Earnings and Draghi Inspire Optimism
at The Street - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
Yesterday's close was the perfect setup for a sudden turn this morning.
AMZN: 566.48 (+10.71), GE: 29.67 (+0.82), FB: 98.62 (+1.51), RLYP: 13.01 (-3.14), CTXS: 80.02 (+8.10), EBAY: 27.35 (+3.14), PFPT: 61.94 (+6.53), IBM: 144.59 (+3.67), CMG: 659.01 (-6.66), GM: 35.45 (+0.03), MCD: 110.41 (+7.87), GOOGL: 682.69 (+10.89), CAT: 72.15 (+2.48)
CBS’ Top Ratings Aren’t Enough to Lift Struggling Stock Price
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 9:02AM CDT
CBS can't catch a break. Even as ratings for 'NCIS,' the NFL and Stephen Colbert make it the "most watched network," the company's stock remains a laggard.
NFLX: 98.21 (+0.25), FB: 98.62 (+1.51), CHTR: 179.11 (+3.76), AMCX: 68.42 (+0.29), DIS: 112.65 (+2.56), TWC: 184.17 (+3.73), CMCSA: 61.97 (+0.86), VZ: 45.76 (+0.90), GOOG: 652.14 (+9.53), TWX: 72.99 (+1.86), CBS: 43.29 (+0.11)
Alphabet Is Still All About Google With Little Moonshots on the Side
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 8:13AM CDT
Alphabet will post its first earnings report since changing the reporting structure. But for investors, it's about two things - how strong is search and how weak are the moonshots.
YHOO: 31.82 (+0.70), FB: 98.62 (+1.51), GOOGL: 682.69 (+10.89), AAPL: 114.98 (+1.22), GOOG: 652.14 (+9.53)
Think Facebook Inc Has Too Many Ads? You're Wrong
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 22, 7:31AM CDT
Source: Facebook. The core business model for Facebook and Twitter is pretty simple: Grow time spent on the site through a combination of users and browser share per user, and then monetize that traffic by delivering advertisements. To...
FB: 98.62 (+1.51), TWTR: 29.44 (+0.14)
Here's Why There's No Stopping Facebook
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 7:17AM CDT
The grandfather of social media stocks is on a roll that shows no signs of abating.
FB: 98.62 (+1.51)
Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Yahoo! Driving Online Shopping Trends
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 5:45AM CDT
Internet search engines are increasingly driving global online shopping trends, according to a new survey conducted by Pitney Bowes.
YHOO: 31.82 (+0.70), AMZN: 566.48 (+10.71), WB: 16.38 (+0.67), BIDU: 154.23 (+4.60), EBAY: 27.35 (+3.14), PBI: 21.07 (+0.40), FB: 98.62 (+1.51), TWTR: 29.44 (+0.14), MSFT: 48.74 (+1.54), GOOG: 652.14 (+9.53), YNDX: 13.11 (+0.08), BABA: 71.17 (+1.69)
Better Buy Now: Facebook Inc vs. Twitter Inc
Andrew Tonner, Tim Brugger, and Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 21, 7:31PM CDT
Like sibling rivals, social media darlings Facebook and Twitter can't escape comparison, for better or worse. Both companies helped insert social media into our mainstream consciousness, and their respective IPOs were among the most hyped in...
FB: 98.62 (+1.51), TWTR: 29.44 (+0.14)
Apple says no to CISA
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 5:49PM CDT
Apple (AAPL) is one of the latest tech firms to disapprove of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), joining Netflix (NFLX), Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR) and Alphabet's Google (GOOGL). Its dissent comes less than a week before an expected...
NFLX: 98.21 (+0.25), FB: 98.62 (+1.51), GOOGL: 682.69 (+10.89), TWTR: 29.44 (+0.14), AAPL: 114.98 (+1.22)
Facebook, Starbucks Among 5 With Big Profit Potential
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 5:10PM CDT
How would you like a basketball center who's as quick as a point guard, can handle the ball and run plays just as well? IBD's Big Cap Leaders Screen of the Day offers stocks with a similar combination of size, quality, institutional confidence and...
SBUX: 61.39 (+0.86), NKE: 131.37 (-1.10), FB: 98.62 (+1.51), ALK: 76.33 (+1.60), PANW: 164.45 (+4.64)
Apple Joins Facebook, Netflix Vs. Cybersecurity Bill
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 4:02PM CDT
Apple (AAPL) is one of the latest tech names to voice disapproval of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), joining tech heavyweights Netflix (NFLX), Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR) and Alphabet (GOOGL). "We don't support the current CISA...
