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The Force: Star Wars Franchise Worth Over $30 Billion and Growing

Posted: February 10, 2012 at 4:17 pm

24/7 Wall St. has decided to calculate the total value of the Star Wars franchise ahead of the release of the 3D film "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" and while ...
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LinkedIn 2012 Outlook: EBITDA vs. EPS (LNKD)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 4:21 pm

LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) is out with its year-end and fourth quarter earnings report.  The company earned $6.9 million or $0.12 per share on non-GAAP on sales of $167.7 million.  ...
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Groupon and Facebook — What Do People Really Do Online?

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 6:40 am

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Facebook are in a battle with many investors about the value of their audiences. Do Groupon’s visitors still use it regularly to buy merchandise? Do Facebook’s members ...
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Facebook Already Amends Its IPO Filing Paperwork (FB)

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 4:53 pm

In a highly unusual move, Facebook has an amended S-1 filing already in at the SEC.  That is a near-record time.  The company is noting: "This Amendment No. 1 to ...
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Groupon Headline Loss Trumps Revenue Beat (GRPN)

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 4:17 pm

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) has just shown its first earnings report since it came public.  The online couponing site reported -$0.02 EPS on an increase of 194% in sales to ...
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Coinstar Ventures With Verizon Against Netflix (CSTR, NFLX, VZ)

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 9:08 am

Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) is surging this morning on news that it will get to compete even more with Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX).  The operator of box DVD rentals has ...
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The Facebook Halo-Effect Lifts All Social Players (SOCL, IPG, GS, MSFT, LNKD, ZNGA, FFN, GSVC)

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 6:48 pm

The social media hype around the Facebook IPO is driving many shares in the sector of online social media.  Some of the Halo-effect may not even be deserved, and this ...
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Amazon.com Gets More Active in Sports Collectibles, Going After eBay (AMZN, EBAY, CLCT)

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 10:15 am

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is launching a new Sports Collectibles Store and it is claiming to offer more than 2 million unique collectibles from major sports leagues and sporting events.  ...
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Facebook Full IPO Filing Details (FB, MS, GS, MSFT, TROW, ZNGA, GSVC, IPG)

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 5:29 pm

Facebook, Inc. has now filed its paperwork with the SEC which will allow the social networking giant to conduct an initial public offering.  It should be no real surprise that ...
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360-Degree Earnings Preview For Amazon.com (AMZN)

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 1:14 pm

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) may be well down from its highs in 2011, but the online retail platform giant is expected to post its fourth quarter earnings after the close ...
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Did Baidu Earnings Confusion Cause Exponential Options Trading Volume? (BIDU)

Posted: January 30, 2012 at 4:57 pm

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) has seen quite a bit of stock options trading today, and it was a day in which stock trading was more active than normal as well.  ...
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Facebook IPO Rumors Growing Louder & Louder (GSVC, MSFT, MS, GS, DSI)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 1:42 pm

Facebook is now rumored to be filing its IPO paperwork as soon as next week.  The 'rumor' is coming out of a report from the Wall Street Journal that Morgan ...
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Netflix Earnings: When An Implosion Is Less-Bad! (NFLX)

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 4:20 pm

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has given its highly awaited earnings report.  The online and DVD rental giant reported earnings of $0.73 EPS and $876 million in sales.  Thomson Reuters had ...
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Full 360-Degree Netflix Earnings Preview (NFLX, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, CSTR)

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 10:24 am

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is set to report earnings after the close and Wall Street has to be wondering if the bar has been set low enough to clear.  While ...
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Zynga Quiet Period Ends, Analysts Come To Defend (ZNGA)

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 8:56 am

Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) has now seen its quiet period end after its December IPO.  Shares were up big yesterday after Robert W. Baird's research team jumped in ahead of ...
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