How Comcast Plans to Boost Your Internet Bill With New Fees
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 9:38AM CST
Comcast has begun testing data caps in certain markets and plans to make what it prefers to call "usage-based" billing standard policy across the country within the next five years. Previously, in nearly all cases, Internet data was an unlimited...
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), GOOGL: 528.08 (-14.50), TWC: 147.53 (-0.42), GOOG: 525.26 (-12.05), AAPL: 115.00 (-0.49), CMCSA: 56.34 (-0.04)
How President Obama's Net Neutrality Plan Might Raise Your Internet Bill
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 8:15AM CST
President Barack Obama wants net neutrality -- the idea that all Internet traffic must be treated equally by Internet service providers -- to be the law of the land. That could ultimately cost consumers money. To make that happen, Obama has asked...
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), VZ: 48.61 (-0.17), CMCSA: 56.34 (-0.04)
Why You May Not Want A La Carte Cable Pricing
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 7:47AM CST
On the surface, the end of forced cable channel bundles seems like it would benefit consumers. In reality, putting an end to the practice of selling various tiers of service with pre-determined channel packages, might lead to people paying more and...
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), FOX: 36.52 (+0.37), DTV: 85.02 (-0.21), DIS: 93.76 (+0.53), GOOGL: 528.08 (-14.50), TWC: 147.53 (-0.42), GOOG: 525.26 (-12.05), AAPL: 115.00 (-0.49), CMCSA: 56.34 (-0.04), DISH: 73.20 (+0.27), CVC: 21.32 (+0.21)
This Stock Could Be the Next Dividend Aristocrat
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Fri Dec 05, 8:00AM CST
Dividend aristocrats come with at least 25 years of uninterrupted dividend increases. It's an elite club that includes just 51 stocks from the S&P 500 index and only eight of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average members. Joining this...
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), SBUX: 83.57 (+2.26), DIS: 93.76 (+0.53), CSCO: 27.50 (-0.27)
Cramer's Mad Money - Google Might Get It Together (12/4/14)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 3:28AM CST
Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Thursday December 4. Oil Decline Irrelevant to Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI ). Other stock mentioned: Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A ) , ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP ) ...
PTRY: 25.59 (-0.01), KMI: 41.12 (-0.34), RH: 85.18 (+2.20), HD: 99.64 (+0.69), KR: 60.98 (+0.22), DECK: 98.57 (+1.90), COP: 67.85 (-1.46), BWLD: 169.59 (-0.18), GOOG: 525.26 (-12.05), TWX: 84.26 (-0.40), NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), SBUX: 83.57 (+2.26), UA: 69.43 (-0.16), TIVO: 12.23 (-0.02), RDS.A: 67.13 (-0.25), COST: 143.25 (+0.23), GOOGL: 528.08 (-14.50), TRAK: 47.55 (-2.24), GRPN: 7.27 (-0.13), BABA: 107.90 (-1.27)
Guess Who Amazon.com's Dueling With Now
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Dec 04, 7:34PM CST
Who is Amazon.com 's biggest rival? It's not such an easy question to answer. In its fledgling bookseller days, it was probably Barnes & Noble. Now that it's grown into a retail juggernaut, it might be Wal-Mart , the world's largest...
WFM: 48.29 (-0.62), NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), WMT: 84.12 (-0.64), COST: 143.25 (+0.23), GOOGL: 528.08 (-14.50), BKS: 22.63 (+1.60), AAPL: 115.00 (-0.49), GOOG: 525.26 (-12.05), WAG: 68.60 (+0.70)
Starz Plummets Because Absolutely No One Wants to Buy It
at The Street - Thu Dec 04, 3:21PM CST
Starz was falling Thursday following a report that prospective buyers say the cable-TV network's owners want too high a price for a sale.
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), LMCA: 35.85 (-0.75), TWX: 84.26 (-0.40), STRZA: 28.85 (+1.09), CBS: 55.09 (+0.24)
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: 350.92 (+0.32), TSLA: 223.71 (-4.57), AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), GOOGL: 528.08 (-14.50), AAPL: 115.00 (-0.49)
Will Amazon.com, Inc.'s Ad-Supported Video Service Be Bad for Prime?
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Dec 04, 7:30AM CST
In addition to streaming video, Amazon Prime offers free 2-day shipping on millions of items. Credit: Fool.com. Amazon.com might be ready to launch a new, cheaper streaming video service -- but will it be doing so at its own expense? We'll soon...
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30)
Netflix Headed To 18 Million International Subscribers, International Profits Remain Nonexistent
Trefis - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 6:00PM CST
There was a recent report that mentioned an estimate regarding Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX ) international growth by a UK based research firm, Digital TV Research. The agency estimates that Netflix could potentially hit 17 million paying international...
