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After much anticipation and heavily speculation the Federal Reserve announced a $10 billion per month taper. Treasury purchases will be cut to $40 billion per month with MBS purchases cut to $35 billion per month. The Fed's move shouldn't come as a surprise as recent economic data and...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), Twtter (NYSE: TWTR) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw significant upswings in short interest between the November 15 and November 29 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List, eBay, United...

The major indices can bank another day in the green. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 both reached new highs during Friday's trading session as markets continued its momentum following U.S. Federal Reserve's new boss Janet Yellen confirmed the central bank's economic stimulus would continue. The...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Pandora Media (NYSE: P) and Yelp (NYSE: YELP) saw significant swings in short interest between the October 15 and October 31 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI), Facebook...

Hiring military veterans isn’t just a “feel good” move, it’s also a “smart” move. Especially in the tech sector, according to speakers in a presentation at Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) headquarters in New York Friday. Many “hire a veteran” efforts emphasize the debt owed to returning servicemen and...

We won’t know today or even this year, but people are already asking. Did Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) price itself too high? There’s certainly and argument but every argument has both sides. Here they are. The Shares are Too Expensive First problem: Twitter isn’t making money but that isn’t...

Not that anybody thought that selling shares of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) would be difficult but Bloomberg is citing unnamed sources who say that demand is easily large enough to sell all of its shares. As of now, Twitter is planning to offer 70 million shares at $17 to $20 each, according to...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is up more than 12 percent after reporting the company's third-quarter earnings results. The world's most popular social media website reported a Q3 EPS of $0.25 versus the Street estimate of $0.18. Earnings per share were up 108 percent from the year-ago period. Revenue...

Shares of LinkedIn (NASDAQ: LNKD) are down nearly two percent after the company announced its third-quarter results. LinkedIn reported a Q3 EPS of $0.39 versus the Street estimate of $0.32. Earnings per share were up 77 percent from the year-ago period. Revenue came in at $393 million versus the...

Investors might want to reconsider their plans for Twitter. Trip Chowdhry, the Managing Director of Equity Research at Global Equities Research, is not satisfied with the information that Twitter has provided before its initial public offering. "I think the S-1 filing has done a very poor job,"...

If you need a job, you might want to update your LinkedIn (NASDAQ: LNKD) profile. Recruiting expert Elizabeth Garzarelli recently published a short e-book, How To Get Recruited On LinkedIn!, to dissect the power of social media. More often than not, the power is in the hands of the job seeker. "...

The earnings crunch rolls on. This week's highlights include quarterly reports from the two biggest companies by market capitalization, Apple and Exxon Mobil, which are expect to post declining earnings. Per-share earnings from General Motors are expected to be the same as a year ago, and...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw significant swings in short interest between the September 30 and October 15 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI),...

There’s some bad news coming out of Ireland. You’re not likely to feel too sorry for the victims of this news but its noteworthy for investors. Bloomberg reported that Ireland's Finance Minister Michael Noonan announced on Tuesday that he would take steps to plug a loophole that lets...

The job hunters of today have to seek out helpful human connections, making the old saying, “It’s who you know as much as what you know” more important than ever. This is where social networking sites like LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) and Twitter come in. Done right, that process involves networking....