Stocks struggle to get footing; Facebook targets Twitter; Amazon to play in Super Bowl
Wall Street (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) is trying to put the brakes on yesterday's selloff as gains in oil and some positive earnings reports are offset by a drop in biotech stocks.
Discussing these and some of the other big stories of the day are Yahoo Finance's Alexis Christophorous, Yahoo Finance Columnist Rick Newman and David Nelson, chief strategist at Belpointe Asset Management.
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Facebook to dine on Twitter?
Shares of Facebook (FB) are soaring after the social media giant killed its earnings report last night. During the conference call, COO Sheryl Sandberg talked about expanding the business into areas that might put a squeeze on rivals, especially Twitter (TWTR). Who else's lunch will Facebook eat?
Jeb Bush's lavish campaign spending
Jeb Bush is making it rain. He's blowing through his $100 million war chest, and according to Reuters, 11 of the 16 donors it contacted are unhappy with Jeb's spending habits. Is he really a disappointment to himself and his family, as Donald Trump alleges?
Amazon plays in the Big Game
Amazon is the next big stock on the earnings watch list ... releasing its numbers after the close of trading. The biggest online retailer is now joining the big boys at the big game with its own Super Bowl ad, staring Alec Baldwin and NFL Hall of Famer Dan Marino. Can a digital assistant upstage a Hollywood A-lister and quarterback legend?