Friday 5-16-2014 Amazon.Com Inc (AMZN) $AMZN opened at 292.80 hitting the high price of 298.88 and a day low of 291.55 with a total volume of 3,636,900. AMZN had a previous close of 295.19 and has been seeing an average volume of 5,492,280.
Overall Average: 80% Sell
Recent stock forum discussions about AMZN http://investorshangout.com/search?q=AMZN&...mp;yt0=Go!
Watch out Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp.: Amazon.com Inc.'s Moat Is Much Wider Than You Think
Brian Shaw, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 49 mins ago
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is widely known as a leader in e-commerce. Tremendous selection, competitive pricing, fast shipping, and excellent customer service are significant contributors to its dominant position and the company's ongoing growth.... (full story)
Microsoft Just Made the Xbox 360 an Attractive Alternative to the Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 12 mins ago
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it would allow owners of its Xbox 360 video game console to access entertainment apps without an Xbox Live Gold subscription. Previously, a Gold account had been required, making the console an impractical... (full story)
Behind Netflix's Price Increase: The Math Still Works In Viewers' Favor
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
The Internet may be the information superhighway, but we can't exactly call it a freeway. Several of the Web's most popular online platforms -- from Pandora to Amazon Prime -- have increased their subscription prices this year. This month it was ... (full story)
Tech Banquet Gone Before Investors Get a Bite
at The Street - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
Technology companies no longer need Wall Street. They can be created, fully funded, and sold off to big companies while small investors look on enviously. (full story)
Alibaba and JD.com’s Competitive Nature Might Lead to Vipshop
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 34 mins ago
Chinese e-commerce leaders JD.com and Alibaba have both filed for IPOs, creating two of the biggest IPOs this year, challenging Amazon as Wall Street's favorite online retailer. While the timing of their filings appears in unity, it more than... (full story)
Amazon's Retail Strategy Needs a Soundtrack
at The Street - Sat May 17, 7:00AM CDT
Jeff Bezos can only justify knocking off hardware, software and services form other companies for so long without some exciting wrinkle. (full story)
FedEx Price Update Delivers Sour Note to Online Shoppers
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 17, 6:00AM CDT
We have it from no less an authority than Shakespeare that "a rose, by any other name, would still smell as sweet." But delivering a box of roses to your sweetheart via FedEx ? Soon, that's going to cost you a bundle. Photo: The Motley Fool... (full story)
Amazon to Release 3 Kids Shows - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 16, 6:00PM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) recently announced that its film production division, Amazon Studios, will premiere its first-ever three original children's TV series on Prime Instant Video. (full story)
Rackspace buyers list long
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 5:58PM CDT
AT&T (T), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), EMC (EMC) and IBM (IBM) loom as possible buyers of the cloud-computing and Web-hosting service company, according to an analyst at William Blair & Co. Rackspace (RAX) announced late Thu. it hired... (full story)
This Week's 5 Smartest Stock Moves
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 16, 4:33PM CDT
If you're feeling good about the market, you're not alone. Take my hand as we go over some of this week's more uplifting headlines. 1. Coke asks for a coffee refill Coca-Cola is boosting its stake in Keurig Green Mountain . The world's largest... (full story)
Wall Street Bulls Salvage a Win
at The Street - Fri May 16, 4:19PM CDT
After trading most of Friday in the red, the indexes were able to close higher. (full story)
RackSpace Payday Not in Your Near Future
at The Street - Fri May 16, 2:58PM CDT
This is not where you want to place your money. (full story)
Walmart Needs to Buy J.C. Penney to Thrive
at The Street - Fri May 16, 2:20PM CDT
Walmart only needs to ask, how much is its new image worth? (full story)
Jumei International IPO Accelerates, TrueCar Stalls
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 12:58PM CDT
Chinese online beauty products retailer Jumei International (JMEI) put on its best face Friday for its initial public offering. Jumei sold 11.14 million shares at 22 each, above the high end of its expected range, raising $245 million. Jumei stock... (full story)
Should Amazon Investors Be Worried About Alibaba? - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 16, 12:06PM CDT
Amazon (AMZN) and Chinese rival Alibaba have been in the news a lot since the Chinese ecommerce giant decided to go for a U.S. IPO. (full story)
Staples, Inc. Earnings: Can Office Retail Survive?
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 16, 11:37AM CDT
Next Tuesday, Staples will release its quarterly report, and shareholders haven't been certain whether the office-products retailer will be able to produce long-term success under tough industry conditions. Even as it deals with brick-and-mortar... (full story)
Will Barnes & Noble’s 1,000 Textbook Stores Save the Company?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 16, 8:36AM CDT
Barnes & Noble is going through a major identify change, as the market for selling books at large company-owned stores continues to dwindle, which has much to do with the rise of Amazon.com . In the process, Barnes & Noble has... (full story)
Why Rackspace Hosting (RAX) Stock Is Soaring Today
at The Street - Fri May 16, 8:26AM CDT
Rackspace Hosting (RAX) stock is soaring on Friday on news it has hired Morgan Stanley to explore potential strategic options such as partnering with larger technology companies. (full story)
Rackspace Pops On M&A Signal; AT&T, HP, Cisco Loom
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 7:25AM CDT
AT&T, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), EMC (EMC), Cisco Systems and IBM loom as possible buyers of Rackspace Hosting (RAX), whose stock jumped late Thursday after the company said it had hired Morgan Stanley to explore strategic options, including a sale or... (full story)
Does EMC Corporation’s Software-Defined Storage Strategy Make Sense?
