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Post-IPO, Facebook Finds Itself in Hot Water (FB, WMT)
After its highly anticipated Nasdaq debut last Friday, Facebook (FB) has fallen far short of expectations, sinking by 16 percent in its first three days. Some shareholders are now alleging that Facebook withheld a pessimistic forecast before the IP...•
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11:30 PM EDT 05/23/12
Euro Zone Crisis Boils as Leaders Argue, Failing at Pact
Regional leaders meeting in Brussels failed to signal concrete steps to stimulate the economy or resolve the competing agendas of the German chancello...
Regional leaders meeting in Brussels failed to signal concrete steps to stimulate the economy or resolve the competing agendas of the German chancello...
09:01 PM EDT 05/23/12
What Facebook Will Get Out of Gift-Giving App Karma
The $80 million acquisition is a way to increase revenue—and a bet on the impending disruption of a multibillion-dollar industry...
The $80 million acquisition is a way to increase revenue—and a bet on the impending disruption of a multibillion-dollar industry...
08:32 PM EDT 05/23/12
Trade Revolt Against Obama Intensifies
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced legislation late Wednesday to protest the Obama administration's refusal to share information about c...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced legislation late Wednesday to protest the Obama administration's refusal to share information about c...
07:27 PM EDT 05/23/12
The Energy Rush: Shell Arctic Ocean Drilling Stands to Open New Oil Frontier
Shell plans to begin drilling test wells off the coast of northern Alaska in July, which would open a new frontier in domestic oil exploration. ......
Shell plans to begin drilling test wells off the coast of northern Alaska in July, which would open a new frontier in domestic oil exploration. ......
05:59 PM EDT 05/23/12
Silicon Valley shrugs off Facebook IPO woes
While Wall Street freaks out about an IPO it views as a disaster, the view of Facebook's rocky public debut is much sunnier in Silicon Valley. ......
While Wall Street freaks out about an IPO it views as a disaster, the view of Facebook's rocky public debut is much sunnier in Silicon Valley. ......
05:54 PM EDT 05/23/12
Fuel Efficiency Number One Concern For Car Buyers, Study Shows
From Mother Nature Network's Melissa Hincha-Ownby: The results of the newest Consumer Reports National Research Center car-owner survey are in and fu...
From Mother Nature Network's Melissa Hincha-Ownby: The results of the newest Consumer Reports National Research Center car-owner survey are in and fu...
05:30 PM EDT 05/23/12
The 'Deaf' Pizzeria
Husband-and-wife restaurateurs Melody and Russell Stein, who are deaf, sign about how they were able to create a successful pizzeria. The Steins opene...
Husband-and-wife restaurateurs Melody and Russell Stein, who are deaf, sign about how they were able to create a successful pizzeria. The Steins opene...
05:26 PM EDT 05/23/12
Departing NRC Chief Presses For Heightened Safety Regulations
* Jaczko says safety issues take too long to be addressed * Reform legacy overshadowed by questions about his management style ...
* Jaczko says safety issues take too long to be addressed * Reform legacy overshadowed by questions about his management style ...
05:19 PM EDT 05/23/12
License Renewed For Northwest's Only Commercial Nuclear Plant
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the license for the Northwest's only commercial nuclear power plant by an additi...
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the license for the Northwest's only commercial nuclear power plant by an additi...
05:14 PM EDT 05/23/12
Facebook Is Totally Dumping Nasdaq, You Guys: Reports
Nasdaq messed up Facebook's IPO, and now Facebook is totally going to show them by taking its stock away from Nasdaq and hooking up with Nasdaq's fren...
Nasdaq messed up Facebook's IPO, and now Facebook is totally going to show them by taking its stock away from Nasdaq and hooking up with Nasdaq's fren...
10:54 PM EDT 05/23/12
Asia stocks mixed as Europe holds another summit
Asian stock markets struggled to make headway Thursday as the lack of a breakthrough in Europe's attempts to shake off its debt crisis kept sentiment ...
Asian stock markets struggled to make headway Thursday as the lack of a breakthrough in Europe's attempts to shake off its debt crisis kept sentiment ...
09:54 PM EDT 05/23/12
Shareholders sue Facebook, NYSE comes calling
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The fallout from Facebook Inc's messy initial public offering widened on Wednesday as shareholders sued the social ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The fallout from Facebook Inc's messy initial public offering widened on Wednesday as shareholders sued the social ...
09:06 PM EDT 05/23/12
Asia Markets: Asia stocks rise in choppy session
Asia markets gain in choppy trading as investors absorb details of a European leaders’ summit and look toward Chinese manufacturing data due later i...
Asia markets gain in choppy trading as investors absorb details of a European leaders’ summit and look toward Chinese manufacturing data due later i...
