10:20am ET
Technology
Facebook Hits 100 Million Members in Africa
Roughly 20% of the population of Africa have access to the Internet, and about half of those -- more than 100 million -- are active users of Facebook.
Paul Ausick META Coverage Page 169
Paul Ausick 9:50am ET
Consumer Electronics
Apple’s U.S. Smartphone Share Lead Widens Ahead of iPhone 6 Launch
Apple’s got a lot of momentum going into next Tuesday’s event that everyone expects will be the announcement of at least one new iPhone.
11:10am ET
Technology
Is YouTube Worth More Than Twitter?
courtesy of YouTubeThe signs have been everywhere, but it was not until Wednesday that they were pieced together and one analyst firm took the plunge. Jefferies said that Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG)…
1:35pm ET
Technology
Samsung Introduces Virtual Reality Headset
Samsung Electronics has announced new Galaxy Note phablets and two wearable devices, including a virtual reality headset from Oculus Rift.
7:45am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Akamai, Facebook, Garmin, Waste Management and More
These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 24/7 Wall St. for Wednesday, August 27, 2014.
8:30am ET
Technology
Top 5 Internet Stocks to Buy From Wall Street Analysts
Wikimedia CommonsOne thing you don’t always get with Wall Street research and research analysts, is a large consensus of agreement. Whether it is clashing metrics, or just disagreements on the overall balance…
2:35pm ET
Technology
Google Easily the Top U.S. Web Property
ThinkstockDigital media research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released its ranking of the top 50 U.S. web properties for July and the list is topped, once again, by the usual suspects.…
8:35am ET
Retail
Surprising Stocks Poised to Be Huge E-Commerce Winners
A new research report from the Internet team at UBS has a list of companies that may end up to be among the top Internet e-commerce winners in the future.
8:46am ET
Investing
Stifel Resumes Coverage on 7 Top Internet Stocks to Buy Now
ThinkstockThe staggering growth of the Internet has created companies that over the relatively short lifespan of the information highway have come to dominate their specific sectors. While many companies have tried to…
8:18am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: FuelCell, JDSU, King, SunEdison, Google, Facebook and More
Jon OggStocks were well up on Wednesday morning. While volatility has returned to the stock market, it seems as though investors are looking to accumulate stocks that have sold off and that…
1:20pm ET
Consumer Electronics
Apple Grows U.S. Smartphone Share Ahead of New iPhone Launch
For the three months ending in June, Samsung Electronics gained 1.6% of U.S. smartphone market share, while Apple added 0.7%.
8:03am ET
Companies and Brands
Facebook’s Market Value Tops AT&T
ThinkstockOne company’s sales are huge. Those of the other are not. Despite AT&T’s (NYSE: T) substantial lead in revenue, its market cap is now below Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB). The story is almost…
2:31pm ET
Retail
Back-to-School Season Isn’t What It Used to Be
ThinkstockThe back-to-school shopping season is traditionally second only to the end-of-the-year holiday season for retail sales. Sales could reach $84 billion — not really close to the nearly $600 billion for the…
9:40am ET
Investing
High-Profile Tech Executives Set the Pace for Insider Stock Selling This Week
We screen the lists of insider selling each week at 24/7 Wall Street, and look for the high-profile names that some of our readers may own in their portfolios.
10:15am ET
Investing
Credit Suisse’s Top Large-Cap Stocks Being Bought by Mutual Funds
An new report from Credit Suisse highlights the stocks where large-cap fund managers have been placing new bets the most. We screened those stocks for ones rated Outperform at Credit Suisse.