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U.S. stocks started the week on a positive note as all three major indices ended the day in positive territory. Dow component IBM reported a disappointing third quarter along with a cautious outlook weighing down the entire Dow index. The Nasdaq benefited from high expectations over Apple's...

The earnings crunch continues this week, with quarterly reports due from tech and drug giants, the big automakers, airlines and many more. Analysts are looking for year-on-year earnings growth from the likes of:  Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA),...

U.S. markets began the week on a negative note after markets sold off in the final two hours of trading on no major news catalyst. The S&P 500 fell through its 200-day moving average of 1,905, a key technical level for fundamental investors and traders. The last time the index broke its 200...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and SoftBank (OTC: SFTBF) are being urged to merge. The push was started by Alternative Investment Management & Research SA, which sent a letter to Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and SoftBank Chairman Masayoshi Son. Earlier this week SoftBank was rumored to be talking...

Rumors began circulating this morning that Softbank Corp (OTC: SFTBF) might make a bid for Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). This comes after Bloomberg reported yesterday that Yahoo investor Alternative Investment Management & Research SA sent a letter to the tech giant’s CEO, Marissa Mayer...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) continued to drive headlines this week even without new product announcements or iDevice rumors. First Apple got the media's attention when reports claimed that the company was on the verge of closing Beats Music. Then the company made headlines once more when it was...

Marissa Mayer has been trying to transform Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) ever since she became the company's CEO more than two years ago. Now that Starboard's Jeffrey Smith is pushing for Yahoo to acquire AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), some analysts are questioning Mayer's turnaround plans....

Presidium Capital Chief Investment Officer Greg Harmon was a guest on Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep show earlier this week, where he said that there’s really no reason or ability for a technical trader to trade an IPO because there’s no price history. He was referring to last...

With the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) IPO in the rear view mirror, it's time to examine the recent price activity in Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and its implications for the future. Now that Yahoo has relinquished nearly all of its gains achieved during its pre-Alibaba IPO fever...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) is getting a lot of chatter on Twitter Friday morning, and analysts are also sharing their opinions. In the past week, Cantor Fitzgerald, Wedbush, Atlantic Equities and CRT Capital have initiated coverage on the e-commerce giant. Cantor holds a Buy...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is receiving quite a bit of attention ahead of the Alibaba IPO, and for good reason. The company owns an estimated $35 billion worth of Alibaba stock according to Barron's, and plans to cash in a sizable portion of the stake in the immediate future. Yahoo stock,...

Is privacy dead? Security experts Michael Gregg and Kevin Blackman examine the many ways in which apps and services can promote your private information. 1. Some Apps Store Personal Data In Clear Text Gregg, the founder and CEO of Superior Solutions, wants everyone to remember what happened...

Britain's Oxford University Press is adding a bunch of words to its online Oxford Dictionaries. Many of the words -- such as amazeballs ("extremely good or impressive") and neckbeard ("a growth of hair on a man's neck") -- sound like the names of rock bands. Side...

News that NBA MVP Kevin Durant is close to inking a $325 million endorsement deal with Under Armour (NYSE: UA) has had tongues wagging on Wall Street. Securities lawyers debated whether the company would have to disclose the deal to shareholders under the “material events”...