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Capitalizing on Chinese Internet Growth
By Daniel James - May 24, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, GOOG, QIHU
In an earlier article, I highlighted the prospects of Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE: QIHU), a Chinese internet company that appears to be delivering enormous top and bottom line growth. Looking at the firm’s most recent earnings report, this trend seems to be continuing. The company reported revenue that came in well ahead of the consensus estimates, but it was the raised outlook that had investors really excited. Qihoo looks more »
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Navigating China's Potential Debt Bomb
By Daniel Cawrey - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, LFC, CHL, GOOG
China has a serious problem on its hands. It's issues are starting to be heavily exposed in the media, and could have effects for investment prospects in the country. The problem lies in its real estate sector - it is a systematic problem that threatens China's economic growth.
China Has Built Too Much Infrastructure
Much like what can be compared to the United States' housing boom and bust, China more »
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The Winner of Russia's Search War
By Dusan Jovanic - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, GOOG, QIHU, YNDX
Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) has struggled since the May 2011 IPO, and its share price has never seen the highs it achieved in the first week of trading. But that might change soon, since the company is showing strong growth and expects the growth to continue. The company reported earnings that beat analyst estimates, and the management raised the full-year revenue guidance. The market responded with a surge in share price more »
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How Google Is Building Its Empire
By Vladimir Zernov - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, GOOG, MSFT, YHOO, YNDX
While a lot of people are excited about the Google Glass project, it would not be a major game changer from a financial point of view, at least for the short-term. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is an advertising company. According to its latest earnings report, the company gets 92.7% of its revenue from its core advertising business. Google officials like to talk about their most recent and innovative products, but more »
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Apple's Short Interest Doubled: See What Happened to These Other Tech Stocks
By Justin Giles - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BIDU, NFLX, YNDX, ZNGA
Many people like to follow what the "big money" institutional and hedge funds are buying, selling and shorting. So I began looking over some companies that have had changes in these areas. These companies are Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX), Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX).
For any new investors out there, short interest is an indicator of what short sellers think about a particular more »
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Is Priceline the Next Apple?
By Adam Levy - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, GOOG, PCLN
Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) has been the best performing stock pick by David and Tom in the Motley Fool’s flagship Stock Advisor newsletter. It’s the best performing stock in the S&P 500 over the last 5 years. Since hitting a low in 2003, the stock has boomed 10,000% - that’s 25 homeruns for those keeping score.
But the next decade will undoubtedly be tougher for the online more »
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Now Is the Time to Buy This Internet Giant
By Mark Yagalla - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, QIHU, SOHU
The Chinese Internet landscape is dominated by a handful of companies. They are fighting one another to consolidate their positions to capture the greatest opportunity of them all -- the Chinese web user. In our lifetime, I feel that China offers investors the greatest investment opportunity. The best company to invest in to capture this growth in China is Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU).
China's Google
The best way to play Chinese more »
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Competition Heats Up in the Chinese Internet Industry
By Evan Buck - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, QIHU, YOKU
The largest Chinese search engine, Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), has just announced that the company will acquire the online video business, PPStream, in a $370 million deal. The "Chinese Google" is seeking to become a competitor to the Chinese internet television company Youku Tudou (NYSE: YOKU) and is also attempting to fend off rising search engine star Qihoo 360 (NYSE: QIHU).
Will this acquisition help out Baidu, or is it simply more »
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3 Great Stocks Trading at Trash-Bin Valuations
By Jon Quast - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BIDU, CRUS, SCSS, WTW
When the market oversells a stock, value investors can sometimes score a great entry point into a promising company. Think of it like trash-diving; sometimes, terrific things get mistakenly thrown out. Here are five stocks that I found in the market's garbage today, trading way below their 52-week highs.
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China’s Online Video Business Gets a Push
By Shas Dey - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, GOOG, YOKU
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China’s largest search engine Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) has officially confirmed that it will be acquiring social video competitor PPS’s online video business for a sum of $370 million. Baidu will be merging PPS’s business with its recently acquired online video platform called iQiyi.com. This will result in making iQiyi China’s largest online video site in terms of number of mobile users and video viewing more »
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These Chinese Internet Companies Can Move Higher
By Jayson Derrick - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, QIHU, SINA
China-based Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) offers many services to its users which include search engine for websites, audio files, and pictures. The website is ranked as the fifth busiest in the world, and has a market share above 70% in the Chinese market.
