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Affirm: The San Francisco Startup Using Fintech To Simplify Lending
Thursday, September 7, 2017 - 3:42pm | 947Rob Pfeifer, chief risk officer at the San Francisco fintech startup Affirm, remembers the moment the company began lending: 7:57 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2014. Since going live, Affirm has made more than 1 million loans totaling more than $1 billion. "That's when we flipped the switch. We've...
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Benzinga's Bulls & Bears For The Past Week: Tesla And The Auto Parts Retailers
Sunday, July 9, 2017 - 7:21pm | 658Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Some of those calls featured the troubled auto parts purveyors. Other calls focused on Elon Musk's electric car maker. It may have been a holiday-shortened week, but Benzinga continued to feature a...
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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears For The Past Week: Delta Air Lines, Buffalo Wild Wings And More
Saturday, July 1, 2017 - 11:43am | 653Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Some of those calls featured travel and transportation stocks. Other calls focused on food and beverage stocks. Independence Day is upon us, meaning summer is undeniably in full swing. It is a time for taking trips...
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Vacasa And Booking.com Launch Partnership To Offer Alternative Accommodations On The Platform
Thursday, May 18, 2017 - 9:01am | 666Vacasa, the second largest U.S. vacation rental platform has announced that more than 4,500 of its properties will now be available on Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN)'s Booking.com. “We’re always looking for ways to expand our value proposition and better market the homes in our...
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Expedia's CEO Talks Travel Trends And Politics
Friday, April 28, 2017 - 2:07pm | 471Shares of online travel agency Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) were trading lower by more than 1 percent Friday after the company's earnings report fell short of expectations. Speaking to CNBC following the earnings report, Expedia's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi discussed the company's performance and a bit of...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Amgen, Barnes & Noble, Expedia And More
Monday, January 9, 2017 - 7:29am | 585This weekend's Barron's offers the outlook for a private equity giant and a leading online travel booker. The prospects for a biotech giant and a struggling bookseller are also examined. Another featured article offers a look at how Barron's small-cap stock picks for 2016...
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Expedia Left Behind By Trump Rally, Setting Up An Attractive Entry Point
Friday, January 6, 2017 - 12:15pm | 325The "Trump rally" helped boost shares of countless stocks, but there are a few names that have been left behind. In a research report on Thursday, Scott Devitt of Stifel noted that shares of Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) have underperformed the S&P 500 index by around 1,600 basis points since the...
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Expedia CEO: Here's How Low Oil Helps Us
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 3:07pm | 263Shares of Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) surged higher by more than 10 percent on Thursday following the company's fourth-quarter earnings release on Wednesday. Speaking to CNBC on Thursday, Expedia's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi discussed the company's performance and how low oil prices are giving a boost to...
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Lower Fuel Costs Could Create Price Wars For U.S. Airlines
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 10:08am | 465Budget airlines like Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ: SAVE) and Frontier Airlines have laid out aggressive expansion plans powered by ultra low ticket prices. These two airlines offer customers the bare-bones flying experience by charging for things like assigned seats or printing their...
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Expedia Is Buying HomeAway, But Could Other Suitors Step In?
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 2:32pm | 558HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWAY) confirmed on Wednesday it has received a buyout offer from Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) to acquire the entire company for $38.31 per share. The deal would consist of $10.15 in cash and 0.2065 shares of Expedia for each share of HomeAway. Analysts noted that...
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Barron's Recap: The 2015 Midyear Roundtable
Sunday, June 14, 2015 - 10:39am | 845This weekend in Barron's online: the Barron's midyear roundtable, high-yield bond funds with tax-free payouts, as well as the prospects for Prudential Financial, Precision Castparts, Expedia, Denny's, Smith & Wesson and more. Cover Story "Barron's Midyear Roundtable: Picking Your Spots" by...
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Morgan Stanley Upgrades Expedia, Cites Faster Volumes
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 1:10pm | 248In a report published Friday, Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak upgraded shares of Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) to Equal-Weight from Underweight with a price target raised to $92 from a previous $75 as volume and share gains accelerated which offset higher advertising spending. Nowak noted that it...
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The New Report Every Expedia Investor Needs To See
Friday, April 3, 2015 - 10:54am | 426Analysts at Cowen recently updated their bullish stance on Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) in a massive new report. Following the announcement of the company's planned acquisition of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: OWW), analysts see additional upside potential for Expedia's stock. Shrinking...
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Credit Suisse On Expedia: Stay On The Sidelines
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 11:29am | 175Stephen Ju of Credit Suisse on Friday commented in a note that Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) reported weaker-than-expected fourth quarter EBITDA due to an aggressive online and offline marketing spend. Ju notes that Expedia did report better-than-expected bookings and room night growth as a result of...
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Oppenheimer Asks: Is Expedia Planning To Acquire Travelocity?
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 11:38am | 255Manish Hemrajani of Oppenheimer on Friday explored the possibility of Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) acquiring Travelocity. Hemrajani notes that on Thursday the FTC posted on its website that it has granted an Early Termination notice to Sabre Corp (NASDAQ: SABR) and Expedia on their Hart Scott...