08:49 PM EDT 05/23/12
EU members among most open trading nations: study
GENEVA (Reuters) - European Union member countries and their close partners in north and central Europe make up 12 of the 20 nations that are most ope...
GENEVA (Reuters) - European Union member countries and their close partners in north and central Europe make up 12 of the 20 nations that are most ope...
08:40 PM EDT 05/23/12
Knight Capital hit by Facebook loss, wants Nasdaq to pay
(Reuters) - Electronic trader Knight Capital Group said it suffered a pre-tax loss of $30 million to $35 million on the botched Nasdaq trading debut o...
(Reuters) - Electronic trader Knight Capital Group said it suffered a pre-tax loss of $30 million to $35 million on the botched Nasdaq trading debut o...
08:40 PM EDT 05/23/12
Knight Capital hit by Facebook loss, wants Nasdaq to pay
(Reuters) - Electronic trader Knight Capital Group said it suffered a pre-tax loss of $30 million to $35 million on the botched Nasdaq trading debut o...
(Reuters) - Electronic trader Knight Capital Group said it suffered a pre-tax loss of $30 million to $35 million on the botched Nasdaq trading debut o...
08:40 PM EDT 05/23/12
Knight Capital hit by Facebook loss, wants Nasdaq to pay
(Reuters) - Electronic trader Knight Capital Group said it suffered a pre-tax loss of $30 million (19.1 million pounds) to $35 million on the botched ...
(Reuters) - Electronic trader Knight Capital Group said it suffered a pre-tax loss of $30 million (19.1 million pounds) to $35 million on the botched ...
08:12 PM EDT 05/23/12
Comments after EU leaders' summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders discussed ways to revive their economies on Wednesday night, with growth and jobs on the agenda along with the s...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders discussed ways to revive their economies on Wednesday night, with growth and jobs on the agenda along with the s...
08:02 PM EDT 05/23/12
MarketWatch First Take: H-P’s Whitman takes charge with big cuts
Hewlett-Packard will see its biggest number of job cuts ever, but if Whitman and company succeed they could remake a computer giant much as former IBM...
Hewlett-Packard will see its biggest number of job cuts ever, but if Whitman and company succeed they could remake a computer giant much as former IBM...
07:26 PM EDT 05/23/12
Gupta tipped off 'top secret' Buffett deal: witness
The Indian-born US businessman accused in one of Wall Street's biggest insider trading probes passed a tip on a deal so confidential that it ...
The Indian-born US businessman accused in one of Wall Street's biggest insider trading probes passed a tip on a deal so confidential that it ...
09:54 PM EDT 05/23/12
Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing
Yahoo is joining the battle to redefine Internet search and taking aim at building a better Web browser, too....
Yahoo is joining the battle to redefine Internet search and taking aim at building a better Web browser, too....
09:49 PM EDT 05/23/12
Hewlett-Packard Earnings Drop; 27,000 Layoffs Set
Finding it hard to keep up with radical shifts to new modes of computing, the technology company reported sharply lower net income and confirmed a pla...
Finding it hard to keep up with radical shifts to new modes of computing, the technology company reported sharply lower net income and confirmed a pla...
09:40 PM EDT 05/23/12
DealBook: Regulators Ask if All Facebook Investors Were Treated Equally
Lawmakers are questioning a process in which the banks involved in Facebook's I.P.O. shared a negative outlook about the company only with select clie...
Lawmakers are questioning a process in which the banks involved in Facebook's I.P.O. shared a negative outlook about the company only with select clie...
09:38 PM EDT 05/23/12
Yahoo Debuts Axis, Their New (And Impressive) Desktop And Mobile Search Experience
Late last year, Yahoo filed for a trademark on the phrase “Yahoo Axis.” The filing raised more questions than answers at the time, but after six m...
Late last year, Yahoo filed for a trademark on the phrase “Yahoo Axis.” The filing raised more questions than answers at the time, but after six m...
08:52 PM EDT 05/23/12
Bits Blog: Google Cleared of Infringing on Oracle's Java Patents
Jurors in Oracle’s lawsuit against Google found that the search giant violated no patents on the Java programming language when it created the Andro...
Jurors in Oracle’s lawsuit against Google found that the search giant violated no patents on the Java programming language when it created the Andro...
07:17 PM EDT 05/23/12
And The Winner Of The Third Annual TechCrunch Disrupt NYC Is UberConference
It’s been a whirlwind couple of days here in New York, as our expert judges watched earnest startups pitch their hearts out onstage at the t...
It’s been a whirlwind couple of days here in New York, as our expert judges watched earnest startups pitch their hearts out onstage at the t...
