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LinkedIn, Twitter On New Year Short Interest Surge (LNKD, TWTR, YELP)
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 4:42pm | 910Read More...Among the social media companies based in the United States, short sellers were particularly attracted to LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) and Yelp (NYSE: YELP) as 2014 got under way. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List, Facebook, Shutterfly and Zynga also increased...
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Short Sellers End The Year With Facebook And Twitter (FB, LNKD, TWTR)
Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 12:44pm | 828Read More...Among the social media companies based in the United States, short sellers were particularly attracted to Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) as 2013 wound to a close. The number of shares sold short in and Shutterfly and United Online also increased somewhat between the December 13...
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Market Wrap For January 8: Fed Minutes Released
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 5:39pm | 2250Read More...Major indices finished Wednesday's trading session relatively flat as the Fed's minutes released had no impact on the markets. Minutes released from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting re-affirmed that many members on the committee wanted to proceed with caution in trimming the $85 billion...
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Short Sellers Pile On Twitter (FB, TWTR, ZNGA)
Thursday, December 26, 2013 - 1:39pm | 879Read More...Judging by the recent changes in short interest in the social media companies based in the United States, it would seem that short sellers are retreating from Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) in order to pile on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR). The number of shares sold short in Angie's List...
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Short Sellers Climb Aboard The Twitter Train (GRPN, TWTR, ZNGA)
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 3:06pm | 877Read More...Among the social media companies based in the United States, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), Twtter (NYSE: TWTR) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw significant upswings in short interest between the November 15 and November 29 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List, eBay, United...
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Market Wrap For November 25: Nasdaq Breaks 4,000 Level For First Time Since 2000
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 5:57pm | 1904Read More...The Nasdaq index traded above 4,000 for the first time since 2000. The other major indices were flat for the day as markets couldn't hold on to early gains that were boosted by an international accord with Iran. Economic news was rather light and there were no comments from a Fed chairperson that...
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Short Sellers Retreat From Pandora, Move On eBay (EBAY, P, YELP)
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 12:08pm | 1009Read More...Among the social media companies based in the United States, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Pandora Media (NYSE: P) and Yelp (NYSE: YELP) saw significant swings in short interest between the October 15 and October 31 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI), Facebook...
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Short Interest In Facebook Falls, In Groupon Rises (FB, GRPN, ZNGA)
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 8:41am | 985Read More...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),...
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Short Sellers Pile On Facebook and Google (FB, GOOG, ZNGA)
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 11:14am | 972Read More...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),...
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Report: One in Five Yelp Reviews is Bogus (YELP)
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 10:57am | 604Read More...A recent report titled, Fake It Till You Make It: Reputation, Competition, and Yelp Review Fraud, by assistant Harvard Business School professor Michael Luca and Georgios Zervas, assistant professor of marketing at Boston University, determined that 20 percent of reviews submitted on Yelp (NYSE:...
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Short Interest Moves in Facebook, Google (FB, GOOG, LNKD)
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 1:25pm | 992Read More...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),...
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Facebook, Zynga Lead Shrinking Short Interest In Social Media (FB, P, ZNGA)
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 10:54am | 994Read More...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...
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eBay, Angie's List Buck Short Interest Trend In Social Media (ANGI, EBAY, ZNGA)
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 9:17am | 972Read More...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:...
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Short Interest In Zynga Rises Again (ANGI, YELP, ZNGA)
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 1:19pm | 1005Read More...Among the social media companies based in the United States, Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI), Yelp (NYSE: YELP) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw the most significant upswings in short interest between the July 15 and July 31 settlement dates. They bucked the trend, though. Short interest in eBay (...
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Facebook's OpenTable Integration Could Raise Social Traffic (FB, OPEN)
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 8:32am | 666Read More...OpenTable (NASDAQ: OPEN) closed up 7.66 percent Monday afternoon after the company announced a new partnership with Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). According to TechCrunch, Facebook users will now be able to book reservations from the Facebook pages of 20,000 different restaurants in North America. This...
















