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IPO Market Feels Chill After Facebook Plunge

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Tech Startups, Video, Morgan Stanley, Facebook IPO, Stock Market, Kayak IPO, Ipo, Startups, IPO Market, Venture Capital, Facebook, Small Business News

One fear racing through the minds of investors in the first two weeks after Facebook's IPO is that the stock's rapid descent will chill the market for...

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Stocks Plunge On Europe Worries

Reuters | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Stocks-News, Video, Dow Jones Industrials, Stock Market, Reuters, Business News, Markets-News, Equities-News, U.S. Stocks, u.s. Stocks Plunge, Equities, Business News

NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks sank on Wednesday as surging bond yields in Spain and Italy ratcheted up tensions in financial markets abou...

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Faceplant: 4 Lessons From the Facebook IPO

Richard Barrington | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Facebook, Ipo, Stock Market, Internet, Interest Rates, Savings Accounts, Deposits, Money, Personal Finance, Business News

Whether or not there was any wrongdoing, the reasons for the Facebook flop are understandable. In many ways, this is an echo of the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, when emotion triumphed over logic for long enough to drive Internet stocks to prices that could only fall.

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It Ain't Over: They Ditched Their Jobs In The Stock Market For Pickles

Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Reinvention, Women, Small Business, It Ain't Over, Stock Market, Women in Business, Slideexpand, Business, Small Business America, Recession, Fifty News

One of the reasons I started my website, is that I wanted a place for women to come together and dream. Women should know that they don't have to hang...

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Dumb Rich People

Alan Grayson | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Rich People, Koch Brothers, Stock Market, Barack Obama, Obama Economy, Joe Ricketts Obama, Obama Koch, Joe Ricketts, Koch Brothers Obama, Politics News

Honestly, when you look at the facts, America's robber barons spending huge wads of cash to get rid of the Democrats are like lemmings. They're all jumping off the money cliff, and they're taking everyone else with them.

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This Guy Again: He Made $138 On Facebook Shares

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Shares, Facebook Share Price, Investing, Social Media, Morgan Stanley, Facebook IPO, Stock Market, Ipo, Etrade, Facebook, Underwriting, Initial Public Offering, Money News

When we last spoke to investor Jim Nichols pre-Facebook IPO, he was eagerly waiting to find out how many shares of Facebook he could buy through E*Tra...

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Dow On Pace For Lowest Close Of 2012, Thanks To Greece

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Video, Greece, Dow Industrials, Wall Street, Stocks, Bonds, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Euro, Business News

U.S. stocks are headed for their worst day in six weeks, while the euro is at its lowest level in nearly two years, as markets freak out about the pro...

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Facebook Plunges Again

Reuters | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Facebook Share Price, Technology Ipo, Video, Social Networking, Facebook Nasdaq, Facebook IPO, Stock Market, Reuters, Facebook Shares, Nasdaq, Technology News, Facebook, Technology Stocks, Facebook Valuation, Facebook Shares Price, Technology News

By Suzanne Barlyn and Ryan Vlastelica (Reuters) - Two top U.S. financial regulators said the issues around the initial public offering ...

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A Different Take on Facebook

Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Mohamed El-Erian, Facebook Stock, Facebook, Stock Market, Facebook IPO, Technology News

Behavioral finance specialists will have a field day with the Facebook IPO, as it speaks volumes to an issue that differentiates them from those that espouse the efficient market hypothesis -- namely, that investors can be vulnerable to mistakes dictated by unconscious biases.

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So, Should You Jump In On Facebook Now?

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Investment Advice, Investing, Video, Wall Street, Investing in Facebook, Facebook IPO, Stock Market, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Value, Facebook, Facebook Stock, Money News

-- EDITOR'S NOTE – Facebook began selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. The stock closed 23 cents ...

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You Shouldn't Buy Facebook Stock Today, And Here's Why

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Investment Advice, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Video, Investment, Stock Market, Facebook IPO, Stock Tips, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Tech Stocks, Facebook Stock, Money News

-- Even the hottest initial public stock offerings can lose steam after their first day of trading. Sure, company insiders will make money selling a...

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He's Investing In Facebook For The Bragging Rights

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Google, Shares, Social Media, Apple, Wall Street, Stock Market, Facebook IPO, Ipo, Mark Zuckerberg, Money News

Stock investing is a lot like riding a motorcycle: It can be fast, furious and a hell of a lot of fun. Or you can crash and burn. Motorcycle en...

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Is It A Terrible Idea To Own Shares In Your Company's Stock?

