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Before Apple, Facebook Report, You Need To Know This

Tech giants Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB), eBay (EBAY), Amazon (AMZN) and Microsoft (MSFT) report quarterly earnings next week. From analyst expectations to technical chart analysis, here’s a rundown of what you need to know. Apple issues its results after the market closes on Tuesday. Earnings are expected to rise 6% while revenue increases less than 3%. In the previous quarter, earnings jumped 38% on a 22% revenue gain. Apple Growth Starting To

Shopify Position As E-Com ‘Arms Dealer’ Triggers Nod

Shopify (SHOP), a provider of cloud-based e-commerce platforms, soared Thursday as Wedbush analyst Gil Luria initiated coverage with an outperform rating and price target of 25. Luria said the company’s strong product and channel integration with Amazon.com (AMZN), eBay (EBAY), Facebook (FB) and Twitter (TWTR) distinguishes it from the competition. Luria said Shopify’s payments business will generate as much value for the firm as PayPal (PYPL) did

Amazon Cloud Capital Expenditure Will Really Fall

In a research note Wednesday, Credit Suisse analyst Stephen Ju reiterated his belief that Amazon’s (AMZN) cloud computing business will burn through less cash while growing, expanding on his thinking. Ju writes that growth for cloud division Amazon Web Services (AWS) has dropped below 100% — and capital expenditures are falling already. Even if he’s wrong, Ju writes, that would make the investment bank’s AWS usage and revenue estimates incorrect,