2 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Sierra Wireless Makes a Big Purchase After a Great Quarter
Sierra Wireless Makes a Big Purchase After a Great Quarter
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) announced second-quarter 2017 results on Thursday after the market closed, highlighting stronger-than-expected growth and two intriguing acquisitions — albeit with one significantly larger than the other.
Let’s zoom in to get a better look at how the Internet of Things pure play capped the first half, as well as what investors can expect from the company in the coming quarters.
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2 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What’s Behind Facebook’s 5% Bump Last Week
What’s Behind Facebook’s 5% Bump Last Week
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) reported earnings last week, and the call was so positive that the market sent the behemoth company up a whole 5% on the news.
2 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fir Tree’s Cohen Said To Launch New Private Real Estate Fund
Fir Tree’s Cohen Said To Launch New Private Real Estate Fund
The head of private real estate strategies at hedge fund manager Fir Tree Partners, Jarret Cohen, has reportedly left the $10 billion alternative asset manager to start his own investment firm.
2 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How YouTube Is Growing Alphabet’s Bottom Line in a Big Way
How YouTube Is Growing Alphabet’s Bottom Line in a Big Way
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) reported quarterly earnings last week, and company executives focused a lot of attention on YouTube and its growth.
2 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on President Zuck? Facebook CEO Hires Hillary Clinton’s Chief Campaign Strategist
President Zuck? Facebook CEO Hires Hillary Clinton’s Chief Campaign Strategist
Three weeks ago, when the WSJ ran an infomercial of the “down to earth” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as just the guy next door in “Mark Zuckerberg Hits the Road to Meet Regular Folks” as part of Zuckerberg’s tour of the country…
2 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Twitter Is More Focused on Data Licensing Than User Growth
Why Twitter Is More Focused on Data Licensing Than User Growth
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) disappointed investors when it reported flat monthly active users for the second quarter. In fact, Twitter’s U.S. user base declined by 2 million to 68 million, but it was offset by international growth. Nonetheless, Twitter was keen to point to its third straight quarter of double-digit year-over-year daily user growth.
2 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on U.S. Attorney subpoenas Kushner Companies over EB-5
U.S. Attorney subpoenas Kushner Companies over EB-5
New York federal prosecutors have issued a subpoena to Kushner Companies over the developer’s use of the EB-5 visa program, according to the Wall Street Journal. The subpoena pertains, at least in part, to One Journal Square, a two-tower project being developed by Kushner Cos. in Jersey City. A spokesperson for the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office declined to comment about the subpoena to the newspaper. Emily Wolf, general counsel for the developer, said that it “utilized […]