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Tech Giants Seeing Wild Swings In Short Interest
Saturday, April 11, 2015 - 8:11pm | 1019Read More...Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY), Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s A shares and Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) saw some of the wildest swings in short interest between the March 13 and March 30 settlement date. eBay After three...
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7 Internet Stocks Goldman Sachs Loves
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 11:27am | 530Read More...In a new research note, Goldman Sachs said that it remains positive on Internet stocks based on reasonable valuations and 2015 expectations. Additionally, Goldman said that sector growth opportunities are high, with twice the growth rate and "higher returns relative to market averages....
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EBay Shares Could Be Due For A Pullback, But Look Bullish
Monday, March 2, 2015 - 12:46pm | 331Read More...EBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) shares have been on a torrid rip higher over the last month, rallying over 8 percent off the February 2 low. Can the auction website ramp up enough sales to continue to recent bullish action? How much sales growth is necessary to keep the valuations out of the clouds?...
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Why Short Sellers Piled On eBay
Friday, February 27, 2015 - 11:40am | 921Read More...eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) stood out among the leading social media companies based in the United States for its surge short interest between the January 30 and February 13 settlement dates. Short sellers also were attracted to LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) and Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) particularly...
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Could WWE Network Scare Off A Potential HBO Spinoff? Analysts Weigh In
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 6:53pm | 638Read More...HBO is once again rumored to be spun out of parent company Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX). Carl Icahn is at the heart of this rumor, but an important question has yet to be answered: is HBO a good spinout? "You best have darn good, unique content to get people to pay to watch things on...
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Amid Icahn Spinoff Rumor, 'Undervalued' HBO Would Be 'Fantastic' Without Time Warner
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 2:05pm | 628Read More...Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) CEO Jeff Bewkes has said that the company won't spin out HBO, but could a nudge from Carl Icahn change that? Icahn, the famous activist investor who successfully persuaded eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) to spin out PayPal, is rumored to be after a standalone HBO....
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eBay Declares Support For 'Open, Collaborative Approach To Tokenization'
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 4:04pm | 299Read More...In a blog post published Friday, eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) Chief Technology Officer (for its PayPal division), James Barrese, offered a glimpse into the company's effort to protect customer data. As a leader in financial technology and payments, Barrese said that it is important to keep up...
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Short Sellers Lose Interest In eBay, Google, LinkedIn
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 12:09pm | 930Read More...Many of the leading social media companies based in the United States saw the short interest in their shares decline between the January 15 and January 30 settlement dates. Chief among them were eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY), Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) A shares and LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD). Below we...
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Pro On Alibaba/eBay Merger Rumor: 'We've Seen Crazier Deals Done, Remember AOL/Time Warner?'
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 4:00pm | 535Read More...Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) is rumored to be interested in acquiring eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY). The unlikely rumor might sound crazy, but analysts don't think it's that bad of an idea. "It would give [Alibaba] a legitimate foothold into the American market," Sean Udall, CIO of Quantum...
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Credit Suisse Lowers eBay Price Target To $62
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 10:29am | 164Read More...Stephen Ju of Credit Suisse on Thursday maintained a Neutral rating on eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) with a price target lowered to $62 from a previous $69 given several headwinds. Ju notes that eBay's Marketplaces segment profit was lower than estimated due to gross merchandise volume being...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of January 19
Monday, January 19, 2015 - 4:07pm | 929Read More...After a quick breather on Monday, the earnings season that's just begun is off to the races the rest of the week. Among the flurry of quarterly reports include results from eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY), General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL), Kinder Morgan Inc...
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Why Is Amazon Still Unable To Post Big Profits?
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 8:52am | 479Read More...Sellers on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) sold more than two billion items last year. That number is staggering, but it begs one question: where are the profits that should coincide with such an achievement? "They carefully manage to never make any money," Dan Miller, senior...
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3 Social Media Stocks That Short Sellers Favored For Christmas
Monday, December 29, 2014 - 6:29pm | 971Read More...Among the leading Internet and social media companies based in the United States, Google Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) C shares, Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) and Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) had the most significant upswings in short interest between the November 28 and December 15 settlement dates....
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Cantor Fitzgerald: Online Sales Off To 'Solid Start,' Amazon And eBay 'Big Beneficiaries'
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 11:17am | 260Read More...Youssef Squali of Cantor Fitzgerald commented in a note on Monday that several data points he observed over the weekend indicate a healthy trend for e-commerce, which if sustained, could imply upside to Street expectations. According to Squali, a few notable events occurred over the holiday...
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Jana Partners 13F Filing Shows Moves In Alibaba & Other Big Names
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 12:34pm | 411Read More...In a 13F filing report on Friday, activist hedge fund Jana Partners reported all positions it held as of September 30, 2014. Jana Partners closed out positions in the following: Sold 200,000 shares of CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) class A shares and 4,127,149 shares of CBS Class B shares....
