Facebook plans campaign to 'friend' small business
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG - AP - 49 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook wants to increase its advertising and get more clicks on all kinds of ads. It believes tapping into the lucrative small business market will help it achieve those goals.
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Mon May 05, 5:05PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
This Stock Market Is Not for Amateurs, Part 2
at The Street - Mon May 05, 4:44PM CDT
Stock market volatility remains. How's your risk management process doing?
eBay Inc’s Earnings Were Good, but There Are 2 Things You Must Consider
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 05, 3:30PM CDT
eBay 's earnings were fairly strong, beating expectations on the top and bottom lines. Yet, shares have since fallen nearly 4%, meaning that many might be looking to buy the stock. Albeit, there are two things you should consider before buying eBay...
IPO Market Gets Reboot Following Lull; Alibaba Awaits
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon May 05, 3:01PM CDT
Nine initial public offerings are on the calendar this week, including two from the tech sector and three from the medical field. This week's offerings come amid a slow period, after a sizzling IPO market in the first quarter. Including last week's...
What Are 'Users' Worth in Valuing Companies? A Lot -- if They Pay Up
at The Street - Mon May 05, 2:48PM CDT
Paying and non-paying online users are valued differently by the market. People who pay something -- like Netflix users -- are worth more than those who generally don't -- like gamers and social media users. When you assess companies by their number...
Has Facebook Declared an App War?
Felicia Gooden, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 05, 2:00PM CDT
Facebook recently wrapped up its F8 Developer Conference in San Francisco, and some pretty exciting announcements were made. The company launched a few new programs to help users and businesses increase productivity and make the overall app...
Here's Why You Might Want to Think Twice About Yelp Inc
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 05, 1:30PM CDT
While investors praise Yelp for a nice quarter, all fears regarding a recent probe and business practices have gone out the window. Essentially, there's a big question of uncertainty hovering over Yelp, and while the company grows fast, peers such...
Facebook Follows Google's Lead With This Key Technology
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 05, 12:00PM CDT
Social networking wunderkind Facebook and search kingpin Google certainly share a lot in common. Both Facebook and Google are the dominant platforms for their respective core competencies. Both have built multibillion-dollar businesses to...
Why the Stock Market Is So Confusing Right Now
at The Street - Mon May 05, 9:39AM CDT
Here's why the broader market has failed to break down, even as many of its components have been stumbling.
Stock Market News for May 05, 2014 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon May 05, 9:06AM CDT
Escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine dragged the benchmarks down to the negative zone on Friday
Technology Stock Roundup: Yahoo and Facebook Lead Good Week For Tech - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Mon May 05, 9:00AM CDT
Last week was quite eventful as Yahoo (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) announced original shows and other video initiatives, Facebook (FB) launched new technologies and Apple (AAPL) scored a small win in court.
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights:WPP, Toronto-Dominion, Google, Facebook and Adobe Systems
PR Newswire - Mon May 05, 8:30AM CDT
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include the WPP plc (Nasdaq:WPPGY-Free Report), Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD-Free Report), Google Inc. (Nasdaq:GOOGL-Free Report), Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq:FB-Free Report) and Adobe Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:ADBE-Free Report).
Foursquare Introduces Swarm, a Dedicated App for Check-Ins
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 05, 8:18AM CDT
Foursquare recently announced that it will spin its classic check-in features into a new app called Swarm, while stripping its main app of check-ins to focus on local recommendations instead. Foursquare hopes that the split will keep it...
ChannelAdvisor repricing helps customers be more competitive on Amazon
M2 - Mon May 05, 8:18AM CDT
ChannelAdvisor Corp. (NYSE: ECOM) said it recently introduced smarter repricing with its new Repricer with Pricewatch feature.
Bear of the Day: LinkedIn (LNKD) - Bear of the Day
Kevin Cook - ZACKS - Mon May 05, 1:57AM CDT
Bear of the Day: LinkedIn (LNKD) - Bear of the Day
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...