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Among the social media companies based in the United States, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw significant upswings in short interest between the September 13 and September 30 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI),...

Washington isn’t doing Wall Street any favors. Between the government shutdown, debt ceiling bickering, and a whole lot of press conferences with enough drama to keep up with the Kardashians, investors are running scared. The S&P 500 is only down about 2.3 percent since the government shut...

Candy Crush fans can rejoice, because soon, you’ll not only be able to play the most addicting game on the planet, you can own stock in its maker. King, the British tech company responsible for everybody’s favorite game, Candy Crush Saga and other popular games like Pet Rescue Saga...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) saw significant upswings in short interest between the August 30 and September 13 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI),...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, short interest generally dwindled between the August 15 and August 30 settlement dates. Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw the sharpest drops in in the number of shares sold short. Short interest in eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI) and eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) saw significant upswings in short interest between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates. They bucked the trend, though. Short interest in Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Google (NASDAQ:...

Popular music-video company Vevo penned a deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) that will bring it to Apple TV as early as next week and Samsung in the near future. While not on the same scale, the story feels a bit like the Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA)/Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) story....

Among the social media companies based in the United States, Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI), Yelp (NYSE: YELP) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw the most significant upswings in short interest between the July 15 and July 31 settlement dates. They bucked the trend, though. Short interest in eBay (...

Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) can’t seem to get out of its own way. After reporting mixed earnings Thursday, the company announced that it would abandon its real-money gambling strategy in the United States. Comparing the company’s earnings to analyst expectations makes Thursday’s earnings report look...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Yelp (NYSE: YELP) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw the most significant upswings in short interest between the June 28 and July 15 settlement dates. Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Groupon (...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Yelp (NYSE: YELP) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw the most significant upswings in short interest between the June 14 and June 28 settlement dates. Shutterfly (NASDAQ: SFLY) also saw the number of its shares sold...

What happened to the good old days when stocks were priced in fractions, brokers had a telephone handset on each ear, and tech companies were growth stocks? All of that, including the latter, has changed—at least to some extent. Technology stocks are supposed to be a trader’s dream. If you’re...

Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) has officially hired Don Mattrick to take over as CEO. Unlike some of Zynga's other hires over the past few years, Mattrick is well known by the gaming community. Up until Monday, he served as the president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT...

Among the social media players, Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw the most significant upswings in short interest between the May 31 and June 14 settlement dates. Other social media companies based in the United States that also saw the number of...

If you’ve never played Candy Crush Saga, you’re missing out on the hottest craze to hit the Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and mobile gaming space. According to the Wall Street Journal, the game has an average of 15 million daily users and the publisher of the game, King, is a part of Midasplayer...