Minecraft Deal Shows Desire for Intellectual Property Is No Game
at The Street - Sat Sep 20, 11:00AM CDT
They may not fetch the $2.5 billion Microsoft just paid for Minecraft developer Mojang, but video game properties are a key part of tech companies' device strategy.
Besides Alibaba, 5 IBD 50s That Made An IPO Splash
at Investor's Business Daily - Sat Sep 20, 7:02AM CDT
Alibaba Group (BABA) may have hogged the spotlight this week, but is this stock's popularity and success sustainable? Take a trip down memory lane with this week's IBD 50: Here are four top stocks that made an opening splash and sailed on to success....
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: My Game Plan for Next Week
at The Street - Fri Sep 19, 7:12PM CDT
Cramer is putting Alibaba behind him and is focusing on individual corporate earnings next week.
IBD 50 Stocks Setting Up, Including These 5 Medicals
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 19, 6:36PM CDT
Recent volatility in the stock market, including an outlook shift to uptrend under pressure and back to a confirmed uptrend, may have rattled investors' nerves. But it's also helped set up new potential entries as some leading stocks slipped into buy...
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Fri Sep 19, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Tougher Twitter Ready To Rumble With Facebook, Google
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 19, 4:34PM CDT
Short-messaging service Twitter has made its name worldwide by letting users share real-time information in 140-character posts called tweets that can also display photos and videos -- and now they may let people "click to buy." Largely through use...
Yahoo rakes in another jackpot from Alibaba's IPO
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Fri Sep 19, 3:49PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is making amends for years of blundering with one smart move: an early investment in Alibaba Group that has turned into a multibillion-dollar boon.
Alibaba IPO Proceeds Lifts U.S. Total To 10-Year High
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 19, 3:28PM CDT
The $21.8 billion in proceeds raised by the Alibaba Group (BABA) IPO lifted the total for all U.S. IPOs this year to $62.4 billion, the highest level in at least 10 years. The amount of money raised is 108% above the year-to-date level from last...
Baidu, Other China Tech Stocks Sink As Alibaba Rises
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 19, 2:34PM CDT
China-based e-commerce leader Alibaba Group (BABA) surged in its first day of trading after a record-breaking U.S. IPO, but it didn't bring many other China Internet stocks -- friends or foes -- with it. Alibaba was up 35%, near 92, in afternoon...
Beyond Alibaba (BABA): The 3 Largest IPOs in U.S. History - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 19, 12:53PM CDT
What have been the other large IPOs in U.S. history besides Alibaba?
Digital Info Deluge Challenges Businesses; Get Heard
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 19, 12:51PM CDT
An information avalanche can bury business messages. How to rise above: Feel the crush. Talk about infobesity. In 2012, Americans spent an average of 13.6 hours per person per day -- outside of work -- consuming media, and by 2015 that figure will...
Will Apple Kill Facebook's Newest App With This iOS 8 Feature?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 19, 12:19PM CDT
Facebook released an app called Hyperlapse last month that makes it extremely easy to shoot time-lapse videos on your smartphone. In fact, that's all it does. There's no feed of your friends' videos or a place to put notes or comments. It just...
Warning: Steer Clear of Alibaba Shares if They Exceed This Price
at The Street - Fri Sep 19, 12:04PM CDT
The initial public offering price of $92.70 is reasonable. But if it trades above $110 a share, investors should steer clear.
IPO Value Surges To The Highest Level In More Than a Decade
ACCESSWIRE - Fri Sep 19, 11:52AM CDT
Deerfield Beach, FL / September 19, 2014 / As the U.S. economy continues to recover, deal making activity has surged. Indeed, both M&As and initial public offerings (IPO) have seen a surge this year. In fact data from Dealogic shows that companies raised $46.4 billion in the first eight months of 2014, the highest of any year since 2000. The value of IPOs will get a huge boost as Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) completed its IPO on Thursday.
Video: Alibaba Group Stock Soars In Blockbuster IPO Debut
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 19, 11:48AM CDT
Investors clamored for Alibaba Group (BABA) stock Friday, buying shares above 92 at the opening, up 35% from the IPO's starting price of 68. The China e-commerce giant initially sold 320.1 million shares to underwriters and institutional investors...
Jim Cramer Advises Investors on Alibaba (BABA) and Talks Interview with CEO Jack Ma
at The Street - Fri Sep 19, 11:40AM CDT
TheStreet's Jim Cramer breaks down his interview with Alibaba (BABA) CEO Jack Ma Friday morning and offers his take on the stock.
Will Alibaba's IPO Give Yahoo the Much-Needed Boost? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 19, 10:50AM CDT
Yahoo! (YHOO) has gained focus again thanks to the Chinese e-Commerce goliath, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., which is planning to launch its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the NYSE on Friday, Sep 19. This is arguably the hottest public offering this year.
Cramer on This Week’s Big IPO: 10 Bogus Claims Against Alibaba
at The Street - Fri Sep 19, 10:30AM CDT
Let's debunk these one by one.
Facebook Inc. Plans to Beat YouTube at Its Own Game
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 19, 9:41AM CDT
There's no denying that Google 's YouTube is a massive success. At last count, the video-sharing website accounted for a whopping 20% of all online video advertising business, and it is expected to generate nearly $6 billion in revenue this year....