Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Oculus Updates Its Software For Gear VR Allowing For A Better Virtual Reality Experience

The Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Oculus software that powers the headset of Samsung’s Gear VR has been revamped. Consequently, the home screen of Gear VR now enjoys faster load times. Avatars have also been introduced allowing users the ability to have a consistent persona in all apps. The new Oculus home screen also boasts of a web browser that can be used in virtual reality as well as an avatar system. It will thus be possible to search online right from the home screen.

“The browser brings 2D and most 360 video content right into Oculus Home,” read a statement from Oculus.

Android OS

In the Gear VR partnership between the Facebook-owned Oculus and Samsung, it is the responsibility of Oculus to provide the software while it is upon Samsung to build the hardware. The Gear VR headset requires a smartphone running on the Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Android operating system to operate.

Though the new home screen resembles the old version, the display resolution has now been doubled. It also consumers less power with the reduction level being estimated to be around 30%.

Another change that has come with the software update is the ability to play videos right from the home screen. Thus, it is no longer necessary to launch first in order to play a video inside the app. Watching videos on a Gear VR is, however, not as immersive or breathtaking as is the case when watching the same from a VR headset that is powered by a personal computer due to the limitations of a smartphone.

New controllers

To a certain extent the new features are made possible by the fact that Samsung also launched a new controller for the Gear VR headset. The controller which has some motion-tracking functionalities allows users to make use of their hands to point at the on-screen options rather than having to tap a button on the sides of their temples in the course of moving their heads. This new method makes typing on a virtual keyboard easier. The trackpad on the controller is also enhanced as it is now easier to scroll through the web pages or app lists.

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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) And Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Increasingly Turning To Physical Stores

Despite the end of brick and mortar stores having been predicted, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), who were once pure-play ecommerce firms are now opening their own physical retail centers to become some sort of hybrid retailers. In the case of Amazon, what started out as an experiment is quickly gaining a foothold. This all started in late 2015 when the giant online retailer launched its first brick-and-mortar bookstore in the states of California, Washington and Oregon. Now the king of ecommerce is looking to open more stores in the east of the United States namely in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey.

Drive-up grocery stores

Amazon has also revealed that it is launching what it is calling drive-up grocery stores. With these stores, the shopping is done online but then one indicates their preferred time of picking up the groceries. All they have to do is drive up to the store and the groceries will be loaded into their vehicles. Some of the groceries that will available for sale through this method include bread, dairy, fresh produce and meats. Those who have signed up to Amazon Prime can pick up unlimited orders for free while AmazonFresh members can pick their groceries within 15 minutes after placing an order.

What seems to be driving this trend is ‘webrooming’ and ‘showrooming’. With showrooming, shoppers go to physical stores to look around products but then opt to buy them from online stores. But webrooming is the exact opposite of that as it involves potential shoppers viewing products online but instead choosing to buy them from a physical store.

Showroom spaces

Thus the reason for Amazon’s physical stores is not just to make sales but to also serve as a showroom.

“We think bookstores are a great way for customers to engage with our devices, to see them, touch and play with them,” revealed Amazon’s chief financial officer, Brian Olsavsky, in reference to the ecommerce giant’s range of devices such as Fire Tablet, Kindle, Fire TV and Echo.

In the case of Alibaba, the Chinese ecommerce firm’s strategy has been to partner with one of the world’s biggest retailers – Bailian Group.

Amazon Inc shares rose by 2.14% Wednesday and closed at $874.32.

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Papa John’s Int’l, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) Is Expanding Into A New Country

Papa John’s Int’l, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) is keeping is maintaining the momentum of its growth in the international market after signing an agreement to open stores in Morocco. If open, this will be the third countries that Papa John’s has opened in stores in Africa after Egypt and Tunisia.

According to a new statement, Planet Pizza Inc based in Morocco, has been granted exclusive rights to develop and market the brand in Morocco. The company plans to set up 20 stores in the country with the first store set to be in Casablanca.

Papa John’s which is based in Louisville now boosts of over 5,000 stores spread out in 45 countries and territories including over 1,600 stores in the international market.

The entry into Morocco is part of the company’s development strategy of expanding into the global market. In 2016, the company launched stores in six countries Tunisia, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Israel and Iraq.

The branch in France is situated in Kingersheim and was opened on May 23, 2016. In a statement during the launch, Master Franchisee Hassan Bouanaka said the company is known for high quality pizzas adding the company will elevate the French pizza experience.

Hassan Bouanaka has 18 years of experience in the pizza industry having joined the industry in at the age of 16. He has been rising in ranks until owning and managing seven stores in Northern France. He later abandoned the restaurant business and ventured into Hassan Bouanaka.

With nearly one in every four citizens under the age of 25 in France unemployed, Papa John’s restaurants’ expansion in the region will definitely come with good news and is likely to make impact. The store plans to launch over 30 more outlets spread out from Besanҫon to Lille in the next decade. The stores have the potential to create several employment opportunities in the Northeast quarter of France.

Papa John’s is the world’s third largest pizza delivery company. Papa John’s has been rated No.1 for the last 14 years in customer satisfaction among several American pizza chains.

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Veteran Hired By Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) To Head Hardware At Virtual Reality Unit

Michael Hillman, who had been working at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) for about one and a half decades, has been poached by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) to become the chief of hardware for Oculus VR. At Apple, Hillman occupied senior roles in both design and engineering. According to information on his LinkedIn profile, he is credited with helping in the development of iMac computer.

Facebook has ambitious plans of mainstreaming virtual reality and Hillman’s experience will be vital in that aspect. In a job listing that advertised the position that Hillman eventually filled, some of the responsibilities for the hardware chief included setting the strategy and executing the consumer product roadmap.

High-profile hires

Information obtained from an Oculus spokesperson, Andrea Schubert, indicates that Hillman will be working closely with the chief operating officer of Oculus, Hans Hartmann, who was previously at Fitbit in a similar role.

The hiring of Hillman follows another high profile recruitment – that of Hugo Barra who previously worked at Xiaomi Corp. Though Barra hasn’t begun in his new position at Oculus, it is understood that his main responsibility will involving leading virtual reality efforts for Facebook. The chief executive officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has previously said that he sees virtual reality becoming the next big thing after smartphones. Some of the firms that Facebook is facing stiff competition from with regards to virtual reality hardware includes Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and HTC Corp.

Untethered VR hardware

Currently, Oculus’ portfolio of products is small and includes its Rift headset. The challenge for the VR firm now, if virtual reality is to gain more acceptance, is to ensure that the headset becomes independent and no longer needs to be tethered to a desktop computer. Already, Oculus has developed a prototype for such an untethered headset but there are no plans to release such a product anytime soon.

Facebook will also be required to continue to reduce the prices of the headsets in order to effectively compete with Microsoft’s and Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE)’s gaming systems.

In Monday’s trading session, shares of Facebook slightly edged downwards by 0.01% to close the day at $140.32 a share.

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Patent For A Pet-Sitting Drone Filed By International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM)

A patent application by International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) hints that the technology giant could be considering developing a drone that functions as a pet-sitter and trainer. Thus, when pet owners are away from their homes, the drone could train, feed and stop cats, dogs and other pets from ruining the house.

“[IBM researchers] saw an opportunity to leverage their knowledge about systems and drones and apply that to the pet industry, which is a multi-billion dollar market in the U.S. alone,” said a spokesperson for IBM.

Multiple features

While traditional drones usually have an accessory such as a camera, the IBM drone would come with many more features than would ordinarily be the case. These features include sensors that do all sorts of things like detecting the kind of sound a pet is making in order to detect whether a pet is sick. The sensors could even take temperatures to determine whether a pet is feeling cold and needs to be kept warm.

Cameras on the drone would also be in a position to track the movement of pets and determine whether they are heading into a space where they are not permitted to be in. The cameras would also serve other purposes such as observing and determining whether an animal is behaving in a peculiar manner such as acting out by scratching at doors or panting excessively. The drone could then start a training activity such as launching a ball for the dog to fetch and distract it and thereby prevent it from causing destruction.

Carrot and stick

As part of the playtime activities words of encouragement could be offered by the drone to the pet. Alternatively, the pet could be rewarded with a treat that is contained in the drone’s onboard food dispensary. A calorie tracker would be one of the features of the food dispensary and this would ensure that the pet does not get overfed and only gobbles up what is necessary.

