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Why Online Travel Companies Are Buying Restaurant Reservation Operators
Lately, increased M&A activity has been observed in the online restaurant reservation space. TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) —the world’s largest travel review company— acquired French site LaFourchette for $140 million last month. LaFourchette ...
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Priceline Forays Into Online Restaurant Reservations With Acquisition Of OpenTable
Leading online travel agency, Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN), announced its decision to acquire OpenTable (NASDAQ:OPEN) for $2.6 billion on June 13. OpenTable helps restaurants to fill tables by offering online reservation services to diners. The acqu...
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How Much Is OpenTable Really Worth To Priceline?
Late last week, the online travel giant Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) announced its decision to acquire the restaurant reservation leader OpenTable (NASDAQ:OPEN) in an all-cash deal for $2.6 billion. The offer price of $103 a share was a good 47% highe...
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The Effect of Monetary Policy On Gold Prices
Submitted by SK Options Trading as part of our contributors program . The Effect of Monetary Policy On Gold Prices Background Gold prices have fallen for 6 days in a row taking the price down to $1243/oz and it now stands about $60/oz abov...
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Dividend Stocks Outperforming in 2014
Submitted by Wall St. Daily as part of our contributors program Dividend Stocks Outperforming in 2014 It’s known as the most exciting two minutes in sports. Held annually since 1875, the Kentucky Derby is a famed one-and-a-quarter-m...
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Broad-Based Growth Helps Priceline Post Another Set Of Strong Quarterly Numbers
Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) delivered healthy top line and bottom line growth in the first quarter of 2014. Revenues increased 26% year on year to $1.64 billion, helped by a 34% rise in gross bookings. The growth was broad-based with increase of 32%...
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3 Reasons TripAdvisor May Be Overvalued
Submitted by Jeff Michaels as part of our contributors program . 3 Reasons TripAdvisor May Be Overvalued The world’s largest online travel review company, TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), was one of the best performing stocks of 2013, with its...
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Competitive Landscape Of The U.S. Online Travel Market Is Transforming
The U.S. online travel market is growing at the slowest pace compared to other economies such as Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Nevertheless, with estimated revenues of $157 billion in 2013, it remains the biggest market in terms of onli...
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Silver Prices Heading Lower As the Bears Tighten Their Grip
Submitted by SK Options Trading as part of our contributors program . Silver Prices Heading Lower As the Bears Tighten Their Grip Every picture tells a story and silver’s story is not a pretty one as the above chart clearly depicts. ...
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San Francisco Residents Witness Real-Life Resurrection
Submitted by Wall St. Daily as part of our contributors program San Francisco Residents Witness Real-Life Resurrection Need definitive proof that the financial industry is on the mend? Are you worried that increased volatility spel...
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Online Travel Stocks: A comparison
Submitted by Amigobulls as part of our contributors program . Online Travel Stocks: A comparison The various online travel agencies (OTA’s) have seen tremendous gains in stock prices over the last year and a half. The stock gains were le...
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Priceline: Outlook for 2014
Submitted by Amigobulls as part of our contributors program . Priceline: Outlook for 2014 Priceline.com announced its Q4 2013 results on Feb 20 after market close. The company reported solid growth in topline as well as earnings growth beatin...
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Broad-Based Growth Helps Priceline Post Solid Results
Despite the large size of its business, Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) continued to grow robustly in the final quarter of 2013. Hotel room nights increased 37% year over year to 63 million, driven by strong performance of Express Deals, increased online...
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Priceline Will See Its Growth Accelerate In The Core U.S. Market
Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) is scheduled to announce its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013 Thursday, February 20. Despite the large size of its business and uncertain global economic conditions, the leading Online Travel Agency (OTA) ...
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Priceline Could Get Bigger In Vacation Rentals By Acquiring HomeAway
Vacation rentals are privately owned residential properties that property owners and managers rent to travelers on a nightly, weekly, or monthly basis. According to a study by PhoCusWright, the market for vacation rentals in the U.S. stood at $23...
