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Yahoo's Biggest Question Is Alibaba But 'Answers Unlikely' On Call, Gene Munster Warns
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 9:16am | 390In a report published Monday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster commented that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s "biggest question" is the acceptance of the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) tax treatment by the U.S. government. Munster noted that Yahoo filed last week the...
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IRS Decision Could Overshadow Yahoo's Q2 Results
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 1:12pm | 586Investors might be too distracted to care how Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) performed during the second quarter. "It's always tough to get a good read on Yahoo because there's so many changes," B. Riley & Co. analyst Sameet Sinha told Benzinga. "Ultimately it comes down...
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Don't Believe The Reports, Axiom Says: Yelp Couldn't Find A Buyer
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 4:26pm | 350Axiom's Victor Anthony disputes the Bloomberg report that Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) is no longer on the auction block, despite finding "several interested suitors." Anthony said that his view is that "Yelp did not find a buyer." The news sent the stock down 10 percent,...
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Apple And Tesla: Creating Industries Vs. Products
Sunday, June 28, 2015 - 1:01pm | 517Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) are often praised for creating new products, especially those that introduce a new product line. Many companies develop new products, however. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry believes that Apple and Tesla have gone above...
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2 Micro-Cap Pharma Stocks Worth Watching
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 3:07pm | 398In this week’s email to subscribers, independent trader and technical analyst Roberto Pedone commented on a few interesting small- and micro-cap stocks. Below is a look at two micro-cap biopharmaceutical stocks that he likes. Anthera Pharmaceuticals Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ...
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Risks For Alibaba, Yahoo And Internet Stocks? Bernstein Just Laid Them Out
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 9:10am | 644Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) shares are rising nearly 1 percent on Thursday morning on the back of an initiation at Bernstein. The Wall Street firm holds an Outperform rating on the Internet giant with a $120 price target. Aside from the headline news, there's also an interesting...
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Yahoo Says Alibaba Spin-Off Is On Track, Shares See Relief
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 9:01am | 347Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) are higher in pre-market trading following a 7.6 percent drop Tuesday. The drop and subsequent rally are wholly related to whether Yahoo can spin off its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) without taking a large tax hit. The current plan,...
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Yahoo Investors Cheer Alibaba's Earnings
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 9:46am | 181Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) shares were up 7 percent Thursday morning after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) reported better-than-expected earnings. Alibaba shares were up 10 percent. At Wednesday's closing price, Yahoo's stake in Alibaba was worth roughly $23.28 billion. At today...
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Bob Peck: 6 Things To Watch After Yahoo's Earnings
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 9:46am | 340Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) on Tuesday reported its first quarter results. In a report published Wednesday, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Robert (Bob) Peck noted that Yahoo's Core "slows" in its turnaround, but based on a some-of-parts valuation, investors can still get the...
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Yahoo's Earnings Prospects Fail To Excite Analysts In Q1
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 1:27pm | 631Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) will report its first quarter 2015 earnings results after the market close Tuesday, but analysts aren't very excited by the company's prospects. "Wake me up when Yahoo actually grows revenue a little bit," Cody Willard, chairman of Scutify (a...
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Report: Yahoo, Foursquare $900 Million 'Deal Is Done'
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 10:07am | 179TechCrunch reported sources claim Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) has agreed to purchase local search app Foursquare for near $900 million. According to one of the sources, the "deal is done." However, TechCrunch also reported hearing from other sources that there have not been any new...
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15 Women Championing The Media Revolution
Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 12:45pm | 2182The rapid decline of the newspaper business over the past couple of decades was a major hit to the media world, but there are new and powerful forms of media that have gained an immense amount of traction on the digital frontier. Websites like Buzzfeed and Gawker are embracing wit, snark and...
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Klipfolio Raises $6.2 Million, Proves It's Never Too Late To Act Like A Startup
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 6:14pm | 568Klipfolio, a company that's focused on disrupting the cloud dashboard market, waited 13 years to raise $1.7 million. After fulfilling its goals for 2014, the company decided to continue behaving like a startup. "We raised the seed round last February," Allan Wille, co-founder,...
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SunTrust On The Expected Evolution Of The Ad Tech Ecosystem
Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 1:20pm | 717In a report published Thursday , titled Ad Tech Primer: From “Pipe” To ”Hourglass,” SunTrust's Bob Peck and his team took a look at the Internet and Digital Media sector. Below are some of the main takeaways. 1) “The market is going programmatic.” The...
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Tigress Financial Partners CIO On Yahoo Earnings: 'Watch What They Do With Alibaba Money'
Monday, January 26, 2015 - 6:44pm | 223When asked about what to expect in earnings for Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Tigress Financial partners Chief Investment Officer Ivan Feinseth told Benzinga that he’ll be looking at what the company says about guidance, advertising and new initiatives. He also emphasized looking at what...