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Seriously? Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was able to pull a fast-one on the overly healthy rumor mill? It happened and by Apple rumor standards, nobody saw it coming. Monday evening, the Apple store mysteriously went offline. People thought it might be hackers or maintenance but they weren’t...

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),...

eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) came out on top this afternoon, reporting a third-quarter EPS of $0.64 versus the Street estimate of $0.63. Revenue came in at $3.9 billion versus the Street estimate of $3.9 billion. Despite the beat on earnings per share (which were up 16 percent from the year-ago period)...

The third-quarter earnings crunch is underway this week. The financial sector will be well represented, with quarterly reports due from the likes of Goldman Sachs and American Express, as well as the tech sector, highlighted by Google and Intel. Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson are among the...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw significant upswings in short interest between the September 13 and September 30 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI),...

This weekend in Barron's online: Barron's Mutual Fund Quarterly, as well as the prospects for Amazon.com, Penn National Gaming, Latam Airlines, PICO Holdings and more. Cover Story "How to Navigate the Bond Market" by Michael Aneiro. Given that interest rates will rise, Barron's asks in this...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) wants to provide all its customers with same day delivery of online orders, including groceries and other staples. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) wants to go one better. What’s better than same day delivery? Delivery before you ask. It’s called “ambient commerce” and it is part...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) saw significant upswings in short interest between the August 30 and September 13 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI),...

Since early on Thursday, reports (and images) showing long lines outside of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stores around the world have poured into media outlets but as stores around the world are opening their doors, here’s some of the latest 5S and 5C news as of Friday morning. Gold iPhone In Short...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, short interest generally dwindled between the August 15 and August 30 settlement dates. Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw the sharpest drops in in the number of shares sold short. Short interest in eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY...

Among the social media companies based in the United States, Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI) and eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) saw significant upswings in short interest between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates. They bucked the trend, though. Short interest in Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Google (NASDAQ:...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has come up with a way to reduce the amount existing customers will pay for the next iPhone. Instead of trying to sell a low-cost iPhone in its place (a strategy Apple is expected to employ in emerging markets), customers will be allowed to trade in their old iPhones for...

If a person can really be measured by the company they keep, the modern-day twist on that old-school proverb might alarm you. Today, it might read, “A person can be measured by the social media friends they keep.” From a business perspective, that’s plain scary. CNNMoney reported that a few...

Surprise, surprise -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) just dominated another week of massive headlines. Between the iOS 7 Gold Master and one analyst's proclamation that the iPhone 5S would be produce the firm's biggest product launch, Apple news has been a hot commodity this week. Sony (NYSE: SNE) made...

According to AllThingsD, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) wants to get into the online payment business, but before you have grand visions of a Pacquiao - Mayweather prized fight, understand that this isn’t that kind of story -- at least that's what Facebook says. Here’s the story. If you spend any time...