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Facebook Stock Status Update: ‘It’s Complicated’

After Facebook’s (FB) mixed quarterly results late Wednesday, investors aren’t sure whether to like the social networking giant’s stock. Shares rose as much as 1.2% on the stock market today early on in the session, but soon after had fallen just as much. The morning’s gain was notable since Facebook fell nearly 3% after hours on Wednesday in the initial reaction to its Q1 earnings. Twitter (TWTR) and LinkedIn (LNKD) release their Q1 earnings next

LinkedIn Powers Above Key Level On Lynda Buy

On the heels of LinkedIn’s (LNKD) announcement to acquire Lynda.com, the professional social network’s shares powered above a key level on the stock market today. LinkedIn hopes to leverage the online learning company’s course and content library to boost engagement with its 350 million users. But while LinkedIn shares are showing strength, Facebook (FB) and Twitter (TWTR) are struggling to break out of bases. Watch this video for chart analysis

LinkedIn Fuels Job-Training Field With $1.5 Bil Deal

LinkedIn (LNKD) expanded its ability to help workers enhance their job skills with a deal to acquire online learning company Lynda.com for $1.5 billion in cash and stock. Lynda.com provides a large library of online education courses and video covering business, technology and creative skills. Subscribers have access to courses taught by industry experts, offered in English, German, French, Spanish, and Japanese. LinkedIn will pay $780 million in