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Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) had the significant upswings in short interest in late October. Shares short in Angie's List, eBay, Google and Zynga also increased between the...

Before you put on your Halloween costume and head to the nearest monster mash, take a moment to peruse these terrifying mergers and acquisitions. 5. Sprint And Nextel When Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) merged with Nextel, the two companies had hoped to create the third-largest wireless carrier...

Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD), Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) and Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) had the greatest upswings in short interest in early October. Shares short in Angie's List, Google, Groupon and Shutterfly also...

U.S. stocks started the week on a positive note as all three major indices ended the day in positive territory. Dow component IBM reported a disappointing third quarter along with a cautious outlook weighing down the entire Dow index. The Nasdaq benefited from high expectations over Apple's...

U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday as the Dow Jones index traded lower by 206 points before recouping most of these losses. However, the index closed the day in negative territory for the sixth straight day, despite encouraging U.S. labor data being reported. Speaking to Bloomberg, St. Louis...

Analysts aren't expecting too many surprises when eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) reports after the market close Wednesday, but investors are eager to see how PayPal performed. "Expect an in-line quarter," Needham analyst Kerry Rice told Benzinga. "Marketplace is still struggling,...

Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, Facebook Inc (NYSE: FB) and Pandora Media Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) had the greatest upswings in short interest in late September. Short sellers retreated notably from eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) though. The number of shares short in...

U.S. stocks rallied after the 2:00 PM release of the Fed's September minutes, which revealed that committee members continue to debate over the timing and language of a rate hike. Several officials questioned their guidance if short-term rates were likely to stay low for a “...

Now that the smartphone unveilings have come and gone, the media has turned its attention to other big stories from companies whose names don't always rhyme with Snapple. SoftBank (OTC: SFTBF), for example, was urged to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). PayPal announced its long-awaited...

U.S. stocks declined sharply as investors digest reports of a confirmed case of Ebola in the United States. In addition, economic data released on Wednesday was mixed, at best. Construction spending fell during August while ISM manufacturing came in weaker than expected. Bulls are hoping that...

When eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) and PayPal officially split in 2015, the latter company will become a separate publicly traded entity. The announcement was applauded by investors, experts and analysts, but is it everything PayPal needs to compete against Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new mobile...

Investors, experts and industry analysts have applauded eBay Inc's (NASDAQ: EBAY) decision to part ways with PayPal. "I think they had to do it," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group, told Benzinga. "I think it has to be free to be able to compete with what Apple...