TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Under $10 That Are Poised to Break Out Let’s talk a bit about growth and potential. The two are not always the same thing, but they both are vital for successful investing. The aim of all stock investments, after all, is to achieve growth – and that means finding stocks with the highest potential. It’s natural to gravitate toward the headline-grabbing, big-name giants; they’ve got huge market valuations, and have made their early investors very happy…. Source link
Read More »US STOCKS-Dow, Nasdaq weighed down by Microsoft, Amgen; all eyes on Fed
* Fed expected to stand pat on interest rates * Alphabet jumps on record profit * Microsoft shares down on valuation * Dow down 0.35%, S&P flat, Nasdaq off 0.23% (Updates prices to early afternoon) By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shivani Kumaresan April 28 (Reuters) – The Dow and Nasdaq indexes fell on Wednesday as Amgen and Microsoft weighed, while investors focused on a Federal Reserve meeting for updates on monetary policy and waited for another batch of earnings from big… Source link
Read More »Stocks trade mixed, Microsoft and Boeing shares weigh on Dow
Stocks were mixed Wednesday, with each of the three major indexes trading close to the flat line as investors digested an onslaught of corporate earnings results and looked ahead to a monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 ticked higher, after the index ended just short of a record high during the regular trading day on Tuesday. Shares of Alphabet (GOOGL) gained after the company posted first-quarter sales and profit that easily exceeded estimates, fueled by a… Source link
Read More »Microsoft beats Q3 revenue expectations on strength of cloud and PC sales
Benzinga Tech Time: Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet Reporting After Close Today Ready or not, it’s time for all of us to put our Fed hats on. Again. It’s only been six weeks since the last Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, but they’re gathering again today. The usual press conference featuring Fed Chairman Jerome Powell comes right after the meeting ends at 2 p.m. ET tomorrow, and analysts don’t expect any change in policy. Trading might be a little slow ahead… Source link
Read More »Where is Microsoft headed in the ‘prosumer’ space?
Since then, Microsoft has rolled out a number of products and services aimed at prosumers. It announced its Microsoft 365 Family and Personal subscriptions and its consumer-centric Teams functionality. Microsoft also has been selectively adding features to the new Edge browser, its Bing search engine and Windows itself (with the coming News and Interests popup), to target these prosumers. While M365 Family and Personal seems to have gained a considerable amount of traction, Microsoft’s… Source link
Read More »Where’s Microsoft going next in the ‘prosumer’ space?
Credit: Microsoft In 2018, Microsoft execs told its reseller partners that it had a plan to try to win back consumers, starting with “Modern Life” Services, the complement to its existing “Modern Work” business productivity services. Microsoft had set its sights on “professional consumers,” or prosumers: people who already know how to use… Source link
Read More »Apple @ Work: How Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 have led to a boom in email app innovation in the workplace
In 2009, I was starting my career in IT, and even at the time, the idea of managing a local email server seemed like a colossal waste of resources. I began investigating what was then known as Google Apps for your Domain as an alternative to Microsoft Exchange. About Apple @ Work: Bradley Chambers has been managing an enterprise IT network since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing firewalls, switches, a mobile device management system, enterprise-grade Wi-Fi, 100s of… Source link
Read More »Microsoft launches Edge Kids Mode, the first kid-friendly version of a major web browser
Microsoft Edge Kids Mode is designed to let kids browse the web safely, without forcing parents to deal with cumbersome parental control software. (Image: Microsoft) Microsoft (MSFT) on Thursday debuted a new kids mode for its Edge web browser, the first such feature from any major browser. The move, the company says, is meant to ensure that parents can let their children jump online without worrying about the kind of content they’ll come across. Available starting today, Microsoft Edge Kids… Source link
Read More »Microsoft in talks to buy AI firm Nuance Communications for about $16 billion
InvestorPlace Exxon Mobil Will Keep Paying Its Dividend, And May Be Worth 30% More Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) is not going to lower its dividend no matter what it costs the company. That point came out loud and clear from the company’s latest earnings conference call. This means that XOM stock will continue to have a “strong” dividend yield of about 6.15%. It’s worth at least 32% more, or $74.63 per share, based on its historical dividend yield. Source: Harry Green / Shutterstock.com… Source link
Read More »Browser Swap: How to Switch From Google Chrome to Microsoft Edge
After years of Microsoft-built web browsers being a punchline, Edge has turned things around thanks to Google. I never thought I’d see the day, but the new Edge has a number of enthusiasts switching away from Google Chrome. Since they share the same Chromium base, the two browsers are now extremely similar, so switching is pretty easy—most of the basic functionality is the same, and you can even install the same extensions. However, Edge tends to perform a bit better than Chrome—not only… Source link
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