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That’s the value a $200 million venture investment led by Kleiner Perkins this week implies. But that means Twitter would have a price-to-sales ratio of 840 compared to Facebook’s 26 — or Google’s 8.7. And Twitter’s growth may be stalling.

Continue reading Is Twitter Worth $3.7 Billion? Not in the Real World

Is Twitter Worth $3.7 Billion? Not in the Real World originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:30:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Columns, Facebook, Twitter

That’s the value a $200 million venture investment led by Kleiner Perkins this week implies. But that means Twitter would have a price-to-sales ratio of 840 compared to Facebook’s 26 — or Google’s 8.7. And Twitter’s growth may be stalling.

Continue reading Is Twitter Worth $3.7 Billion? Not in the Real World

Is Twitter Worth $3.7 Billion? Not in the Real World originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:30:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Columns, Facebook, Twitter

Stocks don’t move in a straight line, and a relatively light week of earnings reports and economic data should give the market a much-needed break after the major indexes have run up to two-year highs. But long-term, the direction still looks upward [VIDEO].

Continue reading Stocks May Be Ready to Catch Their Breath

Stocks May Be Ready to Catch Their Breath originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:30:00.

Filed Under: Economy, Investing, NYSE, Video, Market News, Streetwise

Solid quarterly earnings and anticipation of more stimulus from the Fed have helped lift the Dow by 400 points over the past two weeks. However, another boost is coming from individuals who’ve begun moving money from bonds to equities.

Continue reading Retail Investors Are Finally Warming Up to Stocks

Retail Investors Are Finally Warming Up to Stocks originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:30:00.

Filed Under: Investing, NYSE, Video, Market News

Even as consumers celebrate lower prices, economists fear that widespread price decreases signal more problems ahead for the U.S. economy.
To show the breadth of price declines, we’ve compiled a list of popular products that have dropped in price over the last year.

Continue reading Nine Widely Owned Items That Cost Less Now Than a Year Ago

Nine Widely Owned Items That Cost Less Now Than a Year Ago originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:00:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Economy, Real Estate, Autos