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LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) defied the jinx haunting social media companies this week with a rising share price Friday even after its fourth-quarter outlook missed expectations. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) each suffered sell-offs earlier in the week on growth concerns...

Scott Valentin of FBR & Co reiterated a Market Perform rating on Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) following the company's third quarter results on Thursday. Mastercard earned $0.87 per share in its third quarter, topping Valentin's estimates by $0.10. The analyst noted that the beat...

Yahoo! Inc.'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) share price will continue to be driven by its remaining stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), an analyst said Wednesday. The company reaped a pre-tax windfall of $9.5 billion by cashing out 140 million of its Alibaba shares last month, but still owns...

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) disappointed investors Thursday with its 3Q results and news that it will cut its workforce by 7 percent. Here is what analysts thought after the announcement. Pacific Crest - Sector Perform, No Price Target "Given the significant reset of...

Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) shares continued to fall Friday as Wall Street trimmed earnings forecasts in the wake of the company's third-quarter earnings miss. After the bell Thursday the company told investors that its third-quarter "paid clicks" growth slowed to 15 percent from...

Shares of VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) and EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) drifted downward during Thursday's session as investors digested a rumor EMC Corporation’s might be looking to sell its stake in VMware Inc. Mid-way through the trading session, a headline from Reuters cited a source...

Dollar Tree's (NASDAQ: DLTR) next move in an ongoing takeover drama is likely to be a higher bid for Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO), one analyst said Friday. The company's $74.50 a share offer in cash and stock for Family Dollar "is unlikely" to get approval from Family...

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) posted a 70 percent decline in second-quarter earnings, while same-store sales fell seven percent, but it wasn't as bad as Wall Street expected. The apparel retailer's shares opened sharply higher Thursday and climbed during the day. "It was...

Following Monday's announcement that investment firm Court Square Capital and J. Eric Pike will acquire Pike (NYSE: PIKE) for $12 per share, FBR analyst Alex Rygiel said MYR Group (NASDAQ: MYRG) is likely the next M&A target. Rygiel believes the deal will probably go through at $12 per...

Pandora Media (NYSE: P) reported Q2 2014 earnings Thursday, releasing an EPS of $0.04 compared to analysts estimates of $0.03 and revenue of $218.90 million compared to consensus estimate of $218.51 million. Following its earnings, multiple sell-side analysts released coverage on the company...

Shares of TherapeuticsMD (NYSE: TXMD) gained 27.6 percent following FBR's initiation. FBR analyst William Tanner initiated coverage on TherapeuticsMD with an Outperform rating and $34.00 price target. Tanner reported that TherapeuticsMD's TX-001 is likely the only FDA approved bio-...

Analysts slashed their earnings estimates for Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) after the company said roofing volumes for the first half of 2014 may be as much as 20 percent lower than a year earlier. MKM Partners' Megan McGrath said the revised outlook made her "Incrementally more cautious....

Analysts are eager to comment on Oracle's (NYSE: ORCL) recently announced acquisition of MICROS Systems (NASDAQ: MCRS). Details of the Acquisition In a press release on Monday, Oracle announced that "it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MICROS Systems, a provider...

FBR analyst Daniel Ives reported that Oracle's (NYSE: ORCL) agreement to buy MICROS Systems (NASDAQ: MCRS) is the just the beginning of merger and acquisition activity for the company. The analyst commented that the Micros acquisition for $5.3 billion is "just the start" of Oracle...

Shares of Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) are up about four percent following Susquehanna's upgrade and bullish remarks from FBR Capital Markets. Susquehanna Notes Business Improvements Susquehanna analyst Brian Nowak upgraded shares from Neutral to Positive and raised the price target from $79.00...