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MusclePharm (MSLP) announced a partnership with Amazon.com (AMZN) to offer its recently launched energy drink line, MP Combat Energy."The customer feedback and sell-thru of our energy

Facebook Plummets 16% After Missing Across The Board, Guiding Below Expectations Heading into today''s earnings from social media giant Facebook Meta (technically, the first quarter since the company changed its name), JPM previews expectations as follows: buyside is at the top end of Q4 guide (21%reported growth), with expectation that management steer to a Q1 deceleration q/q (consensus +16%) and reiterate $91-97b FY expense guide. With the new reporting structure, the bank expects RL to represent a LSD% of total revenue and would like to see additional disclosure around VR unit shipments, engagement, developers, etc. The bank also expects FB to have passed 10m active VR units. If that sounds a bit too arcane, Loup Funds'' Gene Munster simplifies it, tweeting that "the most important metric is MAU/DAU growth. Street is looking for up 5%. If the base is growing, the company can power through IDFA and macro headwinds. If engagement declines, FB will need the metaverse to bail them out." For $FB tonight, the most important metric is MAU/DAU growth.

Stocks, especially the once high flying technology stocks, had a lousy start to the new year. QQQ lost 9% of its value in January.

While the beginning of the year was tough for technology stocks as there was an abrupt increase in the 10-year treasury rate, some companies with the highest Price-to-Earnings (PE) ratio were hit hard, including Tesla and Nvidia. However, some technology companies will be able to recover from the sharp drops experienced during the market correction. Research shows that tech companies are among the most valuable stocks to invest in and this trend is expected to continue in 2022. As a result, we would be looking at these tech companies that have been among the strongest performers in the past year and it is worth following and possibly investing in them in 2022. https://www.bestbrokers.com/stock-trading/ Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple remains one of the leading tech companies to invest in, with some of the most popular smart devices in the world such as iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers being manufactured by Apple. With a global customer base, the company will most probably continue growing in 2022.

An index that tracks how much the richest people in the world are worth paints a grim picture of how the beginning of 2022 has fared for the most wealthy. What Happened: The Bloomberg Billionaires Index tracks the net worth of the richest people in the world. Their wealth is determined by the value of stocks the billionaires own and other assets. The top ten billionaires have lost a large amount of money in 2022 with several of the largest companies seeing their shares turn negative year-to-date. Here are the top ten richest people in the world and how much they have gained or lost in value year-to-date in 2022. 1. Elon Musk, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA ): $220 billion, -$50.0 billion 2. Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN ) founder: $169 billion, -$23.4 billion 3. Bernard Arnault, … Full story available on Benzinga.com

"Volatility Is Back": Futures Resume Sliding After Historic Rollercoaster Reversal Following one of the greatest intraday market reversals in history, US index futures resumed their decline led by the Nasdaq, signaling more pain for richly valued technology shares as investors braced for the highly anticipated Fed meeting and a flurry of earnings as geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine persisted. Companies including GE, J&J, Verizon and Microsoft report earnings on Tuesday, as the Fed starts a two-day meeting. As of 7:30am ET, emini S&P futures were down 60 points or 1.36% to 4,343, Nasdaq futures were down 1.88% or 272 points and Dow futures were down 236 points or 0.68%. The VIX was at 33, after swinging between 29 and 39 on Monday; 10Y Treasury yields were unchanged at 1.77% and the dollar gained. US equities swung in a rollercoaster of volatility on Monday as both underlying gauges had erased intraday losses to end the session slightly higher as dip-buyers came in. According to JPM''s trading desk, yesterday''s 5% reversal in the Nasdaq is an uncommon occurrence: "If you exclude March 2020, yesterday was the 7th 5%+ NDX reversal since GFC.

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Amazon Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) have set a record in the amount of money they spent on Washington lobbying last year. The revelation comes after the same companies had set another record in 2020 while trying to influence big tech regulation. Q4 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Lobbying Expenses According […]

Amazon badly underperformed the market in 2021, but there are indications from analysts that AMZN stock is primed for a banner year.

Embroiled in a legal dispute with Amazon.com Inc. that has damaged its ability to raise funds, the Mumbai-based retailer is coming up against two key milestones that will test creditors faith after its onshore debt was restructured during the pandemic

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN ) shares have underperformed the S&P 500 in the past year, generating a total return of 0.37%. Amazon is still putting up impressive growth numbers. But with a $2.33 trillion market cap, some investors are wondering if theres any value left in Amazon stock. Earnings: A price-to-earnings ratio (PE) is one of the most basic fundamental metrics for gauging a stocks value. The lower the PE, the higher the value. For comparison, the S&P 500s PE is currently at about 26.1, nearly double its long-term average of 15.9. Amazons PE is currently 61.1. That number is well above the S&P 500 average as a whole. However, Amazons PE is actually down 62.8% over the past Full story available on Benzinga.com

Amazon.com (AMZN) plans to open its first clothing store in the physical world at a Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, Calif

Futures Tumble As Global Bond Yields Surge Yesterday when US stock markets were closed but both bond and equity futures were trading, we pointed out that 10Y Treasury futures implied a yield of over 1.80%, a number which was the highest in years and which we warned would cause headaches for stock traders when the US reopened fully on Tuesday. And sure enough, with 10Y yields surging as high as 1.8536% overnight and 2Y yields jumping to 1.05% (up a whopping 15bps from 0.90% last Friday) .... futures are getting hammered this morning, with emini S&P futures down 48 points or over 1% and just above 4,600, while Nasdaq futures were getting hammered again, sliding 1.62% or 254 points. The dollar rose and Brent oil touched $88/bbl, the highest price since 2014. Global stocks have had a turbulent start to the year as investors shift out of more expensive and rates-sensitive sectors such as technology into cheaper, so-called value shares. Market participants are now waiting for the earnings season to gauge whether companies can continue delivering robust profits despite higher costs and challenges from omicron.

European Union data protection fines targeting Amazon.com Inc and Meta Platforms Incs WhatsApp helped push penalties to record levels last year, in a sign that the blocs tough privacy rules are starting to bite.Luxembourgs data protection authority last year slapped Amazon with its biggest fine since the EUs General Data Protection Regulation took effect almost four years ago. The US online retailer is challenging the 746 million-euro ($851 million) penalty. The Irish watchdog followed with

A truce has been called in the game of brinksmanship between Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Visa Inc (NYSE:V) with the e-commerce giant appearing to relent and allow credit card customers to continue shopping on the site. The two sides have not completely backed down but last ditch talks over the weekend appear to have been []