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Apple Schedules an App Store Event

| Daniel Sparks

With services revenue growing as a percentage of total revenue, it's not surprising to see Apple giving apps more attention.

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4 Reasons Apple Stock Won Over Investors in 2019

| Daniel Sparks

Even as revenue fell, shares soared.

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Facebook’s Revenue Growth Accelerates (Again)

| Daniel Sparks

Once again, management is wrong -- but in a good way. The company's top-line growth continued to accelerate, even as…

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Apple Earnings Show That Growth Is Back (and Likely Here to Stay)

| Daniel Sparks

Not only did revenue growth accelerate, but management also guided for an even stronger increase during the holiday quarter.

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4 Surprising Ways PayPal’s Third-Quarter Update Impressed Investors

| Daniel Sparks

There was a lot to like about account increases, peer-to-peer payments, and more.

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Why Datadog Stock Jumped Thursday

| Daniel Sparks

One analyst thinks the analytics company could have an impressive inaugural quarterly update.

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Ouch! Why Twitter Stock Was Slammed on Thursday

| Daniel Sparks

Glitches in Twitter's advertising products are costing the company millions.

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Microsoft Q1 Earnings: It’s All About the Cloud

| Daniel Sparks

Can a fast-growing cloud business help Microsoft overcome a tough year-ago comparison?

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Square Q3 Earnings: Looking for More Strong Growth

| Daniel Sparks

Can the financial-technology company's top line exceed management's guidance range, again?

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Twitter Q3 Earnings: What to Watch

| Daniel Sparks

Can the social network keep up its double-digit growth in daily active users?

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Apple Stock Hits an All-Time High: Buy, Sell, or Hold?

| Daniel Sparks

As the tech giant's market capitalization approaches $1.1 trillion, what should investors do?

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Earnings: 2 Hot Stocks to Watch This Month

| Daniel Sparks

Both of these tech stocks have skyrocketed 38% this year.

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2 Stocks With Strong Double-Digit Dividend Growth

| Daniel Sparks

These two companies increased their dividends by 17% or more within the last year -- and they both have dividend…

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Facebook Earnings: Expect Some Cooling

| Daniel Sparks

The social network put up some impressive numbers in Q2. Can it impress again?

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Why USA Technologies Stock Fell Thursday

| Daniel Sparks

A capital raise and soft fiscal fourth-quarter revenue may have spooked some investors.

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Apple Earnings: Mark Your Calendar

| Daniel Sparks

The tech giant just put a date to its earnings report. Here's what investors should watch when the quarterly results…

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1 Analyst Thinks It’s Time to Buy Roku and The Trade Desk Stocks

| Daniel Sparks

Streaming TV is booming -- and these companies are benefiting. Is it time to pull the trigger following these two…

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2 Top Dividend Stocks to Buy in October

| Daniel Sparks

Two industry leaders look like great stocks for investors looking for steady income in their portfolio.

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Investing in Tech Stocks: What You Need to Know

| Daniel Sparks

Want to invest in tech stocks? Start here. From an industry overview to how to analyze potential investments, this guide…

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Why I Love This Dividend Stock

| Daniel Sparks

With double-digit dividend growth, tens of billions of dollars in annual free cash flow, and over $100 billion of net…

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Why Okta Stock Jumped Thursday

| Daniel Sparks

Were shares oversold?

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Microsoft’s 2 Biggest Announcements on Wednesday

| Daniel Sparks

The tech company launched a new product category.

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MongoDB Management Talks Growth Drivers, Operating Margin, and More

| Daniel Sparks

Here are some must-see quotes from the database company's most recent earnings call.

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3 Small-Cap Stocks With Big-Cap Potential

| Daniel Sparks

With all three of these stocks trading lower over the past 12 months, now may be good time to consider…

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Are Apple’s Newest iPhones a Hit?

| Daniel Sparks

Reviews and reports of higher-than-expected pre-orders suggest this may be the case.

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DocuSign Management Talks Agreement Cloud, Cross-Selling, and More

| Daniel Sparks

Here are several must-see quotes from DocuSign's latest earnings call.

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Microsoft Boosts Its Dividend — What You Should Know

| Daniel Sparks

The software giant is getting more aggressive about returning capital to shareholders.

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Why Roku Stock Fell 12% on Wednesday

| Daniel Sparks

Comcast beats Roku on price with a free streaming-TV player.

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The Powerful SaaS Platform No One Is Talking About — and It’s Made by Apple

| Daniel Sparks

The tech giant is looking more and more like a software-as-a-service company every day.

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iQiyi Stock Jumps 12.6% on Wednesday

| Daniel Sparks

It's not clear why the stock jumped so sharply.

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The Biggest iPhone News on Tuesday Wasn’t the iPhone 11 Pro

| Daniel Sparks

One of the most surprising narratives from the tech giant's big event was iPhone pricing, particularly for the company's lower-end…

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Why Roku Stock Took a Hit Tuesday

| Daniel Sparks

The Street seems to think that Apple's affordable pricing for its new streaming-TV service could pose a threat. But is…

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Apple’s Big Event: What to Watch

| Daniel Sparks

Here's what investors will be watching during Apple's keynote on Tuesday.

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Why DocuSign Stock Soared Friday

| Daniel Sparks

The e-signature and electronic-document company's revenue rocketed past analyst estimates. Here's what you should know.

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