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32)
Broadcast TV Ratings Slip; Nielsen Eyes Digital
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Dec 03, 3:33PM CST
The drop-off in TV viewership among young Americans is snowballing, says Nielsen, which recently called for new ratings measures that would capture viewing on digital streaming devices. Nielsen on Wednesday said viewership on ad-supported live TV...
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), VIA: 77.40 (+2.62), FOXA: 37.81 (+0.18), DIS: 93.76 (+0.53), CMCSA: 56.34 (-0.04), CBS: 55.09 (+0.24)
OTT device penetration rate on the rise in the U.S.
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 11:50AM CST
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), SNE: 22.16 (+0.04), CBS: 55.09 (+0.24)
Third Quarter Earnings Season in Review: Sector Winners and Losers, the Misleading “Record” Beat Rate, and the Outlook for Q4
ESTMZ - Wed Dec 03, 11:31AM CST
On Monday, the third quarter earnings season will officially close out, with H&R Block as the final S&P 500 company to report. The season is ending with impressive earnings growth of 11.7%, paired with revenue growth of 4.8%, proving that...
KSS: 57.06 (+0.25), AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), BIIB: 340.87 (-0.31), GE: 26.01 (-0.08), NKE: 99.33 (+0.28), BBY: 35.63 (-0.45), XOM: 93.82 (-0.55), KORS: 77.63 (+1.10), CCE: 44.20 (+0.57), PVH: 122.77 (+0.09), URBN: 31.16 (unch), NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), JNJ: 108.51 (+0.95), COH: 34.50 (-0.20), AA: 16.95 (-0.29), LB: 82.92 (+0.25), AZO: 587.95 (-0.12), GILD: 104.59 (+2.77), ALXN: 198.61 (+0.95), MCD: 96.31 (+0.65), DG: 68.21 (+0.42), VZ: 48.61 (-0.17), HRB: 34.39 (+0.25)
Danger Zone: Tech Sector Funds
David Trainer - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 8:35AM CST
Tech sector ETF providers and mutual fund managers are in the Danger Zone this week. High Cost and Poor Holdings = Bad Deal Investors need to tread carefully in the Tech sector for two reasons: Managers do a poor job of picking stocks. Fund...
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32)
Here’s Why December is So Important for Netflix Stock Investors
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 03, 7:36AM CST
Barring a huge December surge, Netflix won't pull a repeat of last year's 52-week performance and finish as the best stock in the S&P 500. Shares rose a blistering 300% to lead the market in 2013 but they are lagging the index since then. ...
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32)
TV viewing down 4.4% in Q3
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 6:43AM CST
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), AMCX: 62.96 (-0.79), FOXA: 37.81 (+0.18), DISCA: 33.97 (-0.46), SNE: 22.16 (+0.04), DIS: 93.76 (+0.53), SNI: 80.28 (+0.41), VIAB: 76.90 (+2.16), CMCSA: 56.34 (-0.04), TWX: 84.26 (-0.40), CBS: 55.09 (+0.24)
7 Top Stocks to Buy in December
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Tue Dec 02, 7:22PM CST
The new month brings new opportunities for investors to put their cash to work in solid stock picks. We asked some of our top contributors covering technology and consumer goods stocks to weigh in on their top stocks to buy in December. Read on to...
DIS: 93.76 (+0.53), HABT: 34.21 (+0.72), WIN: 9.69 (-0.02), PCLN: 1,135.97 (-4.14), TWX: 84.26 (-0.40), NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), ZOES: 31.98 (+0.32), LGF: 34.95 (+0.17), CMG: 660.57 (-3.40), LOCO: 25.07 (-0.35), PG: 90.38 (-0.20), MSFT: 48.42 (-0.42), STRZA: 28.85 (+1.09)
Now Is Not the Time to Sell U.S. Stocks and Look Elsewhere
at The Street - Tue Dec 02, 3:50PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel admit that some stocks have stretched valuations. But there are still many compelling reasons to own domestic equities, complemented by international stocks.
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Internet Industry: Valuation, Momentum And Seasonality
Fred Piard - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 12:46PM CST
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), YHOO: 50.99 (+0.58), AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), EBAY: 54.81 (+0.14), FB: 76.36 (+1.12), EXPE: 91.35 (+1.80), GOOGL: 528.08 (-14.50), FDN: 61.41 (+0.03), GOOG: 525.26 (-12.05), PCLN: 1,135.97 (-4.14)
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Dec 02, 11:58AM CST
App Store Official Charts for the week ending December 1, 2014:
NFLX: 350.92 (+0.32), P: 18.26 (-0.21), FB: 76.36 (+1.12), GOOGL: 528.08 (-14.50), AAPL: 115.00 (-0.49), GOOG: 525.26 (-12.05)