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Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFLY) confirmed Monday it reached an agreement to sell itself to an affiliate of Apollo Global Management for $51 per share in cash. The deal represents a premium of 31 percent from Shutterfly's April 23 closing price — the last trading day before media...

IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IAC) reported Thursday first-quarter results that were mostly in-line with expectations and prompted at least two analysts to turn incrementally bullish on the stock. Bank of America's Nat Schindler maintains a Buy rating on IAC InterActive with a price target...

KeyBanc downgraded Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) from a bullish stance in 2016, but the research firm sees multiple reasons for investors to become constructive on the stock again. The Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets' Brandon Nispel upgraded Akamai Technologies from Sector Weight to...

Dropbox Inc (NASDAQ: DBX) shares moved lower in reaction to second-quarter results that came in better-than-expected but were accompanied by an announcement of Chief Operating Officer Dennis Woodside's departure.  Should investors take advantage of the dip? Four street...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) are each higher by more than 35 percent over the past year, which begs the question: what level of growth is already priced into the stock today?  The Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets' Andy Hargreaves maintains an...

Shares of Redfin Corp (NASDAQ: RDFN) have lost more than 30 percent since the turn of the year, which has an RBC Capital Markets analyst urging investors to take advantage of the correction. The Analyst RBC Capital Markets' Mark Mahaney upgraded Redfin's stock rating from Sector Perform...

The internet sector was a major winner throughout 2017 and some Wall Street analysts are expecting more of the same in 2018. The Analyst Citi's Mark May maintained a Buy rating on the following stocks, with price targets revised higher: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): price target...

Jim Cramer coined the term "FANG" to describe not only four of the hottest tech and internet stocks, but companies that have revolutionized the way we use the internet. Cramer explained during Tuesday's "Squawk on the Street" segment that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) made it...

Internet stocks suffered a notable pull-back Friday, but an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) downgrade Monday morning merely added to the bearish sentiment. As such, the question fresh on many investors mind: Is now a time to be buyers of internet stocks or sellers? RBC Capital Markets' Mark Mahaney, one...

Broadband providers can now heave a sigh of relief that the FCC has heeded to their plea to halt data security rules adopted by the agency last year. These ruled were supposed to have taken effect March 2. The FCC last Wednesday granted a stay petition in part to the 2016 Privacy Order adopted by...

Loop Capital said a Trump presidency could exert near-term pressure on large-cap internet firms with heavy international exposure, while U.S. centric Internet businesses should be more immune. Stocks that could be effected include: Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Amazon.com, Inc. (...

Some of the most often cited criticisms of traditional emerging markets equity indexes include heavy exposure to financial services stocks and to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) hailing from the energy and materials sectors. Criticism A derivative criticism is that these indexes are not or have not...

Back in 2001, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) was the second-most popular name on the Internet after AOL and even attracted the interest of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS). According to the Los Angeles Times, Yahoo was a likely takeover target at the start of the new century in a "race among AOL...

Stephen Ju of Credit Suisse previewed the Internet sector ahead of the upcoming earnings season. Ju reiterated his top three picks: Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG). Ju noted that stock performances will "hinge" more on...

Shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) jumped higher by more than 4 percent in Wednesday's pre-market session following the release of a bullish report by a notable Internet analyst. Mark Mahaney of RBC Capital Markets commented in a note that Netflix has achieved a "level of...