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Read More »Snap ‘is performing better than its social media peers’ as it moves into the second half of 2020
After Snap Inc. shares initially sank in the news of its second-quarter results on Tuesday, they recovered quickly once analysts read the fine print and dug deep into the numbers. Quarterly losses increased, but so did daily active users and revenue, with strong indications that the current quarter is shaping …
Read More »Google mortgage search tools: calculator, rates, definition
On Wednesday, Google updated its search engine with new tools for people buying mortgages, including a calculator, recent average mortgage rates, and key terms that homebuyers may need to know during the mortgage purchase process. Google partnered with the Office of Consumer Financial Protection to launch the new tools because …
Read More »Microsoft Stock ‘is the main name of the cloud to play’. Street ratchets increase price targets.
Text size Microsoft plans to report earnings on Wednesday. Jeenah Moon / Getty Images As Microsoft will report earnings on Wednesday after the close of trading, Wall Street was frantically updating price targets and estimates on Monday to prepare for what could be better-than-expected results. Microsoft’s fourth fiscal quarter should …
Read More »Microsoft reports earnings on Wednesday. This is what to expect.
Text size Dominick Reuter / AFP via Getty Images Microsoft shares have climbed to new highs during the Covid-19 pandemic, as companies accelerate their adoption of cloud-based software. This has given a boost to both Azure, the company’s public cloud service, and cloud-based apps like Office 365 and Teams. How …
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