When Nasdaq's bimonthly update showed that 10.6 million shares of Baidu were being sold short as of mid-February -- a 52-week high in terms of pessimism -- I was skeptical.
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March 14 - News
All good things must come to an end. After seven straight days of gains, the S&P 500 finally lost four points.
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March 14 - News
After buying Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ:PNRA) for around $129 -- more or less its high in the summer of 2011 -- you can understand my surprise when the company shed 20% or so of ...
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March 13 - News
When you seek out compelling candidates for your stock portfolio, there are lots of numbers you can assess -- price-to-earnings ratios, debt-to-equity ratios, free cash flow, ...
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March 12 - News
Revenue rose 49% to $48.8 million during the fourth quarter for China's leading social networking website operator.
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March 11 - News
It's only natural for bargain-conscious investors to worry about paying premium prices for stocks right now.
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March 6 - News
A whopping 10.6 million shares were sold short as of mid-February according to Nasdaq's latest bi-monthly update.
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March 6 - News
Many investors expected that after the long run-up for the Dow Jones Industrials to record highs, the market might take a pause once it actually reached that milestone.
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March 6 - News
While analyzing an Internet company, I always try to find the answer to one question - Where does the company actually lie in the growth curve? These stocks have a track record...
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March 5 - News
Once the market's fast-growing darlings, many technology stocks now fully or nearly qualify as blue chip stocks.
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March 5 - News
It's been almost 22 months since I introduced the World's Greatest Retirement Portfolio to Foolish readers.
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March 4 - News
It is quite interesting to see investors project the future stock prices based solely on past prices.
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March 4 - News
According to Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) Director of International Communications Kaiser Kuo, via tech blog Tech in Asia, Baidu.com, Inc.
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March 4 - News
China's leading video website operator is growing and its losses are narrowing, but that may not be enough.
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March 1 - News
Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), often referred to as the Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) of China, has adopted new, low-power servers from Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
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February 26 - News
As the saying goes, the Internet changed everything. A vast abundance of researchable data became instantly available overnight. People with a computer and an Internet connection...
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February 25 - News
China’s leading search engine Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) posted mixed results for the fourth quarter and full year.
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February 25 - News
Weibo, which is widely regarded as “China’s Twitter,” depends on the rapid exchange of freely expressed ideas.
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February 24 - News
The upswing in the usage of smartphones and tablets has taken the "Global Digital Advertising" industry to a different paradigm.
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February 22 - News
There's no such thing as a sure bet in the investment world.
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February 22 - News
The Russian search engine giant Yandex NV (NASDAQ:YNDX) recently surprised Wall Street by revealing that it has surpassed Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Bing to become...
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February 22 - News
At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." Today, we'll show you ...
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February 21 - News
SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA) has comprehensively beaten earnings estimates with its recent quarterly results.
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February 21 - News
Some analysts thinks that things will get even better for the dot-com bellwether.
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February 21 - News
In a recent SEC report, it was officially announced that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)'s ex-CEO, Eric Schmidt would be selling over a third (nearly 42%) of his total equity share ...
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February 21 - Insider Trading
The Chinese dot-com pioneer delivered a blowout quarter last night. Adjusted revenue climbed 4% to $134.4 million, as online advertising inched 7% higher.
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February 21 - News
The days of scanning for computer viruses is a task young 'uns would associate with their parents, but the industry responsible for keeping the bad guys out is very much a current...
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February 21 - News
The markets were enjoying an up day yesterday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 54 points to hit a five-year high of 14,035, buoyed as it was by upbeat news of the ...
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February 21 - News
America embraces the values of free expression, transparency, and (relatively) free markets. China, on the other hand...not so much.
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February 20 - News
Every investor can appreciate a stock that consistently beats the Street without getting ahead of its fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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February 16 - News
Market researcher IDC has already released its estimates on how smartphone vendors did during the fourth quarter, but now the data gatherer has just put out its figures on how...
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February 14 - News
Yandex NV (NASDAQ:YNDX) has been substantially ahead of competitors, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Mail.ru in the Russian market.
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February 13 - News
As the only internet search provider that has consistently shown promising growth in China, Baidu.com, Inc.
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February 12 - News
The stock market has performed exceedingly well lately, with the Dow Jones Industrials Average having climbed almost 7% so far in 2013.
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February 12 - News
Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) suffered its sharp slide on Friday after posting disappointing quarterly results.
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February 11 - News
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has been launching several campaigns recently that were designed to take on Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG).
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February 8 - News
In its official warning, Beijing listed six "acts of unfair competition" that the company must stop, or it might face sanctions or even a shut down.
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February 7 - News
Baidu closed below $100 for the first time since late last year on Tuesday, after posting poorly received quarterly results.
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February 7 - News
Let me tell you about a stock that serves as a prime example of what I call "short-term stupidity," but has lots of things going for it.
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February 7 - News
Three out of the past four trading days have marked big moves higher for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI), putting the index within striking distance once again...
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February 6 - News
Today, let's look at Fisher Asset Management, founded in 1979 by Ken Fisher. You may know Fisher by his longtime column in Forbes magazine, where he's also No.
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February 6 - Hedge Funds
In his upcoming new book The New Digital Age, Eric Schmidt leaves no doubt about his feelings toward China: China is a dangerous and "menacing" superpower that is "the world's...
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February 6 - News
It's been almost 21 months since I introduced the World's Greatest Retirement Portfolio to Foolish readers.
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February 6 - News
After buying in to many bad international investments on my CAPS account, and even a couple smaller plays in my own personal portfolio, I am extremely hesitant to jump into many...
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February 6 - News
In the midst of earnings season, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI), which fell nearly 130 points yesterday, made back much of yesterday's losses.
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February 5 - News
Today, many growing businesses in emerging markets claim to be the “next Amazon.com, Inc.
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February 5 - News
The last few months have not been good for technology companies that rely on advertisement revenues.
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February 5 - News
China's leading search engine posted ho-hum quarterly results on Monday after the market close.
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February 5 - News
The Chinese dot-com pioneer closed out 2012 in fine fashion.
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February 4 - News
Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is stepping up to the plate, and there's a lot riding on tomorrow's quarterly earnings report.
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February 4 - News
