Will Amazon Face Regulatory Measures?

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) last week reported its fourth quarter results, which yet again surpassed all estimates. Its unsurpassed excellence in e-commerce as well as the cloud keeps it in perpetual high gear. The most exciting news from the company, however, is that Amazon is getting into the health insurance business.

Should Alphabet Split Up Into Four?

Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG) recently announced its fourth quarter results, which relayed mixed signals. Alphabet’s Google has long been synonymous with search, but now its bets beyond search are paying off. However, there are also serious societal and ethical questions coming into focus that cast a shadow over the company and its peers, especially Facebook and

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Is the Worst Over for IBM?

After 22 straight quarters or nearly six years of revenue decline, IBM (NYSE: IBM) has finally managed to break this streak. 

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Can Okta Sustain its Valuation?

According to a Markets and Markets report, the identity and access management market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.9% from $8.09 Billion in 2016 to $14.82 Billion by 2021, driven by the demand for mobility and security solutions. The SME segment is estimated to be the fastest growing segment due to industrial

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2018 IPO Prospects: WeWork on a Buying Spree

According to research from Emergent, the world’s co-working memberships are expected to more than double from 1.6 million in 2017 to 3.8 million by 2020. However, the demographics of co-working have changed with freelancers making up just 39% of co-workers in 2017, compared to 80% in 2010. Co-working market leader WeWork is a favorite to

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Improbable Joins the Club

According to a Research and Markets report, the global Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games market was worth $26.9 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach $44.6 billion by 2022 at a CAGR of 8.9%. Based on the success of its platform SpatialOS that enables creation of simulations and virtual worlds for video games and

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: SoFi Delays IPO Plans

According to The 2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Report, the alternative finance market across the US, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean has grown 23% to $35.2 billion in 2016. A leading Billion Dollar Unicorn in this sector is Social Finance or SoFi.

2018 IPO Prospects: Dropbox Has Made Good Progress

According to a Marketsand Markets report, the cloud storage market size is estimated to grow from $23.76 billion in 2016 to $74.94 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 25.8%. Growth is driven by factors such as high demand for hybrid cloud storage, growing need for enterprise mobility, and the need for easy implementation of

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