NFLX: 98.21 (+0.25), YHOO: 31.82 (+0.70), AMZN: 566.48 (+10.71), FEYE: 29.60 (+0.84), FB: 98.62 (+1.51), GOOGL: 682.69 (+10.89), MSFT: 48.74 (+1.54), TWTR: 29.44 (+0.14), AAPL: 114.98 (+1.22), CRM: 78.01 (+2.18)
Should Publishers Fear Facebook, Inc. and Twitter, Inc.?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 21, 4:00PM CDT
Facebook's Instant articles are upsetting some publishers. Source: Facebook. It's safe to say we're in the golden age of online publishing. What started as a cadre of bloggers has grown in scale to become as important as traditional outlets. Due to...
FB: 98.62 (+1.51), TWTR: 29.44 (+0.14)
Here's Why Facebook (FB) Stock Advanced Today
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 3:50PM CDT
Facebook (FB) stock closed Wednesday's trading session up after the social networking service launched a new coding site today to target users interested in programming.
FB: 98.62 (+1.51)
Jim Cramer -- Best Way to Ride Ferrari's Profits Is in Fiat Chrysler
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 3:27PM CDT
Answering social media questioners on Wednesday, Jim Cramer was enthusiastic about the Ferrari IPO, but said the stock he prefers belongs to its majority owner, Fiat Chrysler.
FB: 98.62 (+1.51), CMG: 659.01 (-6.66), GM: 35.45 (+0.03), FCAU: 15.29 (+0.09), TWTR: 29.44 (+0.14), WDC: 72.14 (+0.70), WTW: 14.87 (-0.53), RACE: 56.46 (+1.46), SNDK: 76.91 (+0.13), MS: 32.23 (+0.75)
Another Biotech Sets Off More Selling
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 3:10PM CDT
Market is feeling very jittery.
BLUE: 80.26 (-0.52), YHOO: 31.82 (+0.70), AMZN: 566.48 (+10.71), TSLA: 214.89 (+4.80), VRX: 102.54 (-16.07), SDS: 20.17 (-0.75), IBM: 144.59 (+3.67), FB: 98.62 (+1.51), CMG: 659.01 (-6.66), GM: 35.45 (+0.03), GOOGL: 682.69 (+10.89), BA: 147.01 (+5.82)
Why Does IAC's Ask.fm Let Teens Comment Incognito?
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 2:42PM CDT
The world of "anonymous apps" includes the likes of Whisper, Yik Yak and 5-year-old Ask.fm. A peer question-and-answer social-media site that lets its mostly youthful users go incognito, Ask.fm was acquired last year by IAC/InteractiveCorp (IACI)....
YHOO: 31.82 (+0.70), FB: 98.62 (+1.51), IACI: 68.56 (+1.21), GOOGL: 682.69 (+10.89), TWTR: 29.44 (+0.14)
3 Stocks to Buy as Virtual Reality Takes Off
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 1:57PM CDT
Long the domain of tech geeks and dreamers, VR is about to go mainstream. Here’s how to profit.
FB: 98.62 (+1.51), SNE: 28.80 (+0.70), GOOGL: 682.69 (+10.89), GOOG: 652.14 (+9.53)
The Bears Retreat Again
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 12:21PM CDT
The action is too strong to be aggressively bearish but too weak to be highly bullish.
YHOO: 31.82 (+0.70), AMZN: 566.48 (+10.71), TSLA: 214.89 (+4.80), SDS: 20.17 (-0.75), IBM: 144.59 (+3.67), FB: 98.62 (+1.51), CMG: 659.01 (-6.66), GM: 35.45 (+0.03), GOOGL: 682.69 (+10.89), BA: 147.01 (+5.82)
Why Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer Must Go: Opinion
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 11:57AM CDT
On the earnings call, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer spewed utter nonsense in defending her performance. She has to go, says Real Money's Eric Jackson.
YHOO: 31.82 (+0.70), FB: 98.62 (+1.51), GOOGL: 682.69 (+10.89), GOOG: 652.14 (+9.53)
Will SIRIUS XM (SIRI) Surprise this Earnings Season?
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 21, 11:20AM CDT
SIRIUS XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) is set to release third-quarter 2015 results before the opening bell on Oct 22.
FB: 98.62 (+1.51), TMUS: 40.55 (+0.33), SIRI: 4.03 (+0.12), TWX: 72.98 (+1.85)
Amazon.com Inc Quietly Kills Its Online Travel Business
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 21, 9:45AM CDT
Back in April, Amazon launched Destinations, a travel site which helped customers find and book hotels. The site also helped customers find "getaway destinations" for weekend trips located within driving...
AMZN: 566.48 (+10.71), FB: 98.62 (+1.51), EXPE: 127.96 (-1.18), GOOGL: 682.69 (+10.89), GOOG: 652.14 (+9.53), PCLN: 1,360.46 (-3.83)