China's Alibaba is a clear leader in the world of e-commerce and is a combination of PayPal, eBay, and Google all rolled into one.
It accounts for more than 50% of online sales in China, the world's number two e-commerce market, and one that's on track to overtake the U.S. by the end of the decade.
Analysts expect the company to go public as early as the end of this quarter. And investor interest is off the charts...
Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) stock has nearly tripled since Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer took over in July 2012. But an 8.7% slip today (Wednesday) after a down revenue report has investors wondering whether Mayer's bullish touch is coming to an end.
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Today (Thursday), Money Morning Defense & Tech Specialist Michael A. Robinson appeared on FOX Business' "Varney & Co." to discuss whether the tech companies that are driving the market right now will be among the best investments in 2014.
Robinson believes the growth and earnings of tech companies continue to offer investors what they want - good cash flow and solid earnings. When Varney co-host Charles Payne points out that "Amazon hasn't made a nickel since day one," Robinson counters by saying that "each company has a unique story to tell."
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Money Morning Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani joined FOX Business' "Varney & Co." today (Thursday) to discuss the viability of tech stocks in 2014.
The hype and excitement that follow tech stocks can make them particularly volatile. Although Gilani cautions viewers against tech stocks that have reached 52-week highs, he generally believes tech stocks will soar in 2014, and states that "they're global, they're going to be here for a long time, and they're a good place to remain."
Gilani especially cautions viewers against Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO), as he believes the "underlying numbers have not been looking great," highlighting lower display and search revenue in November.
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Yahoo stock has soared nearly 90% in the past year, and CEO Marissa Mayer deserves much of the credit.
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) was seriously ailing when Mayer came on board a year ago. Many analysts placed Yahoo stock on "death watch" and readied to send it to Internet stock graveyard.
Mayer has undeniably made progress as she finishes her first year at the helm.
"She's done a great job," Money Morning Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani told FOX's Stuart Varney on Tuesday. "She's done a terrific PR job for the stock."
The question for investors: With shares up more than 70% in Mayer's first year - and another 10.38% today to $29.67 - is there still time to profit from Mayer's success, or did they miss the boat on Yahoo stock?
Despite Mayer's hard work, Gilani thinks the explosive Yahoo stock gains could be nearing an end.
The Yahoo-Tumblr deal is a $1.1 billion gamble aimed at rejuvenating a stagnating business, but is more likely to end up a costly mistake.
The deal, announced today (Monday), is by far Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's biggest - and riskiest - acquisition yet.
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) wanted access to Tumblr's 117 million users, most of them teens and young adults, to give it a beachhead into the ever-more important world of social media.
Tumblr has grown rapidly by making it easy not only to create blogs, but for Tumblr users to follow and share one another's posts.
But Tumblr, like so many other social media companies, is not exactly a money machine. Analysts estimate the company's 2012 revenue was just $13 million, making it a pricey acquisition indeed.
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Hewlett-Packard Co.’s (NYSE: HPQ) pending buyout of 3Com Corp. (Nasdaq: COMS) highlights an accelerating race in the tech sector to grow businesses in an industry where development from within simply is not enough.
H-P will pay $2.7 billion in cash for 3Com, which is second to Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) in business networking. Cisco and H-P have steadily been encroaching on each other’s businesses: Earlier this year, Cisco started making servers while H-P last year began to renew investment in its ProCurve networking business.
By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor In his most candid comments since thwarting a takeover attempt by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang said that he believes the once-interested suitor no longer covets a full merger. Speaking from the stage at the D: All Things Digital conference yesterday (Wednesday), Yang said […]
