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Online retailer giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) confirmed early Tuesday morning its expansion into the Middle East through an acquisition of Souq.com, a Dubai-based e-commerce leader. A Bloomberg report noted that Amazon was bidding against Emaar Malls PJSC, the operator of the world's...

Following the early success of "Overwatch," after its May 24 launch, Pacific Crest’s Evan Wilson believes the consensus EPS expectations for Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) for Q2 are conservative. Wilson maintains an Overweight rating on the company, with a price target of $43....

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s new video platform would fall at the long-end spectrum of long-term catalysts, Daniel Kurnos of Benchmark told Benzinga. Shares of Amazon rose more than 3 percent after the online retail giant unveiled a new platform, Video Direct, which enables people to...

GeekWire reported that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has "quietly" rolled out an e-commerce functionality on its Fire TV devices, which may lead to a full scale shopping channel. The report added that a "source with knowledge of the situation" confirmed the experiment has been performing above...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) dominated the headlines this week as rumors, leaks and other tidbits escalated ahead of the company's next big event. By the way: That event was finally confirmed. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) had a big announcement to make as well, though it didn't have anything to do...

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) recent purchase of Twitch should not be taken lightly. The online retail giant acquired the live streaming video platform for $970 million. The surprising deal might appear pretty straightforward, but there are five key things not everyone knows about it. 1. Twitch...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly planning to take on Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) advertising business. This rumor begs one key question: Is this a battle Amazon can realistically win? "I wouldn't bet against Amazon on anything," Dan Sahar, co-founder and VP of Product...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) officially announced that it had acquired Twitch for $970 million this week. The deal came weeks after reports indicated that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) would acquire the firm. "I think it's a great move by Amazon," Dan Sahar, co-founder and VP of Product...

U.S. stocks were higher on Monday as the S&P 500 traded above the 2,000 mark for the first time ever, creating a new historical intra-day high of 2001.94. The S&P 500's milestone came on a relatively quiet day for stocks. A light news-load isn't necessarily a bad thing for the...

WWE Network (NYSE: WWE) has lost some of its luster after the highs of WrestleMania XXX. When the event debuted in April, WWE Network became the number-two live streaming site in the United States. As of April 7, the service had garnered 17.7 percent of all live streaming traffic (by volume)....

According to sources who spoke with the The Verge Sunday, video game streaming startup Twitch was set to be acquired by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) for $1 billion following multiple offers that included Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and others. For Google, Twitch would represent a big add...

AT&T Inc. announced a deal to acquire DirecTV for $49 billion over the weekend, as the firm attempts to adapt to a quickly changing media landscape. Both businesses’ boards approved the agreement on Sunday, creating a company with 26 million pay-TV subscribers. The deal comes shortly after...

WWE Network (NYSE: WWE) is quickly becoming one of the hottest properties in streaming video. According to Dan Sahar, co-founder and VP of Product Marketing at Qwilt, WWE Network has quickly become the #2 live streaming site in the United States. As of April 7, the service had garnered an...