{"id":35085,"date":"2016-06-29T09:42:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T13:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=35085"},"modified":"2016-06-29T09:42:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T13:42:54","slug":"as-earnings-ebb-so-takeover-speculation-ripens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=35085","title":{"rendered":"As earnings ebb, so takeover speculation ripens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Takeover “targets” include: Paypal (PYPL), Mobileye (MBLY), Square (SQ), Fireeye (FEYE), Twilio (TWLO), and Pandora (P).<\/p>\n

There’s a story in the latest Forbes,\u00a0Mobileye Is The Auto Industry’s Secret Weapon Against Google In The Race For Self-Driving Cars.<\/em> Click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Some of these takeover targets are moving up. It’s called speculation.<\/p>\n

Fear of Brexit seems to be subsiding. \u00a0But, it’s still too early to jump into European stocks. Too much uncertainty.<\/p>\n

Brexit reading:<\/p>\n

+\u00a0Why BREXIT might not happen at all by John Cassidy in the New Yorker. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

+ Britain pleads for a Do-Over by Henry Porter in Vanity Fair’s HIVE. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Sound advice from Norton.<\/strong><\/span> I run Norton Internet Security on all my laptops.It’s good stuff. Here are their Four Golden Rules:<\/p>\n

1. Never open an unexpected attachment in your email.<\/strong> Whether it appears to be from a friend or business, or promises something “scandalous,” it may be a virus. This is a common trick by cybercriminals.<\/p>\n

2. Ensure your security software is fully up to date.<\/strong> Out-of-date security is useless against new threats. To make sure you’re fully covered, run full scans of all your computers regularly.<\/p>\n

3. Change your passwords every 3 months.<\/strong> This helps prevent others from accessing your accounts. Identity Safe from Norton can help you manage passwords. Did we mention it’s completely free?<\/p>\n

4. Back up your stuff. Always.<\/strong> Your main hard drive could fail unexpectedly. Always have at least one full backup of your files, if not two. External USB drives are inexpensive now.<\/p>\n

Microsoft is paying a user $10,000 over a forced Windows 10 installation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It forced a computer to upgrade to Windows 10, making it unstable and causing damage to the user’s travel agency.<\/p>\n

Read more. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

As I’ve nagged about incessantly: Do NOT allow Microsoft to “upgrade” your Windows machine. When you see the Upgrade to Windows 10<\/em> pop-up, don’t answer either question, simply hit the X button in the top right corner of the pop-up box.<\/p>\n

Free trades. <\/strong><\/span>Most brokers will give you free trades if you ask and\/or give them a little money. Reader Bob C. writes:<\/p>\n

I have been getting 100 free trades a year at Wells-Fargo. I think the qualification is 25K or 50K somewhere with them, checking, saving, brokerage or a combination of places. Beats even Interactive that I have been with.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump has released The Snake video.<\/strong> <\/span>It’s powerful propaganda. Worth watching. Gives us a good idea of what we’re in for.<\/p>\n

\"TheSnakeVideo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Wimbledon Tennis is on.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Federer is playing magnificently, doing shots I’ve never even dreamed of. I’ve seen him make winners from through-the-legs shots: \"RogerFederer\"<\/a><\/p>\n

When he serves he’s routinely airborne. Amazing prowess.<\/p>\n

\"rogerserves\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Wimbledon is playing on ESPN and The Tennis Channel.<\/p>\n

Getting To Heaven (Irish Version)<\/strong><\/span> An Irish Sunday School Teacher is testing children \u00a0to see if they understood the concept of getting to heaven.<\/p>\n

‘I asked them, ‘If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into heaven?’<\/p>\n

‘NO!’ the children answered.<\/p>\n

‘If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the garden, and kept everything tidy, would that get me into heaven?’<\/p>\n

Again, the answer was ‘NO!’<\/p>\n

‘If I gave sweets to all the children, and loved my husband, would that get me into heaven?’<\/p>\n

Again, they all answered ‘NO!’<\/p>\n

I was just bursting with pride for them.<\/p>\n

I continued,’Then how can I get into heaven?’<\/p>\n

A little boy shouted out: ‘YUV GOTTA BE FOOKN’ DEAD.<\/p>\n

\"HarryNewton\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Harry Newton who marvels at granddaughter Eleanor’s joy at being newly toilet-trained:<\/p>\n

\"EleanorToiletTrained\"<\/a><\/p>\n