Just Like Facebook, Twitter Starts Testing Its "Buy" Button
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 08, 7:00PM CDT
Source: Twitter. In many ways, Twitter and Facebook are like two peas in a social pod. Both companies have embarked upon feature convergence over the years, and that trend isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Of course, "feature convergence" is...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: 5 Reasons Why More Americans Are Bearish
at The Street - Mon Sep 08, 6:56PM CDT
Why do so few Americans own stocks despite the market's multi-year run? Cramer wonders.
How Will Twitter (TWTR) Monetize Their New "Buy" Button? - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Sep 08, 5:39PM CDT
Twitter launched a new buy button. We take a look at what this might mean for the revenue forecast for Twitter in the medium term.
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Mon Sep 08, 5:38PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Quiet Stocks Are Typical In Market Right Now
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 08, 5:18PM CDT
Quiet volume has been the chief characteristic of the stock market in recent weeks. The last time either the Nasdaq or the S&P 500 showed above-average volume for the week was in the week ended Aug. 1. Many leaders in the Big Cap 20 are also keeping...
The Most Important Way Twitter Is Trying to Copy Facebook Inc.
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 08, 4:36PM CDT
Twitter headquarters. Source: Twitter Twitter and Facebook have been copying each other for years. Facebook wants to do more things in public, added hashtags last year, and launched Instagram video to compete with Vine, among other examples....
What Samsung’s Gear VR Headset Means For Mobile Gaming
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 08, 3:47PM CDT
At IFA 2014 in Berlin Samsung unveiled the Gear VR, a new version of the Oculus Rift that uses the Galaxy Note 4 as its display. The Gear VR. Source: Samsung The Gear VR is a visor with a docking slot for the 5.7-inch Note 4. The device,...
Technology Stock Roundup: Apple Takes Privacy Heat (revised) - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Sep 08, 3:38PM CDT
We discuss Apple's breach, Facebook's videos and, of course, the Alibaba IPO.
Why Groupon, Inc. Stock Has Plunged 40% in 2014
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 08, 2:30PM CDT
Source: Groupon. Three years ago, Groupon seemed to be on top of the world, riding the wave of interest in social media with its daily deals offerings that were the latest craze among retailers and their customers. Yet shortly after its IPO in...
Alibaba IPO Is Coming: What Investors Need to Know - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Sep 08, 1:06PM CDT
The Alibaba IPO is right around the corner. We take a closer look at the many business components of this potential blockbluster.
How Will Facebook (FB) Stock React to Its African Focus?
at The Street - Mon Sep 08, 1:01PM CDT
Facebook (FB) is targeting Africa as a new audience for the social network, as one in 10 Africans are logging on to Facebook every month.
Will Apple Catch Salesforce in the Wearable Software War?
at The Street - Mon Sep 08, 11:41AM CDT
Salesforce Wear lets developers connect wearables to clouds. Almost all major players, save Apple, have endorsed it. Can it become the Windows of wearables?
Technology Stock Roundup: Apple Takes Privacy Heat - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Sep 08, 9:30AM CDT
Amazon's (AMZN) Twitch acquisition and Cisco's (CSCO) strong growth in servers helped share prices last week.
Is IBM’s Watson Supercomputer Smart Enough to Up the Firm’s Profit?
at The Street - Mon Sep 08, 7:00AM CDT
Could the machine figure out how to increase the annual profit of IBM from $16.5 billion to $22.8 billion, which is what Microsoft makes?
Why Aren't These 3 Shows on Netflix Yet?
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 07, 2:33PM CDT
Netflix can stream many of the most popular TV shows ever produced. But the streaming catalog still has some glaring holes. Right now, you go go to the American version of Netflix's streaming video service and enjoy some extremely popular TV...
The 1 George Soros Quote Every Investor Should Read Right Now
George Budwell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 07, 12:44PM CDT
The U.S. stock market has been going bonkers for over five years, as the chart below shows. So it's not surprising that bears have started to make appearances on major financial news outlets more frequently of late, warning of the forthcoming "epic...
Netflix vs. HBO: Still a Lopsided Fight
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 07, 8:41AM CDT
Depending on how you read the results, Netflix either won big at the Emmys this year, or was completely snubbed. Source: Netflix. A disappointing Emmy night Sure, its original shows like Orange is the New Black collected 31...
Will Facebook Messenger Be Like the Netflix Qwikster Disaster?
Jason Hall, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 2:00PM CDT
Could presidential influence get Messenger added back to the Facebook app? "I'm so grateful to be able to help build these tools for you. I feel a deep responsibility to make the most of my time here and serve you the best I can." -- Facebook ...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Next Week's Game Plan
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 6:37PM CDT
Cramer is looking for bargains, and that means he'll be watching Yahoo!, Apple and Restoration Hardware next week.