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These 3 Trends Will Define Target’s Future
Chad Henage, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 51 mins ago
Target started 2013 with big plans to expand into Canada, and investors envisioned additional growth and profits would follow. However, those plans didn't go as expected and earnings suffered. Just as Canada might begin to improve, a data breach...
Is Staples Capable of a Turnaround?
Dan Moskowitz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 1:00PM CDT
(staples.com) Staples ' stock price took a beating after the retailer reported fourth-quarter and full-year results. Based on most of the numbers, this makes sense--there wasn't much to like. However, there is one area where Staples is...
eBay Cuts CEO's Pay by 53% - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 12, 12:00PM CDT
E-Commerce giant eBay Inc. announced a reduction in Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Donahoe's remuneration for 2013. Donahoe received $13.8 million (??8.3 million) as compensation package, which marked a 53% decline from 2012.
Google Acquires Green Throttle Games - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 12, 11:30AM CDT
Google Inc.'s aggressive expansion in diversified markets continues with the acquisition of Green Throttle games, a gaming company and developer of the Green Throttle Controller.
SolarCity To Consult, Sell In Best Buy Stores
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Mar 12, 11:06AM CDT
SolarCity (SCTY) on Wednesday announced a partnership with Best Buy (BBY) to launch in-store residential solar-panel consulting and sales in more than 50 of the retailer's locations. "A SolarCity representative at each participating Best Buy location...
Can Vipshop or Dangdang Become the Next Amazon?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 10:03AM CDT
Vipshop Holdings and Dangdang have been two of the best-performing stocks of the last year, having exploded in popularity on the Chinese e-commerce scene. Yet as both companies strive to become the next Amazon or Alibaba, which has the best...
Amazon Publishing Launches German-Language Publishing Program
Business Wire - Wed Mar 12, 8:02AM CDT
(NASDAQ: AMZN)--Amazon Publishing today announced the launch of a new German-language publishing program under the Amazon Publishing umbrella. The European Amazon Publishing team will acquire German-language fiction for publication in Kindle and print editions available on Amazon.
These Companies Need Rebranding
at The Street - Wed Mar 12, 7:48AM CDT
Here are the 10 least engaged brands as ranked by Brand Keys' Customer Loyalty Engagement Index.
How Amazon Is Going After Apple and Google
at The Street - Wed Mar 12, 7:46AM CDT
Amazon is going after the grocery business as its next big growth engine, but don't let that fool you into thinking that's all it's focused on. The next target for Amazon? Your living room.
What Vitamin Shoppe’s Recent Earnings Really Mean for Investors
Michael Carter, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 6:00AM CDT
Several weeks ago, GNC disappointed the market with its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings. In doing so, the release also brought down Vitamin Shoppe's stock price by nearly 8% the following day. However, this past week, Vitamin Shoppe released...
Is a PayPal Split Best For eBay?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 7:30PM CDT
eBay executives have found themselves in a nasty fight with billionaire activist Carl Icahn regarding a split of the business' two key segments: PayPal and Marketplace. It's no secret that eBay's Marketplace alone has performance similar to peer ...
It's Not Too Late to Buy Netflix
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 5:45PM CDT
Source: YCharts. has delivered mind-blowing returns for investors in recent years, and the stock is clearly priced at demanding valuation levels after such a steep rise. Besides, competition from players like Amazon and Time Warner 's HBO...
Best Buy's Turnaround Is On Track Despite Weak Sales
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 3:30PM CDT
Source: Nicholas Eckhart on Flickr While consumer electronics retailer Best Buy suffered from declining sales and shrinking margins during the holiday quarter, there was actually more good news this past quarter than bad. Best Buy surpassed...
Icahn's Board Nominees Rejected by eBay - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Mar 11, 1:10PM CDT
In a continuation of the scuffle between activist investor Carl Icahn and eBay Inc., the latter rejected both of Icahn's nominees for its board of directors.
3 Dot-Com Deal Stocks That Could Yield Large Returns
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 1:06PM CDT
E-commerce has been a giant slayer to the big-box retailers, and while companies like Amazon.com are well known, there are a slew of smaller U.S. dot-com companies that are making their presence known. Specifically, Zulily , RetailMeNot , and...
Vipshop’s Blowout Quarter
Daniel James, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 12:25PM CDT
If there are any left who doubt the strength of the Chinese e-commerce sector, they must be very few indeed. Report after report has shown staggering growth for online retailers in the Middle Kingdom, as the country's burgeoning middle class has an...
AOL Ad Growth Seen Rising, As Twitter, Facebook Slip
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Mar 11, 12:05PM CDT
AOL's (AOL) display ad revenue growth is expected to accelerate in 2014, while growth slows at Twitter (TWTR), Facebook (FB) and other rivals. AOL's display ad sales are expected to climb 15.5% in 2014, up from 9.5% in 2013 and 6.5% in 2012,...
IMDbPro Launches New Casting Service to Revolutionize the Casting Process
Business Wire - Tue Mar 11, 9:56AM CDT
IMDb (www.imdb.com), the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content, today announced the launch of Pro Casting on IMDbPro (www.imdbpro.com), the subscription service of IMDb created exclusively for film and TV professionals. Pro Casting will simplify and enhance the process by which casting directors and filmmakers find the right actor for any role while making it easier for actors to discover and apply for casting notices.
This Big IBM Bet Doesn't Deserve a Pass
at The Street - Tue Mar 11, 9:36AM CDT
How much growth will $2.2 billion buy? Management hasn't said. It seems Watson didn't do the math.
Sirius XM Investors Need to Get a Clue
at The Street - Tue Mar 11, 8:57AM CDT
Now's not the time to get arrogant. Investors should thank Liberty that Sirius wasn't a broken record when it was saved.