In case of misbehavior by the animal, the drone could send a verbal warning that will make the pet stop. The pet could also wear a collar that is connected to the internet and which can be used to manipulate behavior. It would also be possible for owners to spy on their pets through cameras on the drone that are connected to their mobile devices.

On Friday shares of IBM fell by 0.57% and closed at $173.83.

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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) To License Its Technology For Connected Cars To Toyota Motor Corp (ADR) (NYSE:TM)

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has entered into a deal with Toyota Motor Corp (ADR) (NYSE:TM) in which the world’s biggest software maker will license the technology it has developed for internet-connected vehicles to the Japanese auto giant. This is the first deal of its kind that the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant has made with a car maker and it is an indication that Microsoft may be open to partnering with other car manufacturers.

Algorithms on wheels

Some of the internet-connected car technology patents that Microsoft holds include motion sensors, voice navigation and recognition, Wi-Fi and vehicle operating systems. With cars increasing becoming computers on wheels, technology firms such as Microsoft are seizing the opportunities that are being presented.

“The connected car represents an enormous opportunity for the auto industry, and at the core it’s a software challenge,” said Microsoft’s business development executive vice president Peggy Johnson, in a statement.

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft envisions future cars being more convenient and personalized, a fact that will only be realized through artificial intelligence. According to the tech giant, software in cars would enable them to have predictive maintenance features where a fault in the car is detected ahead of time before the car completely breaks down. Artificial intelligence systems in cars would also enable a passenger/driver’s intended routes to be anticipated based on information available from their calendars. Cars would also be in a position to offer customized entertainment for the passenger or driver sitting inside.

Rapid growth

According to Microsoft, there will be a rapid growth in the demand for technologies that support connected car services. A report by Gartner Research says that by 2020, the number of new cars with data connectivity as a feature will increase to 61 million every year up from 6.9 million every year in 2015.

On car technologies, this is not the first time that Microsoft and Toyota are working together. Last year in April the two companies created a data analytics firm whose mission was to bring new internet-connected technologies to vehicles while avoiding overwhelming drivers.

On Thursday shares of Microsoft Corporation fell by 0.25% to close the day at $64.87.

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Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) AI Expert Resigns Just When The Company Was Trying To Recover From Revenue Losses

Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) chief scientist, Andrew Ng, has announced that he is resigning from the Chinese Search Engine Company.

Ng leaves Baidu but still pursuing AI

Ng has been serving at Baidu for three years, leading the company in artificial intelligence as well as augment reality studies. He reported his resignation through a blog post detailing on online publishing modes. He did not indicate his next stop but he did say that he will still be involved in studies related to artificial intelligence space and in entrepreneurship.

In the blog post, he stated that he was proud to have led in the remarkable development of AI in Baidu as the principal architect. He stated further that he will continue to work in the same field of AI to bring societal change.

Previous experience

Before joining Baidu in 2014, Ng was at Stanford University as a computer science professor. He is also the founder of Google’s elite Deep Learning team. He is also one of the members of online learning start-up Coursera. Baidu started an AR lab in Beijing, which Ng fronted.

A big blow to Baidu, but they sill remain strong

Baidu was in the process of ramping up its attention on cutting edge technology to revive the decreasing profits, when Ng gave in his resignation notice. The company had also engaged the services of Qi Lu, a former top executive in Microsoft, to guide through the transformation to AI.

The company reported another drop in its quarterly revenue as indicated in last months reports. It has been adversely affected by the crackdown on healthcare advertising established by the government.

His resignation is a big blow to Baidu which had great hopes on AI under NG leadership. AI is expected to under-guard a wide range of others including driver-less cars and voice recognition.

In a post on the social media networks, Facebook and Twitter, Baidu appreciated Ng for his efforts in the company and wished him well in his new chapter. They stated that Ng had joined the company with a similar goal of enhancing life through AI. Even after his departure, the company will still pursue that goal.

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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Moves To Expand AMP Use And Features As Popularity Grows

The adoption Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages is increasing across the globe two years after it was launched. Initially, it was aimed at publishers in the mainstream media such as The Huffington Post, but the service has now grown to incorporate non-media websites and even beyond Google’s domestic market of the United States.

During the recently concluded AMP Conference that was held in New York City, two Chinese search engines, Sogou and Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced that they would be supporting AMP. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) Tumblr and Yahoo Japan have also pledged to support the system.

“AMP was an opportunity to collaborate with other companies, platforms, and publishers, and to help tackle some of their biggest pain points, [but we] thought there was something interesting we could do with it,” the Product Manager of AMP, Rudy Galifi, said in an interview with Digital Trends.

Faster loading times

As the name suggests, one of the main benefits of AMP is that it allows webpages to be loaded at a much faster rate. One of the ways AMP does this is through a cache which stores, on the servers of Google, webpages that have been slimmed down. AMP then quickens the loading speeds through AMP Lite which takes over when slower internet connections are detected. This also happens on smartphones with low computing power and processing speeds. AMP Lite has now been launched in Malaysia, Vietnam and other countries suffering from bandwidth constraints. This has result in data transfer being reduced by up to 40%.

Image compression

AMP is also capable of compressing images when slow internet speeds are detected. External fonts are also optimized to allow for their display irrespective of whether they had been cached. On average, webpages which are AMP-enabled consume data that is 10 times less compared to pages that aren’t AMP-enabled. For e-commerce platforms, this is important because speed is highly correlated with the rates of conversion and ultimately sales. To further enhance AMP, Google is considering introducing new features and toolsets.

On Wednesday shares of Alphabet Inc rose by 0.19% to close the day at $847.20.

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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google’s Space Balloon Crashes On A Remote Field In Tolima, Colombia

The giant inflatable device that fell from the sky in the village of Luisa Garcia, in San Luis, Tolima, Colombia was not a UFO as it was initially suspected. It turned out to be an internet drone that was part of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google’s Project Loon. The strange machine was found crumpled in a heap but with a “strange liquid leaking from it.

Apparently, some reports including a tweet by the police commander for the greater Tolima region, Jorge Esguerra had previously identified it as a satellite. However, Esguerra later said it was a ‘UFO’ before its correct identity could be revealed.

Assuring the stunned residents of Luisa Garcia village that all was well, Esguerra stated, “It is technological equipment belonging to Google that moves or is held in space with a balloon. It is likely that the balloon failed and the device came crashing down.”

Balloons are known to have crashed down to Earth since the inception of Project Loon

There were no incidences of injury in the crashing of the strange boxy object. However, this is not the first time a balloon crash is taking place since the Project Loon began in 2013. A similar one took place in Sri Lanka last year when what was initially thought to be a satellite came down in San Luis.

Nonetheless, UFO sightings have been increasing since the 90’s. Thus Google’s internet balloon crash can only be referred to as a single incidence within a wider trend. The balloons sport a 15-metre diameter having been made of a thin biodegradable plastic.

But the balloon does not technically belong to Google

Investigations into the source of the balloon have revealed that the balloon does not wholly belong to Google but to X, a subsidy of Google’s parent company Alphabet.

The equipment is purposely meant for internet connection and provision to far-flung rural communities. However, it remains unclear whether or not the authorities will return it to Google. Meanwhile, Alphabet’s stock was trading at $868.39 witnessing an increase of $2.48 or 0.29%.

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Visa Inc (NYSE:V) Unveils A Payment-Enabled Pair Of Sunglasses

Visa Inc (NYSE:V) is working on a project, which if successful, will take away the need for carrying a wallet along whenever we are going shopping. The credit card company has disclosed a wearable, which is a payment-enabled sunglasses prototype. The pair of sunglasses made by a local Australian brand called Local Supply was revealed at the South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin.

Visa’s new move comes at a time when wearable seems to be taking over every industry; from health to fitness to fashion among others. It may not have hit like Smartphones did a decade ago but it can also be argued to a successful platform. If not, why then would the likes of Warren Buffett consider an enormous investment in a jewelry company?

But how does the payment-enabled pair of sunglasses work?

The system is tailor made; hence, it will accommodate every user. In using it, the user must take off the glasses and tap them onto a Visa NFC-enabled terminal.  Apparently, it has the same similarities as those of non-tech models apart from the fact that they have a tiny chip embedded on its side.

