U.S. Econ News Boosts Dow to First Record High of 2014
Jack Kramer and Nick Martell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 10:00PM CDT
Wednesday on Wall Street reminded us of an all-you-can-eat Denny's breakfast buffet -- packed with a whole bunch of market-moving data, meetings, and earnings reports for hungry investors to choose from. Plus there was a sweet dessert -- the Dow...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: 5 Companies To Bank On
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 5:59PM CDT
Cramer celebrated another high for the Dow and CNBC's 25th anniversary with five can't-miss stocks.
The Most Beautiful Part of eBay
Chris Hill, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 5:55PM CDT
Shares of eBay took a hit today, selling off by 5% after the company reported a first-quarter earnings loss because of a tax charge this quarter. However, in this segment from Wednesday's MarketFoolery , host Chris Hill and Motley Fool analysts...
The Rise and Fall of Twitter
Chris Hill, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 5:52PM CDT
On today's Investor Beat , Twitter sees its stock hit an all-time low, the lowest point since the company went public. While the company beat on earnings expectations for its first quarter and also showed significant monthly active user growth,...
1 Company That Needs the "Soup Nazi"
Chris Hill, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 5:41PM CDT
In this segment from Wednesday's Investor Beat , host Chris Hill and Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Simon Erickson look at four of the movers and shakers from today's market. Shares of eBay took a small hit today after the company...
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Wed Apr 30, 5:07PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Cold Weather Boosts Online Spending
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 30, 4:09PM CDT
Harsh winter weather patterns changed consumer spending habits in the first quarter, leading more of them to shop from home, according to data from the Chase Freedom Lifestyle Index released Tuesday. Online purchases increased by 3% from a year...
Watch for eBay to Potentially Rebound After Falling 4.97% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 30, 3:39PM CDT
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $50.88 to a high of $52.40. Yesterday, the shares fell 5.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $52.95 on volume of 32.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
eBay Falls 4.97% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 30, 3:39PM CDT
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $50.88 to a high of $52.40. Yesterday, the shares fell 5.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $52.95 on volume of 32.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Stocks Gain as Fed's Cautious Rates Wording Offsets Poor GDP Data
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 3:27PM CDT
Stocks gain Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve pledged continued support in its latest policy announcement following much weaker-than-expected economic growth data.
Twitter and Energizer are big market movers
AP - Wed Apr 30, 3:26PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
Stocks Finish Higher With Little Reaction To Fed
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 30, 3:14PM CDT
The stock market was up slightly at the close Wednesday as investors yawned at the Federal Reserve's announcement that it will continue its bond-buying program. The Nasdaq Composite, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average all rose 0.3%....
StubHub Takes Music to the "Next Stage" with Pandora Presents Concert Series and a Concert Series of Its Own
Business Wire - Wed Apr 30, 3:00PM CDT
--First Surprise Artist to be Announced and Tickets On Sale Next Week for the First of StubHub's "Next Stage" Concerts Benefitting the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
Wal-Mart Unveils a New Weapon in the War on Dollar Stores: Cheaper Money Transfers
Daniel Jennings, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 2:53PM CDT
Wal-Mart Stores has unveiled what could be its most potent weapon in its war on drugstores and dollar stores: money transfers. The discount giant has teamed up with Ria Financial Services, the retail money transfer arm of electronic payment...
eBay Takes Tax Charge, Shares Slump - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 30, 1:26PM CDT
eBay Inc. (EBAY) shares slumped post its earnings report, despite the fact that the company's earnings were ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
4 Big Stocks on Traders' Radars
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 12:53PM CDT
Here's how to trade some of th eost active stocks on the market today.
Why eBay Inc Took a Huge Tax Hit
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 12:40PM CDT
At its most recent earnings report, eBay announced that it would be repatriating the vast majority of its overseas cash and that, in doing so, would face a $3.0 billion tax charge in order to actually bring that cash home. Most companies that do...
EBay Q1 Marketplaces Weakness Weighs On Stock
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 30, 11:59AM CDT
EBay stock was down 5% in morning trading in the stock market today after the payments and e-commerce powerhouse late Tuesday reported mixed Q1 results that showed weakness in its U.S. Marketplaces business. Moreover, the company's Q2 guidance missed...
EBay Tax Hit: Ray of Hope or Storm Cloud for Silicon Valley?
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 11:28AM CDT
Maybe, in light of eBay's earnings-wrecking $3 billion repatriation charge, investors should focus a bit more on the hundreds of billions of dollars in unrecognized tax liabilities that Apple, Google, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Cisco have created...
Stocks Little Changed Amid Earnings, Economic Data
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 30, 11:03AM CDT
Stocks were little changed near Wednesday's halftime amid more earnings reports and mixed data on jobs and economic growth. The Fed's policy statement will be out around 2 p.m. ET, with policymakers expected to cut bond buys by another $10 billion a...