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Before investors complain about the purchase price, they might want to take a closer look at WhatsApp's statistics. Facebook's MAUs (monthly active users): 1.23 billion as of Dec. 31, 2013. WhatsApp's MAUs: more than 450 million as of this past Wednesday. Twitter's MAUs: 241 million as...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) spent a colossal amount of money to acquire WhatsApp, a mobile messaging app. The deal -- which includes $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in Facebook stock -- greatly exceeds the $1 billion price tag associated with Instagram. It also exceeds the $3 billion offer to...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) was once criticized for paying $1 billion to acquire Instagram. After paying $16 billion for WhatsApp, the previous acquisition is much less impressive. Some might even say that $1 billion is a tad low considering how much Facebook offered to pay for Snapchat. "...

So, what's next for Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA)? Shares of the electric car company have taken a jack-rabbit jump, after better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings were announced on Wednesday. Tesla also announced record sales and deliveries of its landmark Model S sedan. In a company press...

As emerging markets continue to show signs of struggling, investment banks are pulling the plug on some of their operations. Bloomberg reported investment banks such as UBS (NYSE: UBS)and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) have spent the past three years re-thinking their plans in India. The investment...

This Valentine's Day weekend was apparently a perfect storm for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). As much of America endured another round of blizzard-like weather, the video-streaming service opened the flood gates and aired the entire second season of its popular political drama, House of Cards. And it...

Heart-sick romantic or hardened cynic, you cannot escape Valentine's Day. The holiday not only has emotional importance for many people, it represents an important annual uptick for the retail industry. The National Retail Federation's latest annual Valentine's Day spending survey says total...

More recall woes for Toyota (NYSE: TM). On Wednesday the automaker announced a voluntary recall of about 700,000 of its popular Prius hybrid vehicles in the U.S., model years 2010 to 2014, due to a software issue. Toyota is also recalling a combined 300,000 of its 2012 RAV4, 2012-2013 Tacoma...

CNBC's Julia Boorstin interviewed Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) COO Sheryl Sandberg during Tuesday's Squawk Box program, to discuss the company's future advertising plans and growth. “In the last quarter, we didn't just add lots of people to Facebook, but our engagement metrics are up; 62 percent of...

Creative Edge Nutrition (OTC: FITX) trades on the OTC Markets for pieces of a penny, but that could all change relatively soon. Michigan-based Creative Edge Nutrition is a supplement company with a mission that involves several types of “growth.” Creative Edge Nutrition president and CEO Bill...

Janet Yellen made her first congressional appearance as Chair of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, testifying on economic policy issues before the House Financial Services Committee. And she appeared to make a strongly positive first impression. Her cordial approach, along with her signaling of...

LinkedIn (NASDAQ: LNKD) has once again posted earnings results that are above consensus, but it wasn't enough to keep some investors from selling their shares. The career-targeted social networking site now has approximately 277 million members, but LinkedIn neglected to say how many of them are...

Pandora Media (NYSE: P) reported its fourth quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $0.11, beating the consensus estimate $0.08. Revenue of $200.8 million was in-line with the consensus estimate. Pandora issued first quarter guidance and sees its revenue to be $170 million to $176...

For months, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been rumored to be developing its first game console. The rumors initially claimed that Amazon wanted to compete directly with Apple's set-top box, but that device only retails for $99 and does not yet play games. In the months that followed, additional...

A mixed bag Thursday, for number-one U.S. automaker General Motors (NYSE: GM). The company announced its fourth-quarter earnings rose 2 percent compared to the same time period last year. But its 2013 net calendar income dropped 22 percent compared to a year earlier, to $3.8 billion,...