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LendingClub Corp (NYSE: LC), after ousting its CEO and amid concerns over lapses in its internal controls, has now become the focus of investigations headed by both the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The news has broad implications for the burgeoning online...

Among 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),...

Among 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...

Among 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...

Internet 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...

Among 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...

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) kicked off earnings season for the big retailers last week with disappointing first-quarter results. Taking their turns on the earnings stage this week are Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target (NYSE: TGT) and several more retailers. Below is a brief look at...

Among 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...

While 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,...

While 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...

Early 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...

Fiscal third-quarter results from ostensible economic bellwether FedEx (NYSE: FDX), consumer goods giant Nike (NYSE: NKE) and leading technology company Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) will be the highlights on the earnings front this week. Packaged food producers ConAgra (NYSE: CAG) and General Mills (...

Late 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-...

Early 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...

Major indices continued to plummet on Friday with no economic data released that could rejuvenate the market. Investors remain worried about a Chinese slowdown, a mixed-bag of corporate results on Wall Street and possible further tapering just around the corner as the Fed meets again next...