Research firm Brand Keys released on Wednesday its 2014 customer loyalty index for online service brands. The firm tracks 70 brands in seven categories. See how top brands like Amazon, Google and…
thinkstockFebruary 7, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday even following a weak report on non-farm payrolls. As with car sales and retail sales, bad weather got a big portion of the blame…
A landmark settlement has been reached in the high-profile case between Google and EU antitrust regulators. Google has agreed to provide comparable prominence in online search results to services offered by its…
The Internet analysts at Merrill Lynch expect mobile usage to grow more than 50% in 2014, with much of this incremental to the sector. The mobile uplift may start to wane in…
As Americans become ever more dependent on the Internet for everything from business to social needs, the top Internet companies continue their march to stay number one in their respective fields. The…
The Alpha Preference list of stocks to buy at UBS is comprised of companies that are the most preferred stocks to buy within the 41 major sectors that the firm covers. These…
ThinkstockAfter markets closed on Wednesday, Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.43 on revenues of $1.40 billion. The online travel company’s revenues rose 17% compared with…
Jon OggEarnings season is in the thick of things, and stocks finally showed that they could pull back after hitting new highs each day. Investors and traders alike have to be contemplating…
Jon OggWe are in the thick of corporate earnings season and stocks are challenging all-time highs. This is a climate in which investors want and need to know which stocks to buy…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Year to date, the UBS Internet Index has outperformed the broader market by 25%. The reasons for this outperformance have varied, ranging from growing addressable markets, improved monetization and/or stability, consistent…
ThinkstockThe summer conference season has drawn to a close for this year. What has become an annual trek for hedge funds, mutual funds, portfolio managers and other investors to have the opportunity…
Jon OggWith a slew of tech headlines hitting the tape over the past few weeks, many firms on Wall Street have become more vocal about the potential for tech outperformance, not only…
ThinkstockWhen a major shareholder sells a third of its holdings, everyone notices. That’s why Tuesday’s sale by PAR Capital Management Inc. of 8.1 million shares of the 24.6 million shares it held…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockWith the S&P 500 trading at near record highs, and the internals starting to look a little wobbly, it is important to be very careful in picking stocks now. Goldman Sachs market…
ThinkstockAlpha is one of those confusing terms that is used in the financial industry but rarely defined. It is basically a performance measurement on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility or…
