At a 35% Discount, Is LinkedIn Corp a Buy?
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 05, 6:08PM CST
Does LinkedIn 's recent sell-off mean its a stock to steer clear of, or has it presented investors with a good buying opportunity? In this installment of Tech Industry Focus , Dylan Lewis and Sean O'Reilly look at the core business and...
LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), FB: 108.39 (-1.19)
Alphabet, Facebook Among Many Backing Apple in FBI Fight
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 9:45AM CST
When it comes to protecting the privacy of their products against intrusion by the U.S. government, there are no enemies in technology.
LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), TWTR: 19.36 (+0.05), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
This Is How Billionaire Investors Are Moving on Apple
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 9:40AM CST
Apple has long been a favorite among Wall Street's best and brightest, and that doesn't appear to be changing any time soon.
NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), IEP: 66.47 (+3.03), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Amazon Will Revive Fire Tablet Encryption In Quick Reversal
at Investor's Business Daily - Sat Mar 05, 7:10AM CST
Is Amazon.com (AMZN) as good at yoga as Donald Trump? The mighty e-commerce firm quickly reversed its decision to remove the encryption option from its latest release of its Fire OS distributed to tablets less than 48 hours after the news became...
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
RIP Aubrey McClendon; Checking Off My List; Oil and the 2009 Bank Crisis: Jim Cramer's Best Blogs
at The Street - Fri Mar 04, 8:00PM CST
This week Cramer eulogizes the ex-Chesapeake head, sees more reasons why there will be more market rallies and wonders at how well the oil industry is suddenly doing.
GE: 30.46 (+0.24), F: 13.59 (+0.05), HON: 108.15 (+0.17), UTX: 97.00 (+0.89), UPL: 1.10 (-0.21), FCX: 9.74 (+0.63), XOM: 82.29 (-0.11), ECA: 5.47 (+0.54), SYT: 81.63 (+0.23), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), CHK: 5.08 (+0.81), WFT: 6.58 (-0.74), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), LINE: 1.00 (+0.41), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), DVN: 23.31 (+1.31), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), TYC: 36.30 (+0.18), HES: 48.39 (+0.39), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), IR: 57.43 (-0.14), BA: 121.07 (+1.46), NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), NFX: 30.17 (+1.01), PXD: 128.80 (+0.53), PH: 106.36 (-0.32), WDAY: 73.11 (-1.19), GM: 31.37 (+0.30), MRO: 11.00 (+1.03), DATA: 42.75 (-0.37), CRM: 71.06 (+0.26), JCI: 37.97 (+0.18)
Comedians Mostly Sidestep iPhone Issue, Joke About Facebook Buttons
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 7:31PM CST
While Apple (AAPL) has garnered the support of the tech industry and civil liberties groups for its stance on smartphone security, the issue appears to have been too complex or serious for most comedians to want to touch. Among the late-night...
FIT: 12.86 (+0.39), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), EBAY: 24.41 (+0.47), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Which Tech Company CEOs Are the Most Likeable?
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 7:22PM CST
If you saw The Social Network , the movie about the creation of Facebook it's hard to imagine that the company's founder Mark Zuckerberg would go on to become someone well-liked by the public. The man/boy portrayed in that movie was not so much...
FB: 108.39 (-1.19), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
When Growth Is Not Enough: Why LinkedIn Corp.'s Stock Tanked
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 6:11PM CST
Despite solid earnings and growth numbers, LinkedIn 's stock plummeted 40% after its earnings call in early February. In this segment, Motley Fool analysts Dylan Lewis and Sean O'Reilly go over the company's growth history and explain why...
LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), FB: 108.39 (-1.19)
Institutional Investors Bulk Up On Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft Stock
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 5:17PM CST
The top five stocks held by institutional investors in the fourth quarter were Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), CNBC said, citing eVestment data. The order for those...
JNJ: 106.50 (-0.15), HD: 125.56 (-1.24), JPM: 60.05 (+0.09), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), VZ: 51.81 (-0.08), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Facebook, Starbucks, Schlumberger Lead Week’s Insider Trades
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 5:15PM CST
Top brass from Facebook (FB), Starbucks (SBUX), Schlumberger (SLB) and Antero Resources (AR) were among those who made notable insider trades disclosed this week. Facebook Chris Cox, the social media giant's chief product officer, has sold 15,600...
SBUX: 58.70 (-0.34), AR: 22.89 (-1.00), GILD: 87.21 (-0.62), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), PANW: 150.97 (-1.05), SLB: 74.83 (-0.02)
What Is Facebook’s Stock Action Telling You?
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 4:02PM CST
Many leading stocks have had a tough time making progress after recent breakouts, and Facebook (FB) is no exception. But the stock is back near its buy point again, and its overall price action isn't too shabby. Shares broke out Jan. 29 past a 110.75...
FB: 108.39 (-1.19)
Facebook’s Streaming Video Strategy: Veni, Vidi, Vici
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 3:33PM CST
Among the countless and bewildering avenues under development by social media, one clear major theme is video, especially live video and -- above all -- live mobile video. That is one of clear target technologies of social networking...