Mobile revenue will be driving growth
The company’s first-quarter 2013 results were below consensus and it announced that it will be making significant investments this year to more »
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Apple's China Thesis: Will It Work?
By Alexander Cho - May 12, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BIDU, QCOM
Is it even possible for smart phone makers to build, sell, and market a phone in China markets while holding onto the smart phone identity? The answer is a resounding yes, as according to Business Insider the total cost of making an Apple iPhone is $209.
Case for Apple in China
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs to gain a foothold in China as it would be unwise to leave one of more »
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Is it The Right Time to Buy This Search Giant?
By Ranu D - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, QIHU, SINA
Baidu's (NASDAQ: BIDU) fourth quarter earnings for 2012 were in line with the street’s expectations. The transition from PC to mobile led to a 42% increase in sales year over year -- leading to total sales of $1 billion. Online customers accelerated 31% year over year, up from 28% last quarter and 13% a year ago. Though Baidu’s dominance in PC search is expected to decline over time more »
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Looking Through Google Glass Reviews
By Matthew Luke - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, GOOG, LUX
A few weeks ago, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) began the limited, invitation-only, release of its Google Glass smartglasses device. A select few app developers and general consumers, known as ‘Explorers,’, were given the ability to test the Explorer Edition, a quasi-prototype version of Google Glass. The reviews are now in. What do these Explorers have to say about Google’s entry into the emerging space of wearable technology?
2011 called…
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Turnaround Story Equals Strong Long-Term Investment in This Stock
By Shas Dey - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, GOOG, YHOO
After replacing four CEOs in the last five years, it finally seems that Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) made the right decision by hiring former Google executive Marissa Mayer. She has implemented workforce changes, made a few mobile start-up acquisitions, and prioritized products over profits. The company recently reported its first-quarter results, which show that it is moving steadily on the path of a turnaround.
First-quarter results
The company’s first quarter more »
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This Search Engine Looks Very Attractive
By Robert Ciura - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, GOOG
As you might already know, investors are often grouped into one of two camps. Growth investors prefer to find companies that are showing rapid growth in revenue and earnings. Value investors, on the other hand, usually pick stocks that are trading below what the investor perceives to be their intrinsic values.
A stock that demonstrates the best qualities of both a growth stock and a value stock often represents a more »
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Are These Two Chinese Cyberspace Giants About to Crush the Industry?
By Leo Sun - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: ALBCF.PK, BIDU, SINA, TCEHY.PK, YHOO
Sina Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA), a major Chinese portal site and creator of Weibo (“China’s Twitter”), recently rallied after the company announced that Internet giant Alibaba (NASDAQOTH: ALBCF.PK) had purchased an 18% stake in Weibo.
In addition to the initial investment, Sina is giving Alibaba the option to increase its stake in Weibo to 30% within a limited time on a mutually agreed valuation. Sina is also expanding its e-commerce more »
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Baidu: Why Now Is The Time To Buy
By Daniel Murray - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, QIHU, SOHU, TCEHY.PK
In the last three months, Chinese search engine provider Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) has seen a dramatic 20% drop in share price. As recently as April 9, The Motley Fool warned that the number of internet users in China may begin to slow, which could become a threat to Baidu's growth. Other outlooks are equally foreboding. International Business Times offered a similarly dismal outlook, explaining, “increased selling has led Baidu more »
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A Tour Of Countries: China
By Alexander MacLennan - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, CEA, ZNH |
Investors looking to move beyond U.S. borders are often attracted to emerging markets for an increased potential for growth. It is rare that a discussion of emerging markets comes up without anyone mentioning China. And there is a good reason for this. Growth in China has often topped double digits and still greatly exceeds the growth in most developed markets. But with the potential for growth comes risk. China more »
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A Dominant Force in the World of Tomorrow
By Ryan Guenette - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: AOL, BIDU, GOOG, MSFT, YHOO
A leading global technology company focused on improving the way people connect with information, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), just reported its first-quarter financial results for 2013. Compared to first quarter results from 2012, EPS rose from $10.08 to $11.58, while revenue increased from $10.6 billion to $14 billion. The results beat analyst estimates on EPS, but missed on revenue, but the stock reacted positively and shot up 4 more »
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