The pair shades are yet to hit the market according to Visa, which says it is still testing the concept to establish its demand from the public.

The company’s chief brand and innovation marketing officer at Visa, Chris Curtin says, “It ties back to our tagline of everywhere you want to be. Without it, it’s hard for us to fulfill our tagline.”

Visa’s concept is similar to that of Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP)

The market is very competitive with enhanced technologies. Visa is not alone in its discovery given the presence of Snap’s Snapchat Spectacles. They are now being sold on the company’s website after having been limited to vending machines and in random cities.

As demand for technological processes becomes rampant, it remains unclear whether or not Visa’s payment-enabled sunglasses will pass the prototype stage. Security measures that will be put in place to validate payments are also not known. In the meantime, Visa’s stock was trading at $89.55 a fall of $0.56 or 0.62%.

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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Unveils Its Highly Anticipated Delivery Drones

For the very first time, the public was able to have a close view of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s new air delivery drone. The upgraded and highly anticipated drone was unveiled at this year’s SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, an event that witnessed thousands of attendees. The strictly see-not-fly Prime Air delivery drones display was under the careful supervision of a security guard.

The drones are endowed with sense and avoid technology, which will prevent them from having a collision with other flying machines. As all this happened, a few blocks away at the San Jac Saloon the tech giant’s Prime Air’s hybrid drone was also on display. At the same time, an older version of a Prime Air drone was concealed behind a secret bookcase entrance.

Drone technology has just begun and Amazon declares that the sky is the limit

Technology is on rapid development; thanks to its implementation in almost every industry. The world has been poisoned to embrace transformation, thus there is no limit in what it has to achieve.   That said, there is no boundary to what drones could be made to handle.  Amazon says it is aiming at having the drones do much more.

The company already carried out a drone delivery test in England in December and they are convinced that it is the delivery system of the future. Amazon claims that with further development, the drones are likely to take over hazardous job aspects performed by human beings.

But Amazon is at the moment only authorized to use this technology in the UK

 Unites States does not allow flying of drones outside of their operator’s direct sightline.  Thus Amazon must remain with the UK territories.  At the same time, the drones’ battery technology only consents to fly for around 20 to 30 minutes only before recharging them.  Clearly, their ability to deliver goods in far-off places is automatically limited.

Nonetheless, Amazon will not be deterred by this. It says that it is certain that the technologies’ real potential lies in its capacity to reach as many people as possible around the world.  Meanwhile, Amazon’s stock closed at $854.59 witnessing an increase of $2.13 or 0.25%

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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Waymo Files A Motion To Have Uber Blocked From Exploiting Technology

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Waymo has filed for an injunction motion against Uber in a bid to prevent the online ride-hailing firm from making use of what Google’s autonomous car unit alleges to be stolen trade secrets. This comes after Waymo earlier filed a lawsuit alleging theft of trade secrets and patent infringement against Uber and its self-driving truck unit, Otto. A court will decide on the preliminary injunction on April 27.

“Given the strong evidence we have, we are asking the court step in to protect intellectual property developed by our engineers over thousands of hours and to prevent any use of that stolen IP,” said a spokesperson for Waymo.

Employee testimony

In the motion, Waymo has included testimony from employees among them a security engineer, a supply chain director and a technical lead from the laser-based 3D mapping technology of the driverless car unit company. On the same day that Waymo filed the injunction, Google’s driverless car unit also got to amend the lawsuit it had originally filed by including a new claim of patent infringement. The amendment brings the total number of patent infringement claims to three.

In a statement that had been issued immediately after the lawsuit was filed in February, Uber insisted that Waymo’s actions were baseless and were just an attempt at slowing down competition.

LiDAR technology

Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber claims that Uber and Otto are making use of driverless car technology from Waymo and specifically its ranging radar and light detection technologies. The industry term for the ranging radar technology is LiDAR and it uses laser light to come up with a 3D map of a car’s immediate environment.

Also targeted in the lawsuit is Anthony Levandowski who founded Otto and later sold it to Uber for approximately $680 million last year. The lawsuit alleges that Levandowski, who had previously worked at Google prior to founding Otto, downloaded over 14,000 files containing proprietary and confidential information belonging to Waymo just before he resigned from the driverless car unit. Some of the files contained the circuit board designs of LiDAR.

On Friday shares of Alphabet Inc edged up by 0.42% to close the day at $851.41.

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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google And Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) Are The Best Work Places

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google is leading for the sixth year in a row in the best 100 companies to work for. Technology companies are faring relatively well but they do not dominate on the list.

Google takes the lead again

Google has taken the best company to work for title since 2007. Since then and even before, Google has maintained the traditional of making its employees feel special. They are pampered, well fed, stimulated and always eager to work hard. Google has gone ahead to create a felicitous working environment something companies without its kind of cash flow can only dream about. The benefits of working for Google do not stop at the employee level, their spouses also are put into consideration.

Other best companies to work for

The other tech companies leading the list in the top ten bracket are Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) and The Ultimate Software Group Inc (NASDAQ:ULTI). Salesforce is a marketing machine who views their employee’s satisfaction from the point of differentiation. Ultimate on the other hand offer human resources programs in Florida. During the survey, employees in Ultimate highlighted on the closeness they feel for one another in the workplace. They gave their full support to the company in the application to Fortune. Every worker is also welcomed with restricted stock units in the first day at work.

Why Salesforce is the best company to work for

Salesforce is reported to have invested a whopping $3 million to address its gender pay gap in 2015. This strategy among other factors has benefited the company in many ways. Salesforce has become the ideal workplace for skilled women in the tech field. The rate of women who want to work in Salesforce has rose from 85% in 2014 to 93% today. It is not surprising then that Salesforce’s growth rate is higher than its competitors.

Tech companies have to up their game

Bearing the fact that tech companies are the most dominant in the economy, non tech firms get more attention in the best work places competition. Trust has been identified as the quality employees are seeking from their employers. Companies that fully trust their workers emerge as the best in terms of working environment. They also perform better financially than companies without trust in its workforce.

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Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) Going Political Again To Cover Donald Trump

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) is going political again.  The former renowned Snapchat is bringing back the political show “Good Luck America”.

Launching the political show

The show was launched in January 2016 featuring former CNN political news reporter, Peter Hamby. Hamby took viewers through the presidential campaign mainly featuring Donald Trump. Now Trump is the president the mobile story telling app seems interested in the politics even after claiming to be more of a camera company rather than a media company.

The comeback of the political show

Snap Inc. is worth around $25 billion following their initial public offering earlier on last week. It announced the comeback of Hamby’s politics show on Wednesday. The mission behind the show is to help its subscribers make sense of the rather weird political era in America. The show is available to Snapchat users in Canada, U.S., U.K. and Australia.

The political show is a bait to attract more users

During the first episode the show had an impressive number of followers going over 22 million. This was a huge number for a political show. In this season Hamby traveled to various political arenas. He also interviewed Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. He displayed to the excited viewers featuring prominent people in the political field. He explained the politics in the lay man terms. Snap is hopeful that the show will attract many followers. This way they will be able to sell more ads.

Analysts view on Snapchat’s future

Snap’s IPO was welcomes with a lot of enthusiasm. However, stock analysts remain skeptical about the company’s future. They are concerned that the youth hardly pay any attention to the advertisements hence its future as an advertising agent is questionable. The other concern is that the service has duplicated many of Instagram features and may lose momentum to Instagram.

Diverted attention from a potential growth

Snapchat had once showed great potential as a crowd sourced news site. They used user-generated video clips featuring stories around the world. It made this possible by use of geographically based filtering technology. The company has however decided otherwise. It has diverted all of its attention to pursue the multi-billion dollar IPO.

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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) LinkedIn And Russian Authorities Fail To Reach An Agreement Over Website Access

The social networking platform for professionals, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) LinkedIn, and Russian authorities have not reached an agreement meant to restore access to the site in Russia. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the communications regulator of Russia, Roskomnadzor, and LinkedIn.

“While we believe we comply with all applicable laws, and despite conversations with Roskomnadzor, including meeting with them in Moscow in December 2016, we have been unable to reach an understanding,” a spokesperson for LinkedIn said via email.

