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Key Trends In Online Shopping This Holiday Season
Monday, November 28, 2016 - 1:13pm | 432As online retailers kick off Cyber Monday sales, early Black Friday numbers this holiday season seem to be mixed. The National Retail Federation (NRF) is reporting that 154 million shoppers made purchases over Black Friday weekend, up from 151 million in 2015. However, those 154 million consumers...
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Morgan Stanley Highlights Winners And Losers From Holiday Shopping Weekend
Monday, November 28, 2016 - 12:04pm | 547Specialty retail and departmental stores witnessed mixed Black Friday weekend sales versus 2015, with e-commerce remaining “the clear winner” and in-store revenue continuing to be under pressure, Morgan Stanley’s Kimberly C. Greenberger said in a report. In-Store Mixed, E-Commerce...
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Bob Peck: Holiday Shopping Forecast Suggests Amazon, eBay Will Meet Estimates
Monday, November 21, 2016 - 12:02pm | 352According to comScore, digital e-commerce spending will grow in the 2016 holiday season by 16–19 percent to $79 billion–$81 billion, representing an acceleration in growth compared to a year ago. Robert "Bob" S. Peck of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey pointed out that over the past two years...
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Goldman Sachs Still Buying Twitter, Highlights Reacceleration In Product And Platform Innovation
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 7:55am | 264Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)'s bullish case heading into its second quarter earnings (July 26) gained some momentum on Tuesday after Heath Terry of Goldman Sachs maintained a Buy rating on the stock with an unchanged $22 price target. Terry is expecting Twitter to report revenue of $608 million...
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Is There No End To Hollywood's Obsession With Sequels?
Friday, June 24, 2016 - 2:35pm | 318Hollywood’s obsession with sequels seems to be getting worse and worse. According to CNN Money’s Frank Pallotta, there have already been 16 movie sequels released in theaters in 2016. This weekend’s big opening, “Independence Day: Resurgence” is yet another sequel and...
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Goldman On Zillow: Traffic Growth Is Strong, Litigation Overhang Removed
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 11:13am | 253According to the comScore data, unique visitors to Zillow Group, Inc.- Class A (NASDAQ: ZG) grew 32 percent year-on-year during April and May, consistent with 1Q. Goldman Sachs’ Heath P. Terry maintains a Buy rating on the company, while raising the price target from $34 to $38. Upside...
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Don't Worry About PayPal Just Yet: JPMorgan
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 8:58am | 286JPMorgan’s Tien-tsin Huang mentioned that for 1Q, Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) “reported its fastest constant currency volume and revenue growth in over a year, but profit flow through was limited by acquired Xoom dilution.” Huang reiterated an Overweight rating on the...
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Disney Scores Big With 'Jungle Book,' Passes $500 Million Mark In Second Weekend
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 8:48am | 244Shares of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) were trading lower by 0.30 percent ahead of Monday's market open despite its latest film, "Jungle Book," crossing the $500 million mark in worldwide ticket sales. According to COMSCORE, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), Disney's latest film saw domestic ticket sales of $60....
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Twitter's Biggest Problem In 1 Chart
Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 3:22pm | 330Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) have lost more than 67 percent of value over the past 12 months, driven by concerns about the company’s ability to grow its revenue and profits. Even after this week’s NFL deal, some analysts remain bearish on the social media giant. On Thursday,...
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comScore Highlights Benefits Of Expanded Partnership With Dish Network
Friday, April 1, 2016 - 10:41am | 171COMSCORE, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) announced on Friday an expansion of its partnership with DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH) to renew the integration of Dish's TV viewing information with comScore's measurement service. As part of the agreement, comScore will continue providing Dish with an...
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Facebook Is 'Not Even Close' To Losing Young People, Re/code Says
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 12:11pm | 151One of the largest concerns expressed by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) investors is the possibility of a mass migration of young users towards a competing social media outlet. According to a Re/code, not only is this fear overblown, it is "not even close" to bearing any truth. The...
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comScore Data Confirms Massive Box Office Opening For Disney's 'Zootopia'
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 1:00pm | 258"Zootopia" is casting its charm on the U.S. box office collection as a recent data from comScore shows it raked up $232.5 million globally, including $73.7 million – a record for best ever North American opening weekend for Disney animated feature film. This is a net positive for...
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Amazon Is One Of These Analyst's Favorite Long-Term Ideas
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 4:06pm | 308Pacific Crest on Monday reiterated an Outperform rating and $800.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). The analysts argued that holiday trends looked robust. This reinforces the firm’s view that the company will go on to disrupt the retail space. Pacific...
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Internet Users To Spend More On Appliances This Holiday Season
Monday, December 7, 2015 - 10:46am | 307EMarketer.com recently released findings of its 600-person holiday season survey. The results implied that a year-over-year increase in big-ticket items such as cars and appliances is expected. Furthermore, a majority of shoppers will do more of their shopping in-store as opposed to online,...
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Axel Springer-Business Insider Buyout Makes Sense, But Experts See Risks To Growth
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 12:31pm | 551AXEL SPRINGER VERLAG (OTC: AXELF) announced on Tuesday it has acquired an 88 percent stake in Business Insider. Axel Springer noted that the acquisition is the first major step into the English speaking journalism market. Wall Street analysts are mostly positive on the deal, but cautioned...