Last week, Dangdang (DANG) investors woke up to another solid earnings report. After all, Dangdang beat analyst expectations once again on both the top ($214.75 million vs $214.69 million) and bottom lines (-0.15 vs -0.18 EPS).

So with another solid earnings report behind Dangdang, where does it go from here? Will shares of Dangdang keep climbing higher or will Dangdang be hit with profit takers and a pullback?

Dangdang's Impressive Run

Dangdang has been one of Wall Streets hottest stocks in May, as it has given investors a phenomenal return of more than 50%. So what was the big catalyst? Two words; Flash Sales. Back on May 2, 2013, Dangdang announced that it was launching a "Flash Sales Channel" starting on May 7. So what are flash sales? Let's take a look.

Flash Sales

Flash sales are time-limited sales of products and services, offered by retailers

For many investors, earnings season can be a very rewarding or depressing time. When companies deliver their earnings reports, investors wait in anticipation of news that could send their shares popping or dropping.

Renren (RENN) investors must have felt pretty good after seeing Renren post a solid earnings beat. After all, Renren beat analyst expectations on both the top ($46.6 million vs 45.2 million) and bottom lines (-0.01 vs -0.07 EPS).

So what can investors take away from Renren's earnings report? Let's take a look at some of the positives as well as some of the challenges that Renren has going forward. Also I will give my recommendation on whether Renren is a buy, sell or a hold at this point.

I Knew Renren Would beat Earnings

Last week I published an article on Seeking Alpha titled Renren Earnings Preview: Why Company Will Beat Estimates Again. I

Dangdang (DANG) will report its first-quarter earning results on May 16, 2013, prior to the open of the U.S markets. Following the results, a conference call will take place to discuss the financial results at 8:00 PM (Beijing Time) and 8:00 AM (U.S Eastern Time).

Dangdang is a leading business-to-consumer e-commerce company in China. It sells books, audio-visual products and electronic publications through its Website, dangdang.com. Dangdang.com operates as a marketplace program like that of Amazon (AMZN), which allows third-party merchants to sell their products alongside products sourced by the company.

After topping analysts' expectations on both the top and bottom lines last quarter, will Dangdang be able to keep up the momentum? Let's take a look at the numbers that analysts have for Dangdang.

So how has Dangdang performed

Two weeks ago, Baidu (BIDU) made headlines after a bogus press release said it was purchasing Zynga (ZNGA) for $10 a share. Even-though it turned out to be a hoax, Baidu looks to be buying a company after all. No it's not Zynga, the company is PPS Net TV (ppstream), a Chinese online-video company.

According to a report from Reuters, China's largest search engine, Baidu is in the process of acquiring Chinese online video firm, PPS Net TV, for between $350-$400 million.

China's online video industry is becoming one of the most competitive industries in the world. With so many companies battling to become the next big thing, costs have soared. Just last year, Youku acquired Tudou in an all-stock deal for a whopping one billion. This made the newly formed company, Youku Tudou (YOKU) the largest online video player in China. Youku said that it expects to

Renren (RENN) will report its first quarter earnings results on May 13, 2013, after the close of the U.S. markets. Following the results, a conference call will take place to discuss the financial results at 9:00 AM (Beijing Time) and 9:00 PM (U.S Eastern Time).

Renren is a leading real name social networking platform in China. It operates renren.com, a social media platform like that of Facebook (FB). Some of its other platforms include (game.renren.com), an online games center like that of Zynga (ZNGA), (nuomi.com), a social commerce website like that of Groupon (GRPN), (jingwei.com), a professional networking site like that of LinkedIn (LNKD), and (56.com), a user generated content video sharing website like that of YouTube.

After topping analyst expectations again last quarter with revenue of $48.8 million, will Renren be able to keep up the earnings momentum? Let's take

Many people like to follow what institutional and hedge funds are buying, selling and shorting. So I began looking over some patent companies that have been making some waves lately. These companies are VirnetX Holding Corp. (VHC), Vringo Inc. (VRNG), ParkerVision Inc. (PRKR), MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (MGT), Wi-Lan Inc. (WILN) and Document Security Systems, Inc. (DSS).

For any new investors out there, short interest is an indicator of what short sellers think about a particular stock. Selling a stock short is a practice of selling securities that are not currently owned, with the intention of buying them back ("covering") at a lower price. Short sellers assume that they will be able to buy the stock back at a lower price than when they first paid for it.

If short interest increases, then shorts are betting that the price of the security will be going down. However, if short interest

Well, the numbers have been counted and the results are in. Google (GOOG), reported its financial numbers for the first quarter of 2013, toppling analyst expectations once again with net revenue growing 23%. Google posted $9.99 billion in revenue as the company's search and advertising businesses continued to strengthen.

