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Facebook shares plunge on second day of trading

Posted May 21, 2012 - 12:47 pm

Shares of social networking giant Facebook plummet in early Monday trading nearly 14% below Friday's first-day closing price.
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Zuck treats Facebook investors the same as he treats users -- with disdain

Posted March 28, 2012 - 3:10 pm

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is blowing off investors as the social networking company's IPO approaches. And some of them are just so mad!
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Facebook primes the IPO sucker pump

Posted March 8, 2012 - 5:53 pm

Facebook gets ready to crank up the Wall Street hype machine for its initial public offering expected in the spring.
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Even at $500 a share, Apple is not the most expensive tech stock

Posted February 14, 2012 - 12:37 pm

Apple shares are above $500 for the first time, and the iPhone maker is the most valuable company in the world. But its shares are not even the most expensive in the tech sector.
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Groupon underwriters reveal true, less-than-awesome opinions of company

Posted December 15, 2011 - 4:54 pm

The underwriters of Groupon's November IPO began coverage Wednesday with their cheerleader pompoms conspicuously absent. Except for Goldman Sachs (but what else would you expect?).
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Groupon's rough ride down Wall Street

Posted November 29, 2011 - 3:28 pm

Shares of Groupon were up more than 7% Tuesday, but the ride since the daily deals start-up went public November 4 has been rough and downhill.
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The demented tyranny of Wall Street 'expectations'

Posted October 19, 2011 - 2:34 pm

Investors continue to judge corporate earnings results against the consensus guesses of analysts.
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Yahoo blocks emails about Wall Street protest

Posted September 21, 2011 - 11:28 am

Ready for conspiracy theories? Folks emailing information about the Wall Street protests on Monday using Yahoo discovered their emails failed, and received a message from Yahoo claiming "suspicious activity." Does that sound suspicious?
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Is the Groupon IPO off for now, or off for good?

Posted September 7, 2011 - 11:17 am

The cancellation of Groupon's investor road show next week raises questions about the future of Groupon's initial public offering.
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No one really knows how departure of Steve Jobs will impact Apple

Posted August 25, 2011 - 11:43 am

How will the resignation of Steve Jobs affect the future of Apple? The truth is, no one really knows.
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Tech stocks caught in Wall Street panic

Posted August 4, 2011 - 4:46 pm

The disgraceful political fight over the debt ceiling has taken a toll on tech stocks.
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Pandora ups IPO price again

Posted June 14, 2011 - 10:57 pm

Internet radio company Pandora Media will offer shares Wednesday at $16 on the NYSE.
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HP shares slammed on weak forecast

Posted May 17, 2011 - 11:42 am

Shares of Hewlett-Packard plunged more than 9 percent in early trading Tuesday after the company inadvertently issued a warning for "another tough quarter" in the form of a leaked memo from chief executive Leo Apotheker.
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What to expect from Google's Q1 earnings

Posted April 13, 2011 - 2:20 pm

The first thing you shouldn't expect from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) when it releases first-quarter results following Thursday's market close is the announcement of a new CEO. It's not like they can do that every quarter.
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Netflix shares soar because some analyst said something

Posted March 15, 2011 - 2:58 pm

Continuing with its tradition of overreacting to Netflix news, Wall Street on Tuesday pushed up shares of the movie-streaming and online DVD rental company after a Goldman Sachs analyst upgraded the company and increased the target price.
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Netflix shares hit another all-time high

Posted February 15, 2011 - 12:02 am

Back in late December, shares of Netflix were down 15 percent from an all-time high of 209.24 and chief executive Reed Hastings was warning Wall Street "shorts" that they were betting against the wrong company. Nearly two months later, Hastings looks prescient.
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Irony alert: SEC books plagued by sloppy accounting

Posted February 3, 2011 - 4:37 pm

Maybe the Securities and Exchange Commission should buy a copy of Quicken. That might help. (Also see: SEC looking at trading of shares in private companies)
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Microsoft, Amazon slump in Friday trading

Posted January 28, 2011 - 1:20 pm

Two technology giants were being slapped around by Wall Street in early trading on Friday after reporting quarterly results that disappointed investors for different reasons.
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Yahoo shares (predictably) take beating after Q4 earnings

Posted January 26, 2011 - 2:04 pm

To no one's surprise, Wall Street punished shares of Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) in early trading Wednesday after the company reported fourth-quarter results showing an increase in earnings, but a troubling decline in revenue.
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Yahoo's Q4 net revenue down 4%, shares plunge after hours

Posted January 25, 2011 - 5:45 pm

Troubled Internet company Yahoo reported a decline in fourth-quarter revenue after the market closed Tuesday, causing shares to plunge in after-hours trading.
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When Yahoo reports Q4 earnings, only one thing will matter

Posted January 25, 2011 - 1:08 pm

Shortly after the final trading bell Tuesday, around 4:02 Eastern Time, Yahoo will release its fourth quarter results.
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Google shares up a day after CEO bombshell, Q4 earnings

Posted January 21, 2011 - 12:13 pm

Shares of online search giant Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) rose in early trading Friday as Wall Street continued to digest the company's blowout fourth-quarter results and totally unexpected top-management change. By mid-morning, shares were up 7.62 to 634.39, or 1.2 percent above Thursday's market close of 626.77.
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Together, we all can save Goldman Sachs

Posted January 19, 2011 - 7:15 pm

It's time for all good Americans to step up and help out investment bank Goldman Sachs.
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For Apple investors, a day like no other

Posted January 18, 2011 - 9:21 pm

For a brief period after hours on Tuesday, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose above Friday's closing price for the first time since chief executive Steve Jobs announced he was taking another medical leave.
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Apple shares down sharply in early trading

Posted January 18, 2011 - 12:07 pm

Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) plunged on Wall Street's opening trading bell Tuesday, one day after co-founder and chief executive Steve Jobs announced he was taking an indefinite leave of absence to focus on his health.
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