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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) announced on Monday an update for its wildly popular Messenger Platform. Facebook launched Messenger as a stand-alone app less than six months ago and its use has expanded from friends and family communicating with each other to customers engaging with businesses. In...

Shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) were trading higher by more than 2 percent on Tuesday as investor confidence was restored following an encouraging research report by analysts at Baird. According to Baird's Colin Sebastian, concerns surrounding Facebook's growth prospects "seem overblown," and...

There is a stigma associated with investing in media companies. Investors don't like the sound of it and a company's best and brightest minds would prefer working at a technology company, such as Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB). There's one issue here: According to Recode, Facebook is...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)-owned Instagram joins just 18 other apps in existence to boast 1 billion downloads on the Google Play Store. According to Android Police, Instagram joins Facebook's core social media app, WhatsApp and Messenger as being members of the 1 billion club. However, the...

This weekend's Barron's takes a look at an alternative investment in volatility. The prospects for a social media giant and a struggling sports franchise are also examined. Another featured article offers a peek at what some big name investors have been buying and selling lately. "Capstone Bases...

This weekend's Barron's ponders the prospects for a leading money center bank and an aerospace and defense giant. Prospects for a leading maker of auto infotainment systems are also examined. Another featured article takes a look at the latest developments with three small cap...

Justin Post of Bank of America maintained a Buy rating on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s stock ahead of Wednesday's Q2 earnings report. While Facebook's growth trends likely moderated "somewhat" in the quarter on tougher comps, the company could still post upside results to...

Did you hear? Clay Matthews was suspended for the entire 2016 season. If you rely on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and its Newsfeed to get your daily dose of what's going on the world you might think Matthews will sit out the entire season for taking a banned substance. Facebook's...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) investors: The bull and bear case was just debated on CNBC. Andrew Left of Citron Research took the bear side and said now is a "great time" to sell Facebook's stock. He suggested the rise of popularity of Snapchat is extremely popular with  "...

Shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) were trading lower by around 2 percent Monday after Citron Research's Andrew Left said he is short the stock. Speaking to CNBC, the famed short seller argued Facebook is "losing an extensive amount of relevancy." He added that unlike LinkedIn...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is shutting down its Notify news app and integrating its features into other products like Messenger, according to TechCrunch. TechCrunch said Facebook sent the following message to users: "Thanks for using Notify. We're transitioning parts of Notify into...

Millenials and teens can argue for days which is the more popular social media platform: Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) or Snapchat. However, the most recent statistics gives Snapchat a one-up over Twitter in terms of daily user base. According to Bloomberg, more than 150 million people use Snapchat...

For most of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s billion-plus users, it is likely okay to do as you wish on your personal profile page, including sharing political opinions and hundreds of pictures of cats. However, the same rules typically do not apply for CEOs, at least according to a recent Wall Street...

Featured stories this weekend in Barron's ponder the prospects for a leading aircraft maker, a multinational software company and a payment processor. This issue also offers thoughts on the luxury of patience that very wealthy investors enjoy. Other articles discuss whether stocks are...