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President Barack Obama's second term will come to an end in just a few short weeks. CNBC took the opportunity to list several companies that are now valued at more than $1 billion — dubbed "unicorns" within the venture capital community. These are all impressive stories of entrepreneurship...

Pinterest, the popular content sharing platform that allows users to "pin" images, along with Uber and Airbnb are among the few private companies valued in the billions of dollars that have yet to offer a clear signal when or even if they will file for an initial public offering. Pinterest signaled...

Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) jumped 21 percent on Friday, following reports of the company nearing a sale. On Monday, Oppenheimer’s Jason Helfstein downgraded the rating on Twitter from Perform to Underperform, while establishing a $17 price target. Helfstein commented that Twitter...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)-owned Instagram joins just 18 other apps in existence to boast 1 billion downloads on the Google Play Store. According to Android Police, Instagram joins Facebook's core social media app, WhatsApp and Messenger as being members of the 1 billion club. However, the...

It was merely a matter of time before Pinterest joined its social media peers in hosting video advertisements on its own platform. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the image-discovery platform will begin displaying promoted videos that can run up to five minutes long. A beta...

It's no longer a secret that Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO) is one of the hottest stocks in the market. The company surged another 9 percent Monday, and sentiment surrounding the company continues to gain momentum after a positive earnings release. Some analysts have even called this the next Facebook...

While the IPO market has been struggling recently, the market is starting to shift, however, and with the recent success of Twllio Inc(NYSE: TWLO)'s recent public offering we could see several new tech IPOs in the near future. The number of companies going public hit a 7-year low in Q1 of 2016,...

According to the report published Wednesday, Pacific Crest analysts (after attending the summit in Santa Clara) believe Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to capitalize on the multiyear secular shift to cloud platforms. "While AWS remains a key enabler within the...

We’re in a technologically saturated world, and while the vastness of social media can seem daunting, there’s something out there for everyone. And with just a little know-how, the top social media sites can be incrementally more helpful than simply keeping up with the latest gossip,...

Investors appear to have fled to Internet stocks for safety following the Brexit vote, which introduced a lot of volatility and uncertainty in the market. According to Youssef Squali of Cantor Fitzgerald, Internet stocks proved to be "resilient" after a week of "price gyrations." The sector ended...

Cloud communications company Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) launched its IPO today and the market is reacting positively. The San Francisco-based company was to debut at $15 per share; the stock opened at $23.99 and was up over 86 percent on its first day of trading making it the best performing IPO of...

Global Equities Research's Trip Chowdhry commented on Jawbone's downfall and possible IPO, referencing Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT)'s past "Junk IPO," stating that Jawbone could be just one of the many junk stocks "on parade" that have recently had an IPO. The comments came after Jawbone considered...

Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) just held its first Investor Day post after its separation from eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY). SunTrust Robinson Humphrey's Bob Peck, who has a Buy rating on the stock, provided the following top 10 takeaways from the event: 1. 'Financial Guidance:...

Ryan Craver, vice president of digital and emerging brands at Lamour Group, has identified Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP), Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) and TJX Companies Inc (NYSE: TJX) as the potential retail plays. Shopify Ottawa, Canada-based Shopify provides a cloud-based and...

Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research sees "misdirected optimism" for Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD). Chowdhry said he is concerned with the monetization aspect of Facebook, despite acknowledging it as the "strongest social engagement platform." The analyst noted that...