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Apple stock up 5% after beating estimates with $58B in Q2 revenue, services business up 14%

by James Thorne on April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 at 2:32 pmComment

Apple delivered higher-than-expected earnings and revenues for the second quarter, sending the company’s stock up more than 5 percent in after-hours trading. As expected, the company’s services segment posted strong… Read More

Seattle Genetics shares slump after losses grow

by James Thorne on February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 at 4:21 pmComment

Seattle Genetics on Thursday reported higher-than-expected losses for the fourth quarter, sending shares down 8 percent in after-hours trading. Quarterly revenues came in at $175 million, above Wall Street expectations… Read More

As Amazon becomes world’s most valuable company, analyst sees ‘mostly unconstrained’ opportunities

by James Thorne on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 at 9:01 amComment

As the closing bell rang Monday, Amazon had surpassed fellow Seattle-area tech giant Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company. The jostling came after Amazon’s stock rose 8.5 percent in the… Read More

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TLDR: Amazon ends warehouse worker bonuses & stock awards

by Starla Sampaco on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 at 3:47 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Amazon criticized for ending warehouse bonuses and stock awards in shift to $15/hour wage Nintendo plans new Switch hardware for 2019 release, report says Silicon Valley VC… Read More

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TLDR: Amazon stock hits $2K, Microsoft’s new parental leave policy, Google debunks Trump video

by Starla Sampaco on August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 at 3:42 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Amazon stock hits $2,000, and why one analyst thinks it is on the road to a $2.5 trillion valuation Microsoft contractors to get 12 weeks of paid… Read More

Satya Nadella offloads $36M in Microsoft stock in biggest sale in his tenure as CEO

by Nat Levy on August 10, 2018August 11, 2018 at 10:49 am 3 Comments

Satya Nadella sold $36 million in Microsoft stock, his biggest sell off since becoming CEO in 2014. Nadella sold 328,000 shares of Microsoft stock at an average price of $109.44,… Read More

Fintech vet raises $2.5M for startup that gives you stock in a company for buying its products

by Taylor Soper on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 at 7:05 am1 Comment

Bumped wants kill two birds with one stone, helping companies build 1-to-1 relationships with customers while giving people an easier way to own shares of said companies. The Portland startup… Read More

Amazon is worth more than Microsoft: Market value surges past $700B, now 3rd largest U.S. company

by Todd Bishop on February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 at 3:07 pmComment

Amazon’s market value surged to more than $702 billion on Wednesday, making the Seattle-based company the third-largest U.S. public company by that measure — surpassing its regional neighbor Microsoft for… Read More

The startup community is seriously sweating a stock option provision of the Senate tax bill

by Monica Nickelsburg on November 14, 2017November 15, 2017 at 7:51 am 7 Comments

Update: The Senate removed the provision that would have taxed stock options at vesting, rather than exercising, in a revised version of the tax plan released Tuesday. A section of the… Read More

Amazon stock surges 13% after earnings report, making Jeff Bezos the world’s richest again

by Nat Levy on October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 at 11:44 am1 Comment

Amazon stock is soaring Friday morning after crushing earnings expectations and disclosing that it now employs more than 540,000 people worldwide. Amazon stock spiked in after-hours trading following the earnings… Read More

Amazon says it’s ‘stepping up investment’ to grow business amid backlash over earnings miss

by Nat Levy on July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 at 11:04 am1 Comment

Amazon’s stock is down again today, after the online retail giant reported its biggest profit miss in years. Amazon posted a 25 percent increase in net sales for the second quarter, to… Read More

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Amazon stock briefly tops $1,000 per share

Amazon’s market value soars, now worth almost double Walmart

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 at 11:09 am 4 Comments

Despite reporting a staggering $481.3 billion in net sales last year, Walmart’s value still doesn’t even come close to Seattle e-commerce giant Amazon. Amazon’s stock exceeded $900 per share for… Read More

Amazon’s stock reaches another record, capping a big week of news

by Todd Bishop on March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 at 1:38 pm 2 Comments

Amazon made even more news than usual this week — acquiring Middle East e-commerce company Souq.com, unveiling a new brick-and-mortar retail concept, shuttering one of its unprofitable acquisitions, and making a plunge into… Read More

Microsoft’s market value surges past $500B for first time in nearly 17 years

by Todd Bishop on January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 at 9:12 amComment

Another strong earnings report has pushed Microsoft to a new milestone, lifting the company’s market value past $500 billion for the first time since the height of the dot-com boom nearly 17… Read More

Working Geek: How Brianna Wettlaufer manages her time while running Stocksy

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 10, 2016August 11, 2016 at 9:15 pm1 Comment

By her own admission, Brianna Wettlaufer is “not particularly great at balance.” And yet, the Stocksy co-founder still manages to curate every image on the stock photo site she founded and… Read More

Microsoft stock approaching all-time high after 10% surge on strong earnings report

by Jacob Demmitt on October 23, 2015October 24, 2015 at 10:54 amComment

Microsoft has been trending toward a record-high stock price for a while now, and it got a major push in that direction when it beat analyst expectations with a strong earnings report… Read More

Anxiety high as technology stocks take another tumble to start the week

by Jacob Demmitt on August 24, 2015August 24, 2015 at 9:17 am 2 Comments

Anyone counting on a Monday morning rebound for technology stocks woke up disappointed today, as last week’s struggles continued with only a few glimmers of hope. The tech industry is just one sector… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks shares soar after reported earnings

by Taylor Soper on April 24, 2015April 24, 2015 at 10:06 amComment

Microsoft, Amazon, and Starbucks all reported quarterly earnings Thursday afternoon, and investors are clearly happy with the financial performance of the Seattle-based corporations. Shares of all three companies were up on… Read More

Amazon stock up 14 percent as investors rally around fourth quarter profits

by Blair Hanley Frank on January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 at 12:13 pmComment

Amazon turned an unexpected profit during its holiday quarter, and Wall Street has responded by driving the company’s stock up more than 14 percent in the day following the news.… Read More

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Microsoft’s IPO, 25 years ago, and what happened after that

by Todd Bishop on March 13, 2011July 1, 2017 at 3:34 pm 9 Comments

It was 25 years ago today — March 13, 1986 — that a personal-computer software company named Microsoft Corporation sold its shares publicly for the first time. Fortune magazine is… Read More

Apple stock up 5% after beating estimates with $58B in Q2 revenue, services business up 14%

Seattle Genetics shares slump after losses grow

TLDR: Amazon ends warehouse worker bonuses & stock awards

TLDR: Amazon stock hits $2K, Microsoft’s new parental leave policy, Google debunks Trump video

Satya Nadella offloads $36M in Microsoft stock in biggest sale in his tenure as CEO

Fintech vet raises $2.5M for startup that gives you stock in a company for buying its products

Amazon is worth more than Microsoft: Market value surges past $700B, now 3rd largest U.S. company

The startup community is seriously sweating a stock option provision of the Senate tax bill

Amazon stock surges 13% after earnings report, making Jeff Bezos the world’s richest again

Amazon says it’s ‘stepping up investment’ to grow business amid backlash over earnings miss

Amazon stock briefly tops $1,000 per share

Amazon’s market value soars, now worth almost double Walmart

Amazon’s stock reaches another record, capping a big week of news

Microsoft’s market value surges past $500B for first time in nearly 17 years

Working Geek: How Brianna Wettlaufer manages her time while running Stocksy

Microsoft stock approaching all-time high after 10% surge on strong earnings report

Anxiety high as technology stocks take another tumble to start the week

Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks shares soar after reported earnings

Amazon stock up 14 percent as investors rally around fourth quarter profits

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