Browsing Category "Bussines"
SpaceX Aborts Rocket Launch
May 19, 2012
By ANDY PASZTOR Launch of the first private spacecraft aimed at docking with the international space station was scrubbed at the last split-second early...
For Gupta Trial, Tension and Tips
May 19, 2012
By MICHAEL ROTHFELD and SUSAN PULLIAM A week before his arrest in October 2009, hedge-fund titan Raj Rajaratnam had a tense conversation over a...
Facebook Falls Back to IPO Price
May 18, 2012
By JACOB BUNGE, JENNY STRASBURG and RYAN DEZEMBER Facebook Inc.’s public debut had plenty of buzz but not much pop. The shares opened 11%...
$1 Billion Club Gets Crowded
May 18, 2012
By PUI-WING TAM The coveted club of Silicon Valley start-ups worth a billion dollars is quickly losing its exclusivity. At least 20 closely held...
Facebook Prices Its IPO at $38
May 17, 2012
By SHAYNDI RAICE, ANUPREETA DAS and JOHN LETZING Facebook priced its initial public offering at $ 38 a share, which would value the company...
Wal-Mart Sales, Profit Rise
May 17, 2012
By KAREN TALLEY And MIA LAMAR Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s fiscal first-quarter earnings rose 10% as the world’s biggest retailer saw customer demand and sales...
GM Claims Immunity for Old Cars
May 17, 2012
By MIKE SPECTOR A General Motors Co. lawyer demanded the widow of a car-crash victim drop a plan to seek punitive damages from the...
Facebook IPO: Insiders Cashing Out
May 16, 2012
By DAVID BENOIT, SHAYNDI RAICE and ANUPREETA DAS Some of Facebook Inc.’s biggest holders are selling as much as $ 3.8 billion in extra...
Hedge or Bet? Parsing a Trade
May 16, 2012
By KATY BURNE, AARON LUCCHETTI and GREGORY ZUCKERMAN J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.’s trading losses of more than $ 2 billion centered on a...
GM Says Facebook Ads Don’t Pay Off
May 16, 2012
By SHARON TERLEP, SUZANNE VRANICA and SHAYNDI RAICE General Motors plans to stop advertising on Facebook after the company’s marketing executives determined their paid...