bidding for salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM). The speculation of the bidder is focused on...
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Salesforce + Oracle = The Big Cloud Bet, Says FBR Capital
Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 12:52pm | 393Read More...Shares of salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) skyrocketed to make an all-time high Wednesday on a report from Bloomberg that revealed the company has roped in financial advisers to find itself a buyer. While most people on Street consider Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) to be the best match for...
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This Could Be Tesla's Next Billion-Dollar Industry
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 4:41pm | 640Read More...Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is believed to be on the cusp of entering the energy space with a residential battery that could transform the way consumers power their homes and automobiles. After that, investors might expect Tesla to rest on its energy/automobile laurels and rake in the cash....
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Microsoft's Earnings Could Be In 'Trouble' Without 'Forced Windows Upgrades'
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 3:18pm | 610Read More...Is Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) in danger this quarter? The Windows maker failed to turn Windows 8 into the next big OS, and one expert fears that won't change with Windows 10. If nothing else, the third fiscal quarter could be a bumpy one. "I think they have trouble,"...
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What JP Morgan Thinks Of Apple, Hewlett-Packard And Microsoft's PC/Tablet Businesses
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 8:36am | 340Read More...JP Morgan analysts slashed their outlook for sales of PCs and tablets in 2015 in what mirrors a continuing spiral of lower and lower sales. Year-over-year, JP Morgan estimated that PC sales declined 6.1 percent, down sharply from its prior estimate of a 1.9 percent decline. That steep drop will...
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Microsoft Announces Acquisition Of Datazen
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 11:28am | 267Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Tuesday announced that it acquired Datazen Software, an industry leader in mobile business intelligence and data visualization on Windows, iOS and Android devices. A company-issued press release noted that the acquisition accelerates the company's Power...
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Why Zynga Needs Fresh Blood, Not Former CEO Mark Pincus
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 4:55pm | 545Read More...Mark Pincus, founder and chairman of Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA), has returned to his role as the company's CEO. This decision might surprise some investors, who wondered if former Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) exec Don Mattrick could take the company to the next level. Cody Willard,...
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Why Twitter Could Charge Google $65 Billion In M&A Deal
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 4:44pm | 534Read More...Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is once again rumored to be in the crosshairs of the Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) buyout machine. Twitter expert Sean Udall doesn't think the deal is likely to happen -- but if it does, it won't come cheap. "If somebody wants to buy Twitter and actually gets...
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BlackBerry Is 'On Its Way Up' As A Software Supplier
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 1:11pm | 583Read More...BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) has had its share of ups and downs, but one analyst believes the company is finally ready to rebound. "I think they've fallen pretty hard and therefore they did hit rock bottom," Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights...
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Why Facebook Isn't Overvalued
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 3:02pm | 397Read More...As Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) continues to make new all-time highs on a daily basis, concerns regarding the company's valuations are growing. Will Danoff, Fidelity Contrafund portfolio manager, was on CNBC Tuesday to discuss if the valuations at which Facebook is currently trading are...
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Microsoft's Bailed Cyanogen Deal Means 'There's A New Sheriff In Town'
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 7:19am | 335Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) was expected to invest in Cyanogen, a startup that has created an open source mobile OS using Android. The latest report says that Microsoft is moving in another direction. "The idea that they're walking away from a deal means there's a new...
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Intel Cuts Guidance And Wall Street Cuts Price Targets
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 12:52pm | 432Read More...Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) on Thursday reduced its Q1 revenue estimates by nearly $1 billion. Analysts were quick to weigh in on this unexpected adjustment. Ascendiant, one of the few firms not satisfied with Intel's performance up until this point, reiterated its Sell rating, as well...
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Analyst: BlackBerry Could 'Double' If It Continues Down The Right Path
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 3:58pm | 463Read More...BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) hopes that business users -- particularly entrepreneurs -- will eat up its latest smartphone, but that may be small potatoes compared to the bigger market that BlackBerry is after. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry said that the total global IT spend...
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Microsoft Bonds Don't Change Anything At Company, Wells Fargo Says
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 11:46am | 133Read More...Jason Maynard of Wells Fargo on Thursday commented in a note that Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) recent announcement of a debt offering doesn't signal a change in Microsoft's capital allocation plans, rather the financing was needed since over 90 percent of the company's cash balance is...
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Morgan Stanley Answers 'What Does Windows 10 Really Mean' For Microsoft
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 11:14am | 224Read More...Keith Weiss of Morgan Stanley on Wednesday commented in a note that he needs "more clarity" to get more aggressive on shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) ahead of the Windows 10 launch. "The approximate 20 percent pullback from recent highs forces the question, ‘...











