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Alibaba Misses Revenue Forecasts, OKs $4 Bil Buyback

Alibaba’s (BABA) quarterly revenue failed to meet analyst estimates Wednesday, and the company announced a $4 billion share buyback program. The Chinese e-commerce leader said first-quarter earnings rose 21% to 59 cents per share. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters were expecting 58 cents. Revenue grew 28% to $3.27 billion, under views for $3.39 billion. Alibaba shares plunged 5.3% to 73.25 in premarket trading in the stock market today, after

Facebook, Google Lead 3 Top-Rated Big-Cap Internets

Investors looking for stocks positioned for long-term growth often home in on big-cap leaders like Facebook (FB) that have the stability and heft to power higher. Today’s Screen Of The Day is Big Cap Leaders — companies with top-notch fundamentals, generally with a market value of at least $15 billion. The list includes three hot Internet stocks, Facebook, Google (GOOGL) and NetEase (NTES), that all have a 98 or higher IBD Composite Rating,

Internet Of Things Opens Your Car, Home To Hackers

It’s not just your car that’s hackable. Everything from home power to hospital drug pumps can crash on the Internet of risky things connecting up across the developed world. The Food and Drug Administration warned recently that hackers could access Hospira’s (HSP) Symbiq Infusion System remotely through a hospital’s network. “This could allow an unauthorized user to control the device and change the dosage the pump delivers, which could lead to