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Facebook caused panic among Pinterest investors on Thursday. The company sparked a sell-off in Pinterest stock. As a result, the stock fell by 1.67%.

Facebook’s Portal smart speaker business has been good for FB stock. Portal’s future looks bright but Amazon could be a major obstacle.

The US-China trade war escalated very quickly this month. This has caused global equities to plunge and safe havens like gold and treasuries to surge.

An early investor in Twitter and Tesla, billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper expects to see Bitcoin reach $250,000 in 2022 or 2023.

Since its inception in the early 90’s, online advertising has exponentially increased in growth.

We take a close look at Twitter’s chart, options activity, and institutional transactions to see if the stock could rise in the coming weeks.

In today’s Get Real, we took a closer look at Uber’s trouble and an unexpected boost for Canopy Growth while markets react to more unrest.

Facebook (FB) spent $19 billion to purchase mobile messaging app WhatsApp back in 2014. FB is only beginning to map out its monetization.

Twitter is dealing with a scandal and Airbus seems to be making the most of the Boeing crisis. Plus, Canopy Growth has a new partner.

In today’s Get Real, we saw updates on big tech companies’ latest happenings. Plus, more earnings results, projections, and expectations.

Jerome Powell tossed the ball back into President Trump’s court. He trade development and global growth weakness as the top reasons for the rate cuts.

AT&T stock is prospering, while Netflix’s problems could be rising. We also have the latest earnings including U.S. Steel and Chevron today.

Elon Musk found redemption in Tesla’s strong Q3 results. US steel led the downward spiral in the market along with Twitter and Nokia. 

Twitter stock has fallen over 19% in the trading session on October 24 as of 9:39 AM ET. The stock was also down as much as 20% in premarket trading.

Facebook has attempted to buy Snapchat twice. First, it made the company a buyout offer of $3.0 billion in 2013, and then it made another offer in 2016.

Jeff Bezos looks at a company’s long-term profit potential and its value addition to the market. He wants to make a positive difference in consumers’ lives.

Amazon (AMZN) stock fell 5.2% in August. Lower-than-expected earnings, political criticism, and macro uncertainties affected its stock.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has reportedly agreed to settle a federal class action lawsuit related to the false advertising of its processors.

Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google dominates the global search engine market.

Japan is Twitter’s (TWTR) largest international market, contributing close to 40% of the company’s international revenue in the first quarter.

BlackBerry (BB) sued Twitter (TWTR) last month in a patent infringement dispute.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) rose over 4% yesterday on social media speculation that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is considering a takeover bid.

According to eMarketer estimates, digital advertising spending hit ~$62.6 billion in China in 2018.

The four priority areas that Twitter (TWTR) wants to focus on going forward could lead to the company spending more on product R&D (research and development).

According to a report by eMarketer, Snap’s (SNAP) Snapchat is the top social media app for American teens.

As Twitter (TWTR) gears up to report its results for the fourth quarter of 2018, a lot of attention is being given to its data licensing business.

Twitter expects its capex to be in the range of $60 million–$85 million in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Alphabet’s partnership with Telkom Kenya is expected to start generating revenue for Loon this year.

Jeff Bezos invested about $15 million in Twitter (TWTR) just over a decade ago.

Facebook’s (FB) TTM (trailing -12- months) gross margin stands at 84.26%, compared to the industry and sector averages of 40.63% and 43.56%, respectively.

Baidu (BIDU) and Alphabet (GOOGL) are working to create new revenue streams outside their core advertising businesses.

Internet giants such as Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR), and Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google have been facing pressure from lawmakers in the US and Europe since last January.

The European Commission is putting more pressure on Facebook (FB) to make additional changes to its terms of service.

Snap (SNAP) stock has rallied 27.0% since the sharp decline it saw after it announced disappointing first-quarter 2018 results in May.

As the world continues to become more social, GoPro is looking at a significant opportunity to build its core camera application and cloud business.

Although Twitter’s MAU was 4.0% higher than in 4Q16, there were no additional users in 4Q17 from 3Q17.

In the last three years, Alphabet has reported fourth-quarter revenues and EPS that have consistently improved year-over-year.

In 3Q17, Facebook (FB) spent roughly $2.1 billion on product development, compared with ~$1.9 billion in 2Q17 and ~$1.5 billion in 3Q16.

Nickelodeon’s growing user base Viacom’s (VIAB) Media Networks segment continues to gain, thanks to the popularity of its Nickelodeon channel and its growing number of followers. The network, which targets kids aged two to 17, witnessed television subscriber growth of 22% to 602 million in fiscal 2017, buoyed by the success of strong content such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, School of […]

In 3Q17, Twitter (TWTR) reported $582.4 million in operating expenses, including its cost of revenues.

A scrutiny of Facebook’s (FB) cost structure reveals that the company’s costs and expenses rose faster in 3Q17 than in the prior quarter and year-ago quarter.

Monetary value of a user Social media companies Twitter (TWTR), Facebook (FB), and Snap (SNAP) show how much money they make off each of their user accounts as average revenue per user, or ARPU. ARPU is a measure of monetary value a user brings to a platform. Whereas Facebook and Snap released their ARPU for 2Q17, […]

Alibaba’s (BABA) revenue per monthly active mobile user (or MAU) was 196 yuan (or $29.00) in fiscal 1Q18.

Snap (SNAP) plans to release its 2Q17 earnings results on August 10, 2017, during a time of heightened concern about its future. Advertisers have expressed concern about content discoverability on Snapchat.

On June 13, 2017, Verizon (VZ) sealed the acquisition of Yahoo, marking the end of a deal that was announced in July 2016.

Amazon’s (AMZN) balance sheet reflects total debt of $7.7 billion. The company reported total capital of ~$29.4 billion, and its total-debt-to-total-capital ratio is 50%.

Twitter’s current book value per share of ~$6.5 compares with its expected book value per share of $6.4. Its shares are trading at a PBV ratio of ~2.8x.

Twitter trades at lower multiples than its peers Earlier in this series, we discussed rumors of Twitter’s (TWTR) possible acquisition and how Salesforce (CRM), Google (GOOG), and The Walt Disney Company (DIS) could be contenders. In this part, we’ll compare Twitter’s value proposition with that of other companies in the social media space. As of […]

In May 2016, GoPro (GPRO) announced a multiyear partnership that includes content production, cross-promotion, and distribution on a global scale with Red Bull.

Signet acknowledges the value of e-commerce growth and its ability to maximize in-store experiences. Signet has thus integrated its website with its stores.