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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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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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U.S. To Sell Some Stock Of Bailed-Out Firm

AP | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Shares, Treasury Department, Video, American International Group Inc., Bailout, Insurance, Stock, Financial Crisis, Aig, Public Offering, Business News

NEW YORK -- The Treasury Department is selling $5 billion worth of stock in bailed-out insurance giant American International Group Inc. for $30.50 pe...

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Stephen King: 'Tough Sh*t,' Raise Taxes On The Rich

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Shares, Robin Hood Tax, Taxes, Chris Christie, Video, Bands, Stephen King, Michael Bloomberg, Bush Era Tax Cuts, Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Tax Debate, Rich Taxes, Buffett Rule, Business News

Looks like the fight to raise taxes on rich people has found its latest ally -- and this one isn’t afraid to use a four letter word or two. Autho...

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BofA Sees Profits Plunge

Reuters | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Shares, Earnings, Debt, Video, Stock, Reuters, Bank of America, Banks, Accounting, Income, Business News

* Q1 EPS 3 cents vs 17 cents a year earlier * Accounting charges hurt results * Shares up 1.8 pct in early trading ...

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Exxon Mobil's Profit Spikes And Company Still Misses Expectations

Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Shares, Thomson Reuters, Exxon Mobil Corp, Profits, Oil Drilling, Wall Street, Stock, Oil Prices, Dividends, Business News

Exxon Mobil Corp, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, said higher oil prices contributed to a 41 percent rise in its second-quarter p...

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SEC May Make It Easier (For Some) To Buy Into The Next Facebook

HuffingtonPost.com | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 06.11.2011

NEW YORK -- It may soon become a lot easier for startups to raise capital -- and avoid the regulatory scrutiny and costs associated with going public....

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The 'Surprises' of the Japanese Crisis and the Investment Lessons to Learn

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Shares, Spurn, Anti-Nuclear, Investments, Sales, Peugeot, Green, Nuclear, Consumption, Business, Power Plants, Merkel, Eu, Nissan, Autos, Politics, Expectations, Bulgari, Bailout, Wealth, Germany, Voters, Kobe, Power Disruptions, Earnings, Fund, Uncertainty, Coalition, Electrical, Stocks, Protect, Money, Earthquake, Lessons Learned, Supply Chain, Demand, Tiffany, Consumer, Investing, Tsunami, Imports, Aftershock, Japan Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Interruptions, Companies, Tores, Spending, Client, Rescue, Car Makers, Japan, Managers, Great Hashin, Capital, Business News

Surprise consequences to the earthquake in Japan have revealed significant weaknesses in both the worlds of politics and business and from an investment point of view, there are lessons we can learn.

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Japan Nuclear Operator Shares Hit Record Low

AP | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Shares, Yen, Japan Earthquake, Fukushima, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nuclear Energy, Japan, Radioactive Water, Tepco, Nuclear Fallout, Business News

TOKYO -- Shares in the operator of Japan's tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant plunged to their lowest ever Tuesday amid growing doubts about its abil...

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Apple Shares Drop On Fears Of Japan Quake's Effects

The New York Times | MIGUEL HELFT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shares, Steve Jobs, Iphone, Apple, Chip Makers, Apple Shares, Manufacturing, Apple Japan, Japan, Parts, Ipad, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Last week, shares of Apple did something they rarely do: they fell nearly 7 percent, in two days. The unusually sharp drop, which ...

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GM IPO Expected To Raise $10 Billion, Sources Say

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shares, Automakers, Auto Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Bailout, Economy, Stock Market, Ipo, Business News, Auto Industry, General Motors Ipo, Business News

DETROIT (AP, Tom Krisher and Sharon Silke Carty) -- The sale of General Motors stock is expected to raise about $10 billion in an initial public offer...

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Swiss Banker's Reaction to U.S. Treasury Hiding A.I.G. Loss

Iris Mack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shares, Fired, Payments, White Collar Crime, Losses, U.S. Treasury, Commissions, Federal Reserve, Collusion, Institutional Clients, Accounting Entry, Asset, Krisken Management, Citizens, Ubs, Goldman Sachs, Aig, Inspector General Barofsky: U.S. Treasury Hid a.I.G. Loss., Go Bust, Defraud, Bailed Out, Accountants, Subsidized, Pay to Play, Foreclosed Homes, Accounting, Revalue, Negligence, Disclaimer, Depreciate, Repurchase, American Tax Payer, Tax Evasion, Racketeering, Swiss Baker, Write Off, Auditors, JP Morgan, Proceeds of the Sale, Intermediaries, Christopher Hill, Tax Returns, Job, Banks, Business News

Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan are being subsidized by the Federal Reserve. Why can't the Fed instead subsidize Americans who want a job? How stupid do they think the American taxpayer is?

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How Much Apple Is Really Worth: Valuing Apple at $400 Per Share

Fortune Tech | Andy M. Zaky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shares, Apple-Shares, Apple, Wall Street, Apple Computers, Apple-Stock, Apple-Earnings, Apple Shares, Apple Earnings, Apple Stock, Business News

Just how much is Apple really worth? The very first thing investors learn about fundamental analysis is that stocks are generally valued on a price-to...

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BP CEO Tony Hayward May Be Forced Out Over Handling Of Oil Spill

AP | By CHRIS KAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shares, Bp, Shareholders, Board of Directors, Tony Hayward, Oil Spill, British Petroleum, Deepwater Horizon, Ceo, Gulf Oil Spill, Wall Street, Texas City, Exxon Valdez, Business News

NEW YORK (AP)-- So far, BP's Tony Hayward has failed in his efforts to stop people from losing faith -- or money -- in his company. But he can't stop...

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BP Oil Spill: Company Loses $25 Billion In Market Value

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Shares, Energy, Louisiana, Wall Street, Oil Spill, Stocks, Deepwater Horizon, British Petroleum, Gulf of Mexico, Market Value, Transocean, Wildlife, Green News

NEW YORK — BP shares tumbled more than 8 percent Thursday, and the company has lost roughly $25 billion in market value since an offshore rig it...

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Citigroup Treasury Sale: Up To 1.5 Billion Shares To Be Sold First, Government Says

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vikram Pandit, Shares, Citi, Bailout, Stocks, Treasury, Financial Crisis, Banks, Timothy Geithner, Wall Street, Citigroup, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said Monday that it plans to sell up to 1.5 billion shares of Citigroup stock, its latest move to unwind th...

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Goldman Sachs Was Both Lloyds Underwriter And Investor, FT Reports

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Underwriter, Shares, UK, Goldman Sachs, Financial TImes, Rights Sale, Lloyds, Investor, Sec, Wall Street, Business News

Goldman Sachs' pledge that "clients' interests always come first" was formally called into question last week when the SEC filed civil fraud charges a...

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Domino's New Recipe Helps Pizza Maker More Than Double Its Profits

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shares, Existing Locations, New Recipe, Fast Food, Shareholders, Domino's, Pizza, Food, Yearly Report, Marketing, Papa Johns, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Business News

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Revamped pizza and a frank advertising campaign helped Domino's Pizza Inc. more than double its fourth-quarter profit as curious ...

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