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How One Startup Quadrupled Its Size In 9 Months
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 1:50pm | 802In the nine months since its launch, Porch has increased its number of employees from 24 to 140. That's more than a 500 percent increase in less than a year. The Home Improvement Network Porch calls itself the home improvement network. It combines a database of more than 1.5 million home...
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Short Interest In Twitter Plunges, In eBay Still Rising
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 9:02am | 942Internet companies are often a magnet for short sellers. Recent short interest is recapped below, with a close up look at eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (A shares) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR). Among the leading internet companies based in the United States, eBay, Google (A shares) and...
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eBay, Groupon And Yelp See Rising Short Interest
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 3:45pm | 868Among U.S.-based internet companies, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Yelp (NYSE: YELP) saw the largest upswings in short interest in early May. The number of shares short in Google(A shares), LinkedIn and Pandora Media grew more moderately between the April 30 and May 15...
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Short Sellers Load Up On Pandora and Zynga (GRPN, P, ZNGA)
Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 4:34pm | 875Among the social media companies based in the United States, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), Pandora Media (NYSE: P) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw the largest swings in short interest in late April. The number of shares short in Yelp and United Online rose by double-digit percentages between the April 15...
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Facebook and Google Buck Short Interest Trend (FB, GOOGL, YELP)
Sunday, April 27, 2014 - 12:04pm | 880While early April saw falling interest by short sellers in many of the social media companies based in the United States, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Yelp (NYSE: YELP) stood out for their significant short interest gains. However, the number of shares short in Groupon,...
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Short Interest in Groupon, Twitter On The Rise (GRPN, TWTR, ZNGA)
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 11:28am | 824While late March saw falling interest by short sellers in a number of social media companies based in the United States, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) had significant short interest gains. The number of shares short in Angie's List, eBay, Google, LinkedIn...
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Short Interest In Social Media On The Rise (EBAY, GRPN, ZNGA)
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 8:28am | 862Early March saw rising interest by short sellers in several social media companies based in the United States. eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) led that trend. More modest short interest gains were seen in Facebook, Pandora Media and Twitter, while in Google...
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Groupon, Zynga Buck Social Media Short Interest (GRPN, LNKD, ZNGA)
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 9:44am | 899Late February saw declining interest by short sellers in several social media companies based in the United States. However, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) bucked that trend. The number of shares short in eBay, Pandora Media and Yelp shrank by double-...
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More Big Moves In Social Media Short Interest (LNKD, TWTR, ZNGA)
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 8:22am | 824Early February saw resumed interest by short sellers in several social media companies based in the United States, particularly LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA). The number of shares short in Facebook, Groupon, Shutterfly and Yelp also rose by double-digit...
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Angie's List Fourth Quarter Results: Buying Opportunity Or Further Downside Ahead?
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 5:38pm | 715On Wednesday, Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI) reported its fourth quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $0.05, missing the consensus estimate by eight cents. Revenue of $68.8 million beat the consensus estimate of $68.5 million. Angie's List guided its first quarter revenue to be $71.5...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For February 13
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 10:15am | 991Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Comcast confirms bid for Time Warner Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has confirmed reports that it has offered $45.2 billion, or approximately $158.82 a share, to acquire Time Warner Cable. The deal would generate $1.5 billion in savings and...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, February 13: Comcast To Buy Time Warner Cable
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 8:21am | 1033After a big day Tuesday, the markets took a pause Wednesday. The Dow was down about 31 points to finish the day at 15,993.94.The S&P was down less than one point to 1,819.26 and the NASDAQ was up 10 points to close at 4,201.29. This morning, U.S. markets are weak on European concerns. The...
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Big Moves In Social Media Short Interest (EBAY, FB, GOOG)
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 4:48pm | 814Late January saw sizable retreats by short sellers in several social media companies based in the United States, including Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). However, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) bucked that trend. The number of shares sold short in Groupon, Pandora Media, Yelp and Zynga...
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Market Wrap For February 5: Markets Unsure Of Which Direction To Take
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 5:47pm | 3034U.S. stocks finished the day almost unchanged as investors and traders were presented with a mixed bag of data today. A better than expected report on the service sector negated another report that showed that companies added fewer employees to their payrolls than anticipated in January. The...
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LinkedIn, Twitter On New Year Short Interest Surge (LNKD, TWTR, YELP)
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 4:42pm | 910Among the social media companies based in the United States, short sellers were particularly attracted to LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) and Yelp (NYSE: YELP) as 2014 got under way. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List, Facebook, Shutterfly and Zynga also increased...