So what does Google do with all of its cash? While some investors want Google to start rewarding them with dividends, others prefer such things as stock buybacks or buying out its competitors. With no news of a dividend or a stock buyback program from its latest earnings report, Google at least put its cash to use when it purchased Motorola last year for $12.5 billion. This was Google's biggest acquisition ever, helping it transition from its search-and-software company to more of a consumer gadgets maker.

So why did Google decide to take the plunge and buy Motorola? Three

Every time my wife and I go to an amusement park she always does her best to make sure we avoid the parts with all of the roller coasters. Why is this so? Three words; she gets sick. With so many ups and downs, flips and kicks its no wonder why people get sick on roller coasters. Investing in the stock market can be the same way with all of its pops and drops, upgrades and downgrades, confusion and halts. So what can we learn from the roller coaster rides that so many stocks take us on? Let's take a look.

To say that Vringo (VRNG) has been a roller coaster ride for many of its investors might be an understatement. Because of its bi-polar attitude and volatility, it has been quite the experience for all investors taking part whether you're a technical or fundamental kind

Shares of Renren (RENN) hit a new 52-week low ($2.71) last Friday, even after the company beat analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines just a couple of weeks ago. So why are shares of Renren falling, and should investors start heading for the exits now? Let's take a look and see if the drop is truly justified.

When shares of a company hit a new 52-week low there is usually some sort of big news that comes with it. The news of course scares investors off which then creates panic, then before you know it a massive sell-off has already come to pass. Luckily for the remaining investors in Renren, this has not been the case. After stalking Renren day after day searching for the "big" news, longs should be glad that I came up empty and did not find anything outlandish. Because of this, I feel

Have you ever wondered what kind of influence a company's brand name has on its customers? Luckily for investors, The 2013 China Brand Power Index (C-BPI) gives investors in the Chinese equities market a better insight into their investments. The survey is one of the most-trusted brand evaluating systems in China, which is chosen by consumers and companies. So where does your investment in a particular company stand against all the rest? Let's take a look.

The C-BPI is in its third year as an independent research and survey group that looks at the attitudes of Chinese consumers toward products they own or have used. The goal of the report is to help consumers make better decisions about their purchases and for companies to improve on weaknesses in order to build better systems of brand management.

How Are The Companies Graded?

Companies are graded based off of a number

If you asked me a couple of months ago about Parkervision (PRKR), I would have had no clue as to what you were talking about. Because there are thousands of different stocks out there, it's nearly impossible to keep up to date with all of them. After shares of Parkervision spiked over 60% in February due to the Markman hearing, it has been on my radar ever since.

Parkervision engages in the design, development, and marketing of proprietary radio frequency technologies and products for use in semiconductor circuits for wireless communication products in the United States. Parkervision is suing Qualcomm (QCOM), for its alleged infringement on seven of its patents that relates to radio-frequency. Parkervision alleges that Qualcomm has utilized and continues to utilize devices, systems, or methods that directly or indirectly infringes upon one or more of its patents.

Parkervision didn't catch my attention just because of its huge

For many investors, earnings season can be a very rewarding or depressing time. When companies deliver their earnings reports, investors wait in anticipation of news that can send shares quickly popping or dropping.

On March 7, 2013, Dangdang (DANG) investors woke up Thursday morning to a solid earnings report. After all, Dang beat analyst expectations on both the top ($259.2 million vs 258.6 million) and bottom lines (-0.24 vs -0.26 EPS).

So of course Dang's shares were trending higher after the earnings beat right? In the words of Lee Corso, "Not so fast my friend." After trading pre market and opening up around $4.30, shares of Dangdang sold off closing down 0.20 cents at $3.98 (-4.78%). So what caused the sell-off?

When I look over a company's earnings report there are a couple of things that I look at first. One of the first things I look at is the

Last Thursday, the Dow logged its 10th-straight day of gains for the first time since 1996, with the help of a better-than-expected jobless claims report. So the question now remains, why have some stocks not participated in the market rally?

One word comes to mind; Litigation. The businesses of Vringo (VRNG), Parkervision (PRKR), and VirnetX Holdngs (VHC) depends a great deal on their abilities to generate revenue through intellectual property and patents. This can be a good or bad thing for investors as such a bull or a bear market has little impact on these stocks.

When a market "correction" (bear market) occurs, these stocks tend to not be as easily influenced as other stocks are. However, when the market is in a full bull mode like we've been experiencing, these stocks can get left to the side. So why is this so?

