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Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Thu Aug 21, 5:08PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Facebook's Latest Gap-Up Move: Born To Win?
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 21, 4:34PM CDT
California-based Facebook (FB) has a bit of a history of breakaway gaps out of consolidations. The breakaway gap involves a jump above a buy point at the open. The stock's low of the day is also higher than the prior day's high. Ideally, big volume...
4 Things Twitter's Management Wants You to Know
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 3:30PM CDT
After losing 40% of its value over the first half of the year, Twitter 's staging a bit of a comeback. That's largely thanks to a fairly solid earnings release last month, which helped shares regain investor confidence. Beyond the figures, here are...
5 Unprecedented Threats Force Change With eBay's PayPal
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 2:30PM CDT
Source: wikimedia eBay is stepping up its game to have a broader appeal with PayPal. The company has launched multiple new products in recent months in an attempt to grab market share and grow its presence before the launch of competing...
Facebook's Three Hurdles in Mobile Advertising
at The Street - Thu Aug 21, 2:21PM CDT
Given mobile is such an interwoven arc of Facebook's growth narrative, there are some challenges Facebook needs to overcome.
EBay Stock Surges On 2015 PayPal Spinoff Report
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 21, 2:09PM CDT
EBay (EBAY) stock was up 5% in afternoon trading in the stock market today following a report on tech news website The Information that the company could spin off its lucrative PayPal payments unit as early as next year. "EBay has been telling...
Next Galaxy Corp, Himax and More Set to Grow from Facebook's Oculus Rift Acquisition
ACCESSWIRE - Thu Aug 21, 11:54AM CDT
Whitefish, MT / August 21, 2014 / When Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) agreed to pay $2 billion to acquire Oculus VR in March, a deal that closed last month, the tech and investment world was set abuzz about whether or not the purchase made any sense. At first, sentiment seemed to lean towards the idea that the social media giant was out of its mind. The needle seems to be shifting now, though, to the side of it being a prescient move that is aligning Facebook to be ahead of the curve in developing its own platform for the next generation of communication and interaction.
Is Facebook Closing In On YouTube?
Vikram Nagarkar - Amigobulls - Thu Aug 21, 10:15AM CDT
Facebook is closing the gap with YouTube, the market leader in US online video advertising. The Directr Acquisition could aid YouTube revenue growth.
Why Facebook (FB) Stock Remains A 'Hold' At TheStreet
at The Street - Thu Aug 21, 9:55AM CDT
TheStreet Ratings team reiterates its 'hold' rating and C+ ratings score on Facebook (FB) stock.
How Facebook Is Eroding Google's Dominance in Online Advertising
at The Street - Thu Aug 21, 8:12AM CDT
Google might know where you go on the Web, but Facebook knows who you are and gives advertisers a demographic added context to utilize.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Where's the Economy Headed? Check the Railroads
at The Street - Wed Aug 20, 7:08PM CDT
Union Pacific is a better indicator than interest rates or commodity prices, Cramer says.
Which Social Media Stock is Best for Your Portfolio? - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 20, 6:36PM CDT
We take a closer look at Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn and try to determine which is the best for investors.
Google Inc. Tightens Its Grip on Advertisers
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 6:30PM CDT
In what is quickly becoming an all-out battle to secure the ever-growing digital advertising dollar, it would seem the last thing industry giant Google would want to do is upset its marketing customers. Though Facebook ad revenue falls well...
Marketplaces Taking Over E-tailing: ChannelAdvisor
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Aug 20, 3:59PM CDT
Online marketplaces for third-party sellers, such as those provided by Amazon.com and eBay, are taking the e-commerce world by storm, says a survey of retailers in the U.S. and U.K. The Aug. 13 study by ChannelAdvisor (ECOM), a software maker that...
Terry Semel's Leadership Legacy: Inspiring Talented People to More
at The Street - Wed Aug 20, 2:58PM CDT
Terry Semel's tenure at Yahoo a decade ago had some hits and misses. But his legacy is the talent he surrounded himself with and developed while there.
Steve Ballmer Quits Microsoft's Board; to Retain Shares - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 20, 1:00PM CDT
The world's largest software maker Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) announced that ex-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Ballmer resigned from its board.
Why Facebook and Twitter Continue to Get Bigger
at The Street - Wed Aug 20, 9:58AM CDT
As the world turns increasingly mobile, both Facebook and Twitter continue to be huge beneficiaries of time spend, and it's only getting bigger.
3 Reasons Why Pandora Could Become the Next Myspace.com
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 9:30AM CDT
Myspace.com was one of the first large social media platforms, but a combination of self-imposed and natural problems took its valuation from a peak of $12 billion in 2007 to just $35 million when sold by Rupert Murdoch in 2011. Given this epic...
