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This was quite a week in technology. It started with unbelievable rumors surrounding Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and concluded with an announcement involving Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and a multi-billion-dollar acquisition. Rumors of a new Apple TV also resurfaced. Spotfiy could...

U.S. stocks finished the week slightly lower as investors gave today's poor housing data a slack, and blame it on the weather. “Investors are willing to cut the market some slack because of the weather; I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the economy heats up as the weather warms up,” Jack...

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Groupon: Margins under pressure, investors not impressed Last night, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) reported its fourth quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $0.04, beating the consensus estimate of $0.02. Revenue of $768.4...

After a triple-digit intraday high, major indices retreated slightly but still ended the day with impressive gains. The Dow gained about 92 points to close at 16,133.23. The S&P was up 0.6 percent, or about 11 points to close at 1,839.78, and the NASDAQ was up 0.7 percent to 4,267.55....

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) has failed to overcome its troubles of the previous quarter. While the daily deals giant reported a positive EPS during the third quarter, the stock fell more than 11 percent after Groupon announced its Q4 guidance. At the time Groupon expected to report a fourth quarter...

The earnings season is winding down, but on the docket this week are Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM), Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) and others. Later in the week, the parade of quarterly reports from big retailers kicks off with...

Late 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...

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve's new Chief Janet Yellen reassured investors that she is the right person for the job. In her congressional testimony, Yellen promised to stay the course in regards to the Federal Open Market Committee's approach to monetary policy. Yellen also...

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) on Monday announced that its product chief Jeffrey Holden is leaving the company to pursue opportunities at a non-competing company. Holden joined Groupon after his startup company, Pelago, was acquired in 2011. Holden's prior experience includes nearly 10 years at...

U.S. stocks reversed its multi-day losing streak as investors found enough positives in Tuesday's earnings to end the Dow's five day losing streak. The FOMC began its first day of a two-day meeting. The Wall Street Journal's Jon Hilsenrath believes that the central bank will reduce...

Among 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...

Everyone is looking for the big exit. Entrepreneurs, investors, company employees with stock options -- they all want the same thing. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has provided some very big exits for a number of startups, including YouTube, Waze and Nest Labs. The search engine giant could provide an...

January may not be the most exciting month of the year, but there were some headline-grabbing stories during the third week of the month. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), for example, gained the attention of investors and consumers alike after the company reiterated its plans to release a lower-cost vehicle...

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) announced this week it had acquired Ideeli, an online flash fashion retailer. The daily deals site paid $43 million for the company. That may be a bit more than some of its earlier acquisitions, but is considerably cheaper than the $260 million that Groupon paid for...

Investors and traders were in clear selling mode today ahead of a very busy week of earnings. The Dow suffered a triple digit point loss while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffered losses of more than one percent. There were no key economic data releases today. Related: Earnings Expectations For...