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  • 4 "Not-So-Hot" Web Stocks That Are Too Pricey For Your Portfolio

    By Bill Edson - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, FB, GOOG, YHOO

    Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer has dramatically changed the firm’s executive team. While she successfully placed executives, AOL (NYSE: AOL) continued to lose key people.

    Though this would favor Yahoo’s turnaround story over AOL’s, as investors, we have to consider the price of a stock relative to measures of its value. We should consider these stocks in the context of their newer, larger competitors that direct more »

  • What the Time Warner Spin-Off Means For Investors

    By Adam Levy - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, NFLX, TWX, TWC

    Jeff Bewkes is at it again. After successful spin-offs in 2009 with Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) and AOL (NYSE: AOL), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) announced plans on Wednesday to spin-off Time Inc., its magazine publishing business.

    While AOL and the cable division have held their own as publicly traded companies, things don’t look as bright for the publisher of such titles as Time, Sports Illustrated, and People. The more »

  • Why AOL Is A Deep Value Stock

    By Anindya Batabyal - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, GOOG

    The street expects that the valuation of AOL (NYSE: AOL), the online content provider, is dirt cheap based on the display ad growth the company is expected to witness in the coming months and years. AOL posted excellent fourth quarter earnings last month. AOL’s stock has had a stellar run over the last year as it has more than doubled from its levels in March 2012.

    Most analysts are more »

  • Former Google and Apple Execs: Yahoo, JC Penney and AOL

    By Nate Wooley - March 6, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, AAPL, GOOG, JCP, YHOO

    Something that occurred to me this morning is that there are an awful lot of former executives of search engine Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) running around running other people's businesses these days. I can't be the only one to notice this. It seems to me that some of the esteem the market and business community assigns to these firms is transferring to the more »

  • Top 5 Reasons To Buy Yahoo!

    By Nathan Bradham - March 6, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, YHOO

    Everyone remembers Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) from the "old Internet." But while it's steadily increased in value for the past six months, it may not have fully realized the potential of its gains just yet. The former search king is intent on making a comeback and reversing its fortunes with innovative new ideas. Here are, in my opinion, the top five reasons to consider Yahoo as a potential investment. 

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  • Should You Take This Deal

    By Mohsin Saeed - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, GRPN, P

    Every investment in the stock market has an inherent risk, but some investments are obviously riskier than others. In any industry, every stock has a different risk profile, but some industries are similarly riskier than others. Internet companies are one of the riskiest investments on the block. This is because, unlike others corporations, there are no tangible assets to fall back on, i.e. little liquidation value. The entire value more »

  • Will Mayer Make Yahoo! Continue Moving Upwards?

    By Muhammad Bazil - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, GOOG, YHOO

    The share price of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) has been moving upwards in the past few months, recently reaching its 52-week high. There are a number of factors responsible for the hike in share price, including the structural changes brought by the new CEO of the company Marissa Mayer.

    Mayer, formerly an executive at Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), joined Yahoo! in July 2012. Since then, she's made several changes at Yahoo more »

  • You Shouldn't Buy These Internet Stocks Despite Market Optimism

    By Shweta Dubey - February 22, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, BIDU, GOOG, QIHU

    The upswing in the usage of smartphones and tablets has taken the "Global Digital Advertising" industry to a different paradigm. According to the research firm eMarketer, global digital advertising spending for 2012 totaled $100 billion, and is expected to increase 15% in 2013.

    In this article, I have picked up three players Yahoo, Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) and AOL (NYSE: AOL) that have benefited in the past by the Digital Ad more »

  • A Transformative Deal for Both Companies

    By Reuben Brewer - February 21, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, AOL, CMCSA, GE, NFLX, TWX

    General Electric (NYSE: GE) recently agreed to sell its remaining ownership stake in NBCUniversal to Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA). The deal makes sense for both companies, allowing each to continue to change their businesses in important ways.

    The Deal

    Comcast will pay $16.7 billion to buy the 49% stake in NBCUniversal that GE still owns. The 2011 deal to sell the media Network to Comcast was a fairly big move more »

  • Should You Follow Eric Schmidt and Sell Google Shares?

    By Ron Chatterjee - February 21, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, BIDU, FB, GOOG, MSFT, YHOO

    In a recent SEC report, it was officially announced that Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) ex-CEO, Eric Schmidt would be selling over a third (nearly 42%) of his total equity share in Google.

    "On November 15, 2012, Eric E. Schmidt, Google's Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, adopted a stock trading plan in accordance with the guidelines specified in Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as more »

  • Is AOL Set For a Journey of Growth?