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Investment Advice, Video, Stock Portfolio, Retirement Savings, Equity, Investment, Stock Market, Stock, Chesapeake Energy, Reuters, Your Money, Company Stock, Retirement Plans, Investors, Equities, Money News

By David K. Randall NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Buying stock that then falls sharply is painful, especially for investors who also ha...

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Critics Weigh in on High-Frequency Trading on Flash Crash Anniversary

Gino Vicci | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Flash Crash 2010, High-Frequency Trading, Flash Crash Anniversary, Flash-Crash, Stock Market, Market Regulation, Flash Crash, Regulating Markets, High Frequency Trading Regulated, Chicago News

On May 6, 2010, cascading prices triggered computer sell orders from high-frequency traders that sent securities prices plunging. Still, regulators admit they don't fully understand how best to regulate high-frequency trading.

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A Rational Response to Irrational Market Anxiety

Dan Solin | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Investing, Stock Market, European Debt Crisis, Financial Media, Market Anxiety, FInancial Markets, Video, Business News

Market anxiety is good for everyone except you. The financial media loves and stokes it. Readers and viewers increase in uncertain times. The securities industry thrives on it.

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The New York Times Worries About Stock Trading

Robert Teitelman | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: The-Deal-Magazine, Globalization, Stock Trading, Technology, The New York Times, Stock Market, Business News

The real problem here is not necessarily the underlying economy -- does anyone really think stock markets accurately reflect the state of the real economy? -- but the structure and dynamics of the markets themselves.

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Once Again for the Cheap Seats: We're Still Creating Jobs Where We Were Once Losing Jobs!

Dee Evans | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Jobs, Unemployment, Election 2012, Stock Market, Economy, President Obama, Jobs Numbers, Public Sector Jobs, April Jobs Report, Politics News

Isn't it funny how no one in the media is asking why over 600,000 jobs in the public sector (mostly government jobs) have been slashed while the private sector is steadily growing?

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Everyone Agrees That the Decline in Private Sector Pay Has Been Understated

Dean Baker | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Pensions, Public Employees, Bubble, Income Inequality, Stock Market, Paycheck, Pay, Salary, Business News

The cost to taxpayers of public employees' compensation packages are on average no greater than the cost to private sector employees. The big difference is that public employees can expect a considerably more secure retirement.

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The Cruelest Month For Markets Since 2008

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Bond Market, Investing, Wall Street, Stocks, Stock Market, Bonds, Global Financial Crisis, Trading, Investors, Video, Business News

Financial markets went back into crisis mode in April. Bonds, relatively safe-haven investments, were the only global asset class to enjoy positive...

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Why You Shouldn't 'Sell In May'

AP | BERNARD CONDON | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Investing, High Returns, Stocks, Stock Market, Summer Slowdown, Low Returns, Sell in May, Selling Stocks, Trading, Investor Advice, Money News

NEW YORK — It's simple to understand, and has a nice ring to it. It's made some investors look like geniuses recently. Say it enough and you mig...

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Stocks Add To Gains In Late Rally

Reuters | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Stock Market Rally, Video, Dow Jones, Stocks, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Reuters, Stock Gains, Nasdaq, Business News, S&P 500, Stocks Extend Gains, Business News

NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks added to gains in a late rally on Thursday, with the Dow rising 1 percent and the S&P 500 and the Nas...

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How European Politics Could Impact Markets

Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Bond Market, European Debt Crisis, French Presidential Elections, Bond Markets, Markets, Eurozone, Stock Market, French Elections, Europe, Business News

Fed up with how all the economic, financial and policy news out of Europe have been contributing to market volatility? Well, not only will this continue but, now, we must also get ready for something new over the next few weeks.

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AGHAST -- A Four-Year Review of Musings and Musings on the Present

Asher Edelman | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Haliburton, Stock Market, Fed, Favoritism, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Federal Budget, Business News

April 8, 2008 I said the financial system would need at least 100 times the $30 billion advertised by the Fed as the ultimate need to save the syst...

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Stocks Show a Fear of Judgment Day

Richard Barrington | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Wall Street, Personal Finance, Economy, Money, Savings Accounts, Stocks, S & P, Stock Market, Investing, Business News

What will be the ripple effects of a setback in stocks? As stock prices have fallen, they've pulled 10-year bond yields back below 2 percent. That's a discouraging sign for CDs, savings accounts and money market accounts

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Investors Run To Surprising Place

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: US Stocks, Mutual Funds, Mutual Fund Managers, Global Mutual Funds, Wall Street, Stocks, Stock Market, Stock Investors, Bank of America, Global Mutual Fund Managers, Investors, Video, Business News

Investors around the world are getting more anxious, and they're choosing to put their money in an unusual safe haven: the U.S. stock market. A new...

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