China's Alibaba seeks blockbuster IPO in US
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - 1 hr 35 mins ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alibaba Group, the king of e-commerce in China, is dangling a deal that could turn into one of the biggest IPOs in history.
Can Facebook Inc Grow Oculus to Critical Mass?
Erin Kennedy and Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 06, 8:00PM CDT
Facebook recently acquired Oculus VR for a hefty $2 billion, which turned some heads since the two companies seemingly have little in common. Facebook clearly hopes that Oculus will become a broader platform, and as such Oculus now envisions a...
Why Netflix, Facebook, and American International Group, Inc. Are Today's 3 Worst Stocks
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 06, 6:57PM CDT
All 10 sectors of the stock market lost ground on Tuesday, but high-growth stocks, financials, and tech companies really bore the brunt of the pain. That was bad news for shares of Netflix , Facebook , and American International Group , each of...
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue May 06, 6:03PM CDT
Twitter (TWTR) weighed down the tech sector Tue. as the short messaging service slumped 17% after the expiration of a 6-month "lock-up" period that restricted sale of about 82% of shares. Google (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB) also slumped.
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Tue May 06, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Volume, Volume, Where Are You?
at The Street - Tue May 06, 4:25PM CDT
The stock market got its expected selloff Tuesday.
Twitter Hits New Low, Leading Social Network Meltdown
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue May 06, 3:28PM CDT
Twitter's (TWTR) biggest post-IPO lockup ended, triggering a massive wave of selling in the microblogger's stock Tuesday. While the number of company insiders selling shares was the low, Twitter fell 18% to 31.85, 57% off its Dec. 26 peak of 74.73...
Twitter-Amazon to Offer Direct Shopping - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue May 06, 2:49PM CDT
Twitter Inc. (TWTR) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) recently entered into a partnership that will allow Twitter's users to shop directly from Amazon's e-Commerce portal
Facebook plans campaign to 'friend' small business
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG - AP - Tue May 06, 2:09PM CDT
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.
Weibo Is Not Twitter
Kyle Farrah, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 06, 1:45PM CDT
Two weeks ago, Chinese social media company Weibo made its debut on the Nasdaq. At $17 per share, the company was priced at the low end of estimates, and shares quickly skyrocketed to $24 before settling down. While Chinese social media...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue May 06, 1:33PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending May 5, 2014:
Is Twitter Inc Ridiculously Cheap?
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 06, 12:36PM CDT
Source: Twitter The year of 2014 has not been kind to Twitter and its shareholders. Even though the company reported revenue and earnings that surpassed analysts' expectations for the first quarter of its 2014 fiscal year, shares of the social...
3 Reasons Twitter Is Getting Hammered Today
Jay Jenkins, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 06, 12:00PM CDT
After flirting with record highs in the past few days, the Dow Jones Industrial Average , Nasdaq , and S&P 500 were all lower in early afternoon trading Tuesday. Twitter was down over 11% to the stock's all-time low. The downward...
Why Jim Cramer Thinks Twitter (TWTR) and Athenahealth (ATHN) Could Be Overvalued and Facebook (FB) Undervalued
at The Street - Tue May 06, 11:53AM CDT
TheStreet's Jim Cramer explains why Twitter (TWTR) and Athenahealth (ATHN) could be overvalued while Facebook (FB) could be undervalued.
Why LinkedIn Is Worth Buying Below $200
at The Street - Tue May 06, 10:34AM CDT
LinkedIn has been one of the hardest hit tech stocks so far this year, but its valuation and growth opportunities relative to Twitter and Facebook make it a growth at a reasonable price opportunity.
Amazon Partners with Twitter to Create #AmazonCart
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 06, 9:49AM CDT
Amazon just unveiled a new partnership with Twitter , allowing Amazon product links to be shared via hashtags in the U.S. and the U.K. Users first connect their Twitter and Amazon accounts from Amazon's social...
Is Tesla Finally Turning Around? What About Facebook and Pepsi?
at The Street - Tue May 06, 9:35AM CDT
Today's swing trades focus on Tesla, Facebook and Pepsi. They're all recent stock market winners -- but what does the future hold?
I'm Finally Facing It: Facebook Is a Buy
Alyce Lomax, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 06, 9:30AM CDT
I've finally gotten over my concerns about Facebook 's future risks and rewards. I've decided that as a user and an investor, I like this . In addition to Facebook's huge market potential and blazing financial growth, it possesses a valuable...
Insider Trading Research for Facebook, Flextronics, RF Micro Devices, Apple, Plug Power, and Pfizer
PR Newswire - Tue May 06, 7:55AM CDT
Today, US stock investors can access these reports through the links below, including stock performance, insider trading signals, and visual results. Insiderslab.com released the latest insider trading research for Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Flextronics (NASDAQ:FLEX), RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ:RFMD), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Plug Power (NASDAQ