Internet Software and Services Equities under the Scanner -- Research on Bitauto Holdings, Renren, Yandex, and Baidu
PR Newswire - Fri Jul 11, 7:00AM CDT
The trading session on Thursday, July 10, 2014 ended on a lower note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 16,915.07, down 0.42% and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,396.20, down 0.52%. The S&P 500 finished the day 0.41% lower at 1,964.68. The losses were broad based as eight out of ten sectors finished on a negative note. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index finished the day at 637.40, down 0.29%, while the index has gained 1.38% in the previous one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Bitauto Holdings Ltd (NYSE: BITA), Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN), Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ: YNDX) and Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU). Free technical research on BITA, RENN, YNDX and BIDU can be downloaded upon signing up at:
'Fast Money' Recap: Let Your Winning Trades Keep Running
at The Street - Wed Jul 02, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed yet another closing high for the S&P 500 and DJIA plus what they are buying and selling.
Yik Yak Raises $10 Million to Grow Hyper-Local Social Networking
Marketwire - Mon Jun 30, 6:00AM CDT
Yik Yak, the social messaging app for private, localized engagement, today announced it has secured a fresh $10 million in funding led by DCM and joined by Azure Capital Partners, Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN), a leading social networking company in China, and venture capitalist Tim Draper. The Series A influx of capital will be used to build out infrastructure, hire new engineers, and bring the app to virtually all U.S. college campuses by the end of the year.
Pre-market Internet Software and Services Picks -- Research on Renren, Yahoo!, Google, and IAC/InterActiveCorp
PR Newswire - Thu Jun 05, 6:20AM CDT
On Wednesday, June 04, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,251.64, up 0.41%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.09%, to finish the day at 16,737.53, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,927.88, up 0.19%. The gains were broad based as seven out of ten sectors ended the session in positive. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index ended the day at 618.33, up 0.26%, with the index also advancing 3.72% in the previous one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI). Free technical research on RENN, YHOO, GOOGL and IACI can be downloaded upon signing up at:
Fundrise Raises $31+ Million, Led by Renren Inc., Silverstein Properties, and the Collaborative Fund
Business Wire - Wed May 28, 6:01AM CDT
Fundrise (www.fundrise.com), the leading real estate crowdfunding site, and its parent company, Rise Companies Corp., announced today that they have raised more than $31 million in financing from a consortium of real estate, technology, and financial institutions. The financing round was led by Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN), Marty Burger and Tal Kerret, the CEO and CIO of Silverstein Properties, and the Collaborative Fund, among others.
A Fool Looks Back
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 24, 6:30AM CDT
GameStop and Best Buy proved that you can never leave an out-of-favor retailer for dead. Both chains saw their stocks tick higher on Thursday after posting quarterly results. GameStop's report was worthy of applause. Earnings per share soared...
Once Again, Renren Inc. Is No Facebook
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 22, 2:45PM CDT
Renren posted a rare quarterly profit Wednesday evening, but that's as accurate as when investors were trying to pass the Chinese social networking website operator off as the Facebook of China a couple of years ago. The profit is...
Renren Inc. Turns a Modest First-Quarter Profit; Shares Rise After Hours
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 21, 9:10PM CDT
Source: Renren. China-based social network operator Renren just reported unaudited, preliminary results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014. Following the report, shares rose as much as 3.1% in after-hours trading. In the regular...
Renren Announces Unaudited First Quarter 2014 Financial Results
PR Newswire - Wed May 21, 6:00PM CDT
Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) ("Renren" or the "Company"
Weibo User Growth Accelerates, But Sina EPS Misses
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed May 21, 5:48PM CDT
User growth accelerated at the Chinese microblogging site Weibo, but majority stakeholder Sina missed Wall Street's profit forecast and both companies gave lighter-than-expected outlooks. Both stocks were down in after-hours trading Wednesday. Weibo...
Yingli, Renren Swim in Sea of Red Ink
Douglas Young, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 24, 10:00AM CDT
Solar panel maker Yingli and social networking site Renren don't normally have too much in common, other than the fact that both are based in China and come from the tech sector. But on this particular day, both are joined by the unflattering...
5 of Last Week's Biggest Losers
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 23, 6:00AM CDT
There's never a shortage of losers in the stock market. Let's take a closer look at five of this past week's biggest sinkers. Company March 21 Weekly Loss Ballard Power Systems $4.33 24% ...
This Week's 5 Dumbest Stock Moves
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 4:15PM 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. Wal-Mart's late to the gamer party Wal-Mart is throwing its...
Why Renren, Orbitz Worldwide, and Lake Shore Gold Tumbled Today
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 19, 7:30PM CDT
Few investors looked at the meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee yesterday and today as an opportunity for new Fed Chair Janet Yellen to demonstrate any appreciable hawkishness in terms of interest rate policy. But market participants...
Why Renren, Inc. Shares Plunged Today
Brian Pacampara, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 19, 11:35AM CDT
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Chinese social networking company Renren ...
Renren Is Still Going the Wrong Way
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 19, 9:30AM CDT
The headline numbers may seem encouraging in eyeing Renren 's quarterly report last night. Revenue of $30.7 million exceeded the $30.1 million that Wall Street targeted. The Chinese social networking company also surprised investors by posting a...
Why Renren (RENN) Is Plummeting on Wednesday
at The Street - Wed Mar 19, 9:11AM CDT
Renren (RENN) shares are plummeting on Wednesday after guidance for first-quarter sales came in below consensus.
HCMI Announces Link between HR Metrics and Stock Price, Warns Technology Company Investors to Look Past Earnings Reports
M2 - Wed Mar 19, 9:08AM CDT
The Human Capital Management Institute (HCMI), an industry leader in advanced workforce analytics solutions and predictive human capital management metrics, recently released a study (http://hcminst.com/linking-human-capital-to-business-performance) demonstrating the impact of human capital metrics on a company's stock price and continues to challenge the exclusion of human capital data in traditional public company reporting.
Renren Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results
PR Newswire - Tue Mar 18, 6:00PM CDT
Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) ("Renren" or the "Company"
China's Dot-Com Darlings Got Crushed Last Week
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 17, 3:00PM CDT
Investors buying into the Chinese miracle got a rude awakening last week. Several of China's leading Internet players struck out by posting double-digit percentage declines on the week. Sure, it was a bad run for stocks in general, but the Nasdaq...