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Technology
Google Is the Deal-Making King
Bloomberg found that Google has executed more deals than any company in the world over the past three years. It edged out marketing and advertising firm WPP and tech giant Intel, which…
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Media
A Free Facebook Smartphone?
In the past several weeks, several content providers have pressed wireless carriers to offer their services free from the normal fees for access to their products or services. Facebook is the latest…
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Economy
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Gives $1 Billion to Charity
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was the largest charitable giver in the United States last year, donating just shy of $1 billion. A large number of the other largest givers were…
10:57am ET
Media
NBC Faces Olympic Competition From Twitter and Facebook
courtesy of TwitterThe XXII Olympic Winter Games held in Sochi, Russia, belong to NBC, at least from the standpoint of traditional media coverage. Comcast Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniveral unit paid $4.38 billion…
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Technology
Twitter and LinkedIn Social Media Reality Checks
ThinkstockLast week saw fourth-quarter earnings results from two of the premier players in the social media sector: Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) and LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD). Neither company’s results proved encouraging to…
Paul Ausick 8:35am ET
Investing
Top Stocks to Buy Benefiting From Merrill Lynch’s Internet Themes for 2014
The Internet analysts at Merrill Lynch are of the opinion that there are 10 investment themes that will shape the Internet sector in 2014. Here are some top stocks to buy from…
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Consumer Electronics
Apple iOS Gains Platform Market Share: comScore
courtesy of Apple Inc.For the three months ending in December, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) grew its share of the U.S. smartphone market by 1.2% compared with the three month period ending in…
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Technology
J.P. Morgan’s Top Internet Stocks to Buy for Long-Term Gains
Despite the current market sell-off, the sheer infancy of the Internet bodes well for continued growth and profits for years to come. Here are the Internet stocks that J.P. Morgan analysts see…
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Media
How Facebook Is Saving Twitter Ahead of Earnings
Since Facebook's beat of fourth-quarter expectations, Twitter's stock price appreciation has actually outpaced Facebook's. Before Facebook reported earnings last week, Twitter stock was barely flat for the month of January.
Paul Ausick 8:30am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Facebook, Manitowoc, Rio Tinto, Zynga and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Monday, February 3, 2014. They include Facebook, Manitowoc, Rio Tinto and Zynga.
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Technology
Is Zynga Finally for Real, Again?
Zynga was one of Friday's few hot stocks after announcing a sizable deal and a 15% cut in its workforce. The freemium video game and social gaming maker pre-announced a narrower-than-expected loss…
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Investing
Jefferies Says Buy Any Pullback on Top Focus Stocks for Big Gains
The equity team at Jefferies has pulled their best ideas for clients to review while the market is mired in a sell-off. These focus stocks to buy represent the best value the…
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Media
Twitter Market Value Tops Target and CBS
With a huge price surge driven in part by strong results from Facebook, the market value of Twitter has pressed above those of Target, the nation's second largest retailer, and CBS, one…
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Dominated the Market on Thursday
thinkstockJanuary 30, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday led by solid earnings reports from some heavy-hitters and a weakening of the Japanese yen. This morning’s advance estimate for fourth-quarter GDP growth was…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Boeing, Citrix, Denbury, Facebook, Qualcomm and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, January 30, 2014. They include Boeing, Citrix Systems, Denbury Resources, Facebook and Qualcomm.