Two HPs: Twice The Challenges, Opportunities
Joe Panettieri - at Seeking Alpha - 1 hr 23 mins ago
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), IBM: 164.05 (-0.47), HPQ: 39.07 (+0.02)
Barnes & Noble Ends Microsoft Venture, Q2 EPS Misses
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Dec 04, 1:43PM CST
Barnes & Noble (BKS) early Thursday said it ended a Nook Media e-reader and tablet joint venture with Microsoft (MSFT) as it reported a drop in fiscal Q2 2015 revenue and earnings from a year ago. Barnes & Noble signed a deal with Microsoft to buy...
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), PSO: 19.16 (-0.03), BKS: 21.03 (-1.21), MSFT: 48.84 (+0.76)
Amazon Selling Branded Consumables To Prime Members
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Dec 04, 1:29PM CST
Amazon (AMZN) announced Thursday that it is jumping deeper into the market for consumable goods by offering its own line of diapers and baby wipes under an exclusive program for Prime members. In another move, Amazon reportedly is testing a takeout...
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), GRUB: 34.05 (-2.03), ANGI: 5.81 (-0.12), YELP: 55.14 (+0.37)
Amazon selling its own diapers, baby wipes
By MAE ANDERSON - AP - Thu Dec 04, 1:29PM CST
ATLANTA (AP) — Amazon is launching its own line of diapers and baby wipes exclusively for its Prime members to get more shoppers to sign up for the $99 annual program.
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43)
Wal-Mart Should Buy Barnes & Noble's Struggling Nook Division
at The Street - Thu Dec 04, 12:52PM CST
The world's biggest retailer should consider buying Nook, once the second-largest e-book retailer in the U.S., to grow its digital businesses and compete with Amazon.
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), TGT: 73.28 (-0.05), WMT: 84.76 (-0.18), BKS: 21.03 (-1.21), MSFT: 48.84 (+0.76)
Google For Work Pursues Enterprise Simplicity Over Microsoft Office 365
Joe Panettieri - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 12:32PM CST
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), GOOGL: 542.58 (+5.61), MSFT: 48.84 (+0.76), GOOG: 537.31 (+5.99)
Why Wal-Mart Soared 15% in November
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Dec 04, 12:00PM CST
Source: Wal-Mart. It's lonely at the top, and investors in big-box retail behemoth Wal-Mart have struggled with the question of how to find new growth opportunities when the company is already such a massive presence in the American shopping...
WFM: 48.91 (+0.72), AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), WMT: 84.76 (-0.18)
Internet ETFs and Stocks Set to Surge Post Cyber Monday - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Dec 04, 12:00PM CST
Given record-breaking online sales on Cyber Monday, e-commerce ETFs and stocks are poised to surge in the coming days.
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), EBAY: 54.67 (-0.14), STMP: 48.31 (+0.49), WMT: 84.76 (-0.18), OSTK: 25.28 (-0.91), FDN: 61.38 (+0.22), PNQI: 67.51 (-0.02)
Express Cuts 2014 Outlook, Warns On Mall Traffic
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Dec 04, 11:20AM CST
Express (EXPR) reported mixed Q3 results on Thursday and offered a gloomier full-year forecast, citing weaker mall traffic as the holidays approach. The specialty apparel retailer, whose clothing is geared toward men and women in their 20s and 30s,...
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), EXPR: 13.19 (-1.30)
Amazon Going Back On Sale
Dana Blankenhorn - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 10:39AM CST
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43)
BlackBerry Passport Review: Is it Really Hip to be Square?
at The Street - Thu Dec 04, 10:26AM CST
This smartphone's unusual size and shape might present users with portability and usage problems.
T: 33.91 (-0.09), AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), QCOM: 73.34 (-1.03), BBRY: 10.47 (-0.45), TMUS: 28.44 (+0.14), GLW: 21.23 (-0.31), GOOG: 537.31 (+5.99), AAPL: 115.49 (-0.44)
IBM Cloud Wins Aren't Pure Cloud Revenue
Joe Panettieri - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 9:55AM CST
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), IBM: 164.05 (-0.47), MSFT: 48.84 (+0.76)
This Pet Food Supplier Is Still In the Hunt for Growth
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Dec 04, 9:45AM CST
Pet supplies retailers are moving online to bolster sales. Photo: Flickr via Mike Mozart The kennel is getting smaller as pet industry growth is being fueled by consolidation . Privately held pet supplies retailer Petco just announced it was...
ZTS: 44.00 (-0.88), AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), ABT: 45.49 (-0.19), PETS: 13.52 (-0.09), PFE: 31.67 (-0.08), WMT: 84.76 (-0.18), PETM: 79.11 (-0.33)
Carbonite Shares Skyrocket on j2 Global's Takeover Offer - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Dec 04, 9:10AM CST
Carbonite (CARB) stated that it has received an unsolicited offer from j2 Global (JCOM) to buy all outstanding shares of Carbonite for $15 each.
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), CARB: 14.21 (-0.23), JCOM: 60.80 (+0.47), GOOGL: 542.58 (+5.61)
Same-Day Delivery Application Killed Off by eBay: Who Fails Next?
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Dec 04, 9:00AM CST
Same-day delivery from eBay now goes flat as e-commerce retailer pulls app. Photo: eBay Motors Blog. Same-day delivery may not be the Holy Grail retailers had hoped for. eBay pulled its stand-alone delivery service app from its App Store last...
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), HD: 98.95 (+0.36), EBAY: 54.67 (-0.14), TGT: 73.28 (-0.05), WMT: 84.76 (-0.18), M: 62.50 (-1.16), BBY: 36.08 (+0.04), SHLD: 32.75 (-1.50), GOOG: 537.31 (+5.99), BKW: 34.69 (+0.54)
Sears Q3 Loss Isn't As Bad As Expected
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Dec 04, 8:51AM CST
Sears Holdings (SHLD) reported another loss for the third quarter, but it wasn't as much as analysts were expecting. The department store operator said its adjusted per-share loss was $2.84, down from $2.95 lost a year ago. Analysts polled by Thomson...
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), TGT: 73.28 (-0.05), SHLD: 32.75 (-1.50)
Unraveling The Amazon Puzzle
Hanke-Guttridge Equity Research - Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 8:46AM CST
Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN ) earnings are down, but the price of its stock is up ( Table 1 ). To most, this is a puzzle. In what follows, we unravel this mystery. [Table 1] Amazon: Earnings and Share Price (click to enlarge) The decline in...
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43)
Amazon Is Getting Into Private Label Business With Amazon Elements
at The Street - Thu Dec 04, 8:42AM CST
Amazon is getting into the private label business, announcing Amazon Elements, a new line of premium, everyday items that are available only to Amazon Prime members.
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43)
Apple Remains the Momentum Leader as Amazon, Google, Netflix, Tesla Lag
at The Street - Thu Dec 04, 8:38AM CST
Despite the market's run to new highs, Apple remains the only consistent momentum stock among the five profiled here.
NFLX: 350.60 (-4.52), TSLA: 228.28 (-1.02), AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), GOOGL: 542.58 (+5.61), AAPL: 115.49 (-0.44)