 The Guardian |
The journey in bringing Facebook public. How the IPO price was determined, and …
Washington Post NEW YORK — Taking a company public isn't as simple as collecting Facebook friends. Even if the company is Facebook. When the social media company's stock starts trading Friday under the symbol FB, buyer demand is expected to explode. Why Facebook won't start trading at the opening bell Market Preview: Facebook to the Rescue! Facebook prices its IPO at $ 38 ahead of Friday's trading |
 AFP |
Hewlett-Packard Said to Consider Cutting Up to 25000 Jobs
San Francisco Chronicle (Updates with closing shares in seventh paragraph.) May 17 (Bloomberg) — Hewlett-Packard Co. is considering cutting as many as 25000 jobs, or 8 percent of its workforce, to reduce costs and help the company contend with ebbing demand for computers and … Report: Hewlett-Packard to slash 25000 workers Reports: Hewlett-Packard may cut 25000 to 30000 jobs HP to axe 30000 jobs to cut costs |
 Sydney Morning Herald |
Euro Touches 4-Month Low After Fitch Downgrades Greece
Bloomberg The euro dropped to a four-month low, extending declines to a third-straight week, amid concern Europe's sovereign-debt crisis is worsening. The 17-nation currency weakened versus most of its 16 major counterparts after Fitch Ratings downgraded … Merkel Pressed, But Unlikely To Yield Markets on a Greek odyssey EU Commission chief confident euro zone and Europe will do what it takes to … |
 Moneycontrol.com |
Spain beset by bank crisis, downgrades, bond pressure
Reuters By Carlos Ruano and Julien Toyer | MADRID (Reuters) – Spain's borrowing costs shot up at a bond auction on Thursday and its troubled banks suffered a double blow, with shares in part-nationalized Bankia diving and 16 lenders – including the euro zone's … Spain debt costs to leap at bond sale as investors eye Greece Spain banking sector shaken by report of bank run Aust bonds up as Spanish banks take hit |
 Market Playground |
Blockbuster IPO Doesn't Solve Facebook's Biggest Problem (VIDEO)
Forbes The event that investors and market watchers have been salivating over for months finally comes to fruition Friday when Facebook will make its debut as a publicly-traded company on the Nasdaq stock exchange. but for all of the frenzy over the company's … Goldman Sachs Reaps $ 1.09 Billion by Selling in Facebook IPO Facebook set for record IPO Goldman to Cash Out $ 1 Billion of Facebook Holding in IPO |
