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10 Women In Finance To Follow On Twitter
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 3:24pm | 1333Finance is a world that used to be dominated by men, but that's definitely not the case anymore. Women have taken the financial universe by storm, penetrating every avenue from trading desks to newsrooms. So many of them have tons of great information that they’re willing to share...
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Netflix Is Up: Here's What People Are Saying
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 7:00pm | 742Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has had a hectic year, oscillating between a market-leading position, with its stock trading as high as $489.29 per share. After consistently failing to deliver for the bulls over the past couple of months, Netflix’s stock is recovering on Tuesday. So, what...
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Scott Stapp's Troubles Began A While Ago: Here's What He Said In A Reddit AMA In March
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 10:09am | 458Scott Stapp has had a rough week. The former lead singer of Creed made headlines after posting a Facebook video claiming he's "completely penniless" and "living in a Holiday Inn." Few remember, though, that Stapp held a Reddit AMA in March that also went viral....
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Apple Just Flash Crashed: Here's What Traders Are Saying
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 11:21am | 644Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares are down more than 3 percent on Monday morning after an apparent flash crash. Shares fell to as low as $111.27 before rebounding to the $115 range. Apple last experienced a similar phenomenon in March 2012. Here's what traders are saying about the event...
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5 Theories On Why BlackBerry Is Up Today
Friday, November 21, 2014 - 1:28pm | 518BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) shares are up more than 4 percent on Friday. As of now, no specific news is connected to the mobile communications company, though chatter is buzzing around the Twittersphere. One user highlights the recent Google Rockstar settlement: $BBRY Google agrees to...
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3 Stocks (And 4 Trades) Blowing Up On Twitter
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 6:39pm | 1162Social media is becoming increasingly important in the investment arena, as its impact on the wisdom of the crowd continues to grow. Market Prophit compiles and analyzes the social media commentary that's related to investing, and develops statistics that can tell users both crowd and...
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What's The Buzz On Mountain Dew's New Doritos Flavor?
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 11:48am | 983Earlier this week, an image surfaced on Reddit of a sample station for a new flavor of PepsiCo, Inc..'s (NYSE: PEP) Mountain Dew: Doritos. Or, as show in the picture, “Dewitos.” A Mountain Dew spokesperson told TIME that the product is being tested at some colleges and...
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4 Things Twitter Is Saying About GoPro
Monday, November 3, 2014 - 1:13pm | 612GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) shares are up more than 7 percent on Monday; over the past three months, shares have doubled. The stock recently traded at $82.62, up 7.2 percent. Some analysts, such as Wedbush, continue to be optimistic about the stock. Oppenheimer, on the other hand, recently...
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Did #ChevyGuy Steal The Show From World Series MVP?
Friday, October 31, 2014 - 2:24pm | 883After the San Francisco Giants won the World Series Wednesday night, Chevrolet official Rikk Wilde became an instant Internet sensation after making a nervous speech while presenting MVP Madison Bumgarner with the keys to a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. The phrase that pays? “It combines class...
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People Seem To Love Starbucks' New Secret Drink
Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 12:29pm | 652Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) unveiled a new Halloween-themed drink this week called the "Franken Frappuccino." According to a Starbucks employee on Reddit, the drink is an "officially sponsored secret menu drink," made up of a Green Tea Frappuccino mixed with white...
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What Finance Experts Are Saying About Mortgages
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 4:48pm | 648The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury experienced high volatility Wednesday when it traded down at 1.86 percent before moving back above 2 percent. The movement was due to weak retail sales and manufacturing data, as well as falling prices in equities and oil. Weirdest day ever in mortgage...
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Mixed Reactions To Tesla's 'D' Unveiling
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 2:42pm | 909Days of speculation finally came to an end Thursday night after Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk finally unveiled the mysterious "D." It turns out, to the disappointment of some, that the D is an all-wheel drive version of the Model S that can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.2...
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Financial Pundits Express Both Optimism, Pessimism On Sodastream International Ltd
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 4:11pm | 789Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ: SODA) stocks were halted before the market open Tuesday after negative preliminary earnings results were reported. The company’s revenue is hovering around $125 million, almost 20 percent less than the Capital IQ estimate of $153 million. Financial...
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Softbank Corp, Yahoo! Inc. Merger Rumor Circulating On Social Media
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 2:10pm | 799Rumors began circulating this morning that Softbank Corp (OTC: SFTBF) might make a bid for Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). This comes after Bloomberg reported yesterday that Yahoo investor Alternative Investment Management & Research SA sent a letter to the tech giant’s CEO, Marissa Mayer...
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eBay Inc-PayPal Split: What The Market Thinks
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 9:37am | 803On Tuesday morning, eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) announced it will separate PayPal from the company next year. Shares of eBay opened more than 7 percent higher, making millions for prominent shareholders like Carl Icahn, Yacktman Asset Management and Fir Tree Partners. The split is expected to...