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Facebook Breaks Out Of Base, Hits All-Time High

Facebook (FB) stock broke out of a flat base on Monday, climbing 2% to an all-time high. Watch our newsroom report for IBD’s chart analysis of Facebook and professional social network LinkedIn (LNKD).

Conan O’Brien conquers YouTube but gets crushed by LinkedIn

Comedian Conan O’Brien has risen to the top of YouTube, but his attempt to conquer LinkedIn (LNKD) was a crushing failure. O’Brien, host of the TBS talk show “Conan,” announced Dec. 11 that his channel on Google’s (GOOGL) YouTube surpassed 1 billion views. He commemorated the historic milestone with a funny video showing how he accomplished the feat. But not all of O’Brien’s endeavors in social media have succeeded. In September 2013, Conan set a goal of becoming the No. 1 Influencer on the professional social network LinkedIn. He flogged his attempts to grow his LinkedIn follower count over six video segments, with the last one airing on Jan. 22.

LinkedIn Stock Gets Boost From New Analyst Coverage

LinkedIn (LNKD) stock rose Thursday after Wells Fargo initiated coverage with an outperform rating and a price target of 260-270. LinkedIn stock was near 228, up 3.5%, in afternoon trading on the stock market today. “Though the competitive landscape is fierce, we view LinkedIn as a pioneer in building the largest professionally oriented social network, where benefits accrue to active members, employers and business-to-business marketers,” Wells