Microsoft (MSFT) could easily go hunting for another whale of an acquisition with its $130.6 billion in cash, analysts say. It has a lot of options on where it could look. “There are lots of different areas that we think Microsoft could acquire. We think Microsoft will continue to be acquisitive. I think there is plenty of opportunity for them to continue to expand their cloud application footprint. If you think about it, they have less than 10% market share in front office applications…. Source link
Read More »Here’s how to get the Google Play Store running on Windows 11
A developer and design student has managed to get the Google Play Store working on Windows 11. Google’s Android app store is fully functional within Windows 11 using this method, allowing you to install a game or app and run it alongside traditional Windows apps. Microsoft started testing Windows 11 Android app support last week, but the official implementation is limited to the Amazon Appstore and less than 50 apps during the preview phase. Getting the Google Play Store installed opens… Source link
Read More »Robinhood earnings: Here’s what to expect
Robinhood (HOOD) will report earnings on Tuesday after the closing bell. These are the metrics Wall Street analysts will be expecting for the investing app’s third quarter results, according to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Investors will be paying attention to commentary around the company’s recently announced crypto wallet. CEO Vlad Tenev recently told CNBC more than 1 million people are on the waiting list since announcing the wallet last month. Cryptocurrency has becoming… Source link
Read More »Google Photos’ unlimited free storage is gone. Here’s how to get more space
As of June 1, Google has ended its unlimited free storage policy for Google Photos. Sarah Tew/CNET … Source link
Read More »I can’t wait to get my hands on Google Pixel 6: Here’s why you should feel the same
Google Pixel 6 will be unveiled at an event on Oct. 19. Google Google is… Source link
Read More »Here’s What Yandex N.V.’s (NASDAQ:YNDX) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like
If you want to know who really controls Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX), then you’ll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders. Warren Buffett said that he likes “a business with enduring competitive advantages that is run by able and owner-oriented people.” So it’s nice to see some insider ownership, because it may suggest that management is owner-oriented. … Source link
Read More »Google is using AI to help users explore the topics they’re searching for — here’s how
“Can you get medicine for someone at the pharmacy?” It’s a simple enough question for humans to understand, says Pandu Nayak, vice president of search at Google, but such a query represents the cutting-edge of machine comprehension. You and I can see that the questioner is asking if they can fill out a subscription for another person, Nayak tells The Verge. But until recently, if you typed this question into Google, it would direct you to websites explaining how to fill out your… Source link
Read More »Here’s the biggest risk from the Evergrande crisis, says Goldman Sachs
The biggest fear investors should have with the crisis gripping overly indebted Chinese real estate developer Evergrande is global contagion, argues Goldman Sachs. “The danger is precisely the contagion effect, should a default occur without clear ‘ring-fencing’ of spillovers to other parts of the real economy or financial sector. Events over the past week suggest risks of inching toward that direction,” said Goldman Sachs Hui Shan in a research note on Monday. Shan points out that he is… Source link
Read More »Here’s why the stock market may surprise everyone and ‘melt-up’
Amidst the expanding number of Wall Street bears right now, there is Chris Harvey, Wells Fargo Securities head of equity strategy. The nearly 30-year markets veteran is staying bullish on his outlook for stocks despite the naysayers looking for market plunges into year-end. Harvey is calling for the S&P 500 to end the year at 4,825, or up 8% from current levels. For Harvey, there continues to be several key drivers of higher stock prices still in play. “Our 4,825 call is what we call an… Source link
Read More »Here’s the unanswered question of Britney Spears’ conservatorship fight
Now that Jamie Spears has formally moved to end his pop star daughter’s controversial 13-year conservatorship, it raises the question of when the arrangement will actually expire — and whether Britney Spears’ searing claims of abuse will be formally addressed. At least for now, the conservatorship, which has received enormous public scrutiny since it was first set up over a decade ago, is still in effect. Yet the elder Spears filed a motion this week, stating that Britney Spears’… Source link
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