6:31am ET
Investing
Facebook Cements Position Among Most Traded Stocks
Facebook has been listed at a public company for two years, yet it is one of the most widely traded stocks on any U.S. exchange. Others vying for the top spot have…
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6:09am ET
Media
Yahoo! Dominates U.S. Website Traffic
Yahoo! continued to hold a significant lead as the most visited website in the United States, based on January figures. The numbers are such that they may help Yahoo! rise out of…
8:40am ET
Investing
Cantor Fitzgerald Shows Best Global Equity Research Ideas for 2014
The new year is well under way and the major firms on Wall Street are all presenting their best stock ideas for 2014. The team at Cantor Fitzgerald is no exception.
6:36am ET
Companies and Brands
People Will Never Stop Drinking: Wisdom of Jim Beam Deal
Suntory, the Japanese brewer, spent $13.6 billion to buy Beam, the maker of Jim Beam. In doing so, Suntory has moved further into a business that is as likely to be successful…
8:09am ET
Media
YouTube Tops All Video Sites In Visitors
courtesy of YouTubeYouTube, Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) huge video site, known at the place you can “broadcast yourself”, held its spot as the largest video website in the U.S. in December, and did…
11:56am ET
Special Report
The 10 Most Hated Companies in America
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.A company can become broadly hated if it alienates a large enough group of people. It may frustrate customers with poor service, anger employees with unpleasant working conditions…
10:00am ET
Technology
Merrill Lynch Top Internet Stocks to Buy for 2014
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…
2:59pm ET
Technology
Twitter Stock Still Reacting to Morgan Stanley Downgrade?
courtesy of TwitterShares of Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) tumbled 4% Monday following a downgrade to Underweight by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). The stock continues its slide today, dropping another 6.5% with no…
8:00am ET
Consumer Electronics
Samsung Market Share Growth Continues to Best Apple: comScore
For the three months ending in November, Apple grew its share of the U.S. smartphone market by 0.5%, according to latest report on the U.S. smartphone market from comScore. Samsung Electronics grew…
11:25am ET
Technology
Morgan Stanley Wary About Twitter’s Prospects
When a firm that co-managed an initial public offering (IPO) cuts its rate on the stock that it recently backed, people notice. That is what happened Monday morning with shares of Twitter.
8:45am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Stocks to Buy: AIG, Genworth, SolarCity and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, initiations and positive analyst research calls seen from Wall Street on Monday, January 6.
7:40am ET
Technology
Could Lawsuit Hamper Facebook’s Targeted Ad Efforts?
A lawsuit filed by two Facebook users gets at the heart of what the social media giant does. Its business model depends largely on its ability to target individuals sought by advertisers.
11:50am ET
Retail
Online Sales Rose 10% in Fourth Quarter
While we wait for next week's report on same-store sales from some of the country's chain stores, we can chew on some data released Thursday morning by IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark. The…
5:47am ET
Media
Facebook Remains Leader in Social Media, Pinterest Surges
Facebook remains the leader in social media use. As has been the case for several years, two or three other social media continue to jockey behind it. The service that has come…
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Media
America’s 50 Largest Websites
courtesy of AOL, IncThe battle between Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) for the lead in U.S. unique visitors continued into November. Once again, the portal edged out the search firm–based…