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Posted by on Apr 03, 2014

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) is considering over taking online video service News Distribution Network for $300 million.A Wall Street Journal reported that Yahoo is in talks with NDN which syndicates videos to news websites with clips and videos about news, politics, sports and other related topics. According to people familiar with the matter, Yahoo is estimating a deal of $300 million, although nothing has as of now been finalized. According to the sources, who asked not to be named, the deal may even fail to materialize. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) shares after opening at $36.68 moved to $36.86 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $36.64. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 7.90 and price to cash ratio as 10.85. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) showed a positive weekly performance of 3.36%.

A couple days ago, social networking giant Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) announced that it would be acquiring Oculus, a small company that has been developing an exciting new immersive virtual reality platform, in a deal worth $2 billion. Of that, $400 million will be in cash, and the rest will be in Facebook stock. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) shares advanced 0.16% in last trading session and ended the day on $6.72. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) return on equity ratio is recorded as 11.30% and its return on assets is 9.40%. Zoetis Inc. (NYSE:ZTS) yearly performance is 138.93%.

The ability of Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) to facilitate real-time conversations during television shows have made them virtual prime-time town pubs. My colleague Tim Beyers has even called Twitter the “new TV Guide.” Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) shares moved down 2.66% in last trading session and was closed at $45.73, while trading in range of $ 45.51 – 47.44. Actavis plc. (NYSE:ACT) year to date (YTD) performance is -28.15%.

What about Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP)? This company was up 266% in 2013. It’s up another solid 18% so far this year, but it’s lost a fifth of its value from its recent high. Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) weekly performance is -2.16%. On last trading day company shares ended up $75.63. Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -12.35%. Analysts mean target Price for the company is $91.55.

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