Diamond Resorts Vacation Club Jet-Sets For Growth
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue May 27, 6:04PM CDT
A scuba diver swims above a reef dotted with colorful fish. An elderly couple ballroom dances on a beach at sunset. A woman sits on the edge of a rock, meditating at twilight. Then "Diamond Resorts International (DRII): simplicity, choice, comfort,"...
Spotify breach will require Android app upgrades
AP - Tue May 27, 3:30PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Spotify is requiring people listening to its popular music service on Android devices to install new software as a safeguard against a recent security breach.
Watch for Shares of eBay (EBAY) to Approach Resistance at $52.39
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 27, 9:08AM CDT
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) has opened bullishly above the pivot of $51.86 today and has reached the first level of resistance at $52.20. Analysts will be watching for a cross of the next upside pivot targets of $52.39 and $52.92.
eBay Data Breach Response Teaches Everyone How Not to Handle a Crisis
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 27, 8:42AM CDT
eBay , which was recently hit by a cyber attack that exposed the personal data of up to 233 million registered accounts, is now being investigated by three states -- Connecticut, Florida, and Illinois -- in a joint probe into the e-commerce giant's...
Hewlett-Packard & Palm Among the 5 Worst Mergers of the Last Five Years
at The Street - Tue May 27, 5:00AM CDT
When cheap money is flowing, bad deals are inevitable. Out of about 100 mergers, I believe these five were the biggest stinkers.
Google Doesn't Care About Making Money (Yet), It Just Wants to Get This Right
Matt Koppenheffer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 25, 12:28PM CDT
Have you heard of Google 's Google Wallet? "Shop. Save. Pay. With your phone." What more could you want? Google may not be the first company you think of when it comes to the sea-change taking place in the payments, but it'd be a big mistake to...
Will eBay's Data Breach Equal Target's?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 25, 6:53AM CDT
The massive data breach that compromised credit card data for 70 million to 110 million Target customers cost the chain's CEO his job and touched off a wave of panic among American consumers who wondered when the next major attack would occur. ...
An Interview With Payment Technology Expert Jason Oxman
Matt Koppenheffer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 24, 11:30AM CDT
Not all financial innovation is scary. No, seriously. Consider, for instance, the exciting technological advancement going on in the way that we pay for things -- whether in person, online, or through our mobile devices. Recently, The Motley Fool's...
Why eBay Inc Is Too Risky Right Now
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 24, 10:00AM CDT
E-commerce giant eBay has suddenly found itself in trouble. eBay is a profitable company with a strong brand, but its future outlook has become clouded. It recently revealed a significant security breach that could potentially impact millions of...
2014 Value Investor 500: The Full List
Dan Dzombak, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 24, 8:01AM CDT
The Value Investor 500 is my attempt to highlight the top 500 publicly traded companies in the U.S. To construct a quality-based list of the top 500 companies in the U.S., I focused on what's really important for investors to pay attention to: ...
How Many Customers Does Amazon Have?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 24, 6:41AM CDT
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may be one of the quieter chief executives leading a technology company. In general the giant online retailer plays things pretty close to the vest and the company rarely releases information about its customer base. But when...
RetailMeNot Plunges on Google Platform Upgrade - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 23, 4:52PM CDT
Shares of digital coupon marketplace RetailMeNot (SALE) plunged nearly 19% on fears of a 33% reduction in visibility following Google's (GOOGL) Panda 4.0 search engine upgrade.
This Week's 5 Dumbest Stock Moves
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 23, 4:17PM CDT
Stupidity is contagious -- even respectable companies can catch it. As we do every week, let's take a look at five dumb financial events this week that may make your head spin. 1. Fore -gone conclusion Dick's Sporting Goods ' shares plunged...
RetailMeNot Plunges Over Google Panda 4.0 Worries
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 23, 1:57PM CDT
Google (GOOGL) changed its algorithm to get rid of spam-type posts from websites with little original content. But the change has also hit legitimate posts from companies such as RetailMeNot (SALE) . RetailMeNot, a digital coupon marketplace, saw its...
How Will EBay (EBAY) Stock Respond To Hacking Investigation By Three U.S. States?
at The Street - Fri May 23, 7:17AM CDT
Shares of eBay (EBAY) are lower in pre-market trade after the e-commerce company came under pressure over a massive hacking of customer data as three U.S. states began investigating their security practices,
HP to cut 11,000 to 16,000 more jobs
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - Thu May 22, 6:03PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday that it aims to cut another 11,000 to 16,000 jobs by October, bringing the total number of planned layoffs to a maximum of 50,000 and nearly doubling the largest payroll reduction ever for the 75-year-old technology giant.
eBay Database Under Cyber Attack - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 22, 1:40PM CDT
Cyber attack has become one of the most common crimes in the recent times. E-Commerce giant eBay Inc. (EBAY) recently disclosed that one of its corporate information networks suffered a cyber attack.
Why EBay (EBAY) Stock Is Lower This Afternoon
at The Street - Thu May 22, 1:32PM CDT
Shares of eBay (EBAY) continue to decline as the company battles a hacked accounts problem.
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Thu May 22, 12:21PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:
JD.com Surges in Largest-Ever Chinese IPO
at The Street - Thu May 22, 10:18AM CDT
JD.com, China's largest online direct sales company, will break new records for a Chinese company listing its shares in the U.S. On Wednesday evening, the company sold 93.7 million American depository receipts for $19 each, raising $1.78 billion. The...