No Respite for Yahoo Yet

Yahoo’s (Nasdaq: YHOO) results sound like a broken record now. The company continues to disappoint the market and keeps floundering around in the hope of finding a strategy that will work.

Way to Go, Amazon

This quarter appears to be a record quarter for many. Google saw its stock soar to a record high driven by their impressive results and YouTube’s performance. Microsoft reported a record loss despite a booming cloud business. Even Apple delivered record performance on iPhone sales, but failed to deliver on financial metrics that has sent

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Microsoft Posts Record Loss Despite Booming Cloud Business

The recent quarter result was a new kind of a record quarter for Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) as the company recorded its biggest quarterly loss ever. While Microsoft continues to make several advances in the cloud technology, it is still being bogged down by its acquisition of Nokia. But its recent results were a clear indicator of how the company is continuing

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Netflix Reports Record Highs Driven by Subscriber Growth

According to a research report by MarketsandMarkets, the global Video on Demand market is expected to grow 19% annually over the period 2014 through 2019 to $61.40 billion. The report reveals that while the American markets will be the largest revenue contributors for the industry, the emerging markets of Asia Pacific and Middle East and

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Google Kicks Ass With YouTube

Last quarter, Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) added a new CFO to their management cadre. Ruth Porat, alumnus of Morgan Stanley, has been known for being fiscally conscious. The recent results announced under her guidance spell that sentiment. Google delivered better than expected results and instilled confidence in the market by ensuring that costs, revenue, and accounting

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eBay Bids Adieu to PayPal

Last week, eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) announced their last quarterly results with PayPal by their side. Today PayPal began trading independent of eBay, leaving eBay to compete with the likes of Amazon who are posting a stiff competition. Last year, the global e-commerce market grew 22% over the year. eBay announced a comparatively modest 6.4% growth

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Carnival in the Cloud: Zenefits Threatens Insurance Brokers, HR SaaS Players

IBISWorld published an HR & Payroll Software market research report for the US markets earlier this year. The report estimated the industry to be worth $7 billion in revenues in the country, having grown 7% annually over the period 2010 through 2015. Cloud computing player Zenefits is a two-year-old startup that threatens the industry with a

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Houzz Bootstraps in a Niche Space to Join the Club

According to a recent IBISWorld report, the US interior design market is estimated to have grown 4% annually over the period 2010 through 2015. The market is expected to be worth $12 billion this year. As economic conditions improve, growth rates are expected to improve in the coming five years. Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Houzz is

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