Data center location

After the talks were declared unsuccessful by both parties, Roskomnadzor said that the fact that LinkedIn had yet to move the data storage facilities holding Russian users’ data was a confirmation that it was not interested in operating in the Russian Federation.

Access to the LinkedIn website was blocked in Russia after a court declared that the Microsoft-owned firm was guilty of flouting the law. In Russia, firms that hold the data of Russian citizens are required to store the data in data centers that are located within the country’s borders. This is according to a law that was passed in 2014. Many foreign-owned internet firms have yet to comply including Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB).

Security services

While the official argument is that the law would enhance the protection of privacy for Russians, storing data on Russian soil would also ease the surveillance activities of security services in Russia. And since in Russia technology companies are required to install backdoors for use by the security services, it would be easier to force foreign-owned internet firms to comply with this aspect when their data centers are located within Russia.

LinkedIn’s website would not the first to be banned in Russia though as the same happened to Wikipedia two years ago. This was because of allegations levelled against the online encyclopedia in which it was accused of promoting use of drugs. The ban, however, only lasted a few days.

Despite not being available in Russia, LinkedIn said that it would still be available in Russian.

In Tuesday’s trading session, shares of Microsoft Corporation edged up by 0.20% to close the day at $64.40 a share.

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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google And Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Doubles The Bug Bounty Reward

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) have adopted a higher payment program for its software developers. Microsoft’s bug bounty reward will now be $30,000 from $15,000 for a period of three months. The offer is from March 1 to May 1 and will particularly benefit those who are carrying out serious vulnerability submissions for explicit online accounts provided by the tech giant.

The minimum payment, which is at $1,000, was previously $500. This will provide big money for both big and small developers so long as they submit eligible vulnerabilities.  However, Google acknowledges the need for higher for payouts citing that it is becoming extremely difficult to find high-severity vulnerabilities.

But only vulnerabilities found in eligible online service domains will receive the bounties

Google’s bounty program is not open just for any vulnerability. The vulnerabilities must be from the likes of Google play, the Chrome web store, and Google Search among others. It will also pay for bug from core web applications in the Office 365 suite the likes of outlook.office365.com, outlook.com portal.office.com or outlook.office.com.

The software giant has been relying on Office for generation of the lion’s share of its sales and profits. The Office is currently available in 150 markets with close to 44 languages on board. Nonetheless, Microsoft says its target is to have the application in 97 new countries over the next year.

We are not done yet even with increased bounty for Office 365 bugs: Microsoft says

Apart from the doubled bug bounty, Microsoft has other goodies. It will be installing a new update to its Windows 10 operating system. After a failed promise of the same last year, the company confirmed it during Microsoft’s Ignite conference in Australia. Nonetheless, the production date for the update will be in 2018, which is likely to give a hint as to when business will start executing the update.

Bug bounty programs are very applicable in the present day of increasing cases of cyber crime. Hackers have gone a notch higher if exploiting systems and are making tons of money. Meanwhile Microsoft’s stock closed at $64.27 witnessing an increase of $0.02 or 0.03% while that of Alphabet closed at $847.27 a fall of $1.81 or 0.21%.

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RPS Group PLC (LON:RPS) Buy Rating Kept at Liberum Capital; With GBX 285.00 Target, Seminole Management Trimmed By $20.06 Million Its American Express Co (AXP) Position

In a note sent to investors on today, Liberum Capital kept their Buy rating on RPS Group PLC (LON:RPS)‘s stock. The target price indicates a potential upside of 11.16% from company’s last stock price.

Seminole Management decreased American Express Co (AXP) stake by 29.22% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Seminole Management sold 271,078 shares as American Express Co (AXP)’s stock rose 5.52%. The Seminole Management holds 656,791 shares with $48.66M value, down from 927,869 last quarter. American Express Co now has $72.91B valuation. The stock decreased 0.27% or $0.22 on March 3, reaching $79.88. About shares traded. American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) has risen 23.29% since July 28, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 13.47% the S&P500.

Among 5 analysts covering RPS Group PLC (LON:RPS), 3 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 60% are positive. RPS Group PLC has GBX 285 highest and GBX 167 lowest target. GBX 261.60’s average target is 1.49% above currents GBX 257.75 stock price. RPS Group PLC had 38 analyst reports since July 30, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Friday, November 13 by Panmure Gordon. Liberum Capital maintained it with “Buy” rating and GBX 210 target in Tuesday, November 29 report. The firm has “Buy” rating by Numis Securities given on Thursday, July 30. On Thursday, July 30 the stock rating was maintained by Liberum Capital with “Buy”. The firm has “Add” rating given on Thursday, August 4 by Numis Securities. Panmure Gordon maintained the stock with “Sell” rating in Thursday, July 30 report. Peel Hunt maintained the stock with “Hold” rating in Friday, February 10 report. The stock of RPS Group plc (LON:RPS) earned “Buy” rating by Numis Securities on Friday, October 30. The rating was downgraded by Numis Securities on Wednesday, January 27 to “Add”. Liberum Capital maintained it with “Buy” rating and GBX 240 target in Wednesday, February 17 report.

About 45,732 shares traded. RPS Group plc (LON:RPS) has risen 40.80% since August 5, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 30.98% the S&P500.

RPS Group Plc is an international consultancy company. The company has market cap of 576.27 million GBP. The Firm provides independent advice on the exploration and production of gas and oil and other natural resources, and the development and management of the built and natural environment. It has a 22.85 P/E ratio. The Firm operates through three divisions: Built and Natural Environment , Energy and Australia Asia Pacific (AAP).

Since October 21, 2016, it had 1 buy, and 10 insider sales for $44.13 million activity. On Wednesday, January 25 the insider Cox L Kevin sold $6.01M. On Wednesday, December 7 the insider Buckminster Douglas E. sold $3.48M. Gupta Ashwini had sold 140,808 shares worth $9.46 million on Friday, October 21. The insider Zukauckas Linda sold $385,967. Brennan John Joseph bought $318,940 worth of stock. Another trade for 19,186 shares valued at $1.35 million was sold by Sobbott Susan. 34,755 shares valued at $2.58 million were sold by Squeri Stephen J on Wednesday, December 7.

Among 27 analysts covering American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), 9 have Buy rating, 6 Sell and 12 Hold. Therefore 33% are positive. American Express Company has $95 highest and $54 lowest target. $71’s average target is -11.12% below currents $79.88 stock price. American Express Company had 46 analyst reports since July 23, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. As per Thursday, August 20, the company rating was initiated by Evercore. The stock has “Outperform” rating by Keefe Bruyette & Woods on Monday, January 30. As per Tuesday, January 10, the company rating was upgraded by Oppenheimer. The firm has “Reduce” rating by Nomura given on Thursday, October 6. The stock has “Underweight” rating by Atlantic Securities on Friday, September 9. S&P Research downgraded American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) rating on Thursday, July 23. S&P Research has “Hold” rating and $80 target. The firm has “Buy” rating by Vetr given on Monday, August 10. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Thursday, October 22 by Argus Research. The firm has “Equal-Weight” rating by Barclays Capital given on Tuesday, October 13. The rating was maintained by Wood with “Market Perform” on Thursday, April 21.

Seminole Management increased Total S A (NYSE:TOT) stake by 124,530 shares to 667,651 valued at $34.03 million in 2016Q4. It also upped Prudential Finl Inc (NYSE:PRU) stake by 72,800 shares and now owns 124,700 shares. Tesla Mtrs Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) was raised too.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.84 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.02, from 0.86 in 2016Q3. It is negative, as 73 investors sold AXP shares while 448 reduced holdings. 116 funds opened positions while 321 raised stakes. 729.39 million shares or 0.53% more from 725.57 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Clark Capital Mngmt stated it has 5,823 shares. Joel Isaacson & Com Limited reported 0.11% of its portfolio in American Express Company (NYSE:AXP). Douglass Winthrop Advsrs Limited Co holds 2.22% or 444,160 shares. Plante Moran Fincl Advsr Limited Liability accumulated 0.09% or 1,876 shares. 47,870 are owned by Advisory Research Inc. Penobscot Mgmt Incorporated reported 9,195 shares stake. Blue Fin Capital has invested 0.42% in American Express Company (NYSE:AXP). M&R Capital holds 4,955 shares or 0.1% of its portfolio. Fund Mngmt Sa has invested 0.65% in American Express Company (NYSE:AXP). Princeton Portfolio Strategies Grp Limited Company invested in 1.06% or 45,560 shares. S&Co owns 5,400 shares. Beutel Goodman And Limited holds 2.15 million shares or 1.06% of its portfolio. Gfs Advisors Limited Co has 1.89% invested in American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) for 121,097 shares. Godshalk Welsh Capital Mngmt Inc, a Pennsylvania-based fund reported 16,085 shares. Arcadia Invest Management Corp Mi reported 17,642 shares.

