Tech Movers: Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD)

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) jumped 4.6 percent after Credit Suisse added the chipmaker to its list of top investment ideas, citing a better pricing environment following industry consolidation. Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) stock performance was 3.13% in last session and finished the day at $33.98. Traded volume was 36.35million shares in the last session and…

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Losers to watch: General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is recalling another 8.4 million North American vehicles — mostly for another deadly ignition-switch defect — in yet another development that broadens the automaker’s safety crisis. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) stock performance was -0.87% in last session and finished the day at $36.30. Traded volume was 20.88million shares in the last…

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Social Stocks: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Renren Inc (NYSE:RENN), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP)

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), for the first time, has joined a number of technology companies releasing their diversity figures publicly. The Menlo Park, California social media giant revealed its figures Wednesday even as tech titans like Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) have begun seeking public input on how to close the huge gender gap present throughout the technology…

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Investor’s Alert: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), American Realty Capital Properties (NASDAQ:ARCP), Syngenta (NYSE:SYT)

There was social network Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), which flopped initially, online gaming company Zynga Inc.ZNGA +0.64% , which flopped almost immediately, and social network Twitter Inc.TWTR -0.30% , a company for which the jury is still out (and leaning toward a guilty verdict considering it’s trading at half its 52-week high and below its offering price). Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance…

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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 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…

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Facebook Stock (NASDAQ:FB) : Impact of Slingshot Launch and New iPad App on Facebook Financial News

Facebook wants to break the “1% Rule” of Internet culture that says a tiny fraction of users create the content for everyone else. So after a momentary leak last week, today Facebook officially launches Slingshot for iOS and Android in the US, an app where friends send you photos and videos, but you have to…

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