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How Google (Alphabet) Makes Money

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Alphabet leverages its various platforms and services to generate a substantial portion of its revenue from advertising. Alphabet competes with companies that provide online platforms for connecting people with information and relevant advertising, digital content and application platforms, enterprise cloud services, and more.

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Wayfair’s Q1 Sales Surge As Consumers Shop From Home

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Online retail giant Wayfair saw its sales surge in the first quarter of 2020, even while its net loss grew. The company’s net loss, however, grew to $285.9 million, compared with a net loss of $200.4 The company’s net loss, however, grew to $285.9 million, compared with a net loss of $200.4 million to $2.3

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Fiverr’s IPO Bodes Well For (Some) Gig Economy Stocks

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The company has also been leveraging local market power into ancillary services such as food delivery (a la Uber Eats). The latest quarter showed a net loss of $8.3 million loss that had been seen a year ago. Fiverr has pointed to content marketing, graphic design and advertising as key services.

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Alphabet’s Earnings Disappoint The Street

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The core Google business is strong, particularly on mobile, and revenue and profits are both heading in the right direction. Google didn’t live up to expectations after taking larger-than-expected losses on some of its “moonshots,” like driverless cars and home automation. Apple) also grab a piece of those profits.

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Yum! Brands Beats In Q1, Pizza Hut A Weak Link

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The company reported that the loss was largely due to lower company sales, down 5 percent YoY. Brands is already well underway, helping us deliver a solid start to 2017 with core operating profit growth of 9% in the first quarter,” said CEO Greg Creed in the release. billion in Q1. Our strategic transformation of Yum!

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Amazon Surges On Wall Street Beat

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Eight straight quarters of profits seem to have finally shaken off its reputation for being the world’s most successful company that failed to post a profit after 18 years in business. Amazon also managed to lower some of its operating costs as it also saw an uptick in subscription and advertising revenue. “So

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101 Ways Financial Advisors Can Add Value For Their Clients

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By applying the ideal-target-client framework, advisors can not only better target their marketing efforts (as they can align their website and other advertising efforts with their ideal client’s needs), but they can also streamline their day-to-day work, as they will encounter fewer ‘new’ issues as their client base grows.