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The Early Reaction To Twitter's Q4 Earnings
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 8:17amTwitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) reported fourth-quarter results which came in better than expected, but the stock fell more than 6 percent as investors appear to be concerned with management's guidance and expense warning. What Happened Twitter earned 31 cents per share in the fourth quarter on...
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Amazon Q3 Earnings Preview: Keep An Eye On AWS
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 12:00pmAmazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is expected to report third-quarter earnings Thursday. Analyst estimates call for earnings of $3.12 per share on sales of $57.1 billion. Higher Minimum Wage 'Squarely In Focus' Amazon’s growth in advertising, Amazon Web Services and third-party sales...
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These Charts Help Illustrate The Recent Struggles Of Facebook And Twitter
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 10:04amSocial media giants Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) have both experienced significant market drawbacks in light of their earnings reports released last week. What Happened Last week, Facebook infamously experienced the biggest single-day market cap loss in U.S. history,...
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Survey: Young Users Unfriending Facebook
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 - 10:35amSnap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) may be gaining on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), which has in the past unabashedly copied Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP)'s Snapchat features in the past and found success with them. For the first time, less than half of U.S. internet users ages 12 to 17 will use Facebook this...
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Roku IPO Watch: Things To Know
Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 6:58amRoku is set to go public this week in one of the most highly anticipated IPOs of 2017. However, before investors dive in head first, memories of disastrous 2017 IPOs Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) and Blue Apron Holdings Inc (NYSE: APRN) have them taking a closer look at Roku and exactly what they will be...
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Is Roku's Speculated IPO A Viable Option Right Now?
Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 9:10amVideo and audio streaming device maker Roku is reportedly prepping for an IPO, which could materialize before the end of the year. Even as news trickled in, there were musings over the legitimacy and viability of the public offering. The IPO rumors aren't new, as Dow Jones reported back...
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Is Alibaba A Potent Threat In Smart Speaker Market?
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 2:28pmThe smart speaker market is getting crowded, with the latest entrant being Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), promoted by Jack Ma. Utility Value Of Smart Speakers Smart speakers are wireless, smart devices that use Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other standards to complete...
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How Ad Companies Have Responded To A Changing Media Landscape
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - 7:07amTraditional media such as print have become a dying breed and so have advertising agencies, which once thrived through providing a host of services — from media buying, script writing, shooting ads, editing, etc. — required to run a successful ad campaign. Traditional media have now...
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Snap Says It May Never Become Profitable; Here's Why That's Not Uncommon
Saturday, March 4, 2017 - 7:48pmWith the din around Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP)'s IPO settling down, it is time to take stock of how fundamentals stack up. This assumes importance, especially as the stock's valuation looks overstretched on the back of strong gains in the first two trading sessions since its listing. Valuation Goes...
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Here's Every Feature Facebook's Platforms Have Aped From Snapchat
Friday, February 24, 2017 - 11:24amSnapchat may not be as big as its bigger brethren Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB). Compared to Facebook's annual revenues of $27.64 billion in 2016, Snapchat earned only $404.48 million. But at least it has the technological superiority in making the latter want to evolve copycat versions of each of...