06:03 PM EDT 05/23/12
Kony Solutions Nabs $15M From Insight Ventures For Its Enterprise App Development Platform
Kony Solutions, the unfortunately named makers of a write once, run everywhere mobile app development platform today announced that it has closed a $1...
Kony Solutions, the unfortunately named makers of a write once, run everywhere mobile app development platform today announced that it has closed a $1...
06:00 PM EDT 05/23/12
How to Get Involved With The White House Digital Road Map
President Obama’s technology advisors are looking for some “kick ass” fellows to work on the White House’s new...
President Obama’s technology advisors are looking for some “kick ass” fellows to work on the White House’s new...
05:25 PM EDT 05/23/12
White Collar Watch: The Facebook I.P.O.'s Potential Legal Exposure
The success of shareholder lawsuits is likely to depend on whether certain information should have been disclosed to all investors, and with more deta...
The success of shareholder lawsuits is likely to depend on whether certain information should have been disclosed to all investors, and with more deta...
05:20 PM EDT 05/23/12
Meg Whitman Details Layoffs To HP Employees In Internal Video, Thinks HP Is “Rebuilding Credibility”
Confirming rumors from last week, HP just publicly announced a layoff plan that will result a reduction of 8% of its workforce. Shortly after releasin...
Confirming rumors from last week, HP just publicly announced a layoff plan that will result a reduction of 8% of its workforce. Shortly after releasin...
05:39 PM EDT 05/23/12
Oil Drops, But the Energy Market Is Still Wacky
Worry over Iran is cooling off as the euro crisis heats up, pushing down oil prices. But oil's still priced way ahead of natural gas...
Worry over Iran is cooling off as the euro crisis heats up, pushing down oil prices. But oil's still priced way ahead of natural gas...
03:30 PM EDT 05/23/12
Apple-0-7: Is Siri Spying on You?
Filed under: Technology, IBM, AppleIBM (IBM) has butted heads with Apple (AAPL) in the past, but this time it's personal. Big Blue is asking employee...
Filed under: Technology, IBM, AppleIBM (IBM) has butted heads with Apple (AAPL) in the past, but this time it's personal. Big Blue is asking employee...
03:01 PM EDT 05/23/12
What's the Difference Between Wall St. Banks and Used Car Salesmen?
Filed under: Investing, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley , FacebookNobody expects someone selling them a used car to point out all of i...
Filed under: Investing, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley , FacebookNobody expects someone selling them a used car to point out all of i...
02:36 PM EDT 05/23/12
Kraft's $2 Billion Cookie Turns 100
Filed under: Company News, Kraft Foods, Food & DrinkRemember how you used to eat Oreos when you were a kid? ("Twist, lick, dunk" was never my ...
Filed under: Company News, Kraft Foods, Food & DrinkRemember how you used to eat Oreos when you were a kid? ("Twist, lick, dunk" was never my ...
02:34 PM EDT 05/23/12
Nokia: Cash Burn Problems Could Lead To 'Bailout'
By ValueMax:According to a recent Reuters poll, equity analysts expect that Nokia (NOK) will burn cash of $2.5 billion over the next three quarters. T...
By ValueMax:According to a recent Reuters poll, equity analysts expect that Nokia (NOK) will burn cash of $2.5 billion over the next three quarters. T...
02:15 PM EDT 05/23/12
Ford Gets Its Blue Oval Out of Hock
Filed under: Company News, Ford Motor Co, General Motors, AutosPicture this guy wandering into a pawnshop. He puts fingers to jaw, gazes uncertainly, ...
Filed under: Company News, Ford Motor Co, General Motors, AutosPicture this guy wandering into a pawnshop. He puts fingers to jaw, gazes uncertainly, ...
02:10 PM EDT 05/23/12
Private Student Loans Are Becoming More Competitive
Private lenders are moving into the market for fixed-rate student loans and starting to compete directly against government options...
Private lenders are moving into the market for fixed-rate student loans and starting to compete directly against government options...
01:30 PM EDT 05/23/12
What Happened When Alex Kenjeev Paid His Student Loan in Cash
Filed under: People, DebtBy Mandi Woodruff Last week, a Reddit user posted a photo of a $114,000 student loan bill-paid in cash-that elicited thousan...
Filed under: People, DebtBy Mandi Woodruff Last week, a Reddit user posted a photo of a $114,000 student loan bill-paid in cash-that elicited thousan...
01:08 PM EDT 05/23/12
How to Invest in Facebook With Less Risk (If You Still Want To)
Filed under: Investing, Facebook, ETFsEven for expert stock pickers, it's difficult to make a fully educated investment in the social media sphere. As...
Filed under: Investing, Facebook, ETFsEven for expert stock pickers, it's difficult to make a fully educated investment in the social media sphere. As...
