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New York State Attorney General Letitia James said Friday that her office is commencing a multistate antitrust investigation into Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), and saida similar announcement relating to Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) could come Monday. What Happened A bipartisan...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is moving to more tightly control political ads on its site as it faces a 2020 election cycle under heavy scrutiny, hoping to avoid the blame some put on the social media company for enabling interference in the 2016 presidential contest. Facebook said most organizations...

Social media stocks are back in favor: they've held up fairly well despite the broader market downturn seen since the start of August. Especially for Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP), it has been a redemption of sorts. Source: Y Charts The following is an...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has announced the availability of a "6-second video bid unit" to advertisers globally, according to Marketing Land. Advertisers would only pay if the viewer watches at least 6 seconds of an ad.  In a recent Twitter-sponsored study by EyeSee, new...

Pinterest Inc (NYSE: PINS) reported second-quarter results, which showed a 62% increase in revenue from the same quarter last year to $261 million. This handily beat the $236 million analysts were expecting. Pinterest's second ever earnings report as a public company marks a turnaround from a...

Big tech faces new scrutiny from regulatory and government bodies as the Federal Trade Commission is taking a close look at Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)'s acquisition history. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve reportedly paid Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) a visit to examine its cloud business....

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) traded near its 52-week highs Monday morning after the company reported encouraging second-quarter results Friday. Twitter reported a top- and bottom-line beat in the quarter along with multiple encouraging metrics that signal the platform is experiencing growth. Some...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) reported Friday second-quarter results, which sent the stock higher in early market trading and showed acceptable growth rates, according to RBC Capital Markets' Mark Mahaney. What Happened Twitter's average monetizable daily active users (mDAUs) metric was...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) reported second-quarter results that exceeded expectations. Daily active users (DAUs) of 1.59 billion and monthly active users (MAUs) were consistent with the Street's expectations, but average revenue per user (ARPU) of $7.05 beat estimates of $6.87. The company...

Investors watching the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) might get a skewed picture today, as the $DJI could come under more pressure than other indices due to pressure from some of its main components. Weak earnings from Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) and Boeing Co (NYSE: BA)—along with...

Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) reported a better-than-expected second-quarter earnings print, which prompted several analysts to lift their price targets on the stock but shied away from turning bullish. The Analysts Nomura Instinet's Mark Kelley maintains a Neutral rating on Snap with a price target...

Earnings are in full swing this week and technology investors who hold any of the nation's major social-media companies are likely preparing for a hectic few days. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), two platforms on which millions of investors and non-investors...

The bullish case for Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) is based partly on a cautious second-quarter guidance and encouraging trends, according to Stifel. The Analyst Stifel's John Egbert upgraded Snap from Hold to Buy with a price target lifted from $13 to $17. The Thesis Snap's management guided its...

Social media giant Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)'s ambitions to enter the digital currency space would be better served through an acquisition of Square Inc (NYSE: SQ), according to CNBC's Jim Cramer. What Happened Cramer's opinion on Facebook's Libra has changed from saying its...