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: 98.65 (+1.54), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03)
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: 31.77 (+0.65), AMZN: 565.07 (+9.30), WB: 16.21 (+0.50), BIDU: 153.51 (+3.88), EBAY: 27.52 (+3.31), PBI: 21.04 (+0.37), FB: 98.65 (+1.54), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03), MSFT: 48.76 (+1.56), GOOG: 651.40 (+8.79), YNDX: 13.05 (+0.02), BABA: 71.07 (+1.59)
'Fast Money' Recap: Don't Follow Bill Ackman Into Valeant
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed gambling on Valeant, oil stocks and Twitter.
VRX: 97.99 (-20.62), EBAY: 27.52 (+3.31), EOG: 85.86 (+2.08), APA: 45.65 (+0.57), XOM: 82.34 (+2.13), CVX: 91.59 (+2.26), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03)
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: 98.65 (+1.54), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03)
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 6:50PM CDT
Some days you get mauled in the market, other days you might not, says Cramer.
GE: 29.64 (+0.79), CLX: 123.38 (+1.32), HON: 102.66 (+3.89), UTX: 100.02 (+2.05), KSU: 87.36 (-0.05), KMB: 120.84 (+2.75), SLB: 78.31 (+2.68), SAP: 77.44 (+1.27), LGF: 38.67 (-0.51), CHK: 7.86 (-0.01), S: 4.44 (+0.10), CMG: 657.02 (-8.65), AMAG: 32.92 (-3.45), TMUS: 40.46 (+0.24), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03), UNP: 97.46 (+4.05), MU: 16.87 (+0.44), TSN: 46.86 (+0.63), WDC: 70.89 (-0.55), BA: 146.85 (+5.66), TUP: 61.37 (+1.56), CELG: 116.38 (+0.46), CRC: 3.97 (-0.02), TXN: 57.84 (+5.94), GM: 35.50 (+0.08), RACE: 55.80 (+0.80), VZ: 45.77 (+0.91), SNDK: 76.80 (+0.02)
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: 97.87 (-0.09), FB: 98.65 (+1.54), GOOGL: 681.83 (+10.03), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03), AAPL: 114.77 (+1.01)
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 5:49PM CDT
Twitter (TWTR) in the next few days will let users create their own polls on any subject. The polls, which allow users to pick 1 of 2 answers, would stay live for 24 hours, the company said. The move is intended to boost user engagement. Shares fell...
TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03)
Yahoo!, Twitter Drop, Face Ongoing Criticism, Western Digital Acquires SanDisk -- Tech Roundup
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 5:15PM CDT
Yahoo! shares tumble after missed earnings, Morgan Stanley downgrades Twitter and Western Digital and Lam Research announce acquisitions.
YHOO: 31.77 (+0.65), VMW: 55.98 (+0.56), LRCX: 72.42 (+1.63), GOOGL: 681.83 (+10.03), KLAC: 65.02 (+1.04), WDC: 70.89 (-0.55), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03), SNDK: 76.80 (+0.02), BABA: 71.07 (+1.59)
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: 97.87 (-0.09), YHOO: 31.77 (+0.65), AMZN: 565.07 (+9.30), FEYE: 29.40 (+0.64), FB: 98.65 (+1.54), GOOGL: 681.83 (+10.03), MSFT: 48.76 (+1.56), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03), AAPL: 114.77 (+1.01), CRM: 77.71 (+1.88)
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: 98.65 (+1.54), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03)
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: 98.65 (+1.54), CMG: 657.02 (-8.65), GM: 35.50 (+0.08), FCAU: 15.25 (+0.05), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03), WDC: 70.89 (-0.55), WTW: 15.12 (-0.28), RACE: 55.80 (+0.80), SNDK: 76.80 (+0.02), MS: 32.28 (+0.80)
Yahoo, Chipotle PTs Cut; Twitter, VMWare Downgraded
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 3:22PM CDT
Yahoo (YHOO) shares finished lower Wednesday on several price target cuts that followed a weak earnings report, while Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) also had its price target cut, Twitter (TWTR) was downgraded, and VMware (VMW) was hit with a series of...
