3 Takeaways From Facebook’s Recent Earnings Report
Lior Cohen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 04, 1:00PM CDT
Facebook 's first-quarter earnings report was released last week, and it beat analysts' expectations. The main improvement Facebook showed involved a staggering rise in mobile, as explained in a recent Fool article . This leap, however, wasn't...
2 Tech Earnings Season Losers: Twitter Inc and LinkedIn, Corp
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 04, 12:00PM CDT
We've turned the calendar to May, and that means that tech earnings seasons has largely come and gone. And while earnings seasons for many of the most highly watched technology stocks certainly included its fair shares of noteworthy successes , the...
3 Tech Earnings Season Winners: Apple Inc, Facebook Inc, and Microsoft Corp
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 04, 12:00PM CDT
Flipping the calendar from April to May means one things for tech investors (sorry, not May flowers). The month's change means earnings season is for the most part in the books, barring a few noteworthy exceptions. As is typically the case, the...
Mobile Deep Linking: The Game-Changing Technology You've Never Heard Of
Tyler Lacoma, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 04, 12:00PM CDT
Image by Flickr user Pinky-san From social networks to search engines, more eyes are turning toward the mobile world as a vital source of revenue. The mobile bag of tricks has grown accordingly, and one of the quieter capabilities promises to be...
From the Desk of MFAM: Why Investors Shouldn't Moonlight
Tim Hanson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 04, 11:30AM CDT
There have been a lot of shocking things in the news lately. Yet the headline that most grabbed my attention the other day was this one from The Wall Street Journal : "Mutual Funds Moonlight as Venture Capitalists." Perhaps that doesn't seem as...
Is the Facebook Inc Deal for Oculus in Trouble?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 03, 12:00PM CDT
A few eye brows were raised in the past month or so following a string of acquisitions by Facebook . The shopping spree started with the $19 billion deal to bring mobile messenger WhatsApp into the fold. The WhatsApp acquisition made sense from a...
1 Reason LinkedIn Will Never Become Facebook
Brandy Betz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 03, 9:30AM CDT
LinkedIn shares closed Thursday up more than 5% following a first-quarter report that beat estimates. The company did have a small slip in a key segment that proves LinkedIn doesn't stand in direct competition with Facebook -- but that's not a...
On Facebook, We Are All 'Mean Girls'
at The Street - Sat May 03, 9:00AM CDT
Ten years after hitting theaters, 'Mean Girls' fits snugly within the social media landscape because it showed the blueprint for social media's success: Our own cliques, friends and foibles.
#DigitalSkeptic: Media Stocks Are Nothing but Bad News
at The Street - Sat May 03, 8:00AM CDT
'New media' has fallen into the same slide toward oblivion begun by old information media companies.
'Fast Money' Recap: Bullish or Bearish on Bonds?
at The Street - Sat May 03, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed energy companies and Berkshire Hathaway earnings.
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Fri May 02, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
WPP Continues Buying Spree with Twist Image - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 02, 5:00PM CDT
Global communications services company WPP plc (WPPGY) acquired a leading Canada based creative digital marketing agency, Twist Image, for an undisclosed sum.
Facebook Offers New Features at F8 - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 02, 2:35PM CDT
Facebook (FB) announced a number of new features in its F8 global developer conference.
Facebook Inc for Beginners: The Story of the Company in Just One Sentence
Brian Stoffel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 02, 2:00PM CDT
When Facebook Inc held its IPO, there were so many negative stories you couldn't help but think the stock would be left languishing for months and years to come. But, in reality, the exact opposite has happened. For beginning investors, it can...
Twitter's Tumble Shows the Danger in High-Growth Stocks
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 02, 1:49PM CDT
Growth stocks can be enticing to investors for a lot of reasons, and successful growth stocks generate a lot of media buzz, which often fuels the popularity of companies. But there are pitfalls to investing in high-growth stocks that investors...
OpenTable Beats on Q1 Earnings, Revs Up y/y - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 02, 1:40PM CDT
OpenTable Inc. (OPEN) reported earnings of 31 cents per share in first-quarter 2014, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
Is This the Bottom For Twitter Stock?
Tamara Walsh, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 02, 1:00PM CDT
Investors pushed shares of Twitter down more than 15% this week, despite the social media stock posting strong results for its fiscal 2014 first-quarter. With the stock now trading near its 52-week low, many investors wonder whether Twitter has...
LinkedIn Reports Strong Revs, Ups FY14 Rev Outlook - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 02, 1:00PM CDT
LinkedIn Corporation (LNKD) reported adjusted loss per share of 8 cents as better-than-expected revenues were offset by significantly higher investments and a higher share count.
Twitter Looks Cheap Compared to WhatsApp
David Eller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 02, 12:05PM CDT
If Facebook paid $19 billion for WhatsApp, should you buy shares of Twitter when it's valued at $21 billion? Professional investors price shares of a company on a multiple of future profits, but the whole company could be bought -- or an equity...