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Ebay Inc., Google Inc. & Yelp Inc. See Rising Short Interest
Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 8:24am | 933Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Yelp (NYSE: YELP) experienced significant upswings in short interest in late August. The number of shares short in Angie's List, Facebook and Shutterfly also increased...
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Groupon Inc To Play A Role In Apple Pay Launch
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 1:43am | 442Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) is one of the many companies involved in the launch of Apple Pay, Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new entry into the mobile payments space. The Details Along with Staples, Panera, Macy's, Target, McDonald's, Subway and a host of other retailers, Groupon...
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3 Social Media Stocks See Big Swings In Short Interest
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 8:36am | 909Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) experienced the largest swings short interest in early August. Short sellers shied away from Angie's List, eBay, Facebook, Google and Shutterfly between...
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Re/code's Kara Swisher Discusses Apple's iPhone 6, Google, The NSA And More
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 2:31pm | 778Re/code Co-Executive Editor Kara Swisher joined Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep this week for an in-depth interview on Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), the iPhone 6 and more. The Next iPhone "It's going to be a bigger phone," Swisher said about Apple's (...
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Markets Little Changed As Ukraine Uncertainty And Fears Persist
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 4:58pm | 3178U.S. stocks were little changed as uncertainty in Ukraine remains with comments out of Poland's government suggesting that the likelihood of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased over the past day. NATO's deputy secretary general shared similar sentiments and stated that Russia...
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Eric Lefkofsky, Groupon CEO, Paints A Pretty Picture On Groupon's Second Quarter Results
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 4:07pm | 888When Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) reported its second quarter results on Tuesday, the company reported that its revenue fell short of analyst expectations, as local revenue that comes with higher margins declined 9 percent from a year ago. Second Quarter Achievements During Groupon's investor...
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Wunderlich: Groupon Local Business Not Delivering
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 11:49am | 337Blake T. Harper of Wunderlich Securities downgraded shares of Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) from Buy to Hold with a price target lowered to $6 from a previous $10 following the company's second quarter results. The analyst noted the reason for the downgrade is due to a lower-than-expected growth...
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Short Sellers Stick With These 3 Social Media Stocks
Saturday, July 26, 2014 - 1:51pm | 1021Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) bucked the trend toward declining short interest in early July. Short sellers shied away from Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB),...
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5 Companies That Could Acquire Rackspace
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 7:42am | 908Will Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) find a buyer in 2014? Analysts are very skeptical. Trip Chowdhry, one of the tech industry's most vocal analysts, does not believe that any company will want to buy Rackspace unless it is offered at a steep discount ($10 to $15 a share). "Not at these levels...
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Short Sellers Like eBay, Pandora And Twitter Right Now
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 12:33pm | 850Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Pandora Media (NYSE: P) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) saw significant upswings in short interest in late June. The number of shares short in Angie's List, Groupon, LinkedIn, United Online and Yelp also grew between...
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4 Tips For Saving Money This 4th Of July
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 12:03pm | 1001No matter how you plan to spend the Independence Day holiday weekend, it will likely cost money. Whether you will be traveling, entertaining or simply staying home with family – Independence Day is a time of celebration and celebration can be expensive. Here are some ways to cut costs...
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3 Social Media Stocks That Short Sellers Like Right Now
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 9:25am | 903Among the leading social media companies based in the United States, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) and Pandora Media (NYSE: P) saw significant upswings in short interest in early June. The number of shares short in Angie's List, Facebook, Twitter and United Online grew...
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Bulls Take A Break As Dow's Winning Streak Ends At 7 Days
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 4:40pm | 2213U.S. stocks were slightly lower as positive housing data proved to be not enough to boost the Dow's winning streak to eight days. The National Association of Realtors reported that previously-owned home sale posted strong growth in May compared to April. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...
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3 Solar Stocks With Short Interest Still Rising
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 11:10am | 929Among the leading U.S. solar-related stocks, GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ: GTAT), SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY) and SunEdison (NYSE: SUNE) saw significant increases in the number of shares sold short in the latter two weeks of May. Short sellers shied away from First Solar and SunPower Holdings...
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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...