8 Stocks to Buy in September
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 7:07PM CDT
School is back in session, fall is on the way, and it's always a good time to be thinking about how to put your money to work for you in the stock market. We asked some of our top Motley Fool contributors covering technology and consumer goods stocks...
Shopping and Travel Site Visitation Dominate the Vacation Planning and Booking Process for U.K. Consumers
Business Wire - Wed Sep 10, 7:00AM CDT
A new study from Expedia(R) Media Solutions, the advertising sales division of global online travel leader Expedia, Inc., reveals that while online content consumption spikes during the vacation package planning and booking phases across both U.K. and U.S. consumers, the groups have very distinct internet usage habits. Planning and review sites are recognized in the study as leading travel resources for U.K. consumers, as well as the dominance of retail in online content consumption.
Watch for Expedia to Potentially Rebound After Falling 2.09% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Sep 09, 4:57PM CDT
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $85.72 to a high of $87.85. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.1%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $87.21 on volume of 1.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
EBay's PayPal To Begin Accepting Bitcoins: Exec
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Sep 09, 11:11AM CDT
EBay's (EBAY) PayPal payments unit will begin accepting bitcoin in the virtual currency's biggest endorsement yet by a major company. Bill Ready, the CEO of eBay's Braintree payment processing unit, said at the Techcrunch Disrupt conference in San...
PayPal to accept bitcoin
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 08, 5:51PM CDT
EBay's (EBAY) online payment unit will begin to accept bitcoin payments from merchants "over the coming months," joining other bitcoin-accepting companies such as Dish Network (DISH) and Expedia (EXPE). PayPal and Braintree, an eBay payment...
Rakuten Confirms Talks to Buy Ebates
at The Street - Mon Sep 08, 10:55AM CDT
Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten confirms it's in talks to buy San Francisco rebate site Ebates to expand outside Japan as it hunts for growth.
Will Google (GOOGL) Stock Be Affected By the Potential of More Concessions to the EU?
at The Street - Mon Sep 08, 7:33AM CDT
Google (GOOGL) is facing angry European Union regulators who are 'trying to extract' more concessions from them after hostility to a planned settlement of a 2010 antitrust probe.
'Fast Money' Recap: The European Central Bank and Bonds
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed whether bond yields can go lower and whether you should be long Intel and El Pollo Loco.
Uptrend Call Working As Expedia Stock Rises 14.6% (EXPE)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Sep 04, 9:23AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) on June 17th, 2014 at $77.09. In approximately 3 months, Expedia has returned 14.60% as of today's recent price of $88.34.
The Hotwire® and Egencia "Bleisure" Travel Report Reveals Half of Americans Blend Leisure and Business Travel
PR Newswire - Thu Sep 04, 5:02AM CDT
With the big convention season right around the corner, Hotwire.com®, a leading discount travel site, today revealed additional results from its third annual American Travel Behavior Survey, conducted online on its behalf by Harris Poll in October 2013 among over 2,000 U.S. adults. According to the survey, just under half (49 percent) of full-time/part-time employed American adults who travel for business have ever tacked leisure time onto a work trip, with younger travelers ages 18-34 (56 percent) doing so more than their slightly older counterparts ages 35-44 (37 percent), pointing to a growing trend of blending business and leisure - or "bleisure" - travel.
Expedia Launches New Tablet App that Reimagines Search
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 03, 11:01PM CDT
Expedia.com®, one of the world's largest full service online travel sites*, today released the all-new Expedia® app for tablets. It is available today for free download from the App Store and Google Play.
Priceline Debuts Campaign in Canada with William Shatner - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 03, 6:00PM CDT
Online travel agent Priceline.com (PCLN) is conducting its first national brand awareness campaign in Canada to make use of the expanding mobile-centric customer base in the country.
U.S. Hotel Rates Have Increased by 5 Percent in 2014
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 03, 8:12AM CDT
Americans paid an average of $137 per night for hotel accommodations in the U.S. during the first six months of 2014 - an increase of five percent compared to the same period in 2013 - according to the latest data from the biannual Hotels.com® Hotel Price Index(TM) (HPI®). The increase represents the second-highest growth rate for a half-year period over the past decade and the index reached 118 - just one point shy of the highest half-yearly index ever recorded for North America.
Watch for Expedia to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 2.78% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Sep 02, 5:28PM CDT
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $86.14 to a high of $88.34. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.8%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $87.75 on volume of 1.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Expedia Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 2.78%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Sep 02, 5:28PM CDT
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $86.14 to a high of $88.34. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.8%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $87.75 on volume of 1.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Priceline (PCLN) or Expedia (EXPE): Which Is The Better Stock? - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Sep 02, 12:27PM CDT
We look at two travel stock behemoths, PCLN and EXPE, in order to find which might be the better investment.
Internet Retail Equities Technical Study -- Amazon.com, E-Commerce China Dangdang, Jumei International Holding, TripAdvisor, and Expedia
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 02, 7:55AM CDT
The US markets on Friday, August 29, 2014 ended on a positive note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 17,098.45, up 0.11% and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,580.27, up 0.50%. The S&P 500 finished the session 0.33% higher at 2,003.37. During the trading session, all the ten sectors finished on a higher note. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index ended the day at 544.81, up 0.01%, with the index advancing 4.78% in the previous three months. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (NYSE: DANG), Jumei International Holding Ltd (NYSE: JMEI), TripAdvisor Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP), and Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE). Free research on these five companies can be accessed at:
GDP Is Better Than Good -- but Interest Rates are Still Not Going Up
at The Street - Thu Aug 28, 9:03AM CDT
The new GDP numbers are strong, but Europe is too weak to fool with, and the Fed is still focused on labor market slack.
12.2% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Expedia Call (EXPE)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Aug 27, 5:08PM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) on June 17th, 2014 at $77.09. In approximately 2 months, Expedia has returned 12.21% as of today's recent price of $86.50.