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10 Big Mergers, Acquisitions and Spinoffs To Be on the Lookout for in 2015
at The Street - Thu Jan 01, 8:00AM CST
Next year looks to be another busy one for M&A and spinoffs, from tie-ups that could re-shape the cable industry to big breakups in Silicon Valley.
YHOO: 50.51 (-0.71), GS: 193.83 (-1.88), DLTR: 70.38 (-0.32), EBAY: 56.12 (-1.10), AOL: 46.17 (-0.38), HAL: 39.33 (-0.20), DG: 70.70 (-0.40), FDO: 79.21 (-0.09), HPQ: 40.13 (-0.59), BHI: 56.07 (-0.22), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

BitAuto, Avago Among 2014's Top World Stocks Winners
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Dec 31, 5:44PM CST
A fascinating year for global markets and economies has driven IBD's evolving list of Top World Stocks. As always, some stocks mentioned on the list and in the International Leaders columns proved out and booked significant gains. Others sputtered....
RDWR: 22.02 (+0.05), NTES: 99.14 (+0.15), JAZZ: 163.73 (+0.59), AVGO: 100.59 (-0.26), BITA: 70.41 (-0.30), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81), TTM: 42.28 (-0.39)

Top 5 Internet Stocks Include Facebook, Baidu
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Dec 31, 3:53PM CST
As we head into a new year, a look at the top five Internet stocks shows four of the biggest names in the sector, along with a fast-growing Chinese company. IBD's 68-company Internet-Content industry group ended the year almost exactly where it...
YHOO: 50.51 (-0.71), BIDU: 227.97 (-2.04), LNKD: 229.71 (-2.96), FB: 78.02 (-1.20), AOL: 46.17 (-0.38), GOOGL: 530.66 (-4.62), BITA: 70.41 (-0.30), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)


Top business stories of 2014: US grows, world slows
By TALI ARBEL - AP - Wed Dec 31, 3:09PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — This year showed how sheltered the U.S. economy is from geopolitical and health crises around the world. The global economy sputtered, but the U.S. powered ahead. Employers are finally hiring enough to lower unemployment. A plunge in gas prices and a rising stock market has Americans feeling richer and spending a bit more.
HD: 104.97 (+0.70), TGT: 75.91 (+0.20), WMT: 85.88 (-0.91), GM: 34.91 (-0.18), AAPL: 110.38 (-2.14), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

Google's Gmail Service Creeps Back to Life in China - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Dec 31, 2:55PM CST
Reportedly, Google Inc.'s (GOOGL) Gmail has started witnessing some amount of traffic in China after the nation's censorship mechanism, often referred to as the Great Firewall, pulled the plug on the service.
GOOGL: 530.66 (-4.62), MSFT: 46.45 (-0.57), AAPL: 110.38 (-2.14), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

China IPOs: A Banner Year Where Firsts Win Big
Doug Young - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 1:26PM CST
Bottom line: New IPOs by Chinese tech firms will slow sharply next year, with profitable, sector-leading companies the most likely to make successful offerings. On this final day of 2014, I thought I'd take a look at the scorecard for high-tech...
WUBA: 41.55 (+0.47), WB: 14.24 (-0.10), GOMO: 4.99 (-0.06), JMEI: 13.62 (-0.12), XNET: 7.30 (-0.02), ATHM: 36.36 (-0.52), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

Yahoo 2015 Outlook: Mobile Monetization And Tax Efficiency In Focus
WestEnd511 - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 12:59PM CST

YHOO: 50.51 (-0.71), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

Alibaba Tries Domestic Credit, Global Platform
Doug Young - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 9:35AM CST
Bottom line: Alibaba's (NYSE: BABA ) new online credit product and global shopping mall look like smart new initiatives that could help maintain its strong growth to justify its high valuation. It has been quite a while since I've written about...
BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

Worst Performing IPOs of 2014 - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Dec 31, 8:10AM CST
The average offering return was at 16% in 2014, significantly lower than 41% in 2013
E: 34.91 (-0.19), SC: 19.61 (-0.19), ALLY: 23.62 (-0.15), FB: 78.02 (-1.20), BIOC: 2.48 (+0.09), NADL: 1.63 (unch), RBS: 12.11 (+0.05), ATEN: 4.36 (+0.15), V: 262.20 (-2.35), CFG: 24.86 (-0.33), SYF: 29.75 (-0.25), PGRE: 18.59 (-0.15), NDAQ: 47.96 (-0.67), AM: 27.50 (+0.49), REPH: 2.86 (-0.03), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

SoftBank Will Get 2% Share Of My 2015 Portfolio
Alcaraz Research - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 7:59AM CST

YHOO: 50.51 (-0.71), S: 4.15 (+0.03), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

Media: Streaming, mergers, and theater traffic big themes of 2015
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 7:42AM CST

SNE: 20.47 (-0.11), SNI: 75.27 (-1.25), RGC: 21.36 (+0.11), CNK: 35.58 (-0.27), TWX: 85.42 (-0.54), MSG: 75.26 (-0.20), VIA: 75.50 (-0.95), LGF: 32.02 (-0.06), FOXA: 38.40 (-0.27), DTV: 86.70 (-0.30), TWC: 152.06 (-2.61), STRZA: 29.70 (-0.37), AMCX: 63.77 (-0.83), DIS: 94.19 (-0.51), DWA: 22.33 (+0.57), DISH: 72.89 (-0.41), IMAX: 30.90 (-0.20), NFLX: 341.61 (-1.62), AMC: 26.18 (+0.08), CKEC: 26.27 (-0.32), VIAB: 75.25 (-1.14), CMCSA: 58.01 (-0.86), CBS: 55.34 (-0.49), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

