Facebook 2015 Outlook: The Year Of Mobile Messenger?
WestEnd511 - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 9:45AM CST
YHOO: 50.17 (-0.34), AMZN: 308.52 (-1.83), YY: 65.68 (+3.34), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), GRPN: 8.02 (-0.24), GOOG: 524.81 (-1.59), PCLN: 1,142.06 (+1.85)
5 IBD 50 Stocks Poised For Strong '15 Earnings Gains
at Investor's Business Daily - Sat Jan 03, 7:02AM CST
Companies can sometimes report an outstanding quarter, but others can sustain strong earnings growth over an entire year -- and stocks like Ambarella are expected to lead the IBD 50 in 2015. It and four others on the IBD 50 are poised for superior...
AMBA: 51.02 (+0.30), GPRO: 66.87 (+3.65), SAVE: 74.24 (-1.34), BIDU: 223.08 (-4.89), AKRX: 36.07 (-0.13), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), BITA: 74.71 (+4.30), AVGO: 100.09 (-0.50), LUV: 42.69 (+0.37)
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Fri Jan 02, 5:52PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
MU: 34.75 (-0.26), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), LINE: 11.35 (+1.22), ZNGA: 2.73 (+0.07), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), INTC: 36.36 (+0.07), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), CSCO: 27.61 (-0.21)
Oracle's (ORCL) Cloud Portfolio Offers SMAC Solutions - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 02, 4:45PM CST
Oracle's (ORCL) Cloud Platform, which includes its Database, Java, and Oracle Fusion Middleware, is gaining popularity as a reliable source of various SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) requirements.
FB: 78.45 (+0.43), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), ORCL: 44.33 (-0.64), CRM: 59.24 (-0.07)
Facebook Inc. Is Starting to Look a Lot Like YouTube
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jan 02, 3:08PM CST
Source: Facebook It's no secret that Facebook has been pushing its users to upload more videos. Just over 30 million of those users are small businesses that use Pages to create a presence on the social network and connect with customers....
FB: 78.45 (+0.43), GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), GOOG: 524.81 (-1.59)
Twitter 2015 Outlook: Promise Me You Will Change
WestEnd511 - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 1:56PM CST
FB: 78.45 (+0.43), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69)
Twitter Tests Ad Space on Following List to Boost Revenues - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 02, 12:50PM CST
Social networking website, Twitter (TWTR) is keen on growing its advertising business and reportedly, expanded the advertising space from Timeline to users' following list.
YHOO: 50.17 (-0.34), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69)
Wal-Mart's (WMT) Sam's Club Offers Membership Gift Cards - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 02, 12:36PM CST
Sam's Club, a subsidiary of retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), is offering $20 gift cards to all its members who join Sam's Club or renew their existing membership before Jan 31, 2015.
SWY: 35.13 (+0.01), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), IMKTA: 38.49 (+1.40), WMT: 85.90 (+0.02)
10 Reasons Why Snapchat's $485.6 Million Fundraising Shows It's Worth $10 Billion
at The Street - Fri Jan 02, 11:54AM CST
Snapchat disclosed that it raised $485.6 million. While it doesn't share many audience metrics publicly, third-party data sources show why the app is becoming a social media powerhouse.
LNKD: 229.65 (-0.06), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69)
Individual Investor Portfolio: Solid Results, But Energy Sell-Off And Biotechnology Add Volatility
James Sands - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 9:45AM CST
KMI: 42.81 (+0.50), BIIB: 342.01 (+2.56), ANET: 62.68 (+1.92), PCYC: 124.46 (+2.20), MKC: 73.95 (-0.35), HSY: 103.71 (-0.22), JBHT: 83.21 (-1.04), SFM: 34.02 (+0.04), GWW: 255.22 (+0.33), GOOG: 524.81 (-1.59), PCP: 238.44 (-2.44), SNI: 75.94 (+0.67), UPS: 110.38 (-0.79), PEP: 94.44 (-0.12), T: 33.87 (+0.28), CMI: 146.42 (+2.25), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), UNP: 118.61 (-0.52), PSX: 72.29 (+0.59), NSC: 109.15 (-0.46), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), VFC: 73.76 (-1.14), DISCA: 34.48 (+0.03), COP: 68.92 (-0.14), WFC: 54.70 (-0.12), TSN: 39.95 (-0.14), CELG: 113.52 (+1.66), WWAV: 34.76 (-0.23), PXD: 149.89 (+1.04), GILD: 94.91 (+0.65), PG: 90.44 (-0.65)
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)
Facebook Apologizes for Flaw in Year in Review Feature - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 02, 8:10AM CST
Facebook Inc. (FB) recently apologized for its "Year in Review" feature that led some users to revisit some unpleasant happenings from the past year.
YHOO: 50.17 (-0.34), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69)
Dana Blankenhorn: Why Your Money Should Be On Tech In 2015
Dana Blankenhorn - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 7:00AM CST
AMZN: 308.52 (-1.83), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), CMCSK: 56.93 (-0.63), INTC: 36.36 (+0.07), GOOG: 524.81 (-1.59), HPQ: 40.24 (+0.11), ORCL: 44.33 (-0.64), TWX: 84.93 (-0.49), NFLX: 348.94 (+7.33), T: 33.87 (+0.28), YHOO: 50.17 (-0.34), VIA: 75.46 (-0.04), IBM: 162.06 (+1.62), RHT: 68.99 (-0.15), GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), CMCSA: 57.35 (-0.66), VIAB: 75.40 (+0.15), CRM: 59.24 (-0.07)
20 Questions For 2015
Benedict Evans - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 12:18AM CST
I wrote a detailed post a few weeks ago looking at some of the key structural questions in mobile - with the platform wars over (their first phase, at least), what's happening to Android, what will happen to interaction models and so on. But it's...
AMZN: 308.52 (-1.83), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), GOOG: 524.81 (-1.59)
In with the new: Snappy apps for 2015
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP - Thu Jan 01, 12:09PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Uber, Facebook, Instagram — sure, they've been all the rage, but as 2014 winds down we're all ready for something fresh. From ride-hailing to photo sharing, here are a few up-and coming apps and startups to watch in in 2015. Which will be the breakout hit of the new year?
FB: 78.45 (+0.43)
Twitter Inc.: Is It Time for a New CEO?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jan 01, 8:13AM CST
When a new publicly traded company's stock price takes off like a rocket – as Twitter 's did on its first day of trading, shooting up to over $70 a share – investors' expectations also spike . So it's no wonder that Twitter shareholders, after the...
FB: 78.45 (+0.43), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69)