Today’s Hot List : Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Pain Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTIE), Inland Real Estate Corp. (NYSE:IRC), City Holding Co. (NASDAQ:CHCO)

Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Chinese web services company, has launched a new service that will help retailers to advertise on mobile devices for all the users of Baidu search engine, Reuters reported. This new feature will increase Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU)’s revenues and will give it a huge boost in the market, as according to the statistics issued by the Chinese government, the majority of users in China access internet from their smartphones … Continue reading Today’s Hot List : Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Pain Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTIE), Inland Real Estate Corp. (NYSE:IRC), City Holding Co. (NASDAQ:CHCO)

Big Movers : Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), American International Group (NYSE:AIG), Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE:WSM), Liberty Tax (NASDAQ:TAX), Tenneco Inc. (NYSE:TEN)

Chinese Internet search giant Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced late Tuesday the appointment of Ya-Qin Zhang as president, in charge of new business, effective immediately. Zhang will report to Robin Li, Baidu’s chairman and chief executive officer. Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 29.70% and weekly performance is -2.98%. On last trading day company shares ended up $220.68. … Continue reading Big Movers : Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), American International Group (NYSE:AIG), Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE:WSM), Liberty Tax (NASDAQ:TAX), Tenneco Inc. (NYSE:TEN)

Investors Alert : The Gap (NYSE:GPS), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND), ChyronHego Corp. (NASDAQ:CHYR), FS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSBW)

August’s sales surge did not proverbially lift all boats, however. Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), the San Francisco–based specialty retail giant, reported comp-store declines for its Gap and Banana Republic divisions. The declines were 6 percent and 2 percent, respectively. However, its Old Navy division posted a 2 percent increase in its same-store sales. The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GPS) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is … Continue reading Investors Alert : The Gap (NYSE:GPS), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND), ChyronHego Corp. (NASDAQ:CHYR), FS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSBW)

Today’s Stocks : Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), SkyPeople Fruit Juice (NASDAQ:SPU), Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE), Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT), WGL Holdings Inc. (NYSE:WGL)

Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) on Wednesday launched a service that enables merchants to attract smartphone users searching for restaurants or other services, in an attempt to challenge a similar service offered by rival Tencent Holdings. Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 29.70% and weekly performance is 5.26%. On last trading day company shares ended … Continue reading Today’s Stocks : Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), SkyPeople Fruit Juice (NASDAQ:SPU), Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE), Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT), WGL Holdings Inc. (NYSE:WGL)

Trader’s Recap: Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), WILC, First Potomac (NYSE:FPO), Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS)

On 7 AUG Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) last released its earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.14. The company had revenue of $196.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $194.95 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.12 earnings per share. The company’s revenue … Continue reading Trader’s Recap: Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), WILC, First Potomac (NYSE:FPO), Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS)

Investments in Mobile Weighed on First-Quarter Margins for Baidu; Shares Undervalued

Chinese search engine Baidu BIDU posted a 40% increase in first-quarter revenue that met our expectations, although margins came under pressure due to aggressive investments in mobile Internet. We believe these strategic investments behind product innovation, engineering talents, network infrastructure, and marketing campaigns are critical to fortifying Baidu’s competitiveness in the fastgrowing mobile Internet space over the longer term. We applaud management’s decision to accelerate … Continue reading Investments in Mobile Weighed on First-Quarter Margins for Baidu; Shares Undervalued