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Google Still Wants Hulu, Willing to Pay $2 Billion; Amazon, Yahoo! and DirecTV on Board as Well?
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 7:46am | 280But isn't that chump change compared to what Hulu is or will be worth? The Wall Street Journal (via Business Insider) reports that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is still aggressively seeking ownership of Hulu. With a price tag ranging from a paltry $500 million to a questionably low $2 billion, Google...
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Lots of the Leadership Stocks Approaching their 200 Day Moving Average - LULU, CMG, BIDU, WYNN
Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 6:30pm | 649While the indexes are down less than 20% from their peak, this week's round of selling did a lot more damage to the leadership stocks (what I call the generals) than we saw a few weeks ago. A few names like Netflix (NFLX) have completely been obliterated, while others like Priceline.com (PCLN) now...
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Stock Watch List For Friday, Aug 19
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 6:08pm | 646( click to enlarge ) Despite the general market's weakness, Sodastream International Limited (NASDAQ:SODA) made an impressive turnaround and rallied almost 2.37% to close the day at $39.72. Resistance for Friday's move is $40.4, which reflects Thursday's high of the day. If the stock can break...
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Stock Market Panic Sell Or Buying Opportunity
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 12:02pm | 282The markets are getting crushed today after global worries resurfaced and U.S. economic numbers were just plain ugly. The selling started in Europe early this morning and continued at 10am ET when the Philly Fed Index came in at -30.7. The combination of these two factors sent investors running for...
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Fast Money Picks For August 18th (PBR, FRX, TGT, AMZN)
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 7:01pm | 176On CNBC's Fast Money, Tim Seymour recommended a long position in Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR) (NYSE: PBR). Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR) (PBR) gained 1.24%, and it closed at $29.37. Guy Adami believes that Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) is a buy. Forest Laboratories, Inc. (FRX) fell 2.44%...
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This Is The Real Shark Week
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 3:34pm | 385All day traders should know this, the week leading into options expiration is an extremely tough period to trade. This is a time when the large institutional trading desks will play a lot games with the small retail options traders. Just look at the major stock indexes this week on any intra-day...
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comScore Report Shows Amazon Sites Visited by 1 in 5 Global Internet Users in June
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 12:44pm | 439comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) today released a report on selected global retail and auction sites based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. The study found that of the destinations analyzed, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Sites reached the largest global audience with more than 282 million...
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How Do You Say Movies In Spanish?
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 11:06am | 642To answer the question, it's "peliculas", but it could also be Netlfix (NASDAQ: NFLX). Screendaily is reporting that the online movie giant is going to potentially expand into Spain, a country rife with piracy. The company, led by Reed Hastings, is supposedly going to enter the country next year...
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Piper Jaffray Comments On Netflix Price Change Survey
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 8:33am | 74According to Piper Jaffray, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) price change survey is consistent with estimates. Piper Jaffray said that it recently surveyed 350 Netflix subscribers and it views the results as a slight positive for Netflix following the price changes underway in the Sept. quarter. “We believe...
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Netflix to Launch Service in Spain in January 2012
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 7:30am | 78Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) will arrive in Spain in January 2012, according to ScreenDaily.com. Pedro Perez, president of the local producers association FAPAE, has confirmed this, saying Netflix had been in contact with Spanish producers in preparation of the launch. Intellectual property piracy is a...
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Amazon Web Services Announces New AWS Region for the United States Government
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 4:32pm | 99Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced AWS GovCloud, a new AWS Region designed to allow U.S. government agencies and contractors to move more sensitive workloads into the cloud by addressing their specific regulatory and compliance requirements. Previously...
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Volatile Environment Leading Up To Options Ex
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 3:59pm | 572Believe it or not, this Friday is options expiration for the month of August. After experiencing last week's crazy action in the stock market this week could see more of the same type of wild intra-day swings. Often during the week of options expiration the major stock indexes and the popular...
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Tech Has Early Short Circuit
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 10:44am | 243This morning, it is the tech heavy NASDAQ Composite that is leading all of the major stock indexes lower. The NASDAQ Composite is declining lower by 1.49 percent. Many of the market leading NASDAQ stocks are coming under heavy selling pressure and this is certainly weighing down the index. Apple...
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oBaz's Brian Ficho: "We're Entirely Community-Driven"
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 3:55pm | 1107There are a lot of bizarre sites in the world. Lately, there have been a few bazaar sites as well. But only one combines the art of haggling with the benefits of crowdsourcing: oBaz.com. “The group is very important,” said Brian Ficho, the founder and CEO of oBaz. “We're entirely community-driven...
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Amazon Student App for iPhone Makes Back to School a Breeze, for Free
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 9:02am | 160Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the free Amazon Student application for iPhone and iPod Touch that offers students a convenient and easy way to shop for textbooks, electronics, apparel, bedding and more. Students can compare prices, buy textbooks, or trade in textbooks for up to 70...