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Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK) Stock Rating Reiterated by Liberum Capital; The GBX 1650.00 Target Indicates 15.02% Potential; Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) Had 9 Analysts Last Week

Among 22 analysts covering Centrica PLC (LON:CNA), 9 have Buy rating, 8 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 41% are positive. Centrica PLC had 178 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was maintained on Friday, August 12 by Deutsche Bank. BNP Paribas maintained it with “Neutral” rating and GBX 275 target in Monday, August 10 report. The firm has “Buy” rating by Goldman Sachs given on Friday, July 24. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Monday, February 27 by BNP Paribas. The stock of Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) has “Overweight” rating given on Wednesday, September 14 by JP Morgan. Credit Suisse maintained the stock with “Outperform” rating in Monday, March 14 report. The firm has “Speculative Buy” rating given on Friday, December 11 by Beaufort Securities. The firm has “Buy” rating by Jefferies given on Friday, July 31. Goldman Sachs maintained the shares of CNA in report on Wednesday, August 5 with “Buy” rating. RBC Capital Markets maintained Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) on Friday, October 16 with “Outperform” rating. See Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) latest ratings:

03/03/2017 Broker: HSBC Rating: Hold Maintain
03/03/2017 Broker: Jefferies Rating: Underperform Old Target: GBX 190.00 New Target: GBX 190.00 Maintain
27/02/2017 Broker: BNP Paribas Rating: Neutral Old Target: GBX 240.00 New Target: GBX 250.00 Maintain
21/02/2017 Broker: JP Morgan Rating: Overweight Old Target: GBX 250.00 New Target: GBX 260.00 Maintain
10/02/2017 Broker: Deutsche Bank Rating: Sell Old Target: GBX 180.00 New Target: GBX 180.00 Maintain
09/02/2017 Broker: Macquarie Research Rating: Outperform New Target: GBX 280.00 Maintain
09/02/2017 Broker: Bernstein Rating: Outperform New Target: GBX 300.00 Maintain
08/02/2017 Broker: Credit Suisse Rating: Outperform Old Target: GBX 255.00 New Target: GBX 255.00 Maintain
30/01/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Sector Perform New Target: GBX 250.00 Maintain
30/01/2017 Broker: Macquarie Research Rating: Outperform Old Target: GBX 280.00 New Target: GBX 280.00 Maintain

London: In analysts report made public on Monday morning, Liberum Capital maintained their Buy rating on shares of Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK). They currently have a GBX 1650.00 TP on the company. Liberum Capital’s target means a potential upside of 15.02% from the company’s last close price.

About 3.35 million shares traded. Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) has declined 3.27% since August 4, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 13.09% the S&P500.

Centrica plc is an integrated energy company. The company has market cap of 12.42 billion GBP. The Firm operates through three divisions: International Downstream, International Upstream and Centrica Storage. It has a 7.15 P/E ratio. It offers Hive Active Heating 2, which is an advancement of its smart thermostat.

Since February 7, 2017, it had 1 insider purchase, and 4 sales for $144,190 activity. The insider Mense D Craig sold $13,490. The insider KANTOR JONATHAN D sold $16,292. On Tuesday, February 7 PONTARELLI THOMAS sold $10,049 worth of Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) or 236 shares. Robusto Dino also bought $502,080 worth of Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) on Tuesday, February 21.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.17 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.03, from 1.2 in 2016Q3. It is negative, as 21 investors sold Centrica PLC shares while 45 reduced holdings. 26 funds opened positions while 51 raised stakes. 267.66 million shares or 0.08% less from 267.88 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Allianz Asset Mngmt Ag, a Germany-based fund reported 71,485 shares. Brandywine Investment Mngmt holds 0% of its portfolio in Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) for 827 shares. Berkley W R, a Connecticut-based fund reported 26,609 shares. Hollencrest Securities Limited Liability Company holds 5,150 shares or 0.03% of its portfolio. Numeric Invsts Ltd Co invested in 51,300 shares or 0.02% of the stock. Dynamic Management Ltd owns 7,250 shares for 0.03% of their portfolio. Amg Funds Limited Liability Com has 0.32% invested in Centrica PLC (LON:CNA). Moors & Cabot stated it has 4,980 shares. Great West Life Assurance Can has 0% invested in Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) for 6,741 shares. Philadelphia Financial Of San Francisco Ltd Llc holds 3.9% or 416,017 shares in its portfolio. Glenmede Tru Na accumulated 66,100 shares. Alliancebernstein L P holds 18,567 shares. Panagora Asset owns 5,041 shares. Fifth Third Bancorporation holds 8,150 shares or 0% of its portfolio. Hsbc Public Ltd Co holds 0% or 18,516 shares.

Among 24 analysts covering Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK), 14 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 9 Hold. Therefore 58% are positive. Travis Perkins PLC has GBX 2787 highest and GBX 2 lowest target. GBX 1805.76’s average target is 26.37% above currents GBX 1429 stock price. Travis Perkins PLC had 218 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Numis Securities maintained Travis Perkins plc (LON:TPK) rating on Thursday, October 20. Numis Securities has “Hold” rating and GBX 1545 target. As per Tuesday, August 11, the company rating was maintained by JP Morgan. The stock has “Buy” rating by Deutsche Bank on Friday, August 5. As per Thursday, October 22, the company rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets. The rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank with “Hold” on Friday, August 28. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, September 3 by Liberum Capital. Liberum Capital maintained Travis Perkins plc (LON:TPK) rating on Thursday, March 2. Liberum Capital has “Buy” rating and GBX 1650 target. The stock of Travis Perkins plc (LON:TPK) earned “Buy” rating by Goldman Sachs on Wednesday, September 9. Numis Securities maintained it with “Hold” rating and GBX 2200 target in Friday, October 16 report. Deutsche Bank maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Monday, May 16 report.

Travis Perkins plc is a United Kingdom product supplier to the building, construction and home improvement markets. The company has market cap of 3.58 billion GBP. The Firm operates through divisions, which include General Merchanting, Plumbing & Heating, Contracts and Consumer. It has a 338.79 P/E ratio. The General Merchanting segment consists of the Travis Perkins and Benchmarx brands and supplies products for various types of repair, maintenance and improvement projects , as well as new residential and commercial construction.

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Arcontech Group PLC (LON:ARC) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by finnCap; The GBX 70.00 Target Indicates 33.33% Potential; Raytheon Co (RTN) Has 1.1 Sentiment

Raytheon Company is a technology company, which specializes in defense and other government markets. The company has market cap of $44.87 billion. The Firm develops integrated products, services and solutions in various markets, including sensing; effects; command, control, communications, computers, cyber and intelligence; mission support, and cybersecurity. It has a 20.65 P/E ratio. The Firm operates through five divisions: Integrated Defense Systems ; Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS); Missile Systems (MS); Space and Airborne Systems (SAS), and Forcepoint.

In a note revealed to investors on Monday, 6 March, Arcontech Group PLC (LON:ARC) stock had its “Corporate” Rating restate by stock analysts at finnCap. They currently have a GBX 70.00 target on company. finnCap’s target suggests a potential upside of 33.33% from the company’s previous stock close.

Since September 14, 2016, it had 1 insider buy, and 0 selling transactions for $65 activity. $65 worth of stock was bought by Grimes Dennis Jeffery on Wednesday, September 14.

