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I’m Still Here: Stock Soars as Groupon Shows Stronger-Than-Expected Q1 Revenue

Kara Swisher in Commerce on May 8 at 1:32 pm PT

On the other hand, I could use a nice cup of hot growth.

Content Gains Allow Demand Media to Beat Wall Street Expectations on Q1 Earnings and Revenue

Kara Swisher in Media on May 7 at 1:25 pm PT

Strong performance of media properties added to the results.

Apple’s Shares Have Outperformed Samsung’s for a Decade

John Paczkowski in News on March 16 at 3:17 am PT

Apple’s share price has risen 5,749 percent over the last decade. Samsung’s? Not so much.

News Byte

LinkedIn Shares Reach Record High

Mike Isaac in Social on March 13 at 1:41 pm PT

Not two days after Kara Swisher reported that LinkedIn would soon acquire the Pulse news reader app for more than $50 million, shares of LinkedIn were trading at a record high on Wednesday morning, reaching $181.47 at their peak before settling back down around $179, a gain of about 2 percent for the day. The company also reported record earnings last quarter, outperforming analysts’ expectations.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Gets a Million-Dollar Bonus After Six Months on the Job

Kara Swisher in News on March 7 at 12:19 am PT

With stock up since she arrived, it’s probably a bargain to investors.

Up Is Down and Down Is Up: Yahoo Stock Waxes, While Apple Wanes

Kara Swisher in News on March 3 at 10:00 am PT

Ironic, much?

Groupon Earnings Miss Big, Sending Stock Into After-Hours Swoon

Kara Swisher in Commerce on February 27 at 1:30 pm PT

Uh-oh.

Groupon Surging After Analyst Becomes Bullish on New Products

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 13 at 11:28 am PT

Can it transition successfully away from its email-driven daily deals business?

News Byte

Zynga’s Stock Drops Nearly 12 Percent as Investors Cash Out

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 12 at 5:10 pm PT

Zynga’s stock lost some of its gains in the new year today, sliding nearly 12 percent, or 43 cents, to $3.24 a share. There didn’t appear to be any specific reason for the drop, other than investors were taking advantage of the recent run-up to sell the stock (trading volume was three times higher than normal). The game company’s COO David Ko and CFO Mark Vranesh appeared at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference this afternoon, where they mostly reiterated the company’s fourth-quarter results.