Because these companies rely so much

For many investors, earnings season can be a very rewarding or depressing time. When companies deliver their earnings reports, investors wait in anticipation of the news that could send their shares popping or dropping.

Renren (RENN) investors must have felt relieved after waking up Monday morning to a solid earnings report. After all, RENN beat or met analyst expectations on both the top ($48.8 million vs 46.6 million) and bottom lines (-0.06 vs -0.06 EPS).

So what can investors take away from Renren's earnings report? Let's take a look at some of the positives as well as some of the challenges that Renn has going forward.

56.com

56.com is a video sharing website like that of Youtube. Renren bought 56.com back in September of 2011 for as little as $80 million dollars. This was fairly cheap considering that Yoku Tuduo (YOKU) has a market

Renren (RENN) will report its fourth quarter earnings results on March 11, 2013. Following the results, a conference call will take place to discuss the financial results at 9:00 PM (Beijing Time) and 8:00 AM (U.S Eastern Time) on March 11, 2013.

Renren Inc. operates a social networking Internet platform (renren.com) in China. Some of its other platforms include game.renren.com, an online games center; nuomi.com, a social commerce Website; and 56.com, a user generated content video sharing Website.

After topping analyst expectations last quarter with record revenue of $50.4 million, will Renren be able to keep up the earnings momentum? Let's take a look at the numbers.

So how has Renren performed over the last year with its earnings reports? Let's take a look at the table below and find

Many people like to follow what the "big money" institutional and hedge funds are buying, selling and shorting. So I began looking over some patent companies that have made some big noise lately. These companies are Vringo Inc. (VRNG), VirnetX Holding Corp. (VHC), and ParkerVision Inc. (PRKR).

For new investors out there, short interest is an indicator of what short sellers think about a particular stock. If short interest increases, then shorts are betting that the price of the stock will be going down. However, if short interest decreases, then shorts are betting that the price of the stock will be going up.

Many investors use short interest to make predictions about the direction of a particular stock and to measure the bullishness or bearishness of it. Below is a table of the short interest increases of the following companies.

Dangdang (DANG) will report its fourth quarter earnings and full year 2012 financial results on March 7, 2013. Following the results, a conference call will take place to discuss the financial results at 9:00 PM (Beijing Time) and 8:00 AM (U.S Eastern Time) on March 7, 2013.

After topping analysts' expectations last quarter with record revenue of $204.9 million, will Dangdang be able to keep up last quarters earnings momentum? Let's take a look at the numbers.

So how did Dangdang perform in its past earnings reports? Let's take a look at the table below and see.

There are many companies in China battling to become the next big thing. Heavyweights such as Baidu, Inc. (BIDU), Sina Corp. (SINA), Sohu, Inc. (SOHU) and Qihoo 360 (QIHU) have already established their presence in China. So today I wanted to take a closer look and compare two lesser-known Chinese companies in Dangdang (DANG) and Vipshop (VIPS).

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.

Dang operates as a business-to-consumer e-commerce company in China. It sells books, audio-visual products and electronic publications through its Website, dangdang.com. Dang's website operates as a marketplace program as well, which allows third-party merchants to sell their products alongside products sourced by the company. Think of them as a small but compatible version of the Amazon (AMZN) of china.

Vipshop Holdings

Vips is China's leading online discount retailer. Vipshop offers popular branded products such as apparel for women, men, and children; lifestyle products, sporting goods and other miscellaneous products

I've been following Vringo (VRNG) for almost a year now, and have written several articles about it as well (Why Vringo Is A Strong Buy and Inside Vringo's Stock trading Plan).

Last Friday, I read an article by Briefing.com which stated that Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, reduced his stake in Vringo. However, another report claimed that Cuban actually increased his position in Vringo from 1.03 million shares to 1.13 million shares. So how can this be, and what can we learn from Mark Cuban's stake in Vringo?

First, I want to clarify that Mark Cuban did indeed increase his position in Vringo. We know this because of the filings that Cuban disclosed with the Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC]. In this article, I hope to give clarification as to what is going on. Hopefully this helps anyone who is confused

Many people like to follow what the "big money" Institutional/Hedge Funds investors are buying, selling and shorting. So I began searching for some U.S. traded stocks of Chinese companies that fit into this category.

I searched for companies that had significant decreases of short interest over the last month or so, with some even longer than that. Short interest is an indicator of what short seller's think about a particular stock. If short interest increases, then shorts are betting that the price of the stock will be going down. However, if short interest decreases, then shorts are betting that the price of the stock will be going up.

Many investors use short interest to make predictions about the direction of a particular stock and to measure the bullishness or bearishness of it. Below is a table of the short interest decreases of Dangdang (DANG), Renren (RENN), Youku Tudo (YOKU)