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After the closing bell on Thursday, LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) reported its fourth quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $0.39, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38. Revenue of $447.2 million beat the consensus estimate $438.28 million. Net income for the quarter fell from $11.5...

The market continues to tell investors that volatility is here to stay at least for now. The VIX is hovering around 20 after spending much of 2013 somewhere around 12 and triple digit moves in the Dow are now commonplace. Yesterday, the Dow was up 188.3 points or 1.2 percent to finish the day...

LinkedIn (NASDAQ: LNKD) has once again posted earnings results that are above consensus, but it wasn't enough to keep some investors from selling their shares. The career-targeted social networking site now has approximately 277 million members, but LinkedIn neglected to say how many of them are...

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), which bought 900 patents from IBM last week, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter full-year results Wednesday, February 5, after the closing bell. This will be its first public quarterly earnings report. Investors will be looking for Twitter to have benefited from the...

January, with its five percent correction, is behind us, and earnings continue to roll out this week, whether or not the groundhog saw his shadow. Highlights will include quarterly results from General Motors (NYSE: GM), Merck (NYSE: MRK), Philip Morris (NYSE: PM) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS),...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, short sellers were particularly attracted to LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) and Yelp (NYSE: YELP) as 2014 got under way. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List, Facebook, Shutterfly and Zynga also increased...

The market took a bit of a breather Thursday following two strong days of gains. Earnings from two major banks failed to keep the momentum alive and investors focused on Best Buy's (NYSE: BBY) disappointing holiday guidance which contradicts the strong retail sales report earlier this week....

Among the social media companies based in the United States, short sellers were particularly attracted to Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) as 2013 wound to a close. The number of shares sold short in and Shutterfly and United Online also increased somewhat between the December 13...

Lying on a loan application is not only immoral and illegal, it is now easier to discover thanks to social media sites. According to the Wall Street Journal, Lending companies are searching Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) and other sites to determine a borrower's...

Major indices finished Wednesday's trading session relatively flat as the Fed's minutes released had no impact on the markets. Minutes released from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting re-affirmed that many members on the committee wanted to proceed with caution in trimming the $85 billion...

For the first time in the new year, markets ended the day on a positive note. While it is only a few days in, markets appear to have started off 2014 on uncertain footing. Investors and traders found some positives in the U.S. trade deficit which fell to its lowest level in four years, an...

In 2013, world markets have seen record highs after a year of ultra-easy monetary policies and an improving global economy. Benchmark bond yields looked set to post their first annual rise since 2009 and Wall Street was poised to have its best year since 1997 with a 29 percent gain. Most...

Looking for some ideas going into 2014? Benzinga put together a few names that are priced below their 50-day moving average. That doesn’t make them a buy, but it does mean that they’re worth a look. Are they great stocks on sale or is something going on that should make you look elsewhere?...

Judging by the recent changes in short interest in the social media companies based in the United States, it would seem that short sellers are retreating from Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) in order to pile on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR). The number of shares sold short in Angie's List...

When you're looking to party, social media can be your friend. When you're looking for work, it could be your worst nightmare. Before applying for a job and before your next interview, career management expert David McKnight has a few tips that could help. "I would strongly suggest and...