Amazon.com
NASDAQ symbol AMZN, is the leading bookseller on the Internet, as well as a leading video and music seller. It also has numerous other store categories, including electronics, computer games, toys and tools. Through Amazon Services, the company also offers programs that let sellers market on its web sites.
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE $42.99 (New York symbol WYN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (973-753-6000; www.wyndhamworldwide.com; Shares outstanding: 154.0 million; Market cap: $6.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.1%) is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, with 7,205 franchised hotels worldwide. Aside from Wyndham and Ramada, it owns a variety of other brands, including Days Inn, Super 8, Wingate, Baymont Inn & Suites, Microtel …read more »
AMAZON.COM $211.99 (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (206-266-1000; www.amazon.com; Shares outstanding: 461.0 million; Market cap: $97.7 billion; No dividends paid) reported sharply lower earnings in the latest quarter.
In the three months ended September 30, 2011, Amazon’s earnings fell 72.7%, to $63 million, or $0.14 a share. A year earlier, it earned $231 million, or $0.51 a share. The …read more »
AMAZON.COM $231.53 (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (206-266-1000; www.amazon.com; Shares outstanding: 460.0 million; Market cap: $106.5 billion; No dividends paid) has unveiled new models of its Kindle electronic-book reader, including the Kindle Fire, the company’s first tablet computer.
The Kindle Fire features a seven-inch, full colour touch-screen display. It is smaller and has less memory than the top-selling Apple …read more »
DELPHI ENERGY $2.67 (Toronto symbol DEE; TSI Network Rating: Speculative) (403-265-6171; www.delphienergy.ca; Shares outstanding: 116.5 million; Market cap: $311.2 million; No dividends paid) explores for oil and gas in Alberta and B.C.
In the three months ended December 31, 2010, Delphi’s combined daily output of natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil rose 24.0%, to 8,539 barrels of oil …read more »
AMAZON.COM $164.70 (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (206-266-1000; www.amazon.com; Shares outstanding: 448.8 million; Market cap: $73.9 billion; No dividends paid) will now offer free streaming of movies and TV shows to its Amazon Prime members. These customers pay $79 a year to get unlimited two-day shipping.
The company will offer Prime members more than 5,000 movies and TV shows. …read more »
AMAZON.COM $186.62 (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (206- 266-1000; www.amazon.com; Shares outstanding: 448.8 million; Market cap: $83.8 billion; No dividends paid) has agreed to pay $320 million for the 58% of privately held Lovefilm International Ltd. that it didn’t already own.
Amazon.com took a minority stake in U.K. based Lovefilm after it sold its DVD rental business in …read more »
Demand for wireless services is rising sharply in North America. That’s partly because device makers continue to release new cellphones and wireless devices, such as Apple’s iPad and Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader.
As well, more customers are switching from traditional phones (or land lines) to wireless services. Smartphones, in particular, have become increasingly popular. Aside from functioning as mobile phones, …read more »
AMAZON.COM $129.65 (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (206-266-1000; www.amazon.com; Shares outstanding: 447.8 million; Market cap: $58.1 billion; No dividends paid) reports that its sales jumped 41.2% in the latest quarter, to $6.6 billion from $4.7 billion a year earlier. Earnings per share rose 39.4%, to $0.46 from $0.33.
Sales of electronic books for its Kindle reader continue to grow …read more »
AMAZON.COM $83 (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (206-266-1000; www.amazon.com; Shares outstanding: 431.8 million; Market cap: $35.8 billion) plans to buy privately held Zappos.com for $807 million in common stock. Zappos is an online seller of shoes, clothing and accessories.
Zappos posted roughly $1 billion in sales last year (Amazon.com had $19.2 billion). Zappos was launched in 1999, and was …read more »
AMAZON.COM $62.35 (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (206-266-1000; www.amazon.com; Shares outstanding: 428.6 million; Market cap: $26.7 billion) has unveiled a thinner, faster and lighter version of its Kindle electronic reader.
The Kindle 2 has seven times more storage than the first Kindle, as well as sharper images and a longer battery life. The Kindle 2 also has a text-to-speech …read more »
