growth

Google Feels The Cost-Per-Click Squeeze In Q4
Google Feels The Cost-Per-Click Squeeze In Q4
February 05, 2019  |  Earnings

Alphabet managed to beat Wall Street expectations for both earnings and revenue in the final quarter of 2018. Earnings came in at $12.77 per share, well...

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Mastercard Q4 Continues Contactless, B2B Growth ‘Marathon’
Mastercard Q4 Continues Contactless, B2B Growth ‘Marathon’
February 01, 2019  |  Earnings

Mastercard results released on Thursday (Jan. 31) morning showed continued gains in processed transactions, tied in part to holiday spending during the quarter that ended...

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Enterprise Cloud, Security Drive Microsoft’s Q2 Earnings
Enterprise Cloud, Security Drive Microsoft’s Q2 Earnings
January 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella emphasized the enterprise’s digital transformation as a key driver of the company’s growth, as the technology firm posted its...

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PayPal’s Hit And Miss For Q4
PayPal’s Hit And Miss For Q4
January 31, 2019  |  Earnings

PayPal kept its 2018 earnings beat streak alive, notching its fourth consecutive earnings beat with its Q4 results announcement yesterday (Jan. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Apple’s Earnings Pivot: It’s The Ecosystem, Not The Phone
Apple’s Earnings Pivot: It’s The Ecosystem, Not The Phone
January 30, 2019  |  Earnings

It’s all about the ecosystem, not the iPhones. If there was one takeaway from the earnings call yesterday (Jan. 29) with Apple CEO Tim Cook, that would be...

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eBay Points To Payments As Key Q4 Highlight
eBay Points To Payments As Key Q4 Highlight
January 30, 2019  |  Earnings

In Q4, eBay saw deceleration into the end of the year, in part, on macro headwinds internationally as buyer volumes slowed, but still logged growth...

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Starbucks Hits 16.3M Mobile Users, Eyes Expanded Delivery
Starbucks Hits 16.3M Mobile Users, Eyes Expanded Delivery
January 25, 2019  |  Earnings

After a disappointing holiday quarter in 2017, the pressure was on Starbucks, which reported its most recent quarterly earnings yesterday (Jan. 24). Investors were eager to see...

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Visa, Yelp Pair On SMB Advertising
Visa, Yelp Pair On SMB Advertising
January 24, 2019  |  News

Visa and Yelp are pairing on an advertising initiative for U.S.-based small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), eyeing increased presence on the latter’s local search service....

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Where Payments And Funding Fit Into The SMB Growth Trajectory
Where Payments And Funding Fit Into The SMB Growth Trajectory
January 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

For a small business (SMB) to grow enough to expand across borders is an accomplishment by any definition, considering how many hurdles stand in a...

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