Imagine — the Beatles are finally streaming and can be heard on Alphabet (GOOGL)-owned Google Play, Apple (AAPL) Music, Spotify, Amazon.com (AMZN) Prime Music and Tidal, starting on Christmas Eve. The world’s most famous band will finally be widely available on a host of streaming music services as of Thursday, according to media reports. Internet music streaming services that won’t have access to the full catalog on demand include online music
With signs increasingly pointing to a year-over-year decline in iPhone sales for Apple’s (AAPL) fiscal year ending next September, the company will need its next-generation smartphone, the iPhone 7, to be a hit in order to reestablish Apple’s growth story. That’s the assessment of FBR analyst Daniel Ives, who cut his price target on Apple stock to 150 from 175 on Wednesday based on revised iPhone sales targets. He still rates Apple stock as
If research and development are the lifeblood of companies, then Microsoft (MSFT) is getting a good shot of oxygen, as are Intel (INTC) and Alphabet (GOOGL). Microsoft spent $11.94 billion on R&D for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, more than any other company in the S&P 500, according to Factset Research. Microsoft was closely followed by Intel, which invested $11.85 billion. In third was Alphabet, at $11.6 billion. Apple (AAPL) also made the top-10