Joseph Gacinga, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 15, 6:30PM CDT
EMC has been touting its software-defined storage (SDS) strategy during its EMC World 2014 event. EMC also launched ViPR 2.0 software-defined storage during the event, to help it improve the management of customers' storage infrastructure, and... (full story)
Overall Average: 80% Sell
Recent stock forum discussions about AMZN http://investorshangout.com/search?q=AMZN&...mp;yt0=Go!
Watch out Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp.: Amazon.com Inc.'s Moat Is Much Wider Than You Think
Brian Shaw, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 49 mins ago
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is widely known as a leader in e-commerce. Tremendous selection, competitive pricing, fast shipping, and excellent customer service are significant contributors to its dominant position and the company's ongoing growth.... (full story)
Microsoft Just Made the Xbox 360 an Attractive Alternative to the Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 12 mins ago
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it would allow owners of its Xbox 360 video game console to access entertainment apps without an Xbox Live Gold subscription. Previously, a Gold account had been required, making the console an impractical... (full story)
Behind Netflix's Price Increase: The Math Still Works In Viewers' Favor
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
The Internet may be the information superhighway, but we can't exactly call it a freeway. Several of the Web's most popular online platforms -- from Pandora to Amazon Prime -- have increased their subscription prices this year. This month it was ... (full story)
Tech Banquet Gone Before Investors Get a Bite
at The Street - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
Technology companies no longer need Wall Street. They can be created, fully funded, and sold off to big companies while small investors look on enviously. (full story)
Alibaba and JD.com’s Competitive Nature Might Lead to Vipshop
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 34 mins ago
Chinese e-commerce leaders JD.com and Alibaba have both filed for IPOs, creating two of the biggest IPOs this year, challenging Amazon as Wall Street's favorite online retailer. While the timing of their filings appears in unity, it more than... (full story)
Amazon's Retail Strategy Needs a Soundtrack
at The Street - Sat May 17, 7:00AM CDT
Jeff Bezos can only justify knocking off hardware, software and services form other companies for so long without some exciting wrinkle. (full story)
FedEx Price Update Delivers Sour Note to Online Shoppers
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 17, 6:00AM CDT
We have it from no less an authority than Shakespeare that "a rose, by any other name, would still smell as sweet." But delivering a box of roses to your sweetheart via FedEx ? Soon, that's going to cost you a bundle. Photo: The Motley Fool... (full story)
Amazon to Release 3 Kids Shows - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 16, 6:00PM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) recently announced that its film production division, Amazon Studios, will premiere its first-ever three original children's TV series on Prime Instant Video. (full story)
Rackspace buyers list long
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 5:58PM CDT
AT&T (T), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), EMC (EMC) and IBM (IBM) loom as possible buyers of the cloud-computing and Web-hosting service company, according to an analyst at William Blair & Co. Rackspace (RAX) announced late Thu. it hired... (full story)
This Week's 5 Smartest Stock Moves
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 16, 4:33PM CDT
If you're feeling good about the market, you're not alone. Take my hand as we go over some of this week's more uplifting headlines. 1. Coke asks for a coffee refill Coca-Cola is boosting its stake in Keurig Green Mountain . The world's largest... (full story)
Wall Street Bulls Salvage a Win
at The Street - Fri May 16, 4:19PM CDT
After trading most of Friday in the red, the indexes were able to close higher. (full story)
RackSpace Payday Not in Your Near Future
at The Street - Fri May 16, 2:58PM CDT
This is not where you want to place your money. (full story)
Walmart Needs to Buy J.C. Penney to Thrive
at The Street - Fri May 16, 2:20PM CDT
Walmart only needs to ask, how much is its new image worth? (full story)
Jumei International IPO Accelerates, TrueCar Stalls
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 12:58PM CDT
Chinese online beauty products retailer Jumei International (JMEI) put on its best face Friday for its initial public offering. Jumei sold 11.14 million shares at 22 each, above the high end of its expected range, raising $245 million. Jumei stock... (full story)
Should Amazon Investors Be Worried About Alibaba? - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 16, 12:06PM CDT
Amazon (AMZN) and Chinese rival Alibaba have been in the news a lot since the Chinese ecommerce giant decided to go for a U.S. IPO. (full story)
Staples, Inc. Earnings: Can Office Retail Survive?
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 16, 11:37AM CDT
Next Tuesday, Staples will release its quarterly report, and shareholders haven't been certain whether the office-products retailer will be able to produce long-term success under tough industry conditions. Even as it deals with brick-and-mortar... (full story)
Will Barnes & Noble’s 1,000 Textbook Stores Save the Company?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 16, 8:36AM CDT
Barnes & Noble is going through a major identify change, as the market for selling books at large company-owned stores continues to dwindle, which has much to do with the rise of Amazon.com . In the process, Barnes & Noble has... (full story)
Why Rackspace Hosting (RAX) Stock Is Soaring Today
at The Street - Fri May 16, 8:26AM CDT
Rackspace Hosting (RAX) stock is soaring on Friday on news it has hired Morgan Stanley to explore potential strategic options such as partnering with larger technology companies. (full story)
Rackspace Pops On M&A Signal; AT&T, HP, Cisco Loom
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 7:25AM CDT
AT&T, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), EMC (EMC), Cisco Systems and IBM loom as possible buyers of Rackspace Hosting (RAX), whose stock jumped late Thursday after the company said it had hired Morgan Stanley to explore strategic options, including a sale or... (full story)
Does EMC Corporation’s Software-Defined Storage Strategy Make Sense?
Joseph Gacinga, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 15, 6:30PM CDT
EMC has been touting its software-defined storage (SDS) strategy during its EMC World 2014 event. EMC also launched ViPR 2.0 software-defined storage during the event, to help it improve the management of customers' storage infrastructure, and... (full story)