FB: 108.39 (-1.19)
Netflix Retakes Key Level; Apple On Biggest Win Streak Since Sept.
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 3:29PM CST
[video width="720" height="406" mp4="http://www.investors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Tech_030416_FANG_NFLX_FB_AAPL_AMZN_GOOGL_sd.mp4"][/video] Netflix (NFLX) stock has been flying under the radar somewhat, as its performance has lagged over the...
NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Is Facebook Ready To Unleash A Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunity?
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 3:22PM CST
Speculation is rising that Facebook (FB) will open its Messenger chat service to content publishers and advertising, creating a big multi-billion-dollar revenue opportunity and posing a growing threat to Alphabet (GOOGL). It's a battle of stock...
FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37)
Videogame Stock Roundup: Zynga Gets a New CEO, Tencent Boasts 21.5% stake in Glu Mobile
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 04, 2:07PM CST
Among the top stories this past week, Farmville maker Zynga (ZNGA) appointed a new CEO while the Chinese company Tencent Holdings increased its stake in Glu Mobile (GLUU) to 21.5%.
ATVI: 31.19 (-0.33), NTES: 141.73 (+1.67), EA: 64.43 (-0.37), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), SNE: 22.93 (+0.82), ZNGA: 2.28 (+0.01), GLUU: 3.18 (+0.03)
Japan's NIRP Increases Probability Of Global Market Crash
Online Financial Sector - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 1:56PM CST
The assassination of Austria's Archduke Ferdinand in Serbia was the catalyst that started World War I in 1914. Japan's instituting a Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP) on January 29, 2016 is the catalyst that has significantly increased the...
NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), DIS: 98.48 (-0.34), I: 1.99 (+0.10), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), PCLN: 1,297.71 (-5.33)
Booming RSA Pits Security Rivals IBM, CyberArk, Palo Alto Networks
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 12:11PM CST
SAN FRANCISCO -- CyberArk (CYBR) CEO Udi Mokady surveyed the crowd. A man decked in a traditional Native American headdress passed the booth -- his movement highlighted by the nearby fire-truck-red semitrailer that Fortinet (FTNT) rolled in as its...
TSLA: 201.04 (+5.30), FEYE: 18.25 (+0.05), CYBR: 39.62 (+1.06), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), PANW: 150.97 (-1.05), NVDA: 32.55 (-0.10), SYMC: 16.62 (-3.90), JNPR: 25.25 (+0.35), IBM: 137.80 (unch), FTNT: 28.51 (-0.26), CSCO: 26.80 (-0.07), CHKP: 84.35 (-0.84), BABA: 72.22 (+1.20)
Tech Rivals Unite To Support Apple In iPhone Privacy Case Vs. FBI
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 11:54AM CST
A who’s who of Internet and technology companies on Thursday filed legal briefs in support of Apple (AAPL) in its fight to keep iPhone data private. The companies expressed concern that a federal court order forcing Apple to unlock an iPhone in a...
T: 37.93 (-0.06), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), EBAY: 24.41 (+0.47), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), TWTR: 19.36 (+0.05), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), CSCO: 26.80 (-0.07)
Here's What Apple's Rivals Are Saying About Its Battle with the FBI
at The Street - Fri Mar 04, 11:36AM CST
The companies may be fierce competitors in Silicon Valley and beyond, but they're all on the same team when it comes to championing security and privacy in this case.
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), BOX: 12.39 (-0.07), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), SQ: 12.01 (-0.24), T: 37.93 (-0.06), YHOO: 33.86 (+0.98), EBAY: 24.41 (+0.47), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), TWTR: 19.36 (+0.05), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), CSCO: 26.80 (-0.07)
The King Of All Reversal Trades Has Arrived
William Koldus, CFA, CAIA - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 8:56AM CST
KMI: 18.52 (-0.38), TSLA: 201.04 (+5.30), CNX: 10.58 (+0.28), FXA: 74.32 (+0.69), HL: 2.66 (-0.04), FCX: 9.74 (+0.63), XOM: 82.29 (-0.11), AKS: 3.74 (+0.13), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), SLB: 74.83 (-0.02), STLD: 19.77 (-0.34), VLO: 63.89 (+0.05), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), EEM: 32.82 (+0.64), UNT: 10.37 (+0.75), SPY: 200.43 (+0.65), LNKD: 119.35 (+2.32), TCK: 7.71 (+0.42), CHK: 5.08 (+0.81), EOG: 71.41 (+2.16), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), OXY: 69.72 (-0.77), X: 12.98 (+0.63), SWN: 7.83 (+0.49), CDE: 4.52 (+0.03), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), XLE: 60.96 (+0.58), FXI: 32.99 (+0.91), ICOL: 11.91 (+0.16), PSX: 85.78 (-0.31), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), HAL: 34.88 (+0.71), CLF: 2.89 (+0.17), BAC: 13.54 (+0.04), CLD: 1.95 (-0.02), NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), BTU: 3.39 (+0.15), PXD: 128.80 (+0.53), VALE: 4.38 (+0.27), SUNE: 1.78 (+0.26), RGLD: 48.50 (-0.98), XME: 18.96 (+0.20), CVX: 87.93 (+0.40), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25)