Baidu Smartwatch App: Dead On Arrival
WestEnd511 - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 9:29AM CST
BIDU: 223.08 (-4.89), GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), GOOG: 524.81 (-1.59), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
'Fast Money' Recap: Where's the Market Going This Year?
at The Street - Sat Jan 03, 4:00AM CST
The trading panel discussed the 'January effect,' which loser stocks will win this year and whether Apple is a defensive play.
YHOO: 50.17 (-0.34), DDD: 32.42 (-0.45), FCX: 23.55 (+0.19), JCP: 6.29 (-0.19), TIF: 105.50 (-1.36), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69), SNI: 75.94 (+0.67), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
Apple 2015 Outlook: Where Do We Go From Here?
WestEnd511 - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 10:07PM CST
QIHU: 59.71 (+2.45), QUNR: 28.47 (+0.04), BIDU: 223.08 (-4.89), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
Stock classes on center stage
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jan 02, 5:42PM CST
Chinese online retail giant Alibaba's (BABA) Sept. IPO put dual-class stocks -- which give some holders, usually company founders and key executives, shares with more voting rights than others -- in the news. Google (GOOGL), which already had a...
GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
Alipay parent launches credit service for Alibaba purchases
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 4:07PM CST
BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
Alibaba E-Commerce Unit Now Offering Shoppers Loans
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jan 02, 3:03PM CST
Alibaba Holdings' (BABA) e-commerce affiliate Ant Financial Services Group reportedly announced this week that shoppers on Alibaba's Tmall and Taobao e-commerce sites can now take out month-to-month loans of up to $4,800 using a new payment option...
SINA: 37.81 (+0.40), M: 65.69 (-0.06), JD: 24.02 (+0.88), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
Kabam's IPO Plans Are Kaput
Larry Abrams - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 2:44PM CST
We are just a couple days into the New Year and already we have our first scratch - Kabam - from lists of technology companies most likely to do a 2015 IPO. Kabam is a San Francisco-based mobile gaming company that had a track record of licensing...
ZNGA: 2.73 (+0.07), KING: 15.06 (-0.30), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
Alibaba, Facebook Led Dual-Class 2014 Tech Stocks
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jan 02, 8:41AM CST
Alibaba Group Holding's (BABA) September IPO put dual-class stocks back in the spotlight, while Google, which already had a dual-class stock, in April created a new class of nonvoting stock with its stock split, creating a tri-class stock. Dual-class...
TSLA: 219.31 (-3.10), AMZN: 308.52 (-1.83), LNKD: 229.65 (-0.06), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), ZNGA: 2.73 (+0.07), YELP: 55.15 (+0.42), GRPN: 8.02 (-0.24), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), DISH: 72.27 (-0.62), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
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: 50.17 (-0.34), GS: 194.41 (+0.58), DLTR: 70.35 (-0.03), EBAY: 56.21 (+0.09), AOL: 45.49 (-0.68), HAL: 39.49 (+0.16), DG: 70.78 (+0.08), FDO: 78.89 (-0.32), HPQ: 40.24 (+0.11), BHI: 56.17 (+0.10), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
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: 21.77 (-0.25), NTES: 98.81 (-0.33), JAZZ: 163.43 (-0.30), AVGO: 100.09 (-0.50), BITA: 74.71 (+4.30), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34), TTM: 43.84 (+1.56)
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: 50.17 (-0.34), BIDU: 223.08 (-4.89), LNKD: 229.65 (-0.06), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), AOL: 45.49 (-0.68), GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), BITA: 74.71 (+4.30), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
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: 103.43 (-1.54), TGT: 75.33 (-0.58), WMT: 85.90 (+0.02), GM: 34.84 (-0.07), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
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: 529.55 (-1.11), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
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: 41.90 (+0.35), WB: 14.53 (+0.29), GOMO: 5.01 (+0.02), JMEI: 13.88 (+0.26), XNET: 8.00 (+0.70), ATHM: 37.79 (+1.43), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
Yahoo 2015 Outlook: Mobile Monetization And Tax Efficiency In Focus
WestEnd511 - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 12:59PM CST
YHOO: 50.17 (-0.34), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
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: 103.60 (-0.34)
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: 34.98 (+0.07), SC: 20.00 (+0.39), ALLY: 23.65 (+0.03), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), BIOC: 2.48 (unch), NADL: 1.68 (+0.05), RBS: 11.93 (-0.18), ATEN: 4.54 (+0.18), V: 265.02 (+2.82), CFG: 24.76 (-0.10), SYF: 29.48 (-0.27), PGRE: 18.78 (+0.19), NDAQ: 47.86 (-0.10), AM: 27.41 (-0.09), REPH: 2.90 (+0.04), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
SoftBank Will Get 2% Share Of My 2015 Portfolio
Alcaraz Research - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 7:59AM CST
YHOO: 50.17 (-0.34), S: 4.24 (+0.09), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
Media: Streaming, mergers, and theater traffic big themes of 2015
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 7:42AM CST
SNE: 20.56 (+0.09), SNI: 75.94 (+0.67), RGC: 20.84 (-0.52), CNK: 34.91 (-0.67), TWX: 84.93 (-0.49), MSG: 75.26 (unch), VIA: 75.46 (-0.04), LGF: 31.22 (-0.80), FOXA: 37.85 (-0.55), DTV: 86.67 (-0.03), TWC: 150.66 (-1.40), STRZA: 29.44 (-0.26), AMCX: 63.90 (+0.13), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), DWA: 22.65 (+0.32), DISH: 72.27 (-0.62), IMAX: 30.03 (-0.87), NFLX: 348.94 (+7.33), AMC: 25.63 (-0.55), CKEC: 25.82 (-0.45), VIAB: 75.40 (+0.15), CMCSA: 57.35 (-0.66), CBS: 54.79 (-0.55), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
Vipshop: 3 Things That Matter Most In 2015
Brian Nichols - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 1:51PM CST
VIPS: 20.50 (+0.96), JD: 24.02 (+0.88), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)