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Thu Aug 21, 5:08PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Facebook's Latest Gap-Up Move: Born To Win?
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 21, 4:34PM CDT
California-based Facebook (FB) has a bit of a history of breakaway gaps out of consolidations. The breakaway gap involves a jump above a buy point at the open. The stock's low of the day is also higher than the prior day's high. Ideally, big volume...
4 Things Twitter's Management Wants You to Know
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 3:30PM CDT
After losing 40% of its value over the first half of the year, Twitter 's staging a bit of a comeback. That's largely thanks to a fairly solid earnings release last month, which helped shares regain investor confidence. Beyond the figures, here are...
5 Unprecedented Threats Force Change With eBay's PayPal
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 2:30PM CDT
Source: wikimedia eBay is stepping up its game to have a broader appeal with PayPal. The company has launched multiple new products in recent months in an attempt to grab market share and grow its presence before the launch of competing...
Facebook's Three Hurdles in Mobile Advertising
at The Street - Thu Aug 21, 2:21PM CDT
Given mobile is such an interwoven arc of Facebook's growth narrative, there are some challenges Facebook needs to overcome.
EBay Stock Surges On 2015 PayPal Spinoff Report
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 21, 2:09PM CDT
EBay (EBAY) stock was up 5% in afternoon trading in the stock market today following a report on tech news website The Information that the company could spin off its lucrative PayPal payments unit as early as next year. "EBay has been telling...
Next Galaxy Corp, Himax and More Set to Grow from Facebook's Oculus Rift Acquisition
ACCESSWIRE - Thu Aug 21, 11:54AM CDT
Whitefish, MT / August 21, 2014 / When Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) agreed to pay $2 billion to acquire Oculus VR in March, a deal that closed last month, the tech and investment world was set abuzz about whether or not the purchase made any sense. At first, sentiment seemed to lean towards the idea that the social media giant was out of its mind. The needle seems to be shifting now, though, to the side of it being a prescient move that is aligning Facebook to be ahead of the curve in developing its own platform for the next generation of communication and interaction.
Is Facebook Closing In On YouTube?
Vikram Nagarkar - Amigobulls - Thu Aug 21, 10:15AM CDT
Facebook is closing the gap with YouTube, the market leader in US online video advertising. The Directr Acquisition could aid YouTube revenue growth.
Why Facebook (FB) Stock Remains A 'Hold' At TheStreet
at The Street - Thu Aug 21, 9:55AM CDT
TheStreet Ratings team reiterates its 'hold' rating and C+ ratings score on Facebook (FB) stock.
How Facebook Is Eroding Google's Dominance in Online Advertising
at The Street - Thu Aug 21, 8:12AM CDT
Google might know where you go on the Web, but Facebook knows who you are and gives advertisers a demographic added context to utilize.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Where's the Economy Headed? Check the Railroads
at The Street - Wed Aug 20, 7:08PM CDT
Union Pacific is a better indicator than interest rates or commodity prices, Cramer says.
Which Social Media Stock is Best for Your Portfolio? - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 20, 6:36PM CDT
We take a closer look at Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn and try to determine which is the best for investors.
Google Inc. Tightens Its Grip on Advertisers
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 6:30PM CDT
In what is quickly becoming an all-out battle to secure the ever-growing digital advertising dollar, it would seem the last thing industry giant Google would want to do is upset its marketing customers. Though Facebook ad revenue falls well...
Marketplaces Taking Over E-tailing: ChannelAdvisor
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Aug 20, 3:59PM CDT
Online marketplaces for third-party sellers, such as those provided by Amazon.com and eBay, are taking the e-commerce world by storm, says a survey of retailers in the U.S. and U.K. The Aug. 13 study by ChannelAdvisor (ECOM), a software maker that...
Terry Semel's Leadership Legacy: Inspiring Talented People to More
at The Street - Wed Aug 20, 2:58PM CDT
Terry Semel's tenure at Yahoo a decade ago had some hits and misses. But his legacy is the talent he surrounded himself with and developed while there.
Steve Ballmer Quits Microsoft's Board; to Retain Shares - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 20, 1:00PM CDT
The world's largest software maker Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) announced that ex-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Ballmer resigned from its board.
Why Facebook and Twitter Continue to Get Bigger
at The Street - Wed Aug 20, 9:58AM CDT
As the world turns increasingly mobile, both Facebook and Twitter continue to be huge beneficiaries of time spend, and it's only getting bigger.
3 Reasons Why Pandora Could Become the Next Myspace.com
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 9:30AM CDT
Myspace.com was one of the first large social media platforms, but a combination of self-imposed and natural problems took its valuation from a peak of $12 billion in 2007 to just $35 million when sold by Rupert Murdoch in 2011. Given this epic...