10:05 AM EDT 05/23/12
America's Uneven Economic Recovery: The 10 Best and 10 Worst Cities
Filed under: Economy, Real EstateFor the past few months, reports have repeatedly affirmed that the economy is slowly improving. However, as one recen...
Filed under: Economy, Real EstateFor the past few months, reports have repeatedly affirmed that the economy is slowly improving. However, as one recen...
11:15 PM EDT 05/23/12
EU vows to keep Greece in the fold but plans for exit - AFP
AFPEU vows to keep Greece in the fold but plans for exitAFPBy Richard Carter (AFP) – 1 hour ago BRUSSELS — European Union leaders pledged support ...
AFPEU vows to keep Greece in the fold but plans for exitAFPBy Richard Carter (AFP) – 1 hour ago BRUSSELS — European Union leaders pledged support ...
09:58 PM EDT 05/23/12
WORLD FOREX: Euro Falls As EU Leaders Fail To Reassure Market - Wall Street Journal
AFPWORLD FOREX: Euro Falls As EU Leaders Fail To Reassure MarketWall Street JournalBy Takashi Mochizuki Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The ...
AFPWORLD FOREX: Euro Falls As EU Leaders Fail To Reassure MarketWall Street JournalBy Takashi Mochizuki Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The ...
09:41 PM EDT 05/23/12
Administration officials offered access to bin Laden filmmakers, documents show - CNN International
Telegraph.co.ukAdministration officials offered access to bin Laden filmmakers, documents showCNN InternationalBy Dugald McConnell and Brian Todd, CNN...
Telegraph.co.ukAdministration officials offered access to bin Laden filmmakers, documents showCNN InternationalBy Dugald McConnell and Brian Todd, CNN...
09:15 PM EDT 05/23/12
Obama under fire for giving Hollywood access to Bin Laden SEALs - Christian Science Monitor
The GuardianObama under fire for giving Hollywood access to Bin Laden SEALsChristian Science MonitorRep. Peter King is criticizing the President&#...
The GuardianObama under fire for giving Hollywood access to Bin Laden SEALsChristian Science MonitorRep. Peter King is criticizing the President&#...
09:06 PM EDT 05/23/12
Hopes fade for quick progress at Iran nuclear talks - Los Angeles Times
The GuardianHopes fade for quick progress at Iran nuclear talksLos Angeles TimesBAGHDAD -- Hopes for quick progress on Iran's disputed nuclear...
The GuardianHopes fade for quick progress at Iran nuclear talksLos Angeles TimesBAGHDAD -- Hopes for quick progress on Iran's disputed nuclear...
08:47 PM EDT 05/23/12
Secret Service director says Colombia prostitution scandal was isolated incident - Los Angeles Times
ABC NewsSecret Service director says Colombia prostitution scandal was isolated incidentLos Angeles TimesMark Sullivan assures a Senate panel that the...
ABC NewsSecret Service director says Colombia prostitution scandal was isolated incidentLos Angeles TimesMark Sullivan assures a Senate panel that the...
08:46 PM EDT 05/23/12
Romney Calls Education 'Civil Rights Issue of Our Era' and Urges Shift - New York Times
New York TimesRomney Calls Education 'Civil Rights Issue of Our Era' and Urges ShiftNew York TimesLamenting that millions of American ...
New York TimesRomney Calls Education 'Civil Rights Issue of Our Era' and Urges ShiftNew York TimesLamenting that millions of American ...
08:07 PM EDT 05/23/12
Romney proposes steps to overhaul public education - Washington Post
U.S. News & World ReportRomney proposes steps to overhaul public educationWashington PostMay 23 (Bloomberg) -- Mitt Romney proposed a series of st...
U.S. News & World ReportRomney proposes steps to overhaul public educationWashington PostMay 23 (Bloomberg) -- Mitt Romney proposed a series of st...
08:05 PM EDT 05/23/12
Documents provide new insight into Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movie - Los Angeles Times
Globe and MailDocuments provide new insight into Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movieLos Angeles TimesThe release of hundreds of pages of governm...
Globe and MailDocuments provide new insight into Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movieLos Angeles TimesThe release of hundreds of pages of governm...
07:57 PM EDT 05/23/12
With outcome unknown, Egyptians vote for president - MiamiHerald.com
CBC.caWith outcome unknown, Egyptians vote for presidentMiamiHerald.comBy NANCY A. YOUSSEF AND HANNAH ALLAM CAIRO -- In an historic first, Egyptians v...
CBC.caWith outcome unknown, Egyptians vote for presidentMiamiHerald.comBy NANCY A. YOUSSEF AND HANNAH ALLAM CAIRO -- In an historic first, Egyptians v...
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