Groupon

Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) on Monday announced that it would sell a majority stake of its South Korean Ticket Monster unit to a consortium that included private equity firm KKR. The deal more than triples Groupon's investment in Ticket Monster, which the company first bought for $...

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said that if Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) divests businesses, it may raise $730 million and add more than $1 billion to its market capitalization. Munster argued that the "stealth assets" are "underappreciated by investors." The largest such...

While many market-movers have already posted their most recent quarterly results, there are plenty more earnings on tap this week. The most anticipated impending reports include those from rival soft drink giants The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP), only one of which is...

Among the leading Internet and social media companies based in the United States, Google Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) C shares, Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) and Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) had the most significant upswings in short interest between the November 28 and December 15 settlement dates....

Tom Forte of Brean Capital said in a note on Wednesday he is now more bullish on shares of Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) following the company's strong holiday sales. Groupon said on Tuesday that it achieved record North American sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday and that those two days...

Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) had the significant upswings in short interest in late October. Shares short in Angie's List, eBay, Google and Zynga also increased between the...

Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD), Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) and Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) had the greatest upswings in short interest in early October. Shares short in Angie's List, Google, Groupon and Shutterfly also...

U.S. stocks reversed early morning gains following a fatal shooting of a Canadian soldier in the nation's capital and a subsequent gunfight inside Canada's Parliament. Declining oil prices was also cited as a factor for the poor performance in equities on Wednesday following the release...

Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, Facebook Inc (NYSE: FB) and Pandora Media Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) had the greatest upswings in short interest in late September. Short sellers retreated notably from eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) though. The number of shares short in...

U.S. stocks continued to sell off on Friday on higher than usual volume. Semiconductor stocks were hit hard following Microchip's profit warning and cautious sector-wide comments. The rest of the tech sector was weak, especially "momentum" and high-beta stocks as the Nasdaq index...

Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) experienced significant upswings in short interest in early September. The number of shares short in Angie's List, Facebook, MeetMe and United...

Contactless payments, even though they have been around for a long time, have not gained a lot of traction with the public. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) hopes to change that with its Apple Pay, NFC-based wireless payment system. In-Store Transactions Using the Near Field Communication (NFC)...