There has been a lot of talk about insider buying of Twitter stock. The company still has serious problems, and all the narratives you're hearing are hype.
Twitter stock's trajectory is typical of overhyped stocks that will go down in the end...
By Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report -
There has been a lot of talk about insider buying of Twitter stock. The company still has serious problems, and all the narratives you're hearing are hype.
Twitter stock's trajectory is typical of overhyped stocks that will go down in the end...
By Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report -
There has been a lot of talk about insider buying of Twitter stock. The company still has serious problems, and all the narratives you're hearing are hype.
Twitter stock's trajectory is typical of overhyped stocks that will go down in the end...
Here are the reasons that Twitter stock is a short...
By Money Morning Member Alert, Money Morning -
Alibaba announced early yesterday that it would invest $200 million in private photo messaging firm Snapchat. Estimates have the infusion of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) capital boosting the overall valuation of Snapchat to $15 billion.
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning -
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) announced its first acquisition of the year today (Tuesday): voice recognition startup Wit.ai.
According to Wit.ai, its technology can "turn speech and text into actionable data." Facebook did not disclose the amount it paid for Wit.ai, nor its future plans for using the technology.
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke -
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke -
So far in 2014, we've seen Facebook stock (Nasdaq: FB) continue its dramatic share price rebound, up more than 40% this year alone. But have you ever wondered, "How does Facebook make money?"
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke -
Social media stocks are off to a good start in 2015, with Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) still leading the group.
Facebook's stock is up 14% over the past year to around $80 a share, and FB now has nearly the same market cap as Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT). Facebook has 1.31 billion active users. And it released a "revolutionary" marketing platform that will challenge the likes of Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL).
But a question that must be clear to investors is exactly how do social media companies make money?
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke -
With Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) stock now surging after its 2012 initial public offering disaster (investors have enjoyed a 140% return over the past nine months), excitement over upcoming social media IPOs is higher now more than ever.
Of all the potential upcoming social media IPOs this year, two stand out - both are well-established and stable companies with overwhelming public popularity.
Here's a look at these two companies that may debut this year...
By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM -
The IPO market over the past few years has reflected the surging popularity of social media. Since 2011, the four biggest social media IPOs have combined to raise nearly $19 billion in their initial public offerings.
Facebook Inc.'s (Nasdaq: FB) 2012 IPO raised $16 billion, making it the third largest IPO in U.S. history. The public debut of Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) in November 2013 raised $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest Internet IPO ever.
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke -
As we've seen in the past few years, not all social media stocks have been successful investments...
Online game-maker Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA) started trading at $10 a share in 2011, then tumbled 7.75% to $9.25 in just four hours of trading. It never recovered, and in June, the company announced it was cutting 520 jobs. Now Zynga shares are trading at $3.69, compared to a high of $14.69.
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By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke -
Social media stocks are on fire. And now that Twitter has gone public with its IPO plans, investors are lining up to buy the stock. But before blindly buying into Wall Street's latest craze, make sure you take a few minutes to find out where their money really comes from.
The potential for profits will blow you away...