By Jeff Ooi., posted to LensaMalaysia.com via Wikimedia CommonsPerhaps believing that the worst is over for some of America’s most troubled companies, or fearing a year-end rally that could lift all ships,…
thinkstockFacebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) did see some key executives sell shares into the lockup expiration last week. Sheryl Sandberg, who is chief operating officer, and often considered the adult supervision at Facebook,…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockG-20 ministers say they worry about the fiscal cliff and Europe’s debt issues. (Reuters) Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) raises its profit forecasts but says its trouble in China was significant. (Reuters) As…
thinkstockFounders of major companies are sometimes pushed out by their boards. It is quite another thing for an outsider to do the same. Netflix Inc.’s (NASDAQ: NFLX) Reed Hastings has lost much…
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) could have seen its shares crushed on a lockup expiration, but the stock is holding up marginally well when you consider the entire situation. The social networking giant…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy of YouTubeVarious sites owned by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), including YouTube, drew 150 million unique viewers in September, a huge number, but down from 157 million in July. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning following the report on new jobless claims, which rose by 369,000, less than the expected 375,000 (our coverage here). In Europe, GDP…
It appears that customer service via Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) or Twitter may be the wave of the future. A new study from social media research firm NM Incite indicates that nearly…
Trey Thoelcke Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer and raised…
Jon OggThe short interest in the actively traded cult stocks and in some of the active low-priced shares can tend to be volatile, to say the least. We tracked some rather large…
A look at the websites that have the largest audiences in America shows that Web 1.0 properties, launched in the 1990s before broadband was widely available, led the list by audience size.…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected PMI reading from China (more coverage here) that was mostly untempered by lower-than-expected PMI readings from Europe (more coverage…
These are Wednesday’s market winners and losers. Biggest Winners Shares of Spartech Corp. (NYSE: SEH) are up 62.26% to $8.34 on trading volume of 4.9 million shares. PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) will buy…
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is surging Wednesday morning after the company’s earnings. While there is some real concern that its payments and fees revenue fell, the big hope here is that Facebook…
Jon C. Ogg We have many stocks on the move this morning. The following are the stocks to watch for active traders this Wednesday: Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (NASDAQ: BWLD); Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB); iRobot…
