Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) is often mentioned in the same breath as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA).That's because of Yahoo's stake in Alibaba - it owns about 24% - initiated in 2005.
And this means a lot for YHOO as Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba preps for the largest IPO in history.
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) reported second quarter 2014 earnings results after closing bell today (Tuesday). Despite a miss, Yahoo stock surged more than 2.25% after hours.
GoPro Inc. (Nasdaq: GPRO) tops Friday's hot stocks to watch list. Shares of the wearable camcorder maker soared another 20% intraday on the heels of its highly anticipated IPO on Thursday.
Also jumping today on earnings, analysts upgrades, and company news are a couple of athletic retailers, a home builder, an online travel outfit, and more...
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Yesterday, Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) acquired Blink, a mobile-messaging app that allows users to send texts, pictures, and videos that self-destruct after an allotted period of time.
The acquisition fits into Yahoo's trend of buying small mobile companies in hopes of further strengthening its share of the mobile market.
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) shareholders and prospective Alibaba investors were eagerly awaiting the Yahoo earnings report yesterday as it provides a glimpse into Alibaba's financial numbers.
The report didn't disappoint, as Alibaba saw its profits more than double in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) beat Wall Street predictions after the bell on Tuesday by $0.01, with earnings per share (EPS) of $0.38. Despite the beat, the digital media giant's revenue remained stagnant, and its operating income dropped 84% compared to the same quarter a year earlier.
Here's how our expert suggests playing Yahoo stock after Tuesday's earnings results...
The Alibaba IPO is officially coming to the United States in 2014, and the deal is expected to raise as much as $15 billion for China's largest e-commerce company.
A Reuters report in February polled eight analysts who estimated that Alibaba could reach a valuation of $140 billion.
Naturally, investors want in on the Alibaba IPO, which is likely to be one of the largest IPOs in U.S. history. Those who are able to get their hands on shares of Alibaba before it goes public stand to make quite a profit.
But no one will be profiting quite like this company...
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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The honeymoon may be over for Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer. While her streak of beating earnings estimates remained intact, investors focused on problems with the company's core business and promptly punished the stock. Yet Mayer promised that one strategy she has focused on in the past year
Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) stock has climbed more than 28% in the past three months and is up 97% year to date. Now the tech company is planning to acquire a startup that helps people exchange pictures and downloads.
Since Marissa Mayer took over as Yahoo's chief executive officer in 2012, the company has made more than 20 acquisitions, mostly startups.
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Today (Monday), Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald appeared on FOX Business' "Varney & Co.," where he lent expert insight on the latest move by digital media giant Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO).
On Friday, Yahoo acquired Evntlive, a concert-streaming startup that was co-founded by former Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) Chief Technology Officer Judy Estrin.
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After one year, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has brought the company back from the brink of irrelevance; whether she can return Yahoo to its former glory has been an open question. But there is one key area in which Yahoo has surged ahead of even Google, and that could change everything...
