AMZN News 330.87 04/21/2014 19:55:18 Amazon.Com Inc (AMZN)
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Netflix poised to raise prices after strong 1Q
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - 55 mins ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is preparing a sequel unlikely to be a hit with its subscribers. The Internet video service is about to raise its prices for the first time in three years to help pay for more Internet video programming such as its popular political drama "House of Cards."
Which Warren Buffett Stock Is the Best Buy Now?
David Hanson and Tyler Riggs, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 6 mins ago
In 12 days, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will hold its annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Thousands of investors will flock to the small city to hear Warren's words of wisdom. Buffett has built Berkshire into one of the world's...
Netflix at $8.99 or $9.99 Is Still a Bargain
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 20 mins ago
Netflix is finally ready to bump the rate of its popular streaming service higher. The online video giant announced that it would increase its monthly rate from $7.99 to either $8.99 or $9.99 later this quarter. Whether the increase is a 13% move...
Why Netflix Is Raising Prices
at The Street - Mon Apr 21, 4:53PM CDT
Netflix shares surged after the online entertainment company posted first-quarter results that were mixed.
Netflix Ups Betting on Original Content
at The Street - Mon Apr 21, 4:35PM CDT
Netflix sees its top competitor as Time Warner's HBO and boosting its original content offerings is how the streaming service plans to best the Game of Thrones-producing network.
Netflix Beats Estimates Again, Shares Rewarded - Analyst Blog
Mark Vickery - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Apr 21, 4:30PM CDT
Once again NFLX posted a positive surprise: 86 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 83 cents on in-line revenues of $1.27B.
Online Grocers Finally Gaining, Years After Webvan
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Apr 21, 4:12PM CDT
At least 10% of U.S. grocery sales could move online within 10 years, according to a study by Brick Meets Click. The Barrington, Ill.-based retail technology consulting firm says that online's market share might soar to nearly 17% of total U.S....
Look for Shares of Amazon.com to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.83% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Apr 21, 3:44PM CDT
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $322.31 to a high of $331.15. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.8%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $328.66 on volume of 3.0 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Amazon.com Rises 1.83% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Apr 21, 3:43PM CDT
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $322.31 to a high of $331.15. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.8%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $328.66 on volume of 3.0 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
RadioShack Down on Recovery Plan Disruption - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Apr 21, 2:36PM CDT
RadioShack suffered a serious setback in its turnaround efforts.
What's a Prime Member Worth to Amazon.com?
Brendan Mathews, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 21, 1:05PM CDT
Amazon.com is adding tons of Prime members -- in December the company confirmed that it had "tens of millions of members," including adding more than 1 million new members in the third week of December. This raises the question: What are these new...
2 Enormous Tech Giants Will Challenge Apple and Google Later This Year
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 21, 12:05PM CDT
Apple 's iOS and Google 's Android firmly control the U.S. smartphone market. According to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, the two operating systems collectively powered roughly 95% of the phones sold in the U.S. last quarter. Despite...
3 Stocks Improving Performance Of The Services Sector
at The Street - Mon Apr 21, 12:02PM CDT
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.
What Caused Tech Stocks to Plunge?
at The Street - Mon Apr 21, 10:56AM CDT
The recent sharp correction in tech stocks, including Netflix, Twitter, Facebook and others, has left a lot of people scratching their heads. If you delve further into a broader set of data, the answer's staring you in the eyes, whether you want to...
The Kroger Co.: A Grocer With a Big Online Future
Daniel Jennings, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 21, 10:30AM CDT
Source: Wikimedia Commons by Plazak Paying attention to surroundings can pay off for shrewd investors. A recent visit to a King Soopers, Colorado's The Kroger Co. subsidiary, to pick up some coffee and taco shells revealed something very...
Technology Stock Roundup: Yahoo and AMD Soar Post Earnings Reports - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Apr 21, 10:30AM CDT
Earnings season started off well, with most technology companies reporting at or above expectations.
Google's Focus Is On the Cloud
at The Street - Mon Apr 21, 10:03AM CDT
Google's first-quarter announcement fuels optimism that the company is actively fostering new areas of growth through the cloud.
Amazon Q1 2014 earnings preview
Virendra Singh Chauhan - Amigobulls - Mon Apr 21, 9:49AM CDT
Amazon is expected to report its Q1 2014 earnings on April 24 after market close. The Q2 2014 guidance will be crucial since it will negate the impact of the artificial boost from Amazon’s eBook accounting policy change and could result in...
Assessing the Market's Mixed Messages
at The Street - Mon Apr 21, 9:07AM CDT
The recent large intra-week swings are having investors scratching their heads.
Jim Cramer: Why Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB) Could Become Value Plays
at The Street - Mon Apr 21, 9:00AM CDT
Several major technology companies such as Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB), Netflix (NFLX) and Amazon (AMZN) reporting earnings this week, TheStreet's Jim Cramer believes these will be interesting stocks to watch as the growth stocks become value plays....