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By Jon D. Markman On August 2, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Apple (AAPL) has a plan to remake itself. Its new business model is all about leveraging its hardware ecosystem to sell software services. Unfortunately, hardware isn’t what it used to be.
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By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 1, 201612:40 PM Eastern
Facebook (FB) proved just that with its surprising Q2 earnings release, and it’s all thanks to the one thing most people find annoying and wish would just go away. Yes, the almighty advertisement....
By Jon D. Markman On July 26, 201607:30 AM Eastern
In 2011, Facebook (FB) was besieged by surging data-management costs. It was growing too fast. So it decided to change the way it did data centers.
That change was radical. Jonathan Heiliger,...
By Jon D. Markman On July 19, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Microsoft wants to use synthetic DNA strands to store the world’s data. And that could make giant data centers obsolete.
There’s no doubt about it, the world’s biggest technology firms are...
By Jon D. Markman On July 12, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Facebook Live changes everything. It’s gripping. It’s real. It’s immediate. And now it looks like it’s ready to kill the last remaining stronghold of network television.
Philando Castile, his...
By Jon D. Markman On July 5, 201607:30 AM Eastern
In the classic 1967 film The Graduate, a family friend offers young Ben one word as guidance for his future: Plastics. Good call.
Google is having that consigliore moment right now with...
By Jon D. Markman On June 28, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Apple is about to become much less significant in the consumer electronics business.
The notion that Apple (AAPL) is in decline is not even controversial anymore. Many longtime Apple...
By Jon D. Markman On June 21, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Surely you remember Intel. It is still the largest U.S. semiconductor maker, but has curiously faded from prominence. It was once at the top of the heap, riding the wave of desktop computer...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 20, 201610:58 AM Eastern
Utility stocks don’t usually create much excitement among investors, or the market, or in the news, but owning them may provide you with stable returns and low volatility … if that’s what you’re...
By Jon D. Markman On June 14, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Bankers are under attack around the world. The assault is not being led by masked men with pistols but rather by anonymous cyber-thieves armed with malicious code.
The bankers’ vulnerability...