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Yahoo!’s Browser “Axis”

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 6:09 am

For some reason, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) wants to be in the crowded web browser sector. Its new product is called "Axis". It is meant to compete with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, ...
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Mobile Advertising Booming on Tablets (AAPL, AMZN, SSNLF, GOOG, RIMM, NOK, BKS, MM)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 1:32 pm

In the first quarter of 2012, the leading maker of mobile devices as measured by page impressions was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), followed by Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF.PK), HTC Corp., ...
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Pandora Making Gains Against SIRIUS XM, Sort Of

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 8:55 am

Pandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P) is seeing something very unusual this morning.  The stock is up huge after earnings.  It is hard to believe, but Pandora beat earnings and managed ...
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Google Wins Verdict in Oracle Patent Suit

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 4:26 pm

Even the whittled down version of the patent infringement lawsuit that Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) brought against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) didn’t pass a San Francisco jury today. The federal ...
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Facebook Deathwatch: Morgan Stanley to Pay Up

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 1:46 pm

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has sent a letter 17,200 brokers at its Morgan Stanley Smith Barney brokerage houses telling the brokers that the bank is reviewing customer orders for the ...
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Facebook Deathwatch: Shares Rise on Lawsuits, Investigations, Short Sellers

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 11:52 am

After tumbling about -26% in its first three days of trading, stock in Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is up more than 3% just before noon today even as shareholder lawsuits ...
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As Analyst Says ‘Buy’… Facebook Starts Facing Short Sellers

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 8:42 am

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is a story that is frankly becoming the most over-covered story of internet IPO history.  The valuation of $100 billion at the launch now looks a ...
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Facebook Deathwatch: Another Day, Another Drop

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 4:11 pm

Investors can’t seem to part with shares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) fast enough. Nearly 90 million shares traded hands today, and the buyers had to be optimists. Shares opened ...
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B2B Focus Returns: SAP Acquiring Ariba (SAP, ARBA, ORCL)

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 3:16 pm

If you recall the term B2B, you are going back a decade and then some as far as internet companies.  Ariba, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBA) was one of the key business-to-business ...
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Facebook Deathwatch: Who Knew What, and When? (FB, MS, JPM, GS)

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 11:48 am

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) shares are ticking back up as we approach noon today. Nearly 56 million shares have traded hands so far this morning, making it today’s second most ...
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Facebook Deathwatch: Who Gets Blame

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 9:53 am

Shares of Facebook Inc. (NYSE: FB) traded down nearly -7.5% in pre-market action this morning and opened down at $32.59 after closing at $34.03 last night. The stock is down ...
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Social Media Drag Down, Does Web 1.0 Rule? (GSVC, SVVC, SINA, LNKD, RENN, SOCL, YHOO, AOL, GOOG)

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 9:31 am

It is no shocker today that the social media shares are heading lower this morning.  The Facebook shenanigans with its shares now down over 4% at $36.50 on almost 8 ...
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Facebook Already Trades As Busted IPO

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 8:21 am

Facebook, Inc. (NYSE: FB) has already broken its $38.00 IPO price in the pre-market trading.  Barron's highlighted the risk of this trading under the IPO price over the weekend and ...
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Shareholders Shouldn’t ‘Like’ Zuckerberg’s Wedding (FB)

Posted: May 20, 2012 at 7:05 pm

Here is a recipe for you to consider: The biggest Internet IPO of all time, and making it a flop. Huge insider selling. Increase the price range and increase the ...
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Facebook Flirts With Busted IPO Status (FB)

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 3:31 pm

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has been a significant debut, and it has had some surprises even if we are about as sick of hearing this name as one could imagine.  ...
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