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'Fast Money' Recap: From Stocks to Bonds?
at The Street - Thu Mar 13, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed the S&P 500, copper and emerging markets.
Can Facebook Make More Money Selling Apps Than Apple?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 6:45PM CDT
On March 11, mobile-ecosystem analyst Benedict Evans tweeted that " Facebook could soon be booking more revenue from app installs than Apple ." That idea seems almost absurd considering Apple booked more than $10 billion in App Store sales last...
How Microsoft Can Make Skype a Competing Mobile Messaging Platform
Jay Wei, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 5:30PM CDT
In 2011, Microsoft paid $8.5 billion to eBay and private-equity and venture-capital investors to acquire Skype, an Internet-based calling and messaging service. Despite now being associated with Microsoft, Skype remains, at best, an ancillary...
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Wed Mar 12, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Why Would a $73 Billion Hedge Fund Company Sell Facebook?
Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 4:00PM CDT
The latest 13F season is here, when many money managers issue required reports on their holdings. It can be worthwhile to pay attention, as you might get an investment idea or two by seeing what some major investors have been buying and selling. ...
Why Facebook Won't Go the Way of Myspace
Mark Girland, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 1:00PM CDT
Myspace grew to its peak of 300 million users by 2007. After 2007, the number of times the term "Myspace" was used as a search query in Google decreased as site started to lose users. Two researchers from Princeton University predict that ...
These Tech Stocks are Beating the Market
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 10:35AM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied from an early morning drop to rise seven points as of 11:30 a.m. EDT, despite a lack of economic data. A few tech stocks were outperforming early on Wednesday, including Dow Jones component Microsoft , as...
Alibaba Steals March on Tencent with ChinaVision Deal
at The Street - Wed Mar 12, 8:57AM CDT
The Chinese e-commerce giant will gain greater access to entertainment content through the $800 million investment.
Candy Crush-Maker King Digital IPO Riskier that First Glance
at The Street - Wed Mar 12, 8:04AM CDT
King Digital Entertainment is seeking a $7.6 billion valuation in its initial public offering. What may look like a deal could turn out to be a dud for investors.
'Fast Money' Recap: Driving the News
at The Street - Wed Mar 12, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed GM's recent vehicle recall and criminal investigation.
Did This News Item Break Facebook's "Analyst Rally"?
Alex Dumortier, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 7:44PM CDT
U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 index and the narrower Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.5% and 0.4%. Perhaps ominously, a dense quantitative research note from Morgan Stanley published yesterday concluded...
AOL ad growth rate seen up
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Mar 11, 5:33PM CDT
The Internet company's display ad revenue is expected to rise 15.5% in '14, up from 9.5% in '13 and 6.5% in '12, according to research firm eMarketer. AOL's (AOL) growth rate still lags overall U.S. digital display ad sales growth, which is expected...
Facebook's
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Mar 11, 5:33PM CDT
Facebook's (FB) price target was raised to $85 from $79 by Citi Research. Citi sees revenue from Instagram ads rising to $2.3 bil in '18 from $174 mil in '14 . The firm also sees video ads on Facebook generating revenue of $261 mil this year and $1.6...
How To Invest: Seek Stock Ideas In Sector Leaders
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Mar 11, 4:23PM CDT
Every great trade begins with a great idea. While there's a wealth of places in IBD to get great ideas for your watch list, one feature that investors must check out is Sector Leaders. Published today on Page B1, the Sector Leaders are the top-rated...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Mar 11, 3:14PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending March 10, 2014:
Why Facebook Is a Contrarian Investor’s Nightmare
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 1:00PM CDT
After the kind of run Facebook shareholders have enjoyed the past year, it's no wonder the number of investors betting on a share price drop -- as measured by the number of put options sold recently -- has ratcheted up the past couple weeks. The...
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,...
'Fast Money' Recap: From Stocks to Bonds?
at The Street - Thu Mar 13, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed the S&P 500, copper and emerging markets.
Can Facebook Make More Money Selling Apps Than Apple?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 6:45PM CDT
On March 11, mobile-ecosystem analyst Benedict Evans tweeted that " Facebook could soon be booking more revenue from app installs than Apple ." That idea seems almost absurd considering Apple booked more than $10 billion in App Store sales last...
How Microsoft Can Make Skype a Competing Mobile Messaging Platform
Jay Wei, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 5:30PM CDT
In 2011, Microsoft paid $8.5 billion to eBay and private-equity and venture-capital investors to acquire Skype, an Internet-based calling and messaging service. Despite now being associated with Microsoft, Skype remains, at best, an ancillary...
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Wed Mar 12, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Why Would a $73 Billion Hedge Fund Company Sell Facebook?
Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 4:00PM CDT
The latest 13F season is here, when many money managers issue required reports on their holdings. It can be worthwhile to pay attention, as you might get an investment idea or two by seeing what some major investors have been buying and selling. ...
Why Facebook Won't Go the Way of Myspace
Mark Girland, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 1:00PM CDT
Myspace grew to its peak of 300 million users by 2007. After 2007, the number of times the term "Myspace" was used as a search query in Google decreased as site started to lose users. Two researchers from Princeton University predict that ...
These Tech Stocks are Beating the Market
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 12, 10:35AM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied from an early morning drop to rise seven points as of 11:30 a.m. EDT, despite a lack of economic data. A few tech stocks were outperforming early on Wednesday, including Dow Jones component Microsoft , as...
Alibaba Steals March on Tencent with ChinaVision Deal
at The Street - Wed Mar 12, 8:57AM CDT
The Chinese e-commerce giant will gain greater access to entertainment content through the $800 million investment.
Candy Crush-Maker King Digital IPO Riskier that First Glance
at The Street - Wed Mar 12, 8:04AM CDT
King Digital Entertainment is seeking a $7.6 billion valuation in its initial public offering. What may look like a deal could turn out to be a dud for investors.
'Fast Money' Recap: Driving the News
at The Street - Wed Mar 12, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed GM's recent vehicle recall and criminal investigation.
Did This News Item Break Facebook's "Analyst Rally"?
Alex Dumortier, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 7:44PM CDT
U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 index and the narrower Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.5% and 0.4%. Perhaps ominously, a dense quantitative research note from Morgan Stanley published yesterday concluded...
AOL ad growth rate seen up
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Mar 11, 5:33PM CDT
The Internet company's display ad revenue is expected to rise 15.5% in '14, up from 9.5% in '13 and 6.5% in '12, according to research firm eMarketer. AOL's (AOL) growth rate still lags overall U.S. digital display ad sales growth, which is expected...
Facebook's
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Mar 11, 5:33PM CDT
Facebook's (FB) price target was raised to $85 from $79 by Citi Research. Citi sees revenue from Instagram ads rising to $2.3 bil in '18 from $174 mil in '14 . The firm also sees video ads on Facebook generating revenue of $261 mil this year and $1.6...
How To Invest: Seek Stock Ideas In Sector Leaders
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Mar 11, 4:23PM CDT
Every great trade begins with a great idea. While there's a wealth of places in IBD to get great ideas for your watch list, one feature that investors must check out is Sector Leaders. Published today on Page B1, the Sector Leaders are the top-rated...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Mar 11, 3:14PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending March 10, 2014:
Why Facebook Is a Contrarian Investor’s Nightmare
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 1:00PM CDT
After the kind of run Facebook shareholders have enjoyed the past year, it's no wonder the number of investors betting on a share price drop -- as measured by the number of put options sold recently -- has ratcheted up the past couple weeks. The...
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,...
