'Fast Money' Recap: Impressive Alibaba
at The Street - 1 hr ago
The trading panel discussed Alibaba's IPO and what it means for Yahoo!.
China's Alibaba seeks blockbuster IPO in US
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - 1 hr 43 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.
No One Has Wearable Tech Figured Out, and That's OK
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 06, 6:35PM CDT
Google Glass sales have opened up to more users lately, but the device is still in a testing phase. Source: Google. There's no shortage of companies, big and small, that have entered the wearable technology sector or are rumored to do so soon. ...
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.
Alexion, Priceline, OpenTable: A Top Manager's View
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue May 06, 5:54PM CDT
The transition is over. Henry Ellenbogen, who succeeded Jack Laporte at the helm of T. Rowe Price's $16.2 billion New Horizons Fund on March 1, 2010, has fine-tuned the portfolio into his own. So far, so good. Under Laporte, the fund's average annual...
Intel, PC makers broaden support for Chromebooks
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue May 06, 3:16PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Another wave of laptop computers running on Google's Chrome operating system will be hitting stores this summer in the latest challenge to Microsoft's dominant Windows franchise.
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
Intel Rises on Embrace of Google's Chrome
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 06, 2:32PM CDT
Intel was the only Dow Jones Industrial Average member company in the green in late trading Tuesday. The chipmaker's 0.36% rise is notable because the Dow as a whole is down 0.64% and tech stocks are leading the slide. Investors continue to...
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.
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:
First Solar Leads 3 Alt-Energy All-Star Earnings
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue May 06, 8:35AM CDT
Solar stocks, like many high-flying growth names, have had a rough time in recent weeks. The Energy-Solar group was ranked No. 2 out of IBD's 197 industries just five weeks ago, but has fallen to 81. But First Solar (FSLR) has been one of the sunnier...
Apple awarded $119M, but who's winning the fight?
By PAUL ELIAS - AP - Tue May 06, 1:56AM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — When a jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $119 million for copying features of the iPhone, it was latest chapter in the worldwide legal fighting between the top two smartphone companies.
Modular Phones: The Best Tech Enabler Yet?
Tyler Lacoma, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 05, 9:00PM CDT
Project Ara, the Motorola design adopted by Google (before it sold off the bulk of Motorola assets), recently received a developer's kit announcement and a slew of new photos showing the modular phone in action. The latest out of Google...
Can Amazon Tackle Hardware and Payments?
Marshall Hargrave, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 05, 8:30PM CDT
Amazon made hardware a greater focus earlier this month with its Fire TV, and it's now making a splash on the software side. The company inked a deal with HBO to bring some of the network's biggest hits to Prime Instant Video. Amazon could also be...
Google Inc: Preparing for the Death of Search
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 05, 6:30PM CDT
It's no secret that Google makes its living from advertising, both display and search-related. How much of Google's $15.42 billion in revenue generated in the recently completed 2014 first quarter is attributable to search? That's not something...
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.
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).
Project Updates, New Technology Inventions, Agreements, Earnings Releases, and Regulatory Filings - Analyst Notes on Google, IBM, Qualcomm, Baidu and Qihoo
PR Newswire - Mon May 05, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd (NYSE: QIHU). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/2018-100free.
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...