Category: Analysis

tripadvisor NASDAQ:TRIP Trip
Analysis, Internet, Mergers & Acquisitions

Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) buys French online LaFourchette

TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) announces the acquisition of LaFourchette.com. For the online giant, the French “Fork” will complement its online recommandation and rating services for restaurants and hotels in the world. With operations in France, Spain and Switzerland, LaFourchette booking application will become part of Tripadvisor strategy to provide value services for restaurants. LaFourhcette has tied 12,000 partnerships with restaurants across Europe since 2007. This distribution network … Continue reading Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) buys French online LaFourchette

John Meady
Alibaba
Analysis, Finance, Internet

Hot Stocks: Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB), SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA), Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE:QIHU)

Alibaba operates online platforms such as Taobao Marketplace and Tmall.com that connect retail brands with consumers. The Chinese company makes most of its sales from commissions and advertising and competes with Tencent Holdings Ltd and Baidu Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) for the more than 600 million Internet users in China. Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) stock performance was -1.19% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Hot Stocks: Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB), SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA), Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE:QIHU)

Mark DeFrance
SouFun SFUN NYSE SFUN
Analysis, Diversified Tech, Internet

Best Performing China Tech Stock : SouFun (NYSE:SFUN)

SouFun is a famous real estate Internet portal in China. Soufun website is operated by SouFun Holdings Limited (NYSE:SFUN), a Chinese company listed on the NYSE stock market. SouFun also operates othe diversified websites in the home furnishing and home improvement verticals. Through SouFun’s Websites, the company is able to provide marketing, e-commerce, listing, and other value-added services for China’s real estate and home-related sectors. … Continue reading Best Performing China Tech Stock : SouFun (NYSE:SFUN)

John Meady
Gilead Sciences GILD NASDAQ:GILD
Analysis, BioTech, Featured

Active Stocks: Endocyte (NASDAQ:ECYT), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Immunomedics (NASDAQ:IMMU)

Endocyte (NASDAQ:ECYT)’s shares saw strong trading volume on Friday after the company announced better than expected quarterly earnings, American Banking and Market News reports. 13,778,961 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 624% from the previous session’s volume of 1,903,723 shares. Endocyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECYT) stock performance was 61.91% in last session and finished the day at $ 6.62. Traded volume was 17,639,435 shares in … Continue reading Active Stocks: Endocyte (NASDAQ:ECYT), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Immunomedics (NASDAQ:IMMU)

Adam Keintzel
Analysis, Internet

LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) falls , Revenue Rises 46%

LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) shares drop at $150 apiece, while results are released on Friday May 2nd. Following LinkedIn’s poor performance in 2014 (-25%) compared to a 2% gain in the &P 500 index. Founded in 2002 by Jeffrey Weiner in Mountain View, California, the professional social media has been a big success on the stock market so far, but concerns about the company’s forecasts hit the … Continue reading LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) falls , Revenue Rises 46%

John Meady
Analysis, Earnings

After-Hours Losers: Power Integrations (POPWI), Panera Bread (PNRA)

Panera Bread (PNRA) shares declined in late trading after the restaurant chain provided a fiscal Q2 EPS forecast below Wall Street consensus. The St. Louis, Missouri-based company projects EPS to be in the range of $1.70 to $1.76 in the current quarter. The average estimate of 24 analysts was for EPS of $1.86, according Capital IQ data. The company also narrowed its full-year EPS target to … Continue reading After-Hours Losers: Power Integrations (POPWI), Panera Bread (PNRA)

Colin Pettis