-
Benzinga Market Primer: Thursday May 23
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 6:06am | 820Read More...Things went from euphoric to worrisome on Wednesday as the Dow saw a 200 point swing. Technicians note that the charts show an outside reversal. In other words—cause for concern. There is a global selloff taking place this morning with the Dow poised to print a triple digit loss at the open....
-
Short Sellers Move on Zynga, Retreat from eBay
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 1:41pm | 915Read More...Among the social media players, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw the biggest swings in short interest between the April 15 and April 30 settlement dates. Other social media companies based in the United States that also saw the number of shares sold short...
-
Short Interest Swings in eBay, Facebook & Google
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 2:10pm | 939Read More...Among the social media players, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) saw big swings in short interest between the March 28 and April 15 settlement dates. Other social media companies based in the United States that also saw the number of shares sold short rise in...
-
How Apple's iRadio Could Take Over the World of Music
Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 12:08pm | 744Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly on the cusp of a significant agreement with at least one major record label. The first deal involves Universal Music Group, one of the most prominent labels within the industry. Warner Music could sign after that, leaving Apple to woo Sony (NYSE: SNE) before...
-
Big Short Interest Swings in eBay, Facebook, Yelp
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 1:25pm | 898Read More...eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Yelp (NYSE: YELP) saw big upswings in short interest between the March 15 and March 28 settlement dates Other social media companies based in the United States that also saw the number of shares sold short rise in the period include Angie's List (...
-
Short Interest Swings in Social Media Stocks (FB, GOOG, GRPN)
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 11:35am | 951Read More...Short sellers piled on to Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) in the wake of the ouster of the company's chief executive officer. Short interest for these other social media companies based in the United States also rose between the February 28 and March 15 settlement dates: Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI),...
-
Can't Keep Up With All the Apple Product Rumors? Here You Go!
Monday, March 25, 2013 - 1:56pm | 925Read More...The phrase, “You can’t tell the players without a score card” probably originated in the late 1800s with baseball vendors trying to hawk their 5-cent player lists to fans. The words live on, often used in business to help identify the “players” which can range from executives to products....
-
Short Interest Swings in Social Media Stocks (FB, GRPN, LNKD)
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 3:20pm | 871Read More...Short sellers continued to pile on to Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Pandora (NYSE: P) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) between the February 15 and February 28 settlement dates. But they shied away from other social media companies based in the United States during that period. The short...
-
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...
-
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),...
-
Pandora Could be its Own Worst Enemy
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 5:30pm | 394Read More...Pandora (NYSE: P), America's largest Internet radio service, traded down more than 19 percent Thursda after the company announced its bleak expectations for the next quarter. While analysts had anticipated a gain of $0.02 per share, Pandora is expecting a loss between $0.06 and $0.09. This is not...
-
Pandora Tanks on Rumors of Apple's Next Service
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 5:46pm | 416Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is scheduled to launch its first online radio service in early 2013. According to Bloomberg, the Cupertino, California-based tech giant has "intensified negotiations" with major music labels to produce the ad-supported service. A deal could be reached by mid-November. While...
-
Three Companies Samsung Should Buy
Friday, September 28, 2012 - 10:15am | 692Read More...Samsung wants to acquire an unspecified number of mobile content providers to compete more effectively against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). While Pandora (NYSE: P) is likely to be mentioned in any feature speculating on which companies Samsung should...
-
Will Pandora Sue Apple for Building a Clone?
Friday, September 7, 2012 - 11:21am | 635Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to launch a Pandora (NYSE: P) clone in the coming year that will provide iTunes users with a streaming radio service. Is this a brilliant move by Apple or a lawsuit waiting to happen? Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was famous for supporting the idea (if not the actual...
-
Will Spotify and Xbox Music Destroy Pandora?
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 2:10pm | 472Read More...While analysts and investors are beginning to see new life in the perpetually imperiled Internet radio service, Pandora's (NYSE: P) competition continues to rise. What does this mean for the future of the company? Earlier today, Albert Fried & Company upgraded Pandora (NYSE: P) from Market...















