AOL Streaming Deal Means More Competition for Netflix and Hulu
Let the late night and weekend binge screenings of Pulp Fiction, God Will Hunting, and The English Patient begin. For streaming services, it is more like The Hunger Games. Just a day after Netflix...
View ArticleIs Yahoo a Healthy Investment?
With shares of Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) trading around $36, is YHOO an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE, or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework: T =...
View ArticleThe New Moviefone Solves a Big Problem
Source: Thinkstock In 1999, AOL (NYSE:AOL) paid some $500 million in stock to acquire Moviefone, an interactive telephone service that you could call to get showtimes and other information about...
View ArticleAOL Is Deserving of a Long, Hard Look
Source: Getty Images AOL (NASDAQ: AOL) has had a rough month, losing 20 percent of its valuation following earnings. Yet, despite its quarterly weakness, the company continues to thrive in programming...
View ArticleCan Yahoo Give YouTube a Run for Its Money?
Source: Thinkstock Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) is reportedly fast approaching a summer launch for its YouTube video rival. Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube has essentially created and dominated...
View ArticleHeads Will Roll: 6 Companies That Have Axed Executive Teams
Source: HBO In the world of business, when a company shows less-than-expected growth, declining sales or even a colossal misstep, someone has to pay. In many cases, the sacrificial lamb comes in the...
View ArticleDoes McDonald’s Belong in Your Portfolio?
With shares of McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) trading around $101, is MCD an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE, or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework: T...
View ArticleCan Yahoo See a Turnaround?
With shares of Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) trading around $33, is YHOO an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework: T =...
View ArticleCan Google Move Higher?
With shares of Google (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) trading around $575, is GOOG an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing...
View ArticleCan Yahoo Recover?
With shares of Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) trading around $33, is YHOO an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE, or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework: T =...
View ArticleIs Time Warner Ready to Entertain Your Portfolio?
With shares of Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) trading around $87, is TWX an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE, or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework: T...
View ArticleGoogle Outs Criminal, Who Else Could It Expose?
Source: Thinkstock Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) discovered a man was exchanging explicit images of children with another user over Gmail. The company alerted the National Center for Missing and...
View ArticleHow Your Privacy Is Being Violated, and Steps to Protect Yourself
Source: Thinkstock People have given up on Internet privacy. According to a Pew Research Center study done in 2013, almost 60 percent of users polled believe you can’t remain anonymous on the Internet....
View ArticleJames Franco Succeeds at Proving Himself Even Weirder
Hollywood’s weirdest overachiever, James Franco, has added yet another line on his novel-length resume: an original short comedy series-game show hybrid on AOL. Making a Scene With James Franco sees...
View ArticleCan Yahoo See a Turnaround?
With shares of Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) trading around $33, is YHOO an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework: T =...
View ArticleCan Google Move Higher?
With shares of Google (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) trading around $575, is GOOG an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing...
View ArticleHow Much Influence Does Google Have in Washington?
Source: Win McNamee/ Getty Images Like many powerful tech companies, Google spends millions every year on lobbying to extend its influence to Washington. Consumer Watchdog reported in January that...
View ArticleWill Social Media Pop the Tech Bubble 2.0?
Source: Thinkstock History may not always repeat itself, but sometimes it raises enough eyebrows to spark a social outcry. Since the dotcom and housing bubbles of yesteryear, investors have been on the...
View ArticleBuying AOL is How Verizon Plans to Dominate Video
Chris Hondros/Newsmakers It’s not often that enormous corporate mergers or buyouts catch people by surprise. The Kraft-Heinz deal in March was news to many people, but it generally made sense. The two...
View ArticleCan You Guess What These 7 Successful CEOs Have in Common?
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A lot has been written about the importance of sleep. Getting an adequate amount of sleep has been tied to increased levels of earnings, better cognitive function, and...
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