IBM Bought Red Hat for How Much?!?

Описание: The technology sector is justifiably viewed as a fast-paced, constantly shifting landscape, so unpredictable results should really feel predictable. Still, it was a bit of a jolt to hear over the weekend that IBM (NYSE: IBM) was buying Linux and cloud specialist Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) for $33 billion -- a major outlay that, it hopes, will change the complexion of the cloud business. Also catching investors off guard was Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) outlook for the holiday season -- a forecast may be something of a guess, but Wall Street has gotten used to a bit more revenue, and a bit more optimism, from the e-commerce and cloud titan. Finally, it still feels like a happy surprise when Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) keeps delivering quarterly earnings that are in fact real, GAAP earnings. But it did last week, and now the shares are getting buoyant. 

In this Market Foolery podcast, host Mac Greer and analysts Emily Flippen and Jason Moser reflect on these companies’ various revelations, and consider the questions that investors most need answers to before they add the stocks to their portfolios.
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