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StockTwits Goes Down After Investors Flood The Site
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 10:56am | 263StockTwits is down Friday morning after a reportedly large number of investors visited the site. The entire site -- from the main and About pages to the Press and House Rules pages -- is down. downforeveryoneorjustme.com confirmed that the site is indeed down -- and not just for select users. Poor...
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Exclusive: Estimize CEO Leigh Drogen On What's Next For The Financial Crowdsourcing Platform
Saturday, January 31, 2015 - 2:40pm | 724Estimize founder and CEO Leigh Drogen shared insight with Benzinga about the future of his company and the role it will play regarding crowdsourced estimates on Wall Street. “Estimates are incredibly important,” Drogen said, “because it’s how we build an...
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ChartIQ Aims To Bring Expert Data To The Individual Trader & Investor
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 10:32am | 441In a space where charting platforms either carry a hefty price tag or severely underperform, a new platform could be welcome reprieve. ChartIQ is trying to fill that gap by offering professional-grade charting and a technical analysis toolset that works seamlessly across the desktop, web, tablet...
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Netflix Is Up: Here's What People Are Saying
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 7:00pm | 742Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has had a hectic year, oscillating between a market-leading position, with its stock trading as high as $489.29 per share. After consistently failing to deliver for the bulls over the past couple of months, Netflix’s stock is recovering on Tuesday. So, what...
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What's Next For StockTwits? We Asked Howard Lindzon
Friday, October 31, 2014 - 9:58am | 485Fresh off of the Stocktoberfest conference in San Diego, California, StockTwits Co-Founder and CEO Howard Lindzon recently joined Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep to talk about what features might lie ahead in the future of the financial social media platform. Lindzon said “it’s...
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Icahn Rumored To Be Eyeing Whole Foods
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 11:54am | 153Rumors of Carl Icahn taking an activist stake in Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) sent shares soaring Tuesday morning. The stock, which was trading lower at $38 before the rumors hit the tape, rose sharply and briefly traded above $40. Stock volume surged on the rumor. Option volume was also...
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Why FirstSolar Shares Are Moving Higher
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 1:07pm | 183Shares of First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) started rocketing higher around 10:50 a.m. Monday, as rumors that the company would be acquired started flying around social media sites StockTwits and Twitter. This comes after a rumor at the beginning of June in which investors were alleging that Carl...
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John Melloy Of StockTwits Talks About The StockTwits Community
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 9:08am | 616John Melloy is the CEO of StockTwits and a former executive producer of CNBC's “Fast Money” segment. Melloy is also credited with creating CNBC's “Halftime Report.” Melloy was a special guest on Benzinga's #PreMarket Primer on May 28 to talk about why his...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For March 21
Friday, March 21, 2014 - 9:26am | 730Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. Tiffany: Earnings miss This morning, Tiffany & Co (NYSE: TIF) reported its fourth quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $1.47, missing the consensus estimate of $1.52. Revenue of $1.29 billion missed the consensus...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For March 19
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 10:52am | 640Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. FedEx: Earnings miss This morning, FedEx (NYSE: FDX) reported its third quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $1.23, missing the consensus estimate of $1.46. Revenue of $11.3 billion missed the consensus estimate of $11.46...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For March 14
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 9:40am | 747Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. Teva Pharmaceutical: CEO hosts UK and Israeli leaders Teva Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TEVA) announced a collaboration between Teva and the United Kingdom Government's National Health Service National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For March 11
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 2:51pm | 776Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. La Jolla Pharmaceutical: Successful Phase 2 trial results Last night, La Jolla Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: LJPC) reported that its Phase 2 trial of its GCS-100 chronic kidney disease drug “"met its primary efficacy endpoint of a...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For March 10
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 9:37am | 680Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Plug Power: No pulling the plug on this bull run Investors continue to buy in to the notion that fuel cell companies such as Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) are poised to grow. Plug Power, along with its peers received a positive nod on...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For March 3
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 11:32am | 733Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. S&P 500 futures: How will the markets react to developing situation in Ukraine? European equities were hard hit following the new developments in Ukraine. Prior to the U.S. market open, the Stoxx 50 was lower by around 2.5 percent...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For February 28
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 11:29am | 927Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. 3D Systems: Investors positive following EPS and revenue misses This morning, 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) reported its fourth quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $0.19, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20. Revenue of $154.8...