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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...

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...

The earnings crunch is on this week. Highlights will include reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Boeing, Comcast, Facebook, Google and Yahoo! All of them are expected to report year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining profits from the likes of Caterpillar,...

The market took a bit of a breather Thursday following two strong days of gains. Earnings from two major banks failed to keep the momentum alive and investors focused on Best Buy's (NYSE: BBY) disappointing holiday guidance which contradicts the strong retail sales report earlier this week....

Alcoa may have reported disappointing results last week, but the fourth-quarter earnings season really kicks off this week with reports from J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) on Tuesday. Big name financials will be well represented this week, with results due from the likes of...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, short sellers were particularly attracted to Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) as 2013 wound to a close. The number of shares sold short in and Shutterfly and United Online also increased somewhat between the December 13...

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke took to the podium today in what many consider to be his farewell speech. During his tenure, Bernanke developed the nickname "Helicopter Ben," which is likely to stick with him for some time. Bernanke noted, "The FOMC's decision to modestly reduce the pace of asset...

Judging by the recent changes in short interest in the social media companies based in the United States, it would seem that short sellers are retreating from Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) in order to pile on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR). The number of shares sold short in Angie's List...

In a move that has become more or less standard for Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer, the company recently acquired DreamWorks Animation’s (NASDAQ: DWA) Ptch startup, which it will shut down January 2. Mayer has made a number of such “acquire-hire” moves since she took over leadership at...

Encouraging news coming from the job market was enough to send the major markets higher. Initial Jobless Claims declined 21,000 to 323,000 versus an estimated 335,000. As to be expected, the Senate Banking Panel Voted in favor to approve Janet Yellen as the next Fed Chair. The Dow gained 0....

Shares of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) were trading higher by more than three percent on Wednesday morning following the news announcement of the company's share buyback plan. The company announced on Tuesday that it will expand its share buyback authorization to $5 billion. Last quarter, the company...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Pandora Media (NYSE: P) and Yelp (NYSE: YELP) saw significant swings in short interest between the October 15 and October 31 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI), Facebook...

When Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CFO, David Ebersman said in a recent earnings call that the company “did see a decrease in daily users specifically among younger teens,” the admission was widely viewed as an indication that while teenagers were still on Facebook, they were not using it as much as...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw significant swings in short interest between the September 30 and October 15 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI),...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), which is expected to release a smartwatch by the end of the month and its next Nexus smartphone soon, is scheduled to report its third-quarter results Thursday, October 17, after the markets close. Investors will be looking for continued dominance in Internet search and...