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3 Reasons Why Oculus Rift Will Lift Facebook Stock

Facebook’s (FB) investment in the virtual reality space is expected to lift the Internet company’s shares over the next three months, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. He gives three reasons why Oculus VR will positively impact the stock: The Oculus Rift headset is likely to launch slightly earlier than investors expect, according to Munster. His industry sources point to a sales debut in the first half of the first quarter of 2016,

Tech Stocks Traded Most Today: Sprint, Apple And …

Solar company SunEdison (SUNE), Sprint (S) and Apple (AAPL) made up the market’s most active tech stocks Tuesday. Micron Technology (MU) and Cisco Systems (CSCO) also moved in high volume, as didMicrosoft (MSFT) and Facebook (FB), with the latter up more than 1% after an analyst price target hike. Solar Shares Fly Trading in SunEdison stock neared 66 million shares in the stock market today, more than triple its average volume. SunEdison fell a

Fitness tracker interest high, but usage data troubling

Fitness tracking devices are a lot like gym memberships and weight-loss programs: Consumers show a lot of interest at first, but usage wanes over time. That is one conclusion of a Robert W. Baird & Co. survey released Tuesday. The August survey showed strong interest in fitness trackers from the likes of Fitbit (FIT) and others. Some 22% of U.S. respondents plan to purchase a fitness tracker, compared to 24% of consumers planning to buy fitness trackers