Zuckerberg rings Nasdaq bell, Facebook goes public
May 18, 2012
NEW YORK: Internet giant, Facebook will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Mark Zuckerberg, wearing his trademark hooded sweatshirt, remotely...
$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...
Debt crisis: Live
April 13, 2012
Growth of 8pc is widely regarded as the threshold at which China struggles to create enough jobs for new entrants to its 800 million-strong...
Stocks ending flat for year after big ups, downs
December 30, 2011
(12-30) 13:20 PST NEW YORK, (AP) – The stock market is ending a tumultuous year right where it started. The Standard & Poor’s 500...
Stocks up on new home deals, job growth prospects
December 30, 2011
(12-29) 13:42 PST NEW YORK, (AP) – Better news on the job market and home sales sent stocks higher on Wall Street Thursday. The...
Stocks open lower as European worries persist
December 29, 2011
(12-28) 06:41 PST NEW YORK, (AP) – Stocks are opening slightly lower as worries over the European debt crisis persist, overshadowing a strong auction...
Stocks close higher on better job market news
December 22, 2011
(12-22) 13:41 PST New York (AP) – Encouraging economic reports pushed stocks higher Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 61 points, its third...
Weak results from Oracle drag down tech shares
December 21, 2011
(12-21) 08:58 PST , (AP) – Technology stocks are leading the market lower after a disappointing earnings report from Oracle Corp. The Nasdaq composite...
Rise in home building suggests industry turnaround
December 21, 2011
(12-20) 10:45 PST WASHINGTON (AP) – A surge in apartment construction gave home builders more work in November. And permits, a gauge of future...
Stocks soar on Europe hopes, strong housing starts
December 20, 2011
Richard Drew / AP Traders James Lodewick, left, and James Riley, center, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Dec. 20,...