Social Stocks To Watch: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU)

When Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) revealed it plans to acquire Oculus VR, Oculus’ Kickstarter funders were furious, for obvious reasons. Now another company which is trying to raise money through the crowd-funding site promises to give back any funds they raise of the social network buys their company for $2 billion. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 0.35% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Social Stocks To Watch: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU)

Social Stocks on The move: Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR), Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP)

Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) has had a rough ride since Christmas eve when it traded north of $70.00 a share – a price which gave the young company a massive market capitalization approaching $35 billion. Markets know the company is on to something important but putting a value on that is a challenge. Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) stock performance was -2.19% in last session and finished the … Continue reading Social Stocks on The move: Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR), Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP)

LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) SVP Michael Gamson sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.44, for a total transaction of $1,584,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 33,539 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,313,919. LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) stock performance … Continue reading Trader’s Recap – LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) , Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) , W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA), Corium International Inc (NASDAQ:CORI)

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) is the most important social media for news everywhere in the world: 35% of those surveyed use Facebook to get their news. In the United States, Spain, and the United Kingdom, Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is widely used. Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google+ and Facebook’s WhatsApp are becoming more important sources for news as well. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 0.25% … Continue reading Investor’s Alert: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), MeetMe Inc (NASDAQ:MEET), Renren Inc (NYSE:RENN)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is taking another stab at ephemeral mobile messaging with an app called Slingshot. The app is designed to appeal to fans of Snapchat and other messaging apps that let people send self-destructing messages to friends. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 1.86% in last session and finished the day at $65.60. Traded volume was 35.57million shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Social Stocks on the move: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD)

Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) agreed to sell the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas NV hotel & casino to Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) for $1.73 billion in cash, ending a six-year money-losing venture in to casino development. “The bank is committed to reducing its non-core legacy positions in a capital-efficient manner which benefits shareholders,” The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) stock performance was 0.42% in last session and … Continue reading Watch List: The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX), BK, United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU)