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Analyst Comments Little Help To Social Networking Stocks (LNKD, RENN, QPSA, SINA, UNTD)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:02PM on June 13th

Shares of LinkedIn (LNKD), the social networking site for professionals, are soaring 3% today after Evercore Partners initiated coverage of the newly public company with an “equal weight” rating and a $70 price target. The problem with that price target is…

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News Of Groupon’s IPO Stokes Rally In Social Networking Stocks (LNKD, YNDX, QPSA, SINA, UNTD, RENN)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:27PM on June 3rd

Following news of daily deal purveyor Groupon’s plans to sell shares to the public, the Social Networking Stocks Index is trading higher by 1.5%, no small feat when considering the weakness in the broader market today.

Recent IPOs from LinkedIn (LNKD), the…

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All Eyes On Facebook Following Internet IPOs (LNKD, UBS, GS, MSFT, TROW, RENN, UNTD, QPSA, SINA)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:52AM on June 1st

After a recent batch of widely anticipated social networking and Internet IPOs, inlcuding LinkedIn (LNKD), the attention is once again on the big kahuna in the sector: Facebook. The still private company, the largest social networking site in the U.S., is…

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LinkedIn Too Expensive To Short? Try Options (LNKD, QPSA, RENN, UNTD, SINA)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 12:36PM on May 27th

Shares of LinkedIn (LNKD), the newly public social networking site for professionals, are up 1% today, but remain well off the highs seen in the stock’s first day of trading, but for traders looking for a cost-efficient way in participating in…

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LinkedIn Turns An Eye To China (LNKD, QPSA, RENN, SINA, UNTD)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:41PM on May 26th

Shares of LinkedIn (LNKD), the newly public social networking site for professionals, are up 1% after the company said it is looking to seize business opportunities in China, the world’s largest Internet market, as part of its expansion plans. The company…

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LinkedIn Weathers A Potential Storm, At Least For One Day (LNKD, QPSA, RENN, SINA, UNTD)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:55PM on May 24th

Shares of LinkedIn (LNKD), the social networking site for professionals, are modestly higher and that’s pretty good news when considering today is the first day the newly public stock is free of short-selling restrictions. Eager short-sellers probably haven’t been able to…

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LinkedIn Vulnerable to Big Decline (LNKD, QPSA, RENN, SINA, UNTD)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:31AM on May 23rd

After seeing its shares more than double in their debut last week, LinkedIn (LNKD), the social networking site for professionals, is experiencing its first truly rough day as a public company as its stock is plunging 9%. Some of that tumble…

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Is LinkedIn the Only Social Networking Star? (LNKD, RENN, SINA, UNTD, QPSA, GOOG, YHOO, MSFT, AMZN, BIDU, NFLX, ACOM, LOV, DATE)

Posted by Jason Smith at 10:46AM on May 23rd

With the hugely successful LinkedIn (LNKD) IPO last week, the social media goldrush has finally become accessible to individual investors. Up until now, deep-pocketed, well-connected money managers and company insiders have been the only ones able to take stakes in the…

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Yield Hunter: Dividends Rise Across Various Sectors (MSFT, UNTD, TSCM, GAIA, CAG, BGS, HNZ, O, GTY, IRC, GRT, NNN)

Posted by Ryan Patel at 9:04AM on September 22nd

Software giant Microsoft (MSFT) is ramping up its dividend after receiving board approval yesterday afternoon. The technology company will now pay a quarterly distribution of 16 cents up from 13 cents, and the stock sports an indicated yield of 2.5% based…

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