Arcontech Group PLC is a provider of real-time market data management solutions. The company has market cap of 6.42 million GBP. The Firm is engaged in the development and sale of software and provision of computer consultancy services. It has a 15.68 P/E ratio. It provides products and bespoke systems for collection, processing, distribution and presentation of financial markets data.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.24 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.33, from 0.91 in 2016Q3. It increased, as 3 investors sold Arcontech Group PLC shares while 35 reduced holdings. 12 funds opened positions while 35 raised stakes. 32.17 million shares or 0.60% more from 31.97 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Credit Suisse Ag holds 0% of its portfolio in Arcontech Group PLC (LON:ARC) for 21,022 shares. Legal & General Pcl has invested 0% of its portfolio in Arcontech Group PLC (LON:ARC). Parametric Assoc Ltd Liability Company owns 328,427 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Blackrock holds 14,044 shares. California State Teachers Retirement System invested in 0% or 84,573 shares. Blair William Il has 0% invested in Arcontech Group PLC (LON:ARC). American Century Inc invested 0% in Arcontech Group PLC (LON:ARC). Connor Clark Lunn invested in 0% or 10,500 shares. Pacific Ridge Prtnrs Limited Company has 664,467 shares for 1.21% of their portfolio. Brandes Invest Ptnrs L P has 0% invested in Arcontech Group PLC (LON:ARC) for 20,915 shares. Millennium Mgmt Ltd, a New York-based fund reported 106,909 shares. Rbf Capital Ltd Liability Co has 0.01% invested in Arcontech Group PLC (LON:ARC). Walleye Trading Limited Liability Company has invested 0% in Arcontech Group PLC (LON:ARC). 696,944 were reported by Panagora Asset Mgmt Inc. Acadian Asset Mngmt Ltd Company owns 116,026 shares.

About 36,224 shares traded or 151.99% up from the average. Arcontech Group PLC (LON:ARC) has risen 12566.67% since August 4, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 12556.85% the S&P500.

Since January 1, 0001, it had 0 buys, and 5 selling transactions for $9.48 million activity.

Ratings analysis reveals 71% of Raytheon Company’s analysts are positive. Out of 14 Wall Street analysts rating Raytheon Company, 10 give it “Buy”, 1 “Sell” rating, while 3 recommend “Hold”. The lowest target is $118 while the high is $180. The stock’s average target of $143.57 is -6.62% below today’s ($153.75) share price. RTN was included in 32 notes of analysts from July 28, 2015. The rating was downgraded by Zacks on Thursday, September 3 to “Sell”. On Thursday, January 12 the stock rating was initiated by RBC Capital Markets with “Outperform”. The rating was maintained by Barclays Capital on Monday, May 2 with “Equal Weight”. The firm earned “Overweight” rating on Monday, October 12 by JP Morgan. RBC Capital Markets maintained Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) rating on Friday, October 23. RBC Capital Markets has “Top Pick” rating and $133 target. On Friday, January 29 the stock rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus with “Buy”. The rating was upgraded by Argus Research to “Buy” on Thursday, November 12. The firm has “Sell” rating given on Monday, August 24 by Zacks. Deutsche Bank maintained Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) on Monday, December 5 with “Hold” rating. The company was downgraded on Monday, November 30 by Barclays Capital.

The stock decreased 0.36% or $0.55 on March 3, reaching $153.75. About shares traded. Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) has risen 11.36% since July 28, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 1.55% the S&P500.

Oakmont Corp holds 8.07% of its portfolio in Raytheon Company for 310,777 shares. Sasco Capital Inc Ct owns 1.26 million shares or 4.47% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Marvin & Palmer Associates Inc has 4.11% invested in the company for 33,770 shares. The Virginia-based Old Point Trust & Financial Services N A has invested 3.73% in the stock. Nepsis Capital Management Inc., a Minnesota-based fund reported 42,707 shares.

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Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) Will Provide Helpful Information Regarding Gender-Neutral Restrooms To Patrons

Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) , which has been a reliable source of information, is expanding. The crowdsourcing platform has added a new knowledge base that will enable the identification of gender-neutral bathrooms.  The restrooms will be accessible to any gender in locking, single-stall bathroom.

The app will be able to sort businesses to display only those with a gender-neutral bathroom or as per the user’s wish.

Everyone is asking, how will the information be put together?

Apparently, Yelp will be applicable on both desktop and mobile versions of the site, which collects data from both users and business owners. The app will then indicate whether or not the selected places have gender-neutral bathrooms.

However, the business owners also have an opportunity of edit information on their listings depending on what they wish to offer their clients. Eventually, the clients can settle on their liking.

The gender-neutral bathrooms issue has received immense attention

President Obama had allowed transgender public school students to use the bathroom of their preference. However, this is likely to become a thing of the past with Trump administration given that the president’s decision to revoke guidance. This has been received with so much resistance by various tech giants.

The likes of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), Dropbox, and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) have had their CEO’s conquer with a letter published by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) gusting out North Carolina’s “bathroom law”

Jack Dorsey, Twitter, and Square CEO stated, “Rolling back rights for transgender students is wrong. Twitter and Square stand with the LGBTQ community, always.” Meanwhile, a coalition of 53 has moved to court to challenge the refusal of a Virginia student, Gavin Grimm from using the school bathroom that is in respect to his gender identity.

Rachel Williams, Yelp’s head of diversity and inclusion says that they will o anything to ensure the student gets his rights. They are also optimistic that the app will help many others that may have shied away from moving to court seeking justice. Meanwhile, Yelp’s stock closed at $33.37  a fall of $0.63 or 1.85%.

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JP Morgan Cazenove Reconfirms GBX 610.00 Target Price On Acacia Mining Plc (LON:ACA), Reconfirms Overweight Rating, Apache (APA) Has 1 Sentiment

London: In a research report published on Monday, 6 March, JP Morgan Cazenove maintained their Overweight rating on shares of Acacia Mining Plc (LON:ACA). They currently have a GBX 610.00 target price per share on the firm. JP Morgan Cazenove’s target would indicate a potential upside of 41.42% from the company’s last price.

Apache Corporation is an independent energy company. The company has market cap of $19.84 billion. Both domestically and internationally, the Company explores for, develops and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. It currently has negative earnings. The Firm has exploration and production interests in four countries: the United States, Canada, Egypt, and the United Kingdom (North Sea).

Among 21 analysts covering Acacia Mining Plc (LON:ACA), 12 have Buy rating, 4 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 57% are positive. Acacia Mining Plc has GBX 720 highest and GBX 168 lowest target. GBX 418.15’s average target is -0.56% below currents GBX 420.5 stock price. Acacia Mining Plc had 193 analyst reports since July 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Speculative Buy” rating by Beaufort Securities given on Monday, September 19. The firm has “Buy” rating by Citigroup given on Friday, July 31. The company was maintained on Wednesday, March 9 by Beaufort Securities. The rating was maintained by Nomura on Friday, January 15 with “Neutral”. Numis Securities maintained it with “Buy” rating and GBX 320 target in Thursday, October 8 report. As per Tuesday, January 12, the company rating was maintained by Barclays Capital. Jefferies maintained Acacia Mining PLC (LON:ACA) rating on Wednesday, February 15. Jefferies has “Buy” rating and GBX 575 target. As per Tuesday, February 16, the company rating was maintained by Beaufort Securities. The firm has “Speculative Buy” rating by Beaufort Securities given on Wednesday, February 24. The rating was upgraded by Citigroup on Friday, July 24 to “Buy”.

Acacia Mining Plc , formerly African Barrick Gold Plc, is a gold miner and producer of gold in Africa. The company has market cap of 1.72 billion GBP. The Firm is engaged in the mining, processing and sale of gold business. It has a 22.36 P/E ratio. The Company’s divisions are North Mara gold mine, Bulyanhulu gold mine, Buzwagi gold mine, and Corporate and Exploration segment.

About 1.31 million shares traded or 7.38% up from the average. Acacia Mining PLC (LON:ACA) has declined 19.26% since August 5, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 29.08% the S&P500.

The stock increased 0.33% or $0.17 on March 3, reaching $52.09. About shares traded. Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) has risen 0.48% since July 28, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 9.34% the S&P500.

