While Google Cloud lost $5.6 billion on revenue of $13.1 billion for 2020, a deeper look both into the numbers and at current and future marketplace dynamics shows that the $5.6-billion loss actually reflects excellent performance. On my weekly Cloud Wars Top 10 rankings, Google Cloud is #3, following its recent ascension over Salesforce, which has taken Google Cloud’s old spot at #4. (For the full story on that, please see Google Cloud Jumps to #3 on Cloud Wars Top 10; Trails only #1… Source link
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TipRanks J.P. Morgan: 2 Cruise Line Stocks to Bet on (And 1 to Avoid) The coronavirus pandemic crisis shows no signs of abating, even with a vaccine coming on to the markets. We’re still facing severe social lockdown policies, with a number of states (such as California, Minnesota, and Michigan) forcing even harsher restrictions on this round than previously.It’s a heavy blow for the leisure industry that is still reeling from one of the most difficult years in memory. The difficulties… Source link
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TipRanks Goldman Sachs Picks 2 Electric Car Stocks to Buy (And 1 to Watch) Reducing carbon emissions is all the vogue among the green policy wonks these days, and whether you believe in the efficacy of those policies or not, one thing is undeniable: they will have an impact on your daily life. Specifically, they will impact the cars you drive – and probably your fuel and electric bills as well.It’s no secret that the Trump Administration has favored the oil and gas industry, and in fact,… Source link
Read More »3 reasons Tesla isn’t our Company of the Year
On paper—and on pavement—Tesla seems like a strong contender to be the Yahoo Finance Company of the Year. The stock has soared by an unreal 573% this year. After 12 years of losses, the electric carmaker has now turned a profit five months in a row, earning inclusion in the S&P 500 index. Tesla (TSLA) has resolved manufacturing snags, too, and three years after it went on sale, the Model 3 sedan is the world’s best-selling electric vehicle by a comfortable margin. Yet we chose… Source link
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TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Insiders Are Snapping Up President John Kennedy famously said, once, “A rising tide lifts all boats,” and this is true in the stock markets, too. We’re in the midst, now, of just such a rising tide – at least for the short term. The main indexes, the Dow, the S&P, and the NASDAQ, are all up between 9% and 12.5% this month, and the trends are positive. The recent election, making clear the prospect of a divided government unlikely to pass radical… Source link
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The details of Arizona’s NCAA notice of allegations reported on Sunday were greeted with a shoulder shrug around college basketball, a sport that has become numb to one of the most sensationalized scandals in the history of college athletics. “I didn’t even click on the story,” said one veteran head coach, summing up the sentiment. This is where we are in the meandering, impotent and completely ineffective NCAA enforcement process: We are entering the fourth college basketball season… Source link
Read More »5 reasons Tony La Russa doesn’t fit White Sox description of ideal manager
5 reasons La Russa doesn’t fit Sox ideal manager description originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago “It’s La Russa’s job to lose.” That was a surprising description of the White Sox managerial search by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale when he spoke to Our Chuck Garfien on the latest episode of the White Sox Talk Podcast. Tony La Russa, who managed the White Sox from 1979 to 1986, is a 76-year-old retired skipper who’s been out of the managing game for nearly a decade. He’s an… Source link
Read More »Yandex Has Rocketed 35% Since Mid-June. Here Are The Reasons Behind This Success (NASDAQ:YNDX)
Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) is a major Russian high-tech company. Its core product is a search engine that is one of the four most popular search engines in the world by requests. Yandex also offers taxi, food delivery, media, carsharing services, etc. Yandex accounts for 58.1% of the Russian online search market. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a statement on June 23, suggesting the introduction of tax concessions for Russian IT companies. The government is looking to reduce social insurance… Source link
Read More »Google Delays Mobile-first Index Rollout – 5 Reasons Why
Google announced that mobile first indexing will not be rolling out as promised. Mobile-first indexing is delayed by eight months. These are the reasons why. Mobile-first Index Rollout: When It’s Happening The announcement states that most sites today are currently set to mobile as well as all new sites having their indexing set to mobile by default. There are many sites that remain outside of mobile-first indexing. For those sites that have not yet been switched over, Google has discovered… Source link
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