By Greg Madison, Managing Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Google Inc.'s (Nasdaq: GOOG) plan to merge its European operations might look like a defensive pullback, but it's really a potential buying opportunity. In fact, Money Morning's Defense and Tech Specialist Michael Robinson thinks the stock could soar 50% over the next three and a half years.
The search giant said on February 25 that it would merge its two European divisions.
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Google stock is one of our favorite tech plays. It got even better with the Feb. 23 announcement that Google will purchase the mobile payment company Softcard (formerly known as Isis).
Essentially, the search engine company is buying Softcard's technology to use as Google Wallet.
The purchase also guarantees pre-installment of Google Wallet on all Verizon Communication Inc. (NYSE: VZ), T-Mobile US Inc. (NYSE: PCS), and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) Android phones in the United States starting later this year.
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Money Morning's Tech Specialist Michael Robinson was spot-on with his latest Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) stock prediction.
The search engine giant is one step closer to tech world domination.
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
GOOG earnings were released post-market today (Thursday)…
Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) reported fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $6.88 – $0.20 under projections. Revenue came in at $14.5 billion (16.9% growth year over year), also under expectations by $110 million.
Our advice: ignore the bottom line miss. Ignore chatter about how Google's advertising has lost steam (the average price of Google's digital advertisements fell 3%).
This was one of the most remarkable Q4's in company history - and we'll show you why...
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
Google Fiber is about to expand to four more cities: Atlanta, Ga., Nashville, Tenn, and Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, N.C. That's cause for celebration for those lucky denizens…
You see, the American Customer Satisfaction Index ranks Comcast Corp.- Google Fiber's main competitor – as the most-hated company in the U.S. in 2014. It was followed closely by Time Warner Cable Inc., another huge American ISP and Fiber rival.
In fact, customer satisfaction ranking in the ISP industry currently falls below the health insurance industry and airlines.
By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - • Print | Email
You may be wondering, "When should I buy Google stock?" – especially with all the excitement surrounding its new mobile deal.
Reports that came out yesterday (Wednesday) revealed that Google is planning to team up with Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) to provide wireless service plans, challenging incumbent carriers like Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T).
Our expert weighs in on the right time to buy...
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
Your next wireless cellphone service plan could be with Internet giant Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL)…
Google mobile service plans are in the works, according to a report this afternoon (Wednesday) from The Information. Google is almost ready to "sell mobile phone plans directly to customers and manage their calls and mobile data over a cellular network."
GOOG's mobile service project, codenamed "Nova," is likely to launch sometime in 2015. Some employees have already tested it.
Here's how Google cellphone plans will shake up the U.S. wireless market...
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Get the ten most-Googled terms of 2014 – with a twist…
A look at hottest searches provides a fantastic measure of the year's most important happenings. And as a bonus to the regular list format, we've paired each term with a link to one of our favorite 2014 Web articles on that topic. Check them out for a quick refresher, a moving read, or exceptional visual content.
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
Bit by bit, Europe is mounting pressure on Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) to give up its 90% market share in Europe. New laws in Spain and Russia pushed the tech giant to announce an exit from the two countries this week.
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
Will Google break up in 2015 (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL)?
That's what speculators are asking after the European Parliament voted to "unbundle" the Internet search king on Nov. 27.
A corporate breakup is coming. Here's what you need to know...