Vipshop: 3 Things That Matter Most In 2015
Brian Nichols - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 1:51PM CST

VIPS: 19.54 (-0.07), JD: 23.14 (-0.11), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

Portfolio Changes For The Fourth Quarter Of 2014
Alexander J. Poulos - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 12:35PM CST

HSY: 103.93 (-1.72), C: 54.11 (-0.73), XOM: 92.45 (-0.57), GOOG: 526.40 (-4.02), CCE: 44.22 (-0.63), SLB: 85.41 (-1.03), ZROZ: 119.82 (+0.41), YHOO: 50.51 (-0.71), V: 262.20 (-2.35), IBM: 160.44 (+0.39), S: 4.15 (+0.03), DE: 88.47 (-0.99), GOOGL: 530.66 (-4.62), TMUS: 26.94 (-0.06), BK: 40.57 (-0.46), AAPL: 110.38 (-2.14), WAG: 76.05 (-0.49), REGN: 410.25 (+1.91), TMK: 54.17 (-0.87), HTZ: 24.94 (-0.24), EMN: 75.86 (-0.72), FB: 78.02 (-1.20), AMGN: 159.29 (-1.34), WFC: 54.82 (-0.60), TSM: 22.38 (-0.06), ALL: 70.25 (-0.69), ORCL: 44.97 (-0.37), TOT: 51.20 (-0.32), GILD: 94.26 (-1.02), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), FLT: 148.71 (-0.25), VIAB: 75.25 (-1.14), VZ: 46.78 (-0.55), CTSH: 52.66 (-0.49), GIS: 53.33 (-1.02), CL: 69.19 (-0.85), CBS: 55.34 (-0.49), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

Piper Jaffray Reiterates Amazon's Price Target & Rating - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Dec 30, 11:00AM CST
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster reiterated an overweight rating on the Amazon (AMZN) stock and maintained the price target at $400.00.
AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), EBAY: 56.12 (-1.10), MELI: 127.67 (-0.03), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

The Might of the Great Firewall! Gmail Blocked in China - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Dec 30, 10:50AM CST
Google Inc.'s (GOOGL) Gmail service has been banned in China by the nation's avant-garde censorship mechanism often referred to as the Great Firewall of China.
GOOGL: 530.66 (-4.62), MSFT: 46.45 (-0.57), AAPL: 110.38 (-2.14), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

Cnova Shares Surge on Analysts' Stock Initiations: What Wall Street's Saying
at The Street - Tue Dec 30, 9:23AM CST
Shares of the e-commerce firm gained 6% on Tuesday after sell-side analysts initiated coverage of the stock. Here's what they said in their reports.
CNV: 7.91 (-0.28), MELI: 127.67 (-0.03), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

2014 Chinese IPOs In The U.S. - It's Good To Be Big
China Stock Research - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 7:44AM CST
2014 marked a return to strong growth in the number of Chinese companies choosing to IPO in the US, and was also a multi-year high for the amount of money investors poured in (thanks to two mega-deals). In total, there were 14 IPOs in 2014 which...
LEJU: 10.76 (-0.12), WB: 14.24 (-0.10), XNET: 7.30 (-0.02), ZPIN: 15.18 (-0.10), JMEI: 13.62 (-0.12), KANG: 15.04 (+0.02), CMCM: 15.12 (+0.12), TEDU: 11.10 (-0.03), EHIC: 8.16 (-0.28), JD: 23.14 (-0.11), MOMO: 12.00 (+0.13), DSKY: 17.08 (-0.20), TOUR: 12.00 (-0.16), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

Even After A Steep Decline, Sina Is Not An Ideal Pick
Mihir Mehta - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 29, 2:44PM CST

SINA: 37.41 (-0.10), WB: 14.24 (-0.10), BIDU: 227.97 (-2.04), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

Alibaba Tops in the Year of IPOs, 2015 Looks Promising - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Dec 29, 12:30PM CST
According to IPO exchange-traded fund manager Renaissance Capital, 2014 saw 275 companies going public on U.S. exchanges, raising more than $85 billion. This marked the largest year for U.S.-listed IPOs by both number and proceeds raised since 2000.
GKNT: 8.28 (+0.33), STMP: 47.99 (+0.14), MELI: 127.67 (-0.03), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)

Internet Software and Services Stocks Technical Study -- Alibaba Group Holding, eBay, Google, HomeAway, and Cornerstone OnDemand
PR Newswire - Mon Dec 29, 8:10AM CST
Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), HomeAway Inc. (NASDAQ: AWAY), and Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. (NASDAQ: CSOD). Free research on these five companies can be accessed at: http://investor-edge.com/register. The US markets on Friday, December 26, 2014, ended on a positive note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 18,053.71, up 0.13% and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,806.86, up 0.70%. The S&P 500 finished the session 0.33% higher at 2,088.77. During the trading session, eight out of ten sectors finished on a higher note. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index ended the day at 708.74, up 0.41%, with the index advancing 7.65% in the previous three months. Register for your complimentary reports on these five stocks at:
AWAY: 29.78 (+0.79), EBAY: 56.12 (-1.10), GOOGL: 530.66 (-4.62), CSOD: 35.20 (+0.25), GOOG: 526.40 (-4.02), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)




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