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Apps & Software
A Facebook App Store
The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) App store, and Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) for Android face new competition. Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has opened an app store of its own. Most of the software available at…
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — June 6, 2012 (FB, GRPN, CHK, PHM, SHW, HOV, AMSC, CYBX, MTN, CMVT, SJM, LULU, PBY, TITN, LEE, BRK-A, BRK-B, TPX, FCEL)
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning despite the refusal of the European Central Bank to lower its interest rates (our story here) and a lower-than-expected rise in US…
1:23pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
NASDAQ Tries To Make Good On Facebook IPO SNAFU, Too Little Too Late (NDAQ, FB, NYX, IBM)
The NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ) is going to try to make good on its botched IPO of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB). This is not really good to the public, at least…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CHK, CIT, FB, GRPN, NSM, PHM, DGX, RAX, RYL, SHW, SLM, SYMC, TTM, VRA, VRSN)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) Raised to Hold from Sell at Argus.…
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Media
Media Digest (6/6/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg
Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) will announce what compensation it will give Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) brokers. (Reuters) The European Union continues to look at ways to help the region’s damaged banks. (Reuters) Spain says it has…
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Investing
An Odd Facebook Analyst Upgrade (FB)
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) still has another three weeks or so before its official quiet period ends and the research analysts who were in the underwriting group can initiate coverage. Still we…
Jon C. Ogg 12:16pm ET
Investing
Facebook Eschews Paper Stock Certificates (FB, AAPL, INTC, MSFT)
courtesy Facebook Inc.Anyone hoping for a paper stock certificate to show off as a souvenir of ownership in Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is going to be disappointed. The company has indicated through…
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Investing
As Facebook Stumbles, Social Media Deals Grow
courtesy Facebook Inc.Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB) shares may be down 30% from the IPO price, and the company may be besieged by shareholder lawsuits, but those troubles have not kept two large American…
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Investing
LinkedIn CEO & SVP Dump More Shares To Make Millions (LNKD)
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) disclosed two Form 4 filings made with the for two officers. While these were under adopted 10b5-1 trading plans as part of the insider trading policy, sales that…
Jon C. Ogg 4:07pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — June 4, 2012 (FB, YUM, TM, AMZN, BA, CVGW, CONN, NX, JASO, MFRM, UNFI, LAYN, CRED, FOR, ENPH, DAL)
The three major US stock indexes opened very slightly higher this morning, but soon turned south on a disappointing report on US factory orders (our coverage here). In Europe, Germany once again…
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Investing
The Call: Facebook Is Dead In Five Years (FB, GOOG, YHOO)
One analyst has a serious call against Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) calling for the company to be dead in five years to eight years. Ironfire Capital founder Eric Jackson made the call. …
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, BAC, BA, SCHW, CME, FB, GALE, PCG, RF, STI, AMTD, TM, VLO, WSO, WNR, YUM)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) removed from Conviction Buy List at Evercore. Bank…
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Industrials
Salesforce Places Big Bet on Social Networks (CRM, FB, GM, LNKD, GOOG, ORCL)
Customer relationship management firm Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Buddy Media for approximately $689 million in cash and stock. The transaction is expected to…
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Investing
Companies Where Shareholders Have No Power — At All
Publicly traded companies, by definition, have many shareholders. The company’s management is supposed to be accountable to those shareholders. As it turns out, however, in some cases shareholders have limited power, and in…
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — June 1, 2012 (FB, HPQ, JWN, S, BX, MY, OVTI, RLD, VRA, AMSC, CIM, DG, GAME, CONN, GRPN, XRA, SPLK)
The three major US stock indexes opened sharply lower this morning on weak PMI reports from Europe and even weaker news on US employment (our coverage here). The US ISM manufacturing index…