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Weakness Emerges in AOL Earnings Report

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 7:45 am

AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The online media and brand company posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.32 on revenues of ...
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Online Video Ad Prices Hurt by Facebook

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 7:03 am

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) will hurt the value of online video ads just the way it hurt the value of display ads beginning three years ago. And the effect of ...
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Yahoo! Posts New 52-Week High After Microsoft Renews Search Revenue Deal

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 4:46 pm

The 2009 agreement between Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is scheduled to run for 10 years, but the agreement contains provisions to allow the two companies ...
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CFTC Looks into Regulating Bitcoin

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 12:15 pm

The experiment behind the craze of the virtual currency Bitcoin may soon be coming to an end. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is calling for regulators to look ...
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Viagra for Sale Online: Will Other Drug Companies Follow Pfizer?

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 9:15 am

Yesterday’s announcement by Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) that it would begin selling its blockbuster Viagra drug online directly to patients is a genuinely ground-breaking deal. The big drug companies like ...
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Will Cialis and Levitra Sell Online?

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 6:51 am

Now that Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) has started to sell Viagra online at Viagra.com, can Cialis.com and Levitra.com be far behind? These two other drugs face the same black market ...
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Apple Tops Exxon in Market Cap

Posted: May 6, 2013 at 3:00 pm

For most of the past two years, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) held the top spot as the most valuable company in the world as measured by market cap, having wrestled ...
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Viagra Available Online Soon

Posted: May 6, 2013 at 6:55 am

Men, or their significant others, will be able to buy Pfizer Inc.'s (NYSE: PFE) erectile dysfunction drug Viagra online soon. Maybe the big pharmaceutical company figures it is easier to use ...
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Dish Network Ready to Go All-In for Sprint

Posted: May 3, 2013 at 10:35 am

When Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) put in its bid of $25.5 billion for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), there could be little question that the satellite TV provider was ...
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Twitter Takes First Step Toward IPO?

Posted: May 3, 2013 at 6:50 am

Twitter has added an investment banker to its staff. This has prompted speculation that the company may begin the process for an initial public offering. Of course, investors could be ...
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LinkedIn Earnings Solid, but Forecast Leaves Investors Chilled

Posted: May 2, 2013 at 4:30 pm

LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD) reported firstquarter 2013 results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the professional social networking company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.45 on ...
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If Buffett Joined Twitter, Would Twitter Stock Be a Short If It Was Public?

Posted: May 2, 2013 at 2:48 pm

What happens when the last person joins a long-lasting trend? Chances are high that the trend is ending. We are not going to dare call a peak in Twitter here, ...
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Why Facebook Earnings Just Are Not Important

Posted: May 2, 2013 at 12:15 pm

The corporate earnings report from Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has shares trading higher the day after the report. Many analysts have keyed in discussing many metrics, but the reality is ...
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Facebook Growing Sales, but Move to Monetize Mobile Remains Challenging

Posted: May 1, 2013 at 4:21 pm

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has released its first-quarter corporate earnings results. The social media giant reported earnings of $0.12 per share or $563 million on $1.46 billion in revenue. This ...
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Google Barely Tops Yahoo in Top U.S. Web Properties

Posted: May 1, 2013 at 1:11 pm

Digital media research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released its ranking of the top 50 U.S. web properties for March and the list is topped, once again, by the ...
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