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Internet stocks suffered a notable pull-back Friday, but an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) downgrade Monday morning merely added to the bearish sentiment. As such, the question fresh on many investors mind: Is now a time to be buyers of internet stocks or sellers? RBC Capital Markets' Mark Mahaney, one...

Broadband providers can now heave a sigh of relief that the FCC has heeded to their plea to halt data security rules adopted by the agency last year. These ruled were supposed to have taken effect March 2. The FCC last Wednesday granted a stay petition in part to the 2016 Privacy Order adopted by...

Loop Capital said a Trump presidency could exert near-term pressure on large-cap internet firms with heavy international exposure, while U.S. centric Internet businesses should be more immune. Stocks that could be effected include: Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Amazon.com, Inc. (...

Some of the most often cited criticisms of traditional emerging markets equity indexes include heavy exposure to financial services stocks and to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) hailing from the energy and materials sectors. Criticism A derivative criticism is that these indexes are not or have not...

Back in 2001, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) was the second-most popular name on the Internet after AOL and even attracted the interest of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS). According to the Los Angeles Times, Yahoo was a likely takeover target at the start of the new century in a "race among AOL...

Stephen Ju of Credit Suisse previewed the Internet sector ahead of the upcoming earnings season. Ju reiterated his top three picks: Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG). Ju noted that stock performances will "hinge" more on...

Shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) jumped higher by more than 4 percent in Wednesday's pre-market session following the release of a bullish report by a notable Internet analyst. Mark Mahaney of RBC Capital Markets commented in a note that Netflix has achieved a "level of...

Bolstered by strong showings by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), U.S.-focused Internet exchange traded funds are among the top-performing industry funds this years. The groups marquee names, the First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (NYSE: FDN) and...

In a report published Wednesday, MKM Partners analyst Rob Sanderson commented that earnings season has been "favorable" for Internet large-caps so far. Looking forward to the remaining large-cap earnings, a "strong follow-through" would be "good for investor sentiment...

Pacific Crest's Evan Wilson released a cautious note on ad-driven Internet companies over the weekend, noting that he expects the "tough stretch of earnings reports" to continue into Q2. Wilson said that "the overarching trend of decelerating user growth is worrisome relative...

In a report published Thursday, Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves discussed the future of TV and what role the Internet will play. According to Hargreaves, the Internet has finally become a "legitimate distribution alternative" for professional content as Internet services are...

An important electronic milestone was reached in June. It underscored the ongoing seismic shift in how most consumers now get their news, information and entertainment. For the first time, more people subscribed to broadband Internet service than for cable television, according to New Hampshire...

Internet companies based in China were on a tear Thursday, with precious little news available to explain the trend. Online marketplace provider 58.com Inc. (NYSE: WUBA) lead the trend with gains of 13.55 percent, trading at $52.11. E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (NYSE: DANG), which offers...

A coalition of advocacy groups has forced the United Kingdom to admit that it has been spying on social media users in the country. However, the British government says its surveillance is legal, since it involves information and computer servers based outside of the UK. The massive...