Ratings analysis reveals 24% of Apache Corporation’s analysts are positive. Out of 21 Wall Street analysts rating Apache Corporation, 5 give it “Buy”, 3 “Sell” rating, while 13 recommend “Hold”. The lowest target is $31 while the high is $72. The stock’s average target of $54.08 is 3.82% above today’s ($52.09) share price. APA was included in 53 notes of analysts from July 21, 2015. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Friday, November 6 by RBC Capital Markets. The rating was downgraded by Barclays Capital to “Equal-Weight” on Friday, August 5. Bank of America downgraded the stock to “Underperform” rating in Tuesday, January 5 report. Wells Fargo upgraded the stock to “Outperform” rating in Friday, April 8 report. The stock of Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) has “Neutral” rating given on Tuesday, August 9 by Citigroup. Argus Research downgraded Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) on Tuesday, December 15 to “Hold” rating. As per Thursday, April 7, the company rating was maintained by Citigroup. The stock of Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) has “Sector Perform” rating given on Friday, March 18 by RBC Capital Markets. RBC Capital Markets maintained Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) on Friday, May 6 with “Sector Perform” rating. The firm earned “Outperform” rating on Thursday, March 10 by Bernstein.

Edinburgh Partners Ltd holds 14.77% of its portfolio in Apache Corporation for 1.11 million shares. Peconic Partners Llc owns 1.10 million shares or 9.22% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Davis Selected Advisers has 5.44% invested in the company for 19.58 million shares. The California-based Orbis Investment Management (U.S.) Llc has invested 4.82% in the stock. Elm Ridge Management Llc, a New York-based fund reported 342,115 shares.

Since January 1, 0001, it had 2 insider purchases, and 2 sales for $281,666 activity.

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Morrison Wm Supermarkets PLC (LON:MRW) Investors: Deutsche Bank Maintains “Hold” Rating; Biogen Idec (BIIB) Has 0.92 Sentiment

In analysts report sent to clients and investors by Deutsche Bank on 6 March, Morrison Wm Supermarkets PLC (LON:MRW) stock “Hold” was kept.

Biogen Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The company has market cap of $65.23 billion. The Firm focuses on discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering therapies to people living with serious neurological, rare and autoimmune diseases. It has a 17.61 P/E ratio. The Firm markets products, including TECFIDERA, AVONEX, PLEGRIDY, TYSABRI, ZINBRYTA and FAMPYRA for multiple sclerosis , FUMADERM for the treatment of severe plaque psoriasis and SPINRAZA for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

Sarissa Capital Management Lp holds 24.21% of its portfolio in Biogen Inc for 310,000 shares. Tekla Capital Management Llc owns 537,350 shares or 6.49% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Iguana Healthcare Management Llc has 5.93% invested in the company for 35,000 shares. The Missouri-based Terril Brothers Inc. has invested 5.85% in the stock. Partner Investment Management L.P., a California-based fund reported 12,933 shares.

Since January 1, 0001, it had 1 insider purchase, and 6 sales for $10.38 million activity.

Ratings analysis reveals 70% of Biogen Idec Inc.’s analysts are positive. Out of 20 Wall Street analysts rating Biogen Idec Inc., 14 give it “Buy”, 0 “Sell” rating, while 6 recommend “Hold”. The lowest target is $268 while the high is $450. The stock’s average target of $349.71 is 17.45% above today’s ($297.75) share price. BIIB was included in 38 notes of analysts from July 23, 2015. The company was maintained on Friday, March 11 by Robert W. Baird. The stock has “Neutral” rating by Robert W. Baird on Monday, July 27. The rating was maintained by Cowen & Co on Tuesday, August 25 with “Buy”. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Thursday, January 7 by Standpoint Research. Wells Fargo maintained the stock with “Outperform” rating in Friday, December 4 report. The firm has “Neutral” rating by Credit Suisse given on Wednesday, January 20. The firm earned “Outperform” rating on Wednesday, October 7 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock of Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) earned “Overweight” rating by Piper Jaffray on Thursday, November 5. As per Monday, November 7, the company rating was upgraded by Leerink Swann. Atlantic Securities initiated the shares of BIIB in report on Friday, December 18 with “Overweight” rating.

The stock increased 1.42% or $4.16 on March 3, reaching $297.75. About shares traded. Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) has risen 3.05% since July 28, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 6.77% the S&P500.

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC is engaged in the operation of retail supermarket stores under the Morrisons brand and associated activities. The company has market cap of 5.73 billion GBP. The Firm offers products, such as Free From, World Foods, Food To Go and Nutmeg clothing. It has a 25.61 P/E ratio. It has food manufacturing capabilities in meat, fish, bakery, fruit and veg, deli and flowers.

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Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK) Buy Rating Reaffirmed by Analysts at Deutsche Bank; With GBX 1665.00 Target; Livingston Group Asset Management Southport Capital Management Boosted By $8.25 Million Its Potash Sask (POT) Stake

Livingston Group Asset Management Southport Capital Management increased Potash Corp Sask (POT) stake by 598.29% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Livingston Group Asset Management Southport Capital Management acquired 458,261 shares as Potash Corp Sask (POT)’s stock rose 11.87%. The Livingston Group Asset Management Southport Capital Management holds 534,856 shares with $9.68 million value, up from 76,595 last quarter. Potash Corp Sask now has $14.34 billion valuation. The stock decreased 0.29% or $0.05 on March 3, reaching $17.1. About shares traded. Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) has risen 7.48% since July 28, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 2.34% the S&P500.

Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK) had its stock rating noted as Buy by analysts at Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank currently has a GBX 1665.00 target on the 3.59 billion GBP market cap company or 16.07% upside potential. This was released in an analyst report on Monday, 6 March.

Among 21 analysts covering Potash Corp (NYSE:POT), 6 have Buy rating, 5 Sell and 10 Hold. Therefore 29% are positive. Potash Corp has $29 highest and $13 lowest target. $18.32’s average target is 7.13% above currents $17.1 stock price. Potash Corp had 49 analyst reports since August 4, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Outperform” rating on Tuesday, September 13 by CLSA. The stock of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) earned “Sell” rating by Zacks on Monday, September 7. On Wednesday, September 14 the stock rating was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus to “Buy”. The rating was downgraded by Paradigm Research to “Sell” on Tuesday, March 22. The stock of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) has “Equal Weight” rating given on Tuesday, January 12 by Barclays Capital. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) on Tuesday, May 31 to “Hold” rating. On Wednesday, July 29 the stock rating was downgraded by Raymond James to “Mkt Perform”. As per Monday, October 19, the company rating was upgraded by IBC. Barclays Capital maintained it with “Equal-Weight” rating and $25 target in Monday, October 5 report. The firm earned “Neutral” rating on Monday, January 25 by JP Morgan.

Travis Perkins plc is a United Kingdom product supplier to the building, construction and home improvement markets. The company has market cap of 3.59 billion GBP. The Firm operates through divisions, which include General Merchanting, Plumbing & Heating, Contracts and Consumer. It has a 339.5 P/E ratio. The General Merchanting segment consists of the Travis Perkins and Benchmarx brands and supplies products for various types of repair, maintenance and improvement projects , as well as new residential and commercial construction.

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Analysts at Deutsche Bank Kept the Same their Buy rating for Merlin Entertainments PLC (LON:MERL) with GBX 530.00 PT, Rowan Companies PLC (RDC) Covered By 6 Bullish Analysts Last Week

In a note sent to investors on Monday, 6 March, Merlin Entertainments PLC (LON:MERL) stock had its Buy Rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Deutsche Bank. They currently have a GBX 530.00 PT on company. Deutsche Bank’s target would indicate a potential upside of 8.70% from the company’s last price.

