Facebook’s Growth Continues Despite Growing Controversies

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) had a tough 2018 as it dealt with several concerns on privacy, fake news, and emotional well-being of its users. The stock had soared to a record high last summer before it reported a decline. It still hasn’t recovered to its former glory, but 2019 is proving to be more promising so far.

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Microsoft versus Amazon: What Acquisitions Could Move the Needle?

Earlier this week, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) reported a mixed quarterly result. While revenues missed the market’s forecast, it managed to deliver a slight earnings beat. Its cloud business continued to deliver growth, but Microsoft Azure’s performance failed to impress.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Competition for DocuSign Heating Up

According to a Reports Monitor report published last year, the global digital signature market is estimated to grow by more than 31% annually over the next six years. Billion Dollar Unicorn DocuSign (Nasdaq: DOCU) is a leading player in the segment that is counting on growth driven by the increasing penetration of internet and the growing

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Combined Cloudera and Hortonworks Plan to Take on Amazon

According to a Zion Market research report, the global hadoop market was estimated to grow at CAGR of 50% to $87.14 billion by the end of 2022. Billion Dollar Unicorn Cloudera (NYSE: CLDR) is a leading player in the segment which recently strengthened its standing in the market by announcing its merger with rival Hortonworks.

Cloud Stocks: How Will Carbon Black Differentiate?

A recent GM Insights report estimates the global endpoint security market to grow to more than $7.5 billion by 2024 driven by the rising adoption of Bring-Your-Own-Devices (BYOD) in organizations. Waltham, Massachusetts-based Carbon Black (Nasdaq: CBLK) is a leading player in this industry.

Cloud Stocks: Netflix Price Hike Ruffles Competition

According to an eMarketer report, Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) accounted for nearly 86.7% of the US subscription Over-the-Top (OTT) video users in 2018. In 2019, the US OTT viewership is estimated to grow 2.5% to 205 million people with Netflix expected to retain market leadership. But there are several players in the market wanting to challenge

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IBM Counts on Red Hat Acquisition to Deliver Growth

IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) recently reported its fourth quarter earnings that surpassed market expectations and sent the stock climbing 7% higher in the after-hours session. This was also the first time since 2011 that the company reported growth in revenues for the full year. Its robust performance was driven by growth in the cloud segment –

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Cloud Stocks: Bootstrapped Unicorn Atlassian is Acquiring Capital Efficient Startups

According to a recent MarketsAndMarkets report, the global enterprise collaboration software market is estimated to grow 11% annually over the next five years to 59.86 billion by 2023 from $34.57 billion in 2018. Billion Dollar Unicorn Atlassian (Nasdaq: TEAM) is a leading service provider in this market which delivered a stellar quarterly performance recently.