    By MihirMehta - February 20, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, GOOG, YHOO

    Shares of AOL (NYSE: AOL) went up by 7% after it released its Q4, 2012 earnings earlier this month. The fact that Q4 revenue grew year-over-year for the first time in the last 8 years seemed enough to generate significant optimism amongst investors. AOL delivered strong results for Q4 on the back of a substantial increase in global advertising revenue. This growth mainly came from a growth in revenues of more »

  • An Overview Of 5 Web Search Titans

    By Bill Edson - February 19, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, FB, GOOG, MSFT, YHOO

    Are there any compelling stocks in web search? Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), AOL (NYSE: AOL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), and even Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) compete in this space. Which, if any, are compelling investments?

    Search is Picking Up

    Google’s fourth quarter results topped analysts’ expectations as companies sought to reach their customers using online advertising during the holidays. Reported net income was about $2.9 billion, representing a more »

  • Don't Count Google+ out Despite Analyst Love for Facebook

    By David Gould - February 19, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, FB, GOOG

    If you are looking to invest in tech, I recommend being willing to accept the fact that the market is more likely to go the opposite way you believe it should go. Few industries are as susceptible to emotion as is technology. Below, I provide a long-term vision on Google and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) despite how volatile the short-term can be. 

    Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)

    It's no secret that Google more »

  • Don’t Move AOL to Your Inbox Just Yet

    By Diane Alter - February 19, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, LNKD, YHOO

    For the first time in eight years, AOL (NYSE: AOL) reported overall growth in revenue.  Helping the company behind the iconic “you’ve got mail” message log a profit was a gain from an asset sale.

    Net income jumped 57% in Q4 2012, despite lower profits from its core businesses. A 13% increase in ad sales offset a 10% decrease in its internet access subscription revenue. Total revenue rose 3 more »

  • Have These Tech Icons Found Their Way?

    By Robert Hanley - February 15, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, GOOG, YHOO | Editor's Choice

    Most of the early internet portals have long since disappeared, or they were swallowed up by larger, more diversified companies. Excite, @Home, and go.com were a few of the high-flying names whose long-term business plans didn’t quite match their hype. Two of the biggest portals, AOL (NYSE: AOL) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), have survived on the strength of their investment holdings, but the companies have generated little revenue more »

  • It's Time To Take This Stock Seriously!

    By usha patodia - February 13, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, GOOG, YHOO

    A year ago, AOL (NYSE: AOL) was in a bind. The one-time internet king was surviving on dial-up dollars and its media properties were a mess. After it sold its patent portfolio to Microsoft, it seemed only a matter of time until AOL dried up altogether.

    Then something happened. The company’s revenue grew, its share price soared and CEO Tim Armstrong revealed a strategy to make AOL a media more »

  • How to Profit from Growth in Internet Advertisement

    By Mohsin Saeed - February 12, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, EBAY, FB, GOOG

    The entire technology sector has gone through a radical transformation with the rapid popularity of handheld devices. This has improved the prospects of the Internet advertisement industry. The increased ‘portability of computing’ has significantly increased the amount of time spent online. Understandably, this also increases the attractiveness of Internet as medium of advertisement. According to research by PWC, Internet advertisement revenues grew by 21.9% between 2010 and 2011, i more »

  • Should Investors Follow Billionaire Dan Loeb Out Of Yahoo?

    By Marshall Hargrave - February 12, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, FB, GOOG, MSFT, YHOO

    Billionaire investor and manager of Third Point Dan Loeb has sold off 15% of his Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) stake over the past week. Loeb first initiated a position in Yahoo! during the third quarter of 2011 by buying up 43 million shares. From there he led a successful effort to remove Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson, and helped get current CEO Marissa Mayer appointed. By the end of 3Q 2012, Loeb more »

  • Why is Dan Loeb Cutting His Yahoo Stake?

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - February 6, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, SHLD, YHOO

    Legendary hedge fund manager Dan Loeb, founder of Third Point, cut his stake in Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) by about 15% late last week, selling shares on Thursday and Friday. Should investors be concerned?

    According to Third Point, the sale was “motivated...by a desire to maintain a roughly consistent percentage holding of Yahoo’s outstanding shares as the company pursues its $5 billion buy-back authorization.”

    Loeb still holds 62 million more »

  • Intellectual Property and Patent Investment Hotter than Ever Before

    By Preetam Kaushik - January 21, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, MGT

    Any investment is about assessing probabilities and risks as accurately as possible. It is fairly an acceptable understanding in the financial world that what makes for a higher risk also has some probability of offering higher rewards than a low risk low reward opportunity. Amongst many other avenues for a high risk-high reward opportunity, one comes from intellectual property and patent investment. 

    MGT Capital Investments (NYSEMKT: MGT), a NYSE listed more »