Among 23 analysts covering Rowan Companies Inc. (NYSE:RDC), 6 have Buy rating, 4 Sell and 13 Hold. Therefore 26% are positive. Rowan Companies Inc. had 56 analyst reports since July 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Citigroup maintained it with “Neutral” rating and $18 target in Monday, May 16 report. The stock of Rowan Companies PLC (NYSE:RDC) has “Neutral” rating given on Friday, October 7 by Seaport Global Securities. On Thursday, November 3 the stock rating was upgraded by Societe Generale to “Hold”. The stock of Rowan Companies PLC (NYSE:RDC) has “Outperform” rating given on Thursday, November 3 by FBR Capital. KLR initiated it with “Buy” rating and $25 target in Monday, December 14 report. KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated the stock with “Sector Weight” rating in Friday, October 9 report. The stock of Rowan Companies PLC (NYSE:RDC) has “Market Perform” rating given on Thursday, August 6 by Cowen & Co. Citigroup maintained the stock with “Neutral” rating in Thursday, August 25 report. The company was upgraded on Monday, March 14 by Seaport Global. RBC Capital Markets maintained the shares of RDC in report on Wednesday, November 4 with “Sector Perform” rating. See Rowan Companies PLC (NYSE:RDC) latest ratings:

30/01/2017 Broker: Jefferies Old Rating: Buy New Rating: Hold Downgrade
16/12/2016 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Old Rating: Sector Perform New Rating: Underperform Old Target: $16 New Target: $23 Downgrade
03/11/2016 Broker: Societe Generale Old Rating: Sell New Rating: Hold Upgrade
03/11/2016 Broker: FBR Capital Rating: Outperform Old Target: $25 New Target: $16 Maintain
10/10/2016 Broker: Rating: Neutral Old Target: $15.00 New Target: $16.00 Maintain
07/10/2016 Broker: Seaport Global Securities Old Rating: Buy New Rating: Neutral Downgrade
03/10/2016 Broker: Societe Generale Old Rating: Hold New Rating: Sell Downgrade
28/09/2016 Broker: Jefferies Rating: Buy Old Target: $18.00 New Target: $17.00 Maintain
23/09/2016 Broker: Credit Suisse Old Rating: Outperform New Rating: Neutral Downgrade
19/09/2016 Broker: Zephrin Group Old Rating: Hold New Rating: Buy Upgrade

About 388,929 shares traded. Merlin Entertainments PLC (LON:MERL) has risen 2.76% since August 5, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 7.06% the S&P500.

Merlin Entertainments plc is a United Kingdom entertainment company. The company has market cap of 4.96 billion GBP. The Firm operates through three business divisions: Midway Attractions, LEGOLAND Parks and Resort Theme Parks. It has a 23.61 P/E ratio. The Company’s products include Midway attractions, which are smaller, indoor attractions located in city centers or resorts, and Theme parks, which are larger multi-day destination venues, with on-site themed accommodation.

Among 17 analysts covering Merlin Entertainments PLC (LON:MERL), 9 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 8 Hold. Therefore 53% are positive. Merlin Entertainments PLC has GBX 575 highest and GBX 400 lowest target. GBX 490.53’s average target is 0.42% above currents GBX 488.5 stock price. Merlin Entertainments PLC had 105 analyst reports since July 27, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Deutsche Bank maintained the shares of MERL in report on Monday, November 30 with “Buy” rating. Nomura maintained it with “Buy” rating and GBX 450 target in Tuesday, July 28 report. As per Tuesday, November 29, the company rating was maintained by Panmure Gordon. JP Morgan upgraded it to “Neutral” rating and GBX 464 target in Wednesday, June 29 report. JP Morgan maintained the stock with “Neutral” rating in Friday, August 12 report. Barclays Capital maintained the stock with “Overweight” rating in Thursday, March 3 report. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Monday, September 7 by Citigroup. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, May 20 by Panmure Gordon. The firm has “Buy” rating by Deutsche Bank given on Thursday, February 4. As per Monday, November 16, the company rating was maintained by Citigroup.

The stock decreased 2.82% or $0.51 on March 3, reaching $17.6. About shares traded. Rowan Companies PLC (NYSE:RDC) has risen 17.10% since July 28, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 7.28% the S&P500.

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Deutsche Bank Reaffirms GBX 300.00 TP On Convatec Group Plc (LON:CTEC), Reaffirms “Buy” Rating; Agco (AGCO) SI Decreased By 11.43%

Agco Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) had a decrease of 11.43% in short interest. AGCO’s SI was 6.61M shares in March as released by FINRA. Its down 11.43% from 7.47M shares previously. With 811,600 avg volume, 8 days are for Agco Corporation (NYSE:AGCO)’s short sellers to cover AGCO’s short positions. The SI to Agco Corporation’s float is 11.01%. The stock increased 0.74% or $0.45 on March 3, reaching $61.44. About shares traded. AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) has risen 28.11% since July 28, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 18.29% the S&P500.

Deutsche Bank currently has a GBX 300.00 target price per share on the 4.78B GBP market cap company or 18.65% upside potential. In analysts note revealed to clients on 6 March, Convatec Group Plc (LON:CTEC) stock had its “Buy” Rating maintained by investment analysts at Deutsche Bank.

About 845,999 shares traded. ConvaTec Group PLC (LON:CTEC) has risen 6.00% since February 4, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 3.82% the S&P500.

Among 7 analysts covering Convatec Group Plc (LON:CTEC), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 86% are positive. Convatec Group Plc has GBX 310 highest and GBX 250 lowest target. GBX 294.29’s average target is 15.14% above currents GBX 255.6 stock price. Convatec Group Plc had 14 analyst reports since December 5, 2016 according to SRatingsIntel. Goldman Sachs maintained ConvaTec Group PLC (LON:CTEC) on Tuesday, December 6 with “Buy” rating. The rating was maintained by Peel Hunt with “Buy” on Friday, February 24. Credit Suisse maintained ConvaTec Group PLC (LON:CTEC) on Friday, March 3 with “Neutral” rating. The stock of ConvaTec Group PLC (LON:CTEC) earned “Overweight” rating by JP Morgan on Wednesday, January 4. The rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank on Monday, February 27 with “Buy”. The firm has “Buy” rating by Peel Hunt given on Thursday, March 2. As per Monday, March 6, the company rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank. The stock of ConvaTec Group PLC (LON:CTEC) earned “Buy” rating by HSBC on Thursday, January 19. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Tuesday, December 6 by Credit Suisse. The stock of ConvaTec Group PLC (LON:CTEC) has “Overweight” rating given on Friday, March 3 by JP Morgan.

ConvaTec Group Plc is a medical product and technology company. The company has market cap of 4.78 billion GBP. The Firm focuses on therapies for the management of chronic conditions, including products used for advanced chronic and acute wound care, ostomy care, continence and critical care and infusion devices used in the treatment of diabetes and other conditions. It currently has negative earnings. It operates across market franchises, such as Advanced Wound Care, which provides advanced wound dressings and skin care products; Ostomy Care, which provides devices, accessories and services for people with a stoma, resulting from colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, bladder cancer, obesity and other causes; Continence and Critical Care, which provides products for people with urinary continence issues related to spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida and other causes, and Infusion Devices, which provide disposable infusion sets.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.74 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.13, from 0.87 in 2016Q3. It dived, as 30 investors sold AGCO Corporation shares while 133 reduced holdings. 39 funds opened positions while 81 raised stakes. 68.10 million shares or 2.92% less from 70.15 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Boothbay Fund Management Ltd Liability holds 4,265 shares. Riverhead Cap Ltd Com owns 0.01% invested in AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) for 2,100 shares. Voloridge Mngmt Limited Liability Co accumulated 0.06% or 51,991 shares. Intrust Commercial Bank Na invested in 6,958 shares. Thrivent Fincl For Lutherans owns 1.15 million shares for 0.3% of their portfolio. Macquarie Gp holds 0% in AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) or 4,800 shares. Parametric Port Assocs Ltd owns 382,441 shares. Ngam Advisors Lp accumulated 0.02% or 24,990 shares. 136,377 are owned by Sei Investments. Independent Consultants Inc accumulated 31,486 shares or 0.6% of the stock. John G Ullman Assocs accumulated 0.94% or 77,200 shares. Seizert Capital Prtn Limited Liability Corp reported 700,766 shares. Jefferies Grp Limited Liability Corporation reported 12,383 shares. Hsbc Holdg Public Ltd Liability Corporation holds 0.01% or 91,703 shares. Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher And Company has invested 0.63% in AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO).

AGCO Corporation is a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and related replacement parts around the world. The company has market cap of $4.92 billion. The Firm sells a range of agricultural equipment, including tractors, combines, self-propelled sprayers, hay tools, forage equipment, seeding and tillage, implements, and grain storage and protein production systems. It has a 31.21 P/E ratio. The Company’s divisions include North America, South America, Europe/Africa/Middle East, and Asia/Pacific.

Since November 14, 2016, it had 0 insider purchases, and 3 selling transactions for $550,496 activity. COLLAR GARY L sold 2,309 shares worth $122,377. 5,218 shares valued at $336,089 were sold by SMITH RICHARD ROBINSON on Monday, February 13. Crain Robert B had sold 1,500 shares worth $92,030 on Friday, February 24.

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