Jul 11, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFADon't Say Microsoft Corporation Didn't Warn YouIt's barely been a year since Microsoft closed its massive acquisition of Nokia's handset business, yet the company is now writing down the majority of what it bought. That was quick.
Jul 11, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFATesla Motors Is My Largest Holding. Here's What Keeps Me Up at Night -- and Why I'm Not Selling.This Fool has been a Tesla shareholder for over four years, and there are plenty of risks in the years ahead. This will be quite a ride.
Jul 10, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy NXP Semiconductors Dropped 12% in JuneAfter enjoying a healthy run, NXP Semiconductors stops to take a breather. The company's growth story isn't over yet.
Jul 10, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Shares Dropped 15% in JuneCypress Semiconductor lost its bidding war for Integrated Silicon, but that doesn't mean investors should worry too much.
Jul 9, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy Western Digital Corp Got Crushed by 19% in JuneWestern Digital finds itself a victim of a stagnating global PC market.
Jun 29, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFA8 Charts to Celebrate the iPhone's 8th BirthdayApple shipped the first iPhone eight years ago today. Look just how much the device has accomplished in just under a decade.
Jun 28, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFAAmazon.com, Inc. Wants to Turn Its Personal Assistant, Alexa, Into a Leading PlatformAfter launching on Echo, Amazon wants to bring its virtual assistant Alexa to the masses.
Jun 26, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFAHBO's Deal With Apple Is a Smashing SuccessHBO Now has promptly jumped to the top of Apple's App Store charts. An awful lot of people are signing up and sticking around.
Jun 25, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFAFacebook Inc's Ultimate Unbundling: MessengerFacebook has continued unbundling all of its most popular features and services, but Messenger just took it to the next level.
Jun 25, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFAMicrosoft Investors Should Brace Themselves for the Next Massive WritedownThe software giant has gone nearly three years without incurring any major goodwill impairment charges. It's about time for that to change.
Jun 24, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFA1 Red Flag That Fitbit, Inc. Investors Can't IgnoreFitbit had a blockbuster IPO last week, but investors should keep an eye on the company's user base.
Jun 23, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFAEarnings Dilution: What Investors Need to KnowA quick primer on earnings dilution and diluted earnings per share.
Jun 23, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFANokia Wants to Make Phones AgainNokia accelerated its turnaround last year when it sold its phone business to Microsoft, but now the company is considering getting back into the handset market.
Jun 23, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFA1 Reason Fitbit Shouldn't Be Afraid of AppleIn theory, Fitbit stands to lose a lot if smartwatches start eating into sales of fitness trackers. Even though Apple will lead the smartwatch pack, Fitbit can rest easily.
Jun 22, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFAStocks to Watch in SmartwatchesThe smartwatch market is just beginning, and here are the three most important companies to keep an eye on.
Jun 22, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy I'm Returning My Apple WatchThis early-adopting Apple customer picked up an Apple Watch Sport, only to quickly decide that the time is not right.
Jun 21, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFAWill Apple, Inc. Fix Beats' Terrible Hardware Reputation?Apple has a very good reputation when it comes to its hardware. The same can't be said about Beats' headphones. What will the Mac maker do?
Jun 17, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFAAfter Passing on Twitch, Google Inc Launches YouTube GamingGoogle chose not to acquire Twitch last year, and Amazon was more than happy to buy the video game live streamer. Now Google is entering the ring on its own.
Jun 14, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFABlackBerry Ltd. Finally Considers Making an Android PhoneAfter years of speculation, it seems BlackBerry could be serious about adopting Android to some extent.
Jun 14, 2015 by Evan Niu, CFACan Apple, Inc.'s News Take On Facebook Instant Articles?Apple's new News app hopes to provide publishers with a new platform that offers interactive and engaging content. That's also exactly what Facebook is trying to do with Instant Articles.
