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Tuesday's Market Minute: REVIEWING THE FAANG 4Q
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 10:44am | 355Now that Alphabet has reported earnings, all of the big tech giants that make up the FAANG index have shown their hands from 4Q19. The market reacted negatively to Google’s parent company posting a miss on revenue estimates, and shares lost about $60 in postmarket trading. Year-over-year,...
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Amazon Delivers In A Big Way And Analysts Say There's Even More Upside
Friday, January 31, 2020 - 12:47pm | 934Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is delivering returns to investors even faster than it can deliver stuff to your door. Amazon's stock was surging Friday as investors responded to the delivery giant's strong fourth-quarter print, sending the company's market valuation above $1 trillion....
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2 Reasons Why Facebook Is Still A Long
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 10:37am | 1245"Imagine you could charge for lemonade without having to pay for lemons. That's Facebook. It remains one of the best businesses we've ever seen and is chronically misunderstood." -Clay Gardner, Titan Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer After hours Wednesday, Facebook.com, Inc....
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Analysts: Amazon Is More Than The Truck That Brings Gifts
Friday, December 6, 2019 - 3:40pm | 552Around the holidays Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is probably best known for being one of Santa's biggest helpers, delivering presents to homes at a furious pace. But as the company rolls out several new Amazon Web Services products and new innovations in machine learning, and its Amazon...
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Facebook's Strong Quarter, Outlook Have Sell-Side Hitting Like On The Stock
Thursday, October 31, 2019 - 12:45pm | 664Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was a pleasant surprise to analysts with third quarter ad revenue growth up 31% year over year to beat Street estimates by nearly 2%, with operating income about 13% above the consensus forecast. Both daily and monthly active users of the platform continued to increase,...
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Will Netflix Inc Remain A FAA(N)G Stock?
Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 11:04am | 915In the United States, the average household has access to 189 TV channels, yet it only watches 17.5 of those. When it comes to on-demand video streaming, the average American is subscribed to 3.4 services. One of the key determinants for success in the streaming business is quality content. In this...
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Microsoft The Latest To Be Criticized For Using Humans To Listen To User Audio
Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 11:06am | 465Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the latest tech company to be criticized for using humans to review audio captured through devices, raising more privacy concerns about in-home tech. Vice reported that contractors working for Microsoft were paid to listen to audio from Xbox users in the...
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Flags Waving As Holiday Approaches, With Tesla Quarter Showing Unexpected Strength
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - 10:00am | 2262Wall Street parades into July 4 with stocks at record highs and with jobs data and earnings season straight ahead. At the same time, small-cap stocks are lagging a bit and Treasury yields continue to forecast some caution. The situation now is one that many are struggling to understand. Yesterday...
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Benzinga's Bulls & Bears Of The Week: AMD, Seagate, Sprint, Nike, Zynga, More
Sunday, August 12, 2018 - 4:07pm | 887Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Semiconductor stocks were featured in both bullish and bearish calls this past week. Bearish calls included the case for a coming split among the FAANG stocks. The bull run is more than nine years old, and yet the...
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Benzinga's Bulls & Bears Of The Week: AT&T, Caterpillar, Nike, Tesla And More
Sunday, August 5, 2018 - 11:25am | 860Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included earnings winners, a telecom giant and a defense contractor. Bearish calls included the FAANG stocks and a leading electric vehicle maker. While much of the attention this past week was on the...
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Barron's Roundtable: A Bright Outlook For Stocks This Year
Sunday, January 14, 2018 - 11:49am | 606This weekend's Barron's cover story features the first look at the outcome of the 2018 Barron's Roundtable. The panelists like the prospects for stocks, especially tech stocks, in 2018 in the wake of tax reform. Other featured articles show how Barron's 2017 stock picks...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: FedEx, Intel, Caterpillar And More
Saturday, January 6, 2018 - 4:07pm | 611This weekend's Barron's asks whether it is time for investors to move on from FAANG stocks. Other featured articles offer the prospects for a delivery giant with tailwinds and a top chip maker that may be unfairly blamed. Also, what to watch for at the Consumer Electronics Show...
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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears Of The Past Week: FANG Stocks, GM, Chipotle And More
Sunday, October 8, 2017 - 5:50pm | 650Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls featured a pair of automakers and a streaming video giant. Bearish calls included the FANG stocks and a tainted restaurant operator. It was a week that began with another national tragedy, this time...