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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 network and its bankers while a trading firm revealed a massive loss on the shares and threatened to seek … Continue reading

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Investors sue Facebook for misleading them on business prospects following post IPO crash

Washington, May 24 (ANI): Investors have sued Facebook and its Wall Street advisers over claims that the social media giant misled them about the company‘s business prospects before its record flotation. The investors filed two lawsuits on Wednesday following allegations … Continue reading

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Morgan Stanley, others make $100 mln profit on Facebook trades

(Reuters) – Morgan Stanley and other underwriters have made a profit of about $100 million stabilizing Facebook stock since trading began on Friday, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Facebook’s listing, envisioned as a crowning … Continue reading

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Morgan Stanley, others make $100 million profit on Facebook trades -WSJ

(Reuters) – Morgan Stanley and other underwriters have made a profit of about $100 million stabilizing Facebook stock since trading began on Friday, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Facebook’s listing, envisioned as a crowning … Continue reading

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European shares extend gains after U.S. data

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by financial and housing shares, after home resales rose in April to their highest annual rate in nearly two years in another sign that the housing market may be on the … Continue reading

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Wall Street climbs after housing data

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by financial and housing shares, after home resales rose in April to their highest annual rate in nearly two years in another sign that the housing market may be on the … Continue reading

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Early Facebook mutual fund buyers still in money

(Reuters) – Fidelity Investments and other big mutual fund families that were early backers of Facebook Inc are likely still winners despite the social network’s troubled stock market debut. Facebook shares were priced at $38 per share in its initial … Continue reading

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Market breaks losing streak, with China’s help

NEW YORK (AP) — Forget Facebook. This is still Apple‘s stock market. Apple — the world’s most valuable company — climbed nearly 6 percent on Monday, helping propel major U.S. stock indexes to gains after a week of losses. The … Continue reading

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Trial of ex-P&G, Goldman board member starts in NY

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor accused former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta on Monday of feeding inside investment tips to a corrupt hedge fund manager, while Gupta’s lawyer told a jury his relationship between the Wall Street … Continue reading

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Qantas to cut another 500 maintenance jobs

MELBOURNE | Sun May 20, 2012 11:33pm EDT MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s top airline Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) said on Monday it is eliminating 500 jobs by merging maintenance facilities to save up to A$100 million ($98.4 million) annually, as high … Continue reading

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