Facebook Inc. co-founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is effectively begging for U.S. regulators to step in and give clear policies for internet data privacy and harmful content, a worthy request that still could be self-serving. Facebook FB, -0.65% reported first-quarter earnings that were better than expected Wednesday, excluding the $3Read More →
You may have noticed that Facebook Inc. seems to face a new scandal every day. But advertisers, users and investors don’t seem to care. The social-media giant delivered record profit, revenue and user numbers in 2018, all while coming under near-constant fire for its treatment of user data and roleRead More →
Snap Inc.’s user numbers were not as bad as expected in Tuesday’s earnings report, but the Snapchat parent company is suddenly struggling in the one area in which it must succeed. Snap SNAP, +3.99% reported narrower-than-expected losses in the first quarter, and 4 million new users from the end ofRead More →
Pinterest Inc. should have been the story on Thursday. It had the name that consumers knew, the eight-figure private valuation and a co-founder who has been a Silicon Valley superstar since the service first hit the internet. In the end, though, Pinterest’s PINS, +28.42% initial public offering was overshadowed byRead More →
Facebook Inc. said Thursday that a security incident that exposed Instagram passwords internally was significantly worse than first thought. After announcing in March that a security review had found that “tens of thousands” of Instagram users’ passwords had been wrongly stored in plain text, Pedro Canahuati, Facebook’s vice president ofRead More →
When you think about popular events people like to gamble on, you typically think of March Madness, the Super Bowl, or presidential elections. These are tailor-made for gambling because they’re high-viewership events with a clear winner and loser. You might not think you could bet on a TV show thatRead More →
Slack Technologies is going to directly list its shares for public trading on the New York Stock Exchange this summer. In doing so, Slack is following in the footsteps of Spotify Technology, which last year did a successful direct listing on the NYSE. In a direct listing, a private companyRead More →
Top-heavy valuations of the likes of Facebook FB, +0.14% Amazon AMZN, +0.63% Netflix NFLX, -0.22% and Google GOOG, +0.41% — known as FANG stocks — has been a steady theme as the bull market continues to prove resilient. But longtime investor Jesse Felder of the popular Felder Report says there’sRead More →
Parents of screenagers can cut themselves some slack. While about two-thirds of parents in a recent Pew survey say that they are concerned about their teens spending too much time in front of screens, new research from the University of Oxford assures that screen time — even before bed —Read More →
Tim Tebow is only 31 years old, but he’s already been a Heisman Trophy winner, a professional football player, a professional baseball player, an author, and an ESPN analyst. His next job? A TV show host. Tebow was crowned the best college football player in America in 2007, and afterRead More →
If you can’t stomach one more Brexit vote, then adjust the volume on your set right now. Because it is another big day on that front, with Parliament due to vote later on whether to approve Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan. The British pound is volatile against the dollarRead More →
American teenagers are under pressure. Anxiety and depression are on the rise among American teenagers. Over 70% of teenagers say they see these mental-health issues as major problems among their peers, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. The groupRead More →
The end of “Game of Thrones” is coming. ‘I know death. It’s got many faces. I look forward to seeing this one.’ Arya Stark Spoiler alert for those who either haven’t caught up to season eight of “Thrones,” or those who want to go into the final episodes cold: HBORead More →
Do you use an app to help you count steps? Or does your company offer an app to monitor your health? Nearly every facet of our lives can be tracked now, but they can be detrimental to your privacy. Some health apps are reevaluating their relationships with Facebook FB, +1.69%Read More →
Yelp Inc. made some moves to stave off a battle with one of its top investors Wednesday, but it did not do much to alleviate concerns about its future and continued its pattern of asking investors to believe it will hit its shifting goals. The online-reviews site reported fourth-quarter earningsRead More →
This Sunday is the biggest night in music, when stars including Alicia Keys and Post Malone grace the Grammy stage. But when the show is over, the curtains are drawn, eyeliner is removed, and leather slippers are put away — it will be back to work for thousands of musicRead More →
Electronic Arts Inc. stock plunged toward its worst decline since the dot-com bubble in after-hours trading Tuesday, after the videogame maker missed holiday-season sales estimates and lowered its forecast. If EA EA, +4.63% stock’s roughly 18% decline in the extended session Tuesday carries into regular trading Wednesday, it would contendRead More →
Facebook Inc. suffered a series of data and privacy scandals and controversies in 2018, its worst year in the public eye. Have there been any actual consequences, though? Not according to what Facebook FB, +4.32% showed off Wednesday. The world’s largest social network reported record profit and revenue in theRead More →
Facebook Inc. reported record profits — about $1 billion more than any previous quarter — as the company beat Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter earnings and revenue late Wednesday. Facebook stock FB, +4.32% rose more than 12% in after-hours trading as the company conducted a conference call. The Menlo Park,Read More →
Love & Money is a MarketWatch series looking at how our relationship with money impacts our relationships with significant others, friends and family. Over the past nine years, New York City-based massage therapist Lorraine has binged on a number of shows on Netflix NFLX, +3.48% from the platform’s original seriesRead More →
Expect a “flat and skinny” kind of year for stocks. That’s according to Peter Oppenheimer, Goldman Sach’s chief global equity strategist, who thinks the big gains that kicked off the year will fade as 2019 progresses. Wall Street broke with a winning streak Tuesday, which has sparked some speculation overRead More →
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. At least that’s the hope after a WSJ report on Thursday said the U.S. may ease China tariffs to facilitate a trade deal. “Although, the Treasury didn’t confirm this…the market has bought this for now and if this turns out to be a junk, theRead More →
Netflix Inc. added more new subscribers than expected in the holiday season, but shares still declined after the company released its earnings report Thursday afternoon. Netflix NFLX, +0.51% shares fell about 3% in immediate after-hours trading following the report’s release. Netflix produced more profit than expected in addition to theRead More →
Some people hit the bar. Others pass the time with the latest Netflix NFLX, +1.56% show or catch a little shut-eye. Then there’s one woman in Florida, who took a rather unique approach to dealing with her travel frustrations: She climbed the desk, called the agent a “rapist” and saidRead More →
