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Short Interest Swings in eBay, Facebook & Google
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 2:10pm | 939Among the social media players, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) saw big swings in short interest between the March 28 and April 15 settlement dates. Other social media companies based in the United States that also saw the number of shares sold short rise in...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 15
Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 7:58pm | 1102The earnings crunch is on this week, with first-quarter results due from such iconic blue chips as Coca-Cola, General Electric, Google, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's and Microsoft. Analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings growth from each of them, but earnings declines from Intel,...
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Barron's Recap (4/13/13): End of the Line for Priceline?
Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 12:17pm | 975This weekend in Barron's online: the prospects for Priceline and other big online travel agencies, Barron's 2013 ranking of the top 100 financial advisors, what is next for Yahoo! and a Japanese debt apocalypse. Cover Story "This Means War!" by Avi Salzman. Online travel company Priceline....
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Big Short Interest Swings in eBay, Facebook, Yelp
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 1:25pm | 898eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Yelp (NYSE: YELP) saw big upswings in short interest between the March 15 and March 28 settlement dates Other social media companies based in the United States that also saw the number of shares sold short rise in the period include Angie's List (...
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Short Interest Swings in Social Media Stocks (FB, GOOG, GRPN)
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 11:35am | 951Short sellers piled on to Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) in the wake of the ouster of the company's chief executive officer. Short interest for these other social media companies based in the United States also rose between the February 28 and March 15 settlement dates: Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI),...
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What's Next for Groupon?
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 3:18pm | 491Fired Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) CEO and co-founder, Andrew Mason has been replaced by Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky and Vice Chairman Ted Leonsisa, who will serve as co-CEOs, pending a search for a permanent replacement. Now the serious work of picking a successor begins, but it’s not the only...
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Yahoo! Says Get Used to Commuting Again
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 3:25pm | 553Work from home, virtual office, working off-site, no matter what name you give it, the flexibility of being able to stay home part (or all) of the time and still have a career is becoming more attractive for workers and employers alike. Employees save on commuting costs, have more flexible work...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 28
Sunday, January 27, 2013 - 8:08pm | 758Many S&P 500 companies have already reported earnings, but there are still plenty of quarterly reports scheduled for the last week of January. Here is a quick look at what analysts expect to see from some of the most prominent reports due this week. Caterpillar Peoria, Illinois-based heavy...
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Barron's Recap (11/10/12): Are We Headed for a Recession?
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 7:00am | 839This weekend in Barron's online: dealing with the fiscal cliff, special reports on retirement, and the prospects for Berkshire Hathaway. Cover Story "Shock Treatment" by Gene Epstein. "So I think it's really important for the fiscal policy makers to, you know, work together and find a solution...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 22
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 8:15am | 1199There are lots more on the earnings calendar this week, including results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for the three months that included the release of the iPhone 5. Monday Results from Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) will be the highlights on Monday, and analysts expect to see...
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Yahoo!, Radio Shack and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 2:29pm | 779Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Barron's Recap (7/28/12): Financial Advisory Teams are the Future
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 10:26am | 621This weekend in Barron's online: profiles of five top financial advisory teams, the prospects for Agilent Tech, Farmer Brothers and Buffalo Wild Wings. Cover Story "Top Advisor Teams" by Steve Garmhausen. Whether your financial advisor is part of a Wall Street firm or an independent outfit, he or...
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Is Yahoo! Paying Marissa Mayer Too Much?
Friday, July 20, 2012 - 8:57am | 334Yahoo!'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) new CEO could make $100 million over the next five years. Previous reports suggested that Marissa Mayer's new job would pay up to $60 million. Another said that Mayer would earn $70 million. But according to The Wall Street Journal, she is slated to make $100 million....
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Facebook Investors, Nasdaq OMX Group Attempt to Separate Lawsuits
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 3:00pm | 375Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) investors and Nasdaq OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ) have requested that a judicial panel separate their dispute from the dozens of other shareholder lawsuits relating to the social network's IPO. According to Reuters, investors first sued Nasdaq OMX Group for "negligently handling...
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Will Marissa Mayer Save Yahoo or Run It Into the Ground?
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 1:18pm | 631This is only her first day on the job as CEO of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), but Marissa Mayer is already being criticized as an unusual hire with "no real leadership experience." "I have to tell you, I don't know what the Yahoo! board was thinking," CNBC's Herb Greenberg ranted last night. "This is a...