Europe stocks rise in wake of Wall Street gains
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Facebook's IPO: Trading opens at $42 per share
On Thursday night, Facebook (FB) set its final IPO price at $38 a share. When the stock began trading at 11:30 a.m. ET on Friday, the first trade came in at $42.05 per share -- a gain of nearly 11%.
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How do I buy shares in Facebook?
There is a straightforward search facility on the website of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers, an industry body. Go to the “find a firm” section of its website and highlight the
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J.P. Morgan reveals surprise $2 billion trade loss
Shares of J.P. Morgan JPM +0.25% fell 6.8% to $37.98 in after-hours activity. stocks
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Most Asia markets rebound, but China falls
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average JP:100000018 +0.69% added 0.7%, while South Korea’s Kospi KR:SEU +0.54% gained 0.5%, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index AU:XJO +0.30% put on 0.3%.
In China, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HK:HSI -0.33%
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Asia stocks tumble after U.S. jobs, Europe polls
“Worries about a double-dip recession in the U.S. ... were compounded by election results in Europe. The [poll] results weren’t surprising, but they just add to the uncertainty,” said Shane Oliver, head
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Dow Rallies to Highest Level Since 2007 on Manufacturing
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Intel Corp. (INTC) and Alcoa (AA) Inc. climbed at least 1.9 percent to pace gains among the biggest companies. The Dow Jones Transportat
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Hong Kong leads Asian stocks to gains
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HK:HSI +1.51% rose 1.7%, taking month-to-date gains to 2.6%. The Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index AU:XJO +0.79% moved up 0.8% on Monday, while South Korea’s Kospi KR:SEU +0.34% advanced 0.4%.
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Asia falls as Europe woes offset Japan easing
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average JP:100000018 -0.43% finished 0.4% lower, after rising more than 1% following the central bank’s announcement.
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Asia stocks mostly fall, but Hong Kong gains
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Facebook First-Quarter Profit Drops; Costs Almost Double
Net income dropped to $205 million in the three months through March, Menlo Park, California-based Facebook said yesterday in a regulatory filing. Sales climbed 45 percent to $1.06 billion, a slowdown from 55 percent
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Asia stocks mostly fall, but Hong Kong rises
The Shanghai Composite Index CN:000001 +0.01% lost 0.9%, while Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average JP:100000018 -0.78% dropped 0.8% and South Korea’s Kospi KR:SEU -0.47% fell 0.5%.
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Selling Apple is a sucker’s play
Maybe you’ve been reading too much. Don’t be a sucker.
When it comes to the stock market, the suckers act on emotion. The long-term winners grit their teeth and hang tough. As in everything else, there are exceptions to the rule, but this is a reliable indicator. Just because Apple suffered a recent losing streak on Wall Street doesn’t neces
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S&P 500 Stalls at Familiar Resitance
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Asia stocks fall after Europe fears ratchet up
Concerns about Europe outweighed an announcement by the People’s Bank of China over the weekend to double the yuan’s trading range against the dollar on
