Apple Should Buy Netflix

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was expected to report a bleak quarter due to the continuing slump in iPhone sales. It was not just iPhones, though. iPad and Mac sales have also declined. It is time Apple made a big move.

Verizon Buys Yahoo for $5 Billion

Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) finally seems to have found a buyer for its core assets. After years of trying to recover lost ground, earlier this year, the company had decided to sell off its core assets. It has finally found a willing buyer in Verizon. Yesterday, Verizon agreed to buy Yahoo for $4.83 billion, making it

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eBay Acquiring Companies to Improve User Experience and Conversion

For some time now, eBay’s users have been a disgruntled lot. It has a poor feedback management system and there are issues in search and discoverability. eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) is now focusing on improving these organically and through acquisitions.

Microsoft Rallies on Cloud

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) appears to be on a roll, finally. The recent result announcement earlier this week, sent the stock soaring close to its 52-week high levels. The company surpassed analyst expectations, primarily driven by the growth in its cloud business. According to a Gartner report published earlier this year, the global market for cloud

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IBM’s Turnaround Shows Some Promise

IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) revenues continued to decline for the seventeenth straight quarter, but the general sentiment is that it seems to be making progress in its strategic turnaround and its stock is trading close to its 52-week high. IBM has been moving away from computer hardware sales and reorganizing its portfolio to focus on “strategic imperatives”

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Netflix Struggling With Market Saturation

Five years ago, Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) announced plans to increase its subscription cost and the announcement had backfired. The stock tanked, subscribers fled and the company had to recall its decision. For the last two years now, the company has been gradually increasing its prices again. New subscribers are being added at a higher cost

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Unity Technologies a Strong VR Gaming Bet

According to Gartner, the worldwide video game market, which includes video game console hardware and software, online, mobile and PC games, is projected to reach $128 billion by 2017. US video game companies recorded revenues of $23.5 billion in 2015 with software sales increasing 7% to $16.5 billion. Unity Technologies is the most recent entry

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Flipboard Focuses on Profitability Amidst Rising Competition

According to ZenithOptimedia, the global ad expenditure will reach $579 billion by the end of 2016. Internet advertising is one of the fastest growing advertising media: it has risen from 6% share in 2005 to 29.5% share in 2015 and is expected to attract 37.6% of global ad spend by 2018. This comes at the

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