Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Wed Sep 10, 5:16PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Why Facebook, Inc. Needed a Separate Messaging App
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 3:45PM CDT
Facebook 's taken a lot of heat recently for unbundling its messaging app from its main mobile app. The current version has an abysmal one and half-star rating, and many comments on Apple 's App Store are anything but positive. With all the...
Stock Market Today: Stocks Gain as Apple, Twitter Surge
at The Street - Wed Sep 10, 3:23PM CDT
Major U.S. stock markets gained traction in the final hour of trading to close positive Wednesday, as stocks like Twitter and Apple provided a degree of support.
How to Dump the Right Stocks to Buy the Alibaba IPO
at The Street - Wed Sep 10, 2:57PM CDT
Although the advice to sell Yahoo! to buy Alibaba has been bad, here are some stocks investors are most likely to dump in order to place their IPO orders.
Seagate Creates New Group For Data Center Development
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 10, 1:47PM CDT
To help companies deal with a growing flood of data, Seagate Technology (STX) on Wednesday announced the formation of a new group to assist in the build-out of data centers. With the explosion of cloud services, mobile applications, open source...
Microsoft (MSFT) Offers First Look of Revamped MSN - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 10, 1:33PM CDT
Microsoft's (MSFT) revamped MSN offers a single platform that integrates exclusive content from globally renowned media outlets along with personal productivity tools.
Can Facebook Inc.’s Oculus Overcome This Major Hurdle?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 12:13PM CDT
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's love of all things mobile is nothing new. Zuckerberg and team have spent much of the past couple years focused on making the social media site as friendly for mobile devices as it is for desktop computers. And with...
Twitter Upgraded On Buy-Now Button, Ad Potential
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 10, 11:39AM CDT
Twitter (TWTR) stock rose to a nearly six-month high Wednesday after UBS upgraded the short-messaging service and boosted its price target on Twitter stock, citing e-commerce and ad potential. Twitter stock was up 3.5% in midday trading in the stock...
Why Facebook, Inc Helped Samsung Build Its Virtual Reality Headset
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 9:37AM CDT
When South Korea's Samsung introduced its latest in a long line of smartphones last week, the world seemed to stand up and take notice. Not only did the leading smartphone manufacturer on the planet take the wraps off its latest creations, the...
Stock Market News for September 10, 2014 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 10, 9:10AM CDT
Benchmarks dropped to their lowest levels in weeks as increasing concerns about the sooner-than-expected rate hike raised bond yields to a record level on Tuesday
Under Armour, Apple, Gilead Among Big-Cap Leaders
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 10, 7:02AM CDT
If you don't want to drop $349 for the Apple Watch, you may soon be able to get a wearable device from sports gear maker Under Armour (UA) and electronics giant Samsung. Buzz over watch expectations as well as Under Armour's growth in basketball...
Jim Cramer's Top Stock Picks: AAPL FB GOOGL CMG BDBD LTM
at The Street - Wed Sep 10, 5:00AM CDT
Cramer says Apple is a keeper, Boulder Brands could be the next natural foods target and Lifetime Fitness could be worth $60 a share if it converts to a REIT.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: The Apple of Cramer's Eye
at The Street - Tue Sep 09, 7:07PM CDT
The market loves gadgets and that's why Cramer will continue to love Apple for the long term.
Glu's (GLUU) Racing Rivals 2.0 Now on Facebook App Center - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Sep 09, 5:35PM CDT
Leading developer and publisher of free-to-play games for smartphones and tablet devices, Glu Mobile Inc. (GLUU) recently launchedRacing Rivals 2.0 on Facebook's (FB) app center.
Alright Google, Inc, What’s YouTube Really Worth?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 4:16PM CDT
It seems hard to believe, but Google acquired its hugely successful YouTube unit nearly eight years ago for what was then an unheard of $1.65 billion. At the time, YouTube was easily Google's largest acquisition, and the plan was to, "pursue our...
Why Snapchat is Worth $10 billion, and King Digital Entertainment Isn't
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 3:00PM CDT
It was only a couple years ago when people said $1 billion was way too much for Facebook to pay for Instagram. Since then, Facebook has made several more billion dollar acquisitions, including paying $19 billion for WhatsApp. Last fall, the...
Twitter Tests "BUY" Button, Set to Start eCommerce Service - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Sep 09, 2:55PM CDT
Twitter (TWTR) is testing the Buy option in its tweets that enables users to shop.
Can Facebook’s WhatsApp Really Reach 3 Billion Users?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 2:15PM CDT
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently claimed that WhatsApp, the mobile messaging app his company is acquiring for $19 billion, will eventually reach "two to three billion people." That would make the service bigger than Facebook, which has 1.3...
Yahoo! Up on Alibaba IPO Pricing; Plans to Reduce Stake - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Sep 09, 1:40PM CDT
Yahoo Inc.'s (YHOO) shares increased 5.6% to settle at $41.81 after the Chinese e-Commerce giant, Alibaba, set a price range for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).