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Short Sellers Rush Back in to Certain Social Media Stocks (EBAY, FB, ZNGA)
Friday, March 1, 2013 - 1:54pm | 878Read More...While short sellers generally shied away from social media companies based in the United States in late January, they came rushing back to certain stocks in the first two weeks of February. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI), eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB...
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Short Sellers Shy Away from Social Media Stocks (EBAY, FB, ZNGA)
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 4:50pm | 845Read More...By and large, the short interest in social media companies based in the United States dwindled in the latter two weeks of January. The short interest in Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI), eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD),...
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Having Trouble Finding a Valentine's Day Gift? Here you Go!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 5:16pm | 651Read More...The cost of buying a gift for your sweetheart for Valentine's Day will be more expensive this year according to Houston Asset Management, an investment-advisory firm in Texas. 3 of the 9 items it tracks annually have increased in price, 1 has decreased, and the rest are unchanged. Chanel No....
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Groupon Grapples with 20% Decline
Friday, November 9, 2012 - 1:39pm | 581Read More...Investors are searching for a better daily deal after Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) reported its third-quarter earnings results. The company plunged to a new all-time low during after hours trading, and shares have continued to plummet this morning as investors get out of Groupon. "Revenue of $567MM came...
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Nokia Announcement is Bad News for Apple and Google
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 9:02am | 512Read More...Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is set to announce a deal with Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) that will greatly enhance its mapping services, presenting another challenge for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which failed to define iOS 6 as a leading mapping tool. It also presents a challenge to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), the world...
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Ryanair and SINA Dropped from the NASDAQ Q-50
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 2:37pm | 584Read More...When NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) announced its quarterly reshuffling of the NASDAQ Q-50 Index, what grabbed the attention was that social media giant Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) had been added to the list, effective at market open on Monday, September 24, 2012. Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Western...
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NASDAQ Q-50 Reshuffling Sees Facebook, Others Added (MLNX, NXPI, TWTC)
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 1:57pm | 566Read More...When NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ) announced its quarterly reshuffling of the NASDAQ Q-50 Index, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) was reported to have been added to the list. The index is designed to track the performance of the 50 securities that are next in line to replace the securities currently...
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Nokia Adds Daily Deals with Groupon Integration
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 8:57am | 507Read More...Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has announced that it will add Groupon Now! (NASDAQ: GRPN) deals to its Maps application. The new feature, which is currently being integrated in the United States, (Groupon Now!'s geographical limitations prevent it from going elsewhere), will allow users to quickly access local...
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Barron's Recap (5/19/12): Dalio's World and the Einhorn Effect
Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 9:53am | 944Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: Hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio's thoughts on the troubles in Europe, the effect of comments made by David Einhorn, and the consequences of the Facebook IPO flop. Cover Story "Ray Dalio's World" by Sandra Ward. Ray Dalio, fabled hedge-fund manager, is the head of...
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Could Facebook Reach $200 in 12 Months?
Friday, May 18, 2012 - 12:27pm | 822Read More...Now that the long-awaited IPO is finally here, investor attention is turning toward the stock's rise or fall today and the record-breaking growth that may be in its future. Will Facebook soar to Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) level? Or is the company more of a Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) type of entity, one...
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Facebook Drops to $39, Is This the End of IPO Hype?
Friday, May 18, 2012 - 12:03pm | 145Read More...It seems that all the hype in the world can't save Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) today. I wrote about this and other concerns just hours ago, noting that hype can backfire or have no affect at all on an IPO. That seems to be the case for Facebook, which was priced at $38 last night, opened today at $42.05...
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How Many Facebook Users Plan to Invest in its IPO?
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 2:05pm | 816Read More...Fifty-one percent, an AP-CNBC poll found. But half of Americans think the company's nearly $100 billion valuation is too high. Americans aren't the only ones who are rolling their eyes at Facebook's valuation. According to CNBC, nearly two-thirds of "active investors" think that Facebook (NASDAQ:...
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How to Start a Successful Daily Deals Site
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 10:37am | 598Read More...It's harder than it looks. But after watching the success of Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), many entrepreneurs think that they can rise up, offer a few hot deals, and become billionaires. That's not the case. However, that doesn't mean that Groupon is the only success story within the growing industry....
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Groupon's Deal of the Day is a Social Shopping Startup
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 2:15pm | 343Read More...The leading daily deals site has found a deal of its own: a new company. Mertado, a social shopping startup that aimed to present consumers with a selection of unique or lifestyle-oriented products, has been acquired by Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN). On February 28, 2012, Mertado.com will shut down. “...
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Will Investors Buy into Google's Weakness?
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 9:17am | 1125Read More...Motorola's troubles are scaring off some investors. Should you be one of them? Or is this a buying opportunity waiting to happen? That answer depends on what you expect from the Motorola (NYSE: MMI) buyout. The ailing cell phone manufacturer announced less-than-stellar Q4 sales expectations that...
