Alibaba's rise: Success and setbacks
By JOE McDONALD - AP - 45 mins ago
BEIJING (AP) — Even before Alibaba went online, its founder talked about making the fledgling e-commerce company a global player.
Alibaba expands beyond e-commerce
By KELVIN CHAN - AP - 57 mins ago
HONG KONG (AP) — China's Alibaba Group, which is readying for a big U.S. initial public offering, is known as an e-commerce titan but it's been busily expanding into other rising industries. Here's a closer look at those businesses, which include cloud computing, mobile messaging, and investments in online video, social media as well as bricks and mortar retail and delivery networks.
Alibaba Files for an IPO: What You Need to Know
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 08, 10:21AM CDT
Alibaba Group , the largest e-commerce company in China, f iled for its eagerly anticipated IPO on May 6, paving the way to what could be the largest tech IPO in history later this year. Alibaba is...
1 More Thing to Consider Before Investing in eBay
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 08, 10:00AM CDT
eBay might be a company that interests you, especially following its rather strong first-quarter report. However, several red flags surround this company, including the obvious growth of Amazon and the likes of Best Buy and Wal-Mart . ...
Insider Trading Alert - EBAY, SNDK And BPL Traded By Insiders
at The Street - Thu May 08, 9:15AM CDT
Stocks with insider trader activity include EBAY, SNDK and BPL
Here Are the Cities Where Amazon Now Delivers on Sunday
at The Street - Thu May 08, 7:40AM CDT
Amazon has added 15 cities to its list of areas where deliveries on Sunday are available.
eBay and Invaluable Announce Exclusive Partnership for Live Online Auctions
Business Wire - Thu May 08, 7:01AM CDT
Today, eBay and Invaluable announced a partnership that unites the global leader in commerce and technology with the market leader in online live auctions for fine art and collectibles. The partnership will offer buyers the opportunity to participate in traditional live auctions through real-time online bidding at auction houses around the world. Invaluable's software solutions, including their online live bidding technology, will make it easy for Invaluable's partner auction houses to bring over $4 billion of inventory onto the global eBay platform.
Should American Firms Be Worried About New Alibaba Backed Competitors?
at The Street - Wed May 07, 4:19PM CDT
James Dennin, Kapitall: Alibaba has an equivalent product for most American tech brands. Could this IPO disrupt US tech giants? Everyone's talking [...]
Groupon Q1 Loss Narrower than Expected, Revs Beat - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 07, 1:30PM CDT
Groupon Inc. (GRPN) reported first-quarter loss of 4 cents per share, which was wider than loss of a penny reported in the year-ago quarter.
Here's What We've Learned From Alibaba's Long-Awaited IPO Filing
at The Street - Wed May 07, 12:34PM CDT
When you read the fine print, this Internet giant is awesome on so many levels.
China's Alibaba seeks blockbuster IPO in US
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Wed May 07, 11:32AM CDT
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.
Jim Cramer: Alibaba Is an Unstoppable Freight Train
at The Street - Wed May 07, 10:43AM CDT
Let's hope it doesn't plow into the rest of the market -- though I don't know how that won't happen.
Why eBay (EBAY) Stock Is Down Today
at The Street - Wed May 07, 9:19AM CDT
eBay (EBAY) shares are falling after being downgraded by analysts at SunTrust Banks (STI) on Wednesday.
Downgrade Alert for eBay (EBAY)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed May 07, 7:00AM CDT
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) was downgraded from Buy to Neutral at SunTrust today. The stock closed yesterday at $50.95 on volume of 14.5 million shares, above average daily volume of 11.6 million. In the past 52 weeks, shares of eBay have traded between a low of $48.06 and a high of $59.70 and closed yesterday at $50.95, which is 6% above that low price. In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day moving average (MA) has fallen 0.4% while the 200-day MA has remained constant.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: The Battle for the Market's Soul
at The Street - Tue May 06, 7:16PM CDT
For a moment, investors got a glimpse of the value they crave, Cramer says.
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue May 06, 4:43PM CDT
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Sotheby's, Third Point Reach Agreement on Board Seats - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue May 06, 4:30PM CDT
Sotheby's (BID) yesterday announced that it is ready to let Third Point appoint three members to its board.
Watch for eBay to Potentially Rebound After Falling 2.02% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 06, 3:49PM CDT
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $50.89 to a high of $52.07. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $51.56 on volume of 14.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Look for Shares of eBay to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 2.02% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 06, 3:49PM CDT
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $50.89 to a high of $52.07. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $51.56 on volume of 14.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Watch for Shares of eBay (EBAY) to Approach Support at $51.18
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 06, 9:34AM CDT
Shares of eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) opened today below their pivot of $51.97 and have already reached the first level of support at $51.59. Should the shares continue to fall, the support pivots of $51.18 and $50.39 will be of interest.