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• Sector Snap: Travelzoo warning hits competitors Friday, 12 Oct 2012 | 3:02 PM ET

  Shares of online travel companies fell Friday after Travelzoo Inc. warned investors that its third-quarter profit would likely shrink 40 percent from the prior year. Online travel companies such as Travelzoo, Expedia Inc. and Priceline.com Inc. are in intense competition for customers, who remain somewhat cautious about their spending.

• Travelzoo falls as 3Q outlook disappoints Friday, 12 Oct 2012 | 11:09 AM ET

  NEW YORK-- Travelzoo's stock dropped to the lowest level in more than two years on Friday as the online travel company predicted that its third-quarter profit would shrink about 40 percent from a year ago. Travelzoo faces tough competition from other online travel companies such as Expedia Inc. and Priceline.com Inc..

• Janney: New leaders mean innovation at Best Buy Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012 | 12:45 AM ET

  NEW YORK-- The departure of Best Buy's chief financial officer could signal the beginning of a broader executive shake-up and Janney Capital Markets said Wednesday that new leadership will bring change an innovation to the struggling electronics retailer. We already are seeing changes happen quickly at Best Buy, and we believe more changes are the way. "

• Best Buy CFO to leave, latest executive departure Tuesday, 9 Oct 2012 | 5:37 PM ET

  MINNEAPOLIS-- Best Buy said Tuesday that its chief financial officer is leaving, the latest executive departure for the struggling electronics chain. The news comes as Best Buy's founder and former chairman Richard Schulze mulls an offer for the company, which is attempting to improve results amid tough competition.

• TEXT-Fitch affirms Expedia's IDR at 'BBB-' Thursday, 4 Oct 2012 | 3:52 PM ET

  Oct 4- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Issuer Default Rating for Expedia, Inc.. Expedia's ratings reflect a mix of credit strengths and concerns coupled with a reasonably conservative balance sheet.

• Best Buy hires new Web leaders Wednesday, 3 Oct 2012 | 3:36 PM ET

  NEW YORK-- Best Buy on Wednesday named an Expedia executive as head of its e-commerce operations. Scott Durchslag, 46, will be senior vice president of Best Buy and president online and global e-commerce, effective Monday. He will be responsible for all of Best Buy's global e-commerce channels, including BestBuy.com and mobile commerce.

• 3 Myths About Booking Travel From the Source Tuesday, 2 Oct 2012 | 10:08 AM ET

  

  Frontier Airlines caused a stir when it announced travelers who don't book directly with the airline will pay higher fees. But do the best deals always come from travel agencies? The New York Times investigates.

• Wiresurfer launches online telecom price comparison market Tuesday, 2 Oct 2012 | 12:01 AM ET

  NEW YORK, Oct 2- Inspired by travel sites like Expedia, start-up Wiresurfer.com is promising to condense three days work into fifteen minutes for small companies shopping for telecommunications services.

• NASDAQ 100 Aims to Close at a New 11-Year High Monday, 27 Aug 2012 | 12:48 PM ET

  

  It takes 17 Nasdaq 100 stocks to match Apple’s point impact on the index this year.

• Priceline in a ‘Good Spot Long-Term’: Pro Thursday, 9 Aug 2012 | 4:48 PM ET

  

  Although Priceline's outlook disappointed Wall Street on Tuesday, one analyst still has an “overweight” rating on the stock and said it is in a “good spot long-term” despite weakness in Europe.

• Dow Tops 13,000, Logs Best 3-Day Rally in 2012 Friday, 27 Jul 2012 | 4:28 PM ET

  Stocks closed out a volatile week with sharp gains Friday, with the Dow crossing above 13,000 for the first time since May, amid optimism that the Federal Reserve and the ECB may provide further stimulus to prop up the global economy.

• Stocks to Watch: AMZN, FB, SBUX & More Thursday, 26 Jul 2012 | 4:26 PM ET

  

  Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell Thursday:

• These Travel & Leisure Stocks Are Going Places: Pros Tuesday, 24 Jul 2012 | 6:21 PM ET

  In the spirit of the Olympics, the Fast pros are competing against one another in an informal trading competition. Which of these plays will be gold medal worthy?

• Europe to Stall Travel Stocks’ Takeoff? Analysts Debate Tuesday, 3 Jul 2012 | 2:58 PM ET

  

  Although both Expedia and Priceline.com shares have surged this year, Europe presents a big question mark for travel stock analysts.

• Cramer: Time to Sell Expedia Thursday, 21 Jun 2012 | 7:34 PM ET

  Find out why the stock is in the “Sell Block” pending a large pullback.

• Stocks to Watch: FDX, WAG, ORCL & More Tuesday, 19 Jun 2012 | 7:50 AM ET

  

  Take a look at some of Tuesday’s morning movers:

• Mausner: Euro Crisis Presents Buying Opportunities Wednesday, 13 Jun 2012 | 2:31 PM ET

  

  Emotional sell-offs related to the fears of any country's exit or other euro zone related issues are tremendous buying opportunities for high quality multinational U.S. stocks — they are extremely cheap, their businesses are growing and the entirety of the euro zone, generally speaking, makes up less than 20 percent of U.S. exports.

• New Website RoomKey.com Competes With Online Travel Agencies Wednesday, 30 May 2012 | 12:35 PM ET

  

  If you like the comfort of booking your stay on a hotel-owned website and dealing directly with the property, consider a new option, RoomKey.com, which is designed to compete with online travel agencies.

• Dell Has Worst Day in 11 Years, Volume Jumps Wednesday, 23 May 2012 | 3:13 PM ET

  

  Earlier in the session, the stock was down as much as 18 percent, its worst one-day drop since November 2000.

• Freeport McMoRan, JPMorgan and Other Tradable Movers Wednesday, 23 May 2012 | 1:57 PM ET

  Following are moves you might have missed. Find out what’s going up, what’s going down and whether our traders would double down, fade or run in the other direction!