A Fascinating Look at the New Facebook All-Time High: StockTwits
at The Street - Thu Sep 04, 7:42PM CDT
Facebook has been on a huge turnaround since its IPO. In fact, it just recently set a new record.
Amazon (AMZN) CFO to Retire in 2015, Successor Named - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 04, 5:05PM CDT
Amazon (AMZN) announced that its long-time CFO, 53-year-old Tom Szkutak, will retire next June and will be succeeded by vice president of finance for Amazon's global consumer business, Brian Olsavsky.
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Thu Sep 04, 4:57PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Facebook's Oculus Partners Samsung to Launch Gear VR - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 04, 3:40PM CDT
Oculus VR, which Facebook (FB) acquired in March this year, is providing software to Samsung's Gear VR.
Will Facebook (FB) Stock Be Helped By Offering Privacy Checkups To All Users?
at The Street - Thu Sep 04, 12:19PM CDT
The social network will now help all of its 1.3 billion members with privacy settings.
Personal Virtual Reality and Live Sports
ACCESSWIRE - Thu Sep 04, 9:21AM CDT
WHITEFISH, MT / September 4, 2014 / The personalized, wearable, immersive digital revolution is upon us. From fitness-sensing shirts to smart watches to virtual reality headsets, companies are finding newer and better ways to satisfy the consumers' desire for personalized, on-demand, real world information and even virtual reality. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is leading the charge in some ways with Google Glass and the Android Wear operating system, and many companies are developing applications based on Google's technology that expand the reach and capabilities of these pioneering systems. Facebook Inc.'s (NASDAQ: FB) recent $2 billion Oculus Rift acquisition gives an indication of the value placed on emerging technologies in the space. In a parallel, related (and likely to converge) world, the NFL is partnering with Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA) to outfit players with RFID sensors on their shoulder pads to collect data from games and to be used as part of a "second screen" way to enhance the fans' experience.
Is It Time to Bail on Facebook Stock?
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Sep 04, 9:00AM CDT
We may have hit peak Facebook . Janney Capital Markets analyst Tony Wible downgraded shares of the leading social networking website operator last week, arguing that the stock's lofty valuation isn't supported in a climate of decelerating growth. ...
App Launch, Ads Network Expansion, Product Launch, Product Deployment, and Technical Updates - Research Reports on Facebook, Twitter, Intel, Microsoft and Qualcomm
PR Newswire - Thu Sep 04, 7:50AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its research reports regarding Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/6205-100free.
Yahoo! Should Make Movies if It's Smart
at The Street - Thu Sep 04, 5:30AM CDT
Yahoo! can be more than just an Internet portal -- it could be a movie brand too.
When It Comes To Profit Margins, The Wider The Better
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 03, 5:31PM CDT
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 - Wed Sep 03, 5:28PM CDT
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 - Wed Sep 03, 5:28PM CDT
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...
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...