Building a Portfolio for Long-Term Success
David Kretzmann, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 44 mins ago
New investors often ask the question, "How much money should I allocate to each investment I make?" This is a great question! And the honest, realistic, and Foolish answer? It depends on the investor. Mold your strategy around you In a...
You'll Never Be Warren Buffett, but You Can Invest Like Him
Jim Mueller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 09, 2:29PM CDT
The Sydney Morning Herald in Australia today published an article titled: "Face it: you are never going to be Warren Buffett." Here's a quote from the writer, stock market newsletter publisher Marcus Padley: It is my contention The Warren...
Why It's Time to Buy Facebook, Priceline, Pandora and Netflix
at The Street - Wed Apr 09, 12:21PM CDT
The technology industry has been hit hard, with high-growth names such as Pandora, Priceline.com, Netflix and Facebook all having sharply corrected over the past few weeks. With these stocks down around 20% from their highs, now may be the time to...
Roundtable: 1 Stock to Buy in April
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 09, 11:33AM CDT
As we do each month, we asked a handful of our top analysts across sectors for one stock that looks especially compelling right now. Here are the companies they singled out. Jim Mueller : I like Netflix this month. It's down about 25% from...
Big Plans for Yahoo Screen - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 09, 11:24AM CDT
Yahoo! Inc. seems to be doing all that is required to make it big in the online video content space.
Stock Market News for April 09, 2014 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 09, 9:06AM CDT
Benchmarks snapped a three-day losing streak and ended higher on Tuesday after bargain-hunting investors bought momentum and technology stocks
Content Is King: The Transformation of Tech Giants Into TV Producers
Dan Newman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 08, 7:30PM CDT
Netflix released its first original content, Lilyhammer , in February 2012. Netflix wanted to untether itself from the content deals where production companies had all of the leverage, which could have become an Achilles' heel of mounting costs...
FCC's Wheeler Uses Peacemaker Cover to Tell Broadcasters to Stop Whining
at The Street - Tue Apr 08, 6:11PM CDT
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler came to the television broadcaster's Las Vegas convention as a peacemaker, but delicately told the country's station owners to compete online, or perish.
Comcast faces video rivalries
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 08, 5:54PM CDT
In a regulatory filing that makes a case for approval of its acquisition of Time Warner Cable (TWC), Comcast (CMCSA) says it is facing stiff competition from Internet video services like Netflix (NFLX) and phone companies, with Verizon Communications...
Investors shed tech, biotech stocks
By KEN SWEET - AP - Tue Apr 08, 5:28PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) ' Wall Street's cool kids have been booted from the lunchroom.
Stocks Rise as Tech Rebounds; Google and Yahoo! Among Winners
at The Street - Tue Apr 08, 4:37PM CDT
Major U.S. stock markets close higher Tuesday, as tech stocks rebound following a two-day selloff, with Yahoo! and Google both gaining.
Why Netflix (NFLX) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - Tue Apr 08, 3:53PM CDT
Netflix (NFLX) shares are up 3.2% to $348.72 in trading Tuesday
Comcast argues benefits of Time Warner Cable deal
AP - Tue Apr 08, 2:12PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) ' Comcast Corp. on Tuesday presented its case to government regulators arguing that its $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable Inc. will benefit consumers without limiting competition.
Showtime Anytime's Expansion Could Net CBS More Subscribers
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 08, 1:00PM CDT
There are now dozens of different streaming video apps available on the many Internet-connected set-top boxes, smart TVs, video game consoles, and Blu-ray players on the market. Netflix and Hulu Plus stand out as the two most ubiquitous --...
Comcast Merger Case: Rising Online Video Competition
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 08, 12:04PM CDT
In a regulatory filing that makes a case for approval of its acquisition of Time Warner Cable (TWC), Comcast (CMCSA) says it is facing stiff competition from Internet video services and phone companies, with Verizon Communications (VZ) poised to...
1 Way 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Is Changing Marvel's Business
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 08, 11:39AM CDT
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is aiming for a new April box office record. Credit: Marvel Entertainment. Warning! Spoilers ahead! A mid-movie scene in Captain America: The Winter Soldier gives clues to what Walt Disney 's Marvel...
Will Yahoo!'s New Video Platform Lure YouTube Stars Away?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 08, 11:20AM CDT
Yahoo! recently revealed two surprising new strategies for growth, and neither involves beefing up its core search business, which has been dwarfed by Google . Instead, Yahoo! is launching a new video site to rival Google's YouTube, along with...
3 Reasons Why the Nasdaq Has Plummetted Since March: Stocktwits.com
at The Street - Tue Apr 08, 11:11AM CDT
The Nasdaq 100 is down 5% since March and everyone is asking why it happened.
Pop Goes the Internet World
at The Street - Tue Apr 08, 10:41AM CDT
Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, Netease, Pandora and Yelp set all-time intraday highs in the first quarter and all six are down more than 20% from their highs.
Amazon Video Streaming 'Nearly Triples' in March
at The Street - Tue Apr 08, 10:28AM CDT
Amazon video streaming on Prime Instant Video "nearly tripled" over the past year as the e-retailing giant looks to drive more Amazon Prime subscriptions and bolster its video content offerings, specifically with original programming.