YHOO: 31.77 (+0.65), HOG: 47.83 (+0.80), VMW: 55.98 (+0.56), CMG: 657.02 (-8.65), DG: 67.15 (-0.40), EMC: 25.89 (+0.12), GOOGL: 681.83 (+10.03), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03), VZ: 45.77 (+0.91), CERN: 63.20 (-2.50), YUM: 73.28 (-0.28), BABA: 71.07 (+1.59)
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: 31.77 (+0.65), FB: 98.65 (+1.54), IACI: 68.30 (+0.95), GOOGL: 681.83 (+10.03), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03)
3 Big Stocks on Traders' Radars: Must-See Charts
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 2:00PM CDT
These stocks are seeing big trading volume today. Here's how to trade them now.
GM: 35.50 (+0.08), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03), RACE: 55.80 (+0.80)
3 Tech Stocks We're Watching in the 3rd Quarter
Andrés Cardenal, Steve Symington, and Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 21, 1:05PM CDT
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Now that earnings season is running on full steam, investors need to know where to look and what to look for in order to find the best investment alternatives in the market. In the following...
ZG: 33.70 (+0.92), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03), NVDA: 28.45 (+1.04)
Biogen To Cut 11% of Its Workforce As Part Of Restructuring Plan
Madeleine Johnson - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 21, 11:31AM CDT
The biotech giant is also ending many of its drug development programs along with the workforce reduction.
WFM: 32.77 (-0.21), BIIB: 278.68 (+2.34), WMT: 58.83 (+0.19), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03), HPQ: 28.77 (+0.54)
Twitter (TWTR) Stock Plunges After Being Slapped With Downgrade
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 9:17AM CDT
Twitter (TWTR) shares are tumbling on Wednesday after analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the microblogging service to 'underweight' from 'equal weight.'
TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03)
Analysts' Actions -- VMWare, Dollar General, Twitter, Micron, Harley-Davidson
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 7:53AM CDT
Here are Wednesday's top research calls, including ratings changes at VMWare, Dollar General, Twitter, Micron and Harley-Davidson.
KSS: 45.47 (-0.18), MU: 16.87 (+0.44), ATI: 14.22 (+0.61), HOG: 47.83 (+0.80), VMW: 55.98 (+0.56), MRD: 18.25 (+0.47), WM: 53.65 (+0.21), YHOO: 31.77 (+0.65), COH: 30.02 (-0.04), WWW: 18.16 (-0.01), QCOM: 60.49 (+1.52), CMG: 657.02 (-8.65), CPHD: 30.01 (-0.01), DG: 67.15 (-0.40), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03), VZ: 45.77 (+0.91)
Why Steve Ballmer Is Probably Right About Twitter
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 7:41AM CDT
By investing in Twitter, the former Microsoft executive is banking on the social media company's cost-cutting measures and potential growth of its ad revenues.
FB: 98.65 (+1.54), MSFT: 48.76 (+1.56), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03)
What Walmart's and IBM’s Troubles Really Tell Us About the U.S. Economy
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 7:40AM CDT
Is the U.S. economy headed down again? Hardly.
TSLA: 212.93 (+2.84), AMZN: 565.07 (+9.30), GE: 29.64 (+0.79), FB: 98.65 (+1.54), WMT: 58.83 (+0.19), TM: 125.34 (+1.64), HPQ: 28.77 (+0.54), ORCL: 37.81 (+1.19), JNPR: 29.65 (-0.15), COF: 75.99 (+2.31), EQIX: 295.34 (+3.06), IBM: 144.44 (+3.52), RHT: 77.64 (+0.83), TGT: 76.88 (+0.48), MCD: 110.76 (+8.22), DG: 67.15 (-0.40), TWTR: 29.27 (-0.03)