When It Comes To Profit Margins, The Wider The Better
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 10 mins ago
Michael Kors (KORS) slumped 6% on Aug. 4 in massive volume despite reporting another strong quarter of double-digit profit and sales growth. The culprit? Worries about the company's profit margins. Why are profit margins so key? They measure how much...
New Managers Revive Thrivent Large Cap Growth Fund
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 13 mins ago
Thrivent Large Cap Growth is a reminder of how new managers can herald a change in a mutual fund's fortune. David Francis and Darren Bagwell, now co-managers, took the helm of the $521 million portfolio on Oct. 1, 2011. In the three years prior to...
Three Stocks Top-Performing Funds Like: Facebook Baidu Gilead
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 13 mins ago
The new buys list of top-performing funds the past three months showed some heavy buying of top-rated stocks. The nation's leading funds have been stocking up on medical issues, which fared well as the market resumed its uptrend in August. Large...
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - 2 hrs 27 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Stock Market Today: Stocks Lose Momentum as Investors Watch Draghi's Next Move
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 3:19PM CDT
U.S. stock indices lose momentum Wednesday as the markets look ahead to a trio of interest-rate setting results on Thursday.
Netflix New Feature Lets Users Be More Selective - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 03, 2:43PM CDT
Netflix Inc. (NFLX) will allow its subscribers to be selective about their movie and show recommendations that they will like to share with friends on Facebook (FB).
Apple (AAPL) Dismisses iCloud Breach Allegations - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 03, 2:11PM CDT
Apple Inc. (AAPL) has strongly protested against claims that its iCloud service was under a hacking attack.
SanDisk EPS View Lowered After Fusion-io Deal Closes
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 03, 1:39PM CDT
An analyst on Wednesday lowered his earnings estimates for SanDisk (SNDK) after the Milpitas, Calif.-based flash memory storage chipmaker closed its acquisition of Fusion-io several months earlier than expected. Susquehanna Financial Group analyst...
Indexes Mixed As Nasdaq Weakens; Apple Tumbles
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 03, 12:28PM CDT
The market remained mixed in afternoon trading Wednesday, as a sell-off in Apple (AAPL) contributed to weakness in the Nasdaq. The Nasdaq slipped 0.4% after touching a fresh high earlier in the session. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% and held above the...
Apple iPhone 6: What Wall Street's Saying
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 11:51AM CDT
Apple is gearing up for its next iPhone release, but rival Samsung took the spotlight on Wednesday with three new releases. Here's what analysts said about the upcoming iPhone.
Why Apple (AAPL) Stock Is Down Today
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 11:47AM CDT
Shares of Apple (AAPL) declined in morning trading after Samsung (SSNLF) announced it had teamed with Facebook's (FB) Oculus to bring virtual reality to its new 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 4.
Video: YouTube Market Valuation Seen Rivaling Netflix
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 03, 11:08AM CDT
Hey Google (GOOGL), how about breaking out some financials for your fast-growing YouTube video site? That's the message from Jefferies analyst Brian Pitz in a new research report that pegs YouTube's valuation at around the same range as that of...
Finding a Happy Medium Between Venture Capital & Tech Giants
ACCESSWIRE - Wed Sep 03, 9:34AM CDT
WHITEFISH, MT / September 3, 2014 / Venture capitalists are experts at playing the odds. Without their early financial support, companies like Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) and Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) might have never taken off. These investments paid off handsomely for early investors.
M-GO Brings First Video Browsing App to Samsung Gear VR, Powered by Oculus
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 03, 8:31AM CDT
M-GO, a premium digital movie and TV streaming service, today announced a new virtual reality browsing app for video content discovery called M-GO Advanced. M-GO Advanced is launching as the first video browsing app on Samsung Gear VR which is powered by Oculus and was announced earlier today at Samsung's Unpacked Event leading up to the IFA Consumer Electronics Unlimited Tradeshow in Berlin.
Samsung Explores the World of Mobile Virtual Reality with Gear VR
Business Wire - Wed Sep 03, 8:30AM CDT
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today introduced the next generation in wearable technology, the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition, enabling users to fully immerse themselves in a cinematic virtual reality environment. Powered by Oculus technology, the Samsung Gear VR delivers a completely new way to experience and consume mobile content. It continues Samsung's leadership in the wearable category through innovative technology and compelling design to expand the definition of mobile life.
Jim Cramer's Top Stock Picks: TWTR GPRO TSLA NFLX GNC VSI
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 5:00AM CDT
Cramer wants GNC to buy Vitamin Shoppe while Twitter, GoPro, Tesla and Netflix will be hot commodities for fund managers this year.
'Fast Money' Recap: When to Cash in Your Chip Stocks
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel looked at semiconductor companies, cyber breaches and which stocks will underperform in September.
Check Out 6 Top Internet Stocks With Booming Growth
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Sep 02, 6:53PM CDT
Speed kills. It's a truism for professional athletes, broadband options -- and hot stocks. IBD's Young Guns Screen of the Day selects top stocks that have gone public in the last 15 years. The six Internet companies on today's screen all boast...
Twitter Revamps Signup Process to Attract New Users - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Sep 02, 5:20PM CDT
Twitter Inc. (TWTR) recently revamped its sign-up process in an effort to attract more users.