These 3 Trends Will Define Target’s Future
Chad Henage, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 51 mins ago
Target started 2013 with big plans to expand into Canada, and investors envisioned additional growth and profits would follow. However, those plans didn't go as expected and earnings suffered. Just as Canada might begin to improve, a data breach...
Is Staples Capable of a Turnaround?
Dan Moskowitz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 1:00PM CDT
(staples.com) Staples ' stock price took a beating after the retailer reported fourth-quarter and full-year results. Based on most of the numbers, this makes sense--there wasn't much to like. However, there is one area where Staples is...
eBay Cuts CEO's Pay by 53% - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 12, 12:00PM CDT
E-Commerce giant eBay Inc. announced a reduction in Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Donahoe's remuneration for 2013. Donahoe received $13.8 million (??8.3 million) as compensation package, which marked a 53% decline from 2012.
Google Acquires Green Throttle Games - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 12, 11:30AM CDT
Google Inc.'s aggressive expansion in diversified markets continues with the acquisition of Green Throttle games, a gaming company and developer of the Green Throttle Controller.
SolarCity To Consult, Sell In Best Buy Stores
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Mar 12, 11:06AM CDT
SolarCity (SCTY) on Wednesday announced a partnership with Best Buy (BBY) to launch in-store residential solar-panel consulting and sales in more than 50 of the retailer's locations. "A SolarCity representative at each participating Best Buy location...
Can Vipshop or Dangdang Become the Next Amazon?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 10:03AM CDT
Vipshop Holdings and Dangdang have been two of the best-performing stocks of the last year, having exploded in popularity on the Chinese e-commerce scene. Yet as both companies strive to become the next Amazon or Alibaba, which has the best...
Amazon Publishing Launches German-Language Publishing Program
Business Wire - Wed Mar 12, 8:02AM CDT
(NASDAQ: AMZN)--Amazon Publishing today announced the launch of a new German-language publishing program under the Amazon Publishing umbrella. The European Amazon Publishing team will acquire German-language fiction for publication in Kindle and print editions available on Amazon.
These Companies Need Rebranding
at The Street - Wed Mar 12, 7:48AM CDT
Here are the 10 least engaged brands as ranked by Brand Keys' Customer Loyalty Engagement Index.
How Amazon Is Going After Apple and Google
at The Street - Wed Mar 12, 7:46AM CDT
Amazon is going after the grocery business as its next big growth engine, but don't let that fool you into thinking that's all it's focused on. The next target for Amazon? Your living room.
What Vitamin Shoppe’s Recent Earnings Really Mean for Investors
Michael Carter, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 6:00AM CDT
Several weeks ago, GNC disappointed the market with its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings. In doing so, the release also brought down Vitamin Shoppe's stock price by nearly 8% the following day. However, this past week, Vitamin Shoppe released...
Is a PayPal Split Best For eBay?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 7:30PM CDT
eBay executives have found themselves in a nasty fight with billionaire activist Carl Icahn regarding a split of the business' two key segments: PayPal and Marketplace. It's no secret that eBay's Marketplace alone has performance similar to peer ...
It's Not Too Late to Buy Netflix
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 5:45PM CDT
Source: YCharts. has delivered mind-blowing returns for investors in recent years, and the stock is clearly priced at demanding valuation levels after such a steep rise. Besides, competition from players like Amazon and Time Warner 's HBO...
Best Buy's Turnaround Is On Track Despite Weak Sales
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 3:30PM CDT
Source: Nicholas Eckhart on Flickr While consumer electronics retailer Best Buy suffered from declining sales and shrinking margins during the holiday quarter, there was actually more good news this past quarter than bad. Best Buy surpassed...
Icahn's Board Nominees Rejected by eBay - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Mar 11, 1:10PM CDT
In a continuation of the scuffle between activist investor Carl Icahn and eBay Inc., the latter rejected both of Icahn's nominees for its board of directors.
3 Dot-Com Deal Stocks That Could Yield Large Returns
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 1:06PM CDT
E-commerce has been a giant slayer to the big-box retailers, and while companies like Amazon.com are well known, there are a slew of smaller U.S. dot-com companies that are making their presence known. Specifically, Zulily , RetailMeNot , and...
Vipshop’s Blowout Quarter
Daniel James, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 12:25PM CDT
If there are any left who doubt the strength of the Chinese e-commerce sector, they must be very few indeed. Report after report has shown staggering growth for online retailers in the Middle Kingdom, as the country's burgeoning middle class has an...
AOL Ad Growth Seen Rising, As Twitter, Facebook Slip
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Mar 11, 12:05PM CDT
AOL's (AOL) display ad revenue growth is expected to accelerate in 2014, while growth slows at Twitter (TWTR), Facebook (FB) and other rivals. AOL's display ad sales are expected to climb 15.5% in 2014, up from 9.5% in 2013 and 6.5% in 2012,...
IMDbPro Launches New Casting Service to Revolutionize the Casting Process
Business Wire - Tue Mar 11, 9:56AM CDT
IMDb (www.imdb.com), the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content, today announced the launch of Pro Casting on IMDbPro (www.imdbpro.com), the subscription service of IMDb created exclusively for film and TV professionals. Pro Casting will simplify and enhance the process by which casting directors and filmmakers find the right actor for any role while making it easier for actors to discover and apply for casting notices.
This Big IBM Bet Doesn't Deserve a Pass
at The Street - Tue Mar 11, 9:36AM CDT
How much growth will $2.2 billion buy? Management hasn't said. It seems Watson didn't do the math.
Sirius XM Investors Need to Get a Clue
at The Street - Tue Mar 11, 8:57AM CDT
Now's not the time to get arrogant. Investors should thank Liberty that Sirius wasn't a broken record when it was saved.
