Look Out LeapFrog, Amazon's Got a New Kid-Friendly Tablet
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 50 mins ago
Amazon's Fire HD Kid's Edition is a clear shot at LeapFrog's LeapPad tablet line. Credit: Amazon.com Look out LeapFrog , because Amazon.com has its eyes on one of your most lucrative revenue streams. Amazon just unveiled its new Fire HD Kids...
What Do 50 Million Amazon Prime Members Mean for the Company?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 31 mins ago
Despite the recent $20-a-year price increase, Amazon 's Prime service apparently continues to sign up new members. The program, which offers free two-day shipping on millions of items, as well as other benefits including free video and...
Video: Can Retailers Top Amazon And Grinch On Mobile?
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 22, 5:21PM CDT
While brick-and-mortar stores may see Amazon.com as the big, bad wolf, traditional retailers could be hurting themselves by not investing enough in mobile e-commerce before the holiday shopping season. An eBay (EBAY) survey of holiday retail...
3 Best Retail Stocks for the Rest of 2014
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 22, 4:45PM CDT
The retail industry has become increasingly challenging and competitive over the last several years. For this reason, investors looking to make the right investments in the retail sector need to be especially selective in order to position their...
Microsoft's Latest Hire Could Help 'Drive The Future Of Commerce'
at The Street - Mon Sep 22, 11:53AM CDT
Iain Kennedy is Microsoft's latest hire to bolster possible e-commerce ambitions.
Alibaba IPO Amasses $21.8B on NYSE Day 1 Trade; Up 38% - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Sep 22, 11:00AM CDT
The Chinese e-Commerce goliath, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., finally debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol BABA on Friday. Following its debut, the share price surged 38% in the after-hours trading.
Alibaba's (BABA) Stock Drops: What Wall Street's Saying
at The Street - Mon Sep 22, 10:38AM CDT
Alibaba shares dropped 4.1% to $90.07 on Monday, following the Chinese e-commerce giant's debut on the New York Stock Exchange last week. Here's what analysts said.
Other Chinese Stocks In Focus Following Alibaba's IPO - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Sep 22, 8:30AM CDT
Alibaba Group Holding, which will trade with the ticker BABA, has priced its IPO at $68 per share, the high end of the estimated range of $66 to $68, and will raise $21.8 billion.
Cramer on the Biggest IPO of All Time: Alibaba Is the Real Deal
at The Street - Mon Sep 22, 8:15AM CDT
The company and its genuine CEO just may not be too good to be true.
Why Amazon.com (AMZN) Stock Is Down Today
at The Street - Mon Sep 22, 7:56AM CDT
Workers at five German Amazon (AMZN() logistics centers have walked out in a two-day strike to support demands for a collective wage agreement, according to the the Verdi labor union.
6 Reasons Whole Foods and Instacart Can Deliver the Goods
Casey Kelly-Barton, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 21, 1:25PM CDT
When Whole Foods Market announced earlier this month that it's rolling out grocery delivery and in-store pickup in 15 cities through San Francisco-based Instacart, I started thinking about the likelihood of the service surviving long enough to...
With Alibaba's big debut, 10 things to know
By KEN SWEET - AP - Sun Sep 21, 12:19PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — China's e-commerce giant Alibaba began trading its shares Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. Here are ten things to know about Alibaba, and why its initial public offering made history:
The Hidden Opportunity in Mobile Payments
Patrick Morris, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 21, 12:17PM CDT
A lot has been made about Apple 's move to enable mobile payments through its new i Phone 6 -- a search on Google News reveals more than 750 articles published in just the last 24 hours -- but much of the discussion focuses on just one side of...
8 New TV Shows You Must Watch During Prime Time Next Week
at The Street - Sun Sep 21, 9:50AM CDT
Here are eight new shows getting their start on network TV for the coming week.
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.
Buying the iPhone 6? These 5 Places Will Buy Your Old Apple iPhone
at The Street - Sat Sep 20, 10:40AM CDT
Here are five places that where you can sell or trade in your older iPhone model for some decent return.
Is Amazon.com One of the Best Companies in America?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 20, 8:45AM CDT
Source: Amazon.com. In partnership with Glassdoor , our investment analysts are taking a closer look at some of the most popular companies in Glassdoor's career community. Amazon.com is one of the most well-known companies among both...
Alibaba stock soars in jubilant trading debut
By MAE ANDERSON - AP - Fri Sep 19, 11:55PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Alibaba debuted as a publicly traded company Friday and swiftly climbed nearly 40 percent in a mammoth IPO that offered eager investors seemingly unlimited growth potential and a way to tap into the burgeoning Chinese middle class.
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.