Twitter Lifts IPO Range, Valuation Rises
courtesy of TwitterIn a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday morning, Twitter has raised the price range for its initial public offering (IPO) from a prior $17 to $20 to a…
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Newest first · Page 205Procter & Gamble Wins with Naming Rights to New England Patriots Stadium
Courtesy Procter & GambleThe New England Patriots have become “America’s Team,” a position that belonged to the Dallas Cowboys for years. Patriots games are among the greatest shows on earth, with quarterback Tom Brady slinging…
Facebook Keeps Earnings Growth Coming, Share Price Follows
Courtesy Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) released its third-quarter 2013 earnings report after markets closed on Wednesday. Sales rose by 60% year over year to $2.02 billion in the quarter. Adjusted earnings came in…
Planners and Gamers Alike Already Looking Toward Grand Theft Auto 6
courtesy of NvidiaTake-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) was trading up after earnings in the after-hours trading session. Shares have since petered out with a drop of almost 6% to $16.88 in late afternoon…
Video Game Stocks Heat Up Just in Time for the Holidays: GTA, Xbox, PS4
Electronic Arts Inc.The excitement around the staggering dollars that hot new video releases bring in is soon to be joined by hot new video gaming platforms. Rumors have circulated around the devices, where the…
Yelp Holders Yelping on Wider Loss and Stock Offering
Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) may have the greatest peer-review website out there, but its earnings report is leaving a lot of investors holding the bag after a serious surge. Yelp’s quarterly loss widened out…
LinkedIn Handily Beats Earnings Expectations, Guidance Not So Much
LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD) has managed to beat earnings expectations at every single quarterly earnings report. Now the social network for professionals has reported sales growth of 56% to $393 million. Earnings came in…
Analysts Team Issues Upside Targets on Twitter, Ahead of the IPO
Courtesy of Twitter Inc.Most Wall Street analysts wait for a company’s IPO to actually price and then start trading before they issue Buy, Sell, or Hold recommendations (or other recommendations). This is not the…
AMC Networks to Buy Liberty Global Assets for $1 Billion
ThinkstockAMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AMCX), which brought you “Breaking Bad,” “Mad Men” and “The Walking Dead,” said Monday it has agreed to buy Chellomedia, the international content unit of Liberty Global PLC (NASDAQ: LBTYA),…
Is The Endless Sirius XM Stock Rally Finally Ending?
courtesy of Sirius XM RadioSIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is selling off for a second day after earnings. 24/7 Wall St. has spent less effort covering Sirius of late because its valuations were…
Pinterest $225 Million Raise and $3.8 Billion Value… Social Overload?
ThinkstockRaising big rounds of capital for next generation internet and social media companies is becoming America’s favorite pastime. Now we have news out from multiple sources that Pinterest has raised another $225 million. More…
Will Icahn Sell Netflix, or Will Netflix Now Raise Cash?
courtesy of Netflix Inc.Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been the comeback kid in media and online entertainment. The subscription movie and media player has rendered Blockbuster and other business models irrelevant, and now its…
Netflix Additions So Strong That Stocks Heads to All-Time Highs
courtesy of NetflixNetflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has reported earnings and this was one of our 14 top earnings reports to watch this week. The digital media player reported earnings of $0.52 per share on…
Twitter Decides NYSE Listing Is Better Than NASDAQ
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsIn the midst of the start of earnings season and in the midst of a Fitch credit ratings warning to the United States, a key decision has been made by the company which…
The Death of College
ThinkstockThe reputation of college has fallen on hard times. A four-year education can cost $100,000 and leave graduates with burdensome loans. Many college graduates have found that, even with advanced degrees, they cannot find…