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CLSA Defends Poor Facebook-AdParlor Metrics, Says This Isn't The End Of The Story
Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 11:44am | 394Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s stock was highly volatile on Wednesday and was lower by 4 percent. Facebook's sell-off was attributed to reports from AdParlor, a social and video advertising platform. The organization was reported to have said during a conference call with analysts at CLSA...
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Businesses Can Now Deliver Automated Customer Support Through Facebook Messenger
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 2:33pm | 129Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s Messenger platform can now interact with businesses to place orders and retrieve information. TechCrunch offered an example that users can send a message via Messenger to 1-800-Flowers and place an order. The popular blog added that Facebook's Messenger uses...
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Facebook Expands Features To 'Live'
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 10:16am | 290Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) announced on Wednesday new changes to how its users create, share and discover live video on the social media platform. Facebook's Product Management Director, Fidji Simo, described in a blog post new features to Facebook Live. Specifically, the company is rolling...
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Facebook Is 'Not Even Close' To Losing Young People, Re/code Says
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 12:11pm | 151Read More...One of the largest concerns expressed by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) investors is the possibility of a mass migration of young users towards a competing social media outlet. According to a Re/code, not only is this fear overblown, it is "not even close" to bearing any truth. The...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Interpublic, Zimmer Biomet And More
Sunday, March 27, 2016 - 8:47pm | 614Read More...Featured stories this weekend in Barron's ponder the prospects for a global advertising company and a medical device company. Barron's offers two stocks that it thinks are worth a wager now, one of which is backed by Sam Zell. Other featured articles include a way to invest with Bill Ackman and...
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These Companies Have Happy Mobile Users
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 2:39pm | 317Read More...The latest mobile site performance numbers are out, and according to the AppDynamics/Mobile Strategies 360 Performance Index, there are new speed kings of both 3G and 4G networks. The index tracks the speed and general performance of a sampling of the most popular mobile sites. Measurements...
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Sees Big Future For Virtual Reality
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 12:10pm | 328Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg is always looking towards the future of social media - and the future is virtual reality. According to USA Today, Zuckerberg made a surprise appearance at Samsung's Mobile World Congress press conference on Sunday and suggested that virtual...
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Marc Andreessen Receives Backlash For Pro-Colonialism Tweet
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 9:57am | 507Read More...Marc Andreessen is a leading figure in the venture capital world and has held a seat at Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s board of directors since 2008. Andreessen came under fire when he took to Twitter to offer his views on a recent ruling by the Indian government to block Facebook's initiative of...
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Is Facebook The No. 1 Social ETF?
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 12:21pm | 360Read More...ETFs offer investors the ability to invest in a particular theme while maintaining the protection of diversification. However, when one company expands its business so much that it has its claws in every aspect of a particular market, it can become almost like an ETF unto its own. That may be...
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Jim Cramer Offers Plenty Of Reasons To Love Facebook
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 4:34pm | 349Read More..."Mad Money" host Jim Cramer offered Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s CEO Mark Zuckerberg some advice during his TV segment on Thursday. Advice For The New Dad "Please take more paternity leave," Cramer said on Thursday's "Mad Money" segment. "One-third of the remarkable quarter Facebook reported last...
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Josh Brown On Facebook: 'We're Running Out Of Superlatives'
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 3:41pm | 283Read More...Halftime Report trader and Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO Josh Brown shared just how bullish he is on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) stock after earnings. "What can you say about the company that executes flawlessly and continues to find ways to exceed even lofty expectations?" Brown asked...
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Facebook Just Met Or Beat Every Single Wall Street Consensus Expectation
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 5:30pm | 230Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) shares are skyrocketing after a positive earnings surprise Wednesday, now above the $100 level. The social media giant reported fourth quarter earnings of $0.79 per share versus estimates of $0.68, and revenue of $5.84 billion versus estimates of $5.37 billion. Related...
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Cantor's Squali: Add Facebook Before Earnings
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 3:16pm | 377Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is on deck to report fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon and the company's fairly consistent history of earnings beats is one reason to be optimistic. Another reason comes from Cantor's Youssef Squali. Squali was recently on CNBC to share his...
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What Wall St. Is Watching When Facebook Reports Earnings This Afternoon
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 1:08pm | 279Read More...Traders only have a few more hours to decide how to play Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) ahead of its Q4 earnings report due out after the market close on Wednesday. Here’s a look at what four Wall Street firms think about the stock. JPMorgan Analyst Doug Anmuth is bullish on Facebook “...
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Half Of FANG Stocks On Deck To Report This Week
Sunday, January 24, 2016 - 6:02pm | 567Read More...Two of the FANG stocks are expected to post quarterly results this week. Analysts have forecast solid to strong results from Facebook and Amazon. Other Internet companies on deck this week include Alibaba and eBay. The so-called FANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google) were the darlings of...
