Let's start with Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ:SNTA).
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June 10 - News
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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June 10 - News
In an attempt to restore the market's confidence in the company, Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) recently confirmed the layoff of 18% of its workforce, or about 520 employees.
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June 7 - News
Smartphones and mobile computing are the wave of the future. In Q1, 2013, only 76.3 million PCs were shipped while 216.2 million smartphones were shipped.
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June 7 - News
Ever since Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)'s IPO in 2012, investors and industry specialists have exhibited diverging sentiments on the stock's future.
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June 6 - News
Avid social gamers may know Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) for its smash hit games such as Farmville and Mafia Wars, but investors will always remember it as the company that set the...
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June 6 - News
Are stocks that light up the exchanges with huge sales volumes automatically a good buy simply because millions of investors, possibly including some smart money folks, are chasing...
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June 6 - News
The great investment thesis behind Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) was that it would eventually turn its play-money Zynga Poker game into a wildly lucrative online poker business, rivaling...
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June 5 - News
Shares of social gaming company Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) plunged recently, after the company reported that it would cut 520 jobs, or roughly 20% of its workforce, in an effort ...
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June 5 - News
After all, the stock had plummeted 9% that day after the company said bookings -- their metric for tracking customers' in-game virtual goods purchases -- fell 30% year-over-year...
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June 5 - News
Social gaming site Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) is slimming down.
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June 5 - News
Shares of Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) tumbled 12% yesterday after announcing that it will let go of 520 employees -- roughly 18% of its workforce -- in a move that will result in ...
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June 5 - News
It always looked like a desperate move to me.
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June 5 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
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June 3 - News
In the eyes of most market participants, hedge funds are assumed to be unimportant, old investment tools of yesteryear.
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June 3 - News
For big companies like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), it is unreasonable to expect that your shares will double in value.
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May 30 - News
If you'd ask most market participants, hedge funds are assumed to be slow, outdated investment tools of years past.
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May 29 - News
There are many different reasons that investors buy stocks. Sometimes, you buy shares for growth and income.
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May 29 - News
It is no secret that Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) has been losing top executives since last year.
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May 23 - News
Many people like to follow what the "big money" institutional and hedge funds are buying, selling and shorting.
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May 22 - News
Shares of Facebook game developer Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) and daily deals website Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) have soared following reports of activist hedge fund Jana Partners...
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May 22 - News
The square application model has found success across the globe, specifically in major cities.
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May 21 - News
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
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May 16 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD), Big Lots, Inc.
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May 16 - Hedge Funds
Today's news from the financial markets was mixed regarding the U.S. economic outlook, with rising confidence levels from homebuilders inching closer to outright optimism.
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May 15 - News
Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA)'s trouble underlines the difficulties with social gaming.
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May 13 - News
Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) is the developer of some of the most popular games that you see on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), like Farmville and Mafia Wars.
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May 10 - News
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s stock price seems to have leveled off in the past few months, staying in the mid-$20 range.
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May 6 - News
Speculating on a bunch of unproven companies can certainly lead to enormous gains if they make it big, but it can also lead to some truly staggering losses.
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May 6 - News
While Wall Street estimates can be, on the whole, a negative force in the world of investing, they benefited mobile-gaming firm Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) last week.
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May 2 - News
Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) owns and operates luxury hotels and destination casino resorts in Las Vegas and Macau, China.
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May 1 - News
On November 28, 2012 I wrote an article looking at several analyst upgrades, one being Angie’s List Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI).
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April 30 - News
Gambling is increasingly being used as a source of tax revenue by the states. Now Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) is trying the same Hail Mary pass.
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April 29 - News
Shares of social gaming giant Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), the company behind hit Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) titles like Farmville, slumped over 10% in the after-hours session the other...
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April 29 - News
Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) had some trouble as of late: its total audience metrics came in low.
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April 29 - News
Stupidity is contagious. It gets us all from time to time. Even respectable companies can catch it.
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April 28 - News
Stickers, which are essentially a character-driven interpretation on emoticons, made their first appearance in Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)'s iOS application in mid April.
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April 26 - News
Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) shares fell by as much as 9% during intraday trading Thursday, after the company said bookings -- its measure for in-game virtual goods purchases -- fell...
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April 26 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA), 3M Co (NYSE:MMM), Akamai Technologies, Inc.
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April 25 - News
Shares of Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) moved higher yesterday -- and Baidu.com, Inc.
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April 24 - News
"A company's strategy is a human construction." Read that line again.
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April 24 - News
Beleaguered social gaming giant Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) will report earnings this Wednesday.
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April 23 - News
When Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) first came out, it came out with many strong game titles, including Farmville, Cityville, Mafia Wars, and Words with Friends.
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April 23 - News
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) dominates social networking with an overwhelming amount of market share.
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April 22 - News
An article came out toward the end of 2012 highlighting 10 of the fastest growing industries in America.
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April 19 - News
Earnings results are, over the long-term, the most fundamental factors behind a stock’s performance.
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April 19 - News
Gambling companies are starting to make a comeback. Las Vegas saw increases in gambling revenue this quarter and analysts expect international revenue to grow in 2013.
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April 18 - News
Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) is off to an amazing start in 2013, with around 40% returns after losing almost 75% of its value in 2012.
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April 17 - News
The price of Zynga saw a sudden rally in 2013 due to the increased optimism surrounding its real money gaming initiatives.
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April 16 - News
While its games might be mildly entertaining, I've voiced skepticism for its buybacks and acquisitions, questioned the sustainability of its business model, and frowned at the...
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April 10 - News