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This Year Solar Is Tops, Precious Metals The Dogs
Submitted by Abby Joseph at Profit Confidential as part of our contributors program . As we approach the mid-point of the year, U.S. stocks continue to fare well with the annualized return of the Dow at 42% and the S&P 500 at 39%. While I ha...
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Hotwire’s Challenges Are Limiting Expedia’s Growth
With over $1 billion in Q1 2013 revenues (a 24% y-o-y increase), leading online travel agency Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) made a promising start to fiscal 2013. However, while all of its other brands continued to grow at healthy rates, Hotwire.com fac...
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Hotel Bookings Continue To Spur Expedia’s Growth
With over $1 billion in Q1 2013 revenues (a 24% y-o-y increase), leading online travel agency Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) made a promising start to fiscal 2013. Barring Hotwire, which has been facing some challenges since the last few quarters, all of...
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Expedia’s Quarterly Results To Show Continued Growth Momentum
Backed by higher international revenues and continued acceleration in hotel bookings, leading online travel agency (OTA) Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) closed its fiscal 2012 with 17% higher revenues ($4.03 billion), compared to 2011. Despite the economi...
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Expedia Adds a New Mobile Feature To Tap Expanding Mobile User Base
With a focus on tapping the rapidly expanding mobile user base, Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) has made a number of significant updates to its mobile application in the recent past. The latest feature, launched last month, provides users with up-to-date ...
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Can Expedia Take More Share In The European Hotel Market With Trivago Deal?
Leading US-based online travel agency (OTA) Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) announced its acquisition of German meta-search engine Trivago in December 2012. Expedia plans to acquire a 61.6% share in Trivago for an estimated 477 million euros of which 434 m...
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Expedia Posts Another Strong Quarter Though Stiffer Competition Looms
Backed by continued acceleration in hotel bookings and higher international revenues, leading online travel agency Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) posted yet another quarter of solid growth despite a weak macro environment. The company closed its fiscal 2...
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Expedia’s Earnings: International Hotel Bookings & Mobile Traffic In Focus
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), one of the leading online travel agencies (OTAs), managed to post solid quarterly growth in the last two quarters despite economic weakness. It will announce its Q4 2012 and full year earnings Tuesday, February 5, and we ex...
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Expedia Overview: What’s Driving Its $63 Valuation?
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) is a leading online travel agency (OTA). It operates online travel portals such as expedia.com, hotels.com and hotwire.com that help connect travelers with travel suppliers such as hotels, airlines, cruises and car rental co...
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Trivago’s Acquisition Expands Expedia’s Hotel Portfolio In Europe
Less than two month after Priceline’s (NASDAQ:PCLN) acquisition of Kayak, leading online travel agency Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) announced its acquisition of German meta search engine Trivago, last week. Expedia plans to acquire a 61.6% share i...
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Here’s Why We Feel Expedia’s Stock Is Capped At $63
From around $30 in January 2012, Expedia’s (NASDAQ:EXPE) stock price has steadily increased to the current level of $60. Despite persistent weakness in the global economy, the company has registered a sequential increase in revenue so far ...
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Expedia Taps Its Mobile Platform To Fuel Growth
The technology revolution of the 90’s led to a considerable shift in consumer base from offline to online platforms, which benefited online travel agencies such as Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN), TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) et...
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Key Factors Driving Expedia’s $63 Valuation
Defying macro headwinds, Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) posted a stellar Q3 2012 with 17% y-o-y growth in revenues. Robust growth in room nights booked, both domestic and international, was the primary reason for the quarter revenue coming in ahead of the...
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Expedia Shows Growing Strength In Hotels & International Markets
Robust growth in hotel bookings, an expanding presence in the international market and increasing mobile application downloads are factors that helped Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) post solid quarterly growth despite the global economic slowdown. Expedia...
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Expedia’s Earning Preview: Trends To Watch
Fueled by robust growth in its hotel booking business, online travel agency Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) posted a 13% increase in gross bookings and a 14% increase in revenues last quarter. The company is set to announce its Q3 2012 earnings Thursday, O...
