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What’s Important in the Financial World (7/31/2012)
This is what is important in the financial world on July 31, 2012.
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Meta Platforms Inc - Class A
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Manchester United IPO and the Green Bay Packers
A number of valuation experts believe that the price of shares in the Manchester United (NASDAQ: MANU) initial public offering have been set far too high. The IPO has been described at the “next Facebook.” Word is…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:42am ET
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UBS Results Hurt by Facebook
UBS (NYSE: UBS) posted earnings that were hit by, among other things, a loss due to the Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) IPO. It was the first loss of substantial size released by any large…
5:19pm ET
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Manchester United IPO On Track, Terms Set… Still Looks Like Facebook
Just last week came the report that the highly awaited Manchester United initial public offering was likely to be delayed. We noted specifically ahead of that news how the U.K. soccer team’s…
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Short Sellers Winning in Social Media Value Crash (ZNGA, FB, SOCL)
Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is not following logic right now, at least sort of. Andrew Bary defended the stock over the weekend in Barron’s in an article titled “Beaten-Down Zynga Is Worth a Look.” …
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Morning Market Roundup (7/30/2012)
Subject: The Most Pessimistic Countries in the World War, economic crisis, poverty, disease and overpopulation threaten the well-being of people all over the planet, and yet most people are confident that their…
7:38am ET
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Ten Must-Watch Events for the Week Ahead
The week ahead is going to be a busy week. There are many traditional events to watch, but by now the market participants and investors have learned that they have to pay…
8:53am ET
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Apple May Invest In Twitter–NYT
The New York Times has published a “rumor” that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may make a strategic investment in Twitter. How that would help Apple, which has seen an erosion in the market share…
12:40pm ET
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Facebook Put Options Active Down to $19
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is now seeing active trading in its PUT options all the way down to the $19 strike price in AUGUST 2012 expiration contracts. In fact, we have seen…
Jon C. Ogg 10:54am ET
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Today’s Market Winners and Losers
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe broader stock market is up Friday on the announcement that gross domestic product grew 1.5% in the United States and optimism that the Federal Reserve will provide more stimulus. The…
8:28am ET
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Facebook and Starbucks Tumble in Premarket Trading
Shares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) have tumbled about 12% in premarket trading. The social media giant said late Thursday that its second-quarter revenue rose 32% to $1.2 billion, but the company…
7:32am ET
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U.S. Stock Futures Rise Ahead of Q2 GDP Report
U.S. stocks are poised to open higher as investors await the first reading on second-quarter U.S. GDP, and after encouraging remarks from Europe’s central bank about supporting the euro. Economists predict the…
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Facebook–The Day After
Now that Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has issued its quarterly report and its stock has fallen another 10%, investors wonder how low the shares can go. Revenue last quarter rose to $1.184 billion…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:44am ET
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What’s Important in the Financial World (7/27/2012)
Now that Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has issued its quarterly report and its stock has fallen another 10%, investors wonder how low the shares can go. Revenue last quarter rose to $1.184 billion…
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Media Digest (7/27/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT
Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) stock is hammered by earnings letdown. (Reuters) Samsung Electronic Co.’s earnings reach $5.9 billion mostly on smartphone sales. (Reuters) Barclays PLC’s (NYSE: BCS) profits rise sharply. (Reuters) The…