World markets
| Shanghai | 2,345.43 | -33.46 (-1.41%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 8,611.31 | -265.28 (-2.99%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 18,951.85 | -249.08 (-1.30%) |
| TSEC | 7,151.19 | -205.58 (-2.79%) |
| FTSE 100 | 5,267.62 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,144.69 | -2.22 (-0.10%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,008.00 | -3.99 (-0.13%) |
| S&P TSX | 11,280.64 | -50.04 (-0.44%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,046.50 | -110.90 (-2.67%) |
| BSE Sensex | 16,152.75 | +82.27 (0.51%) |
Bonds
| 3 Month | 0.05% | -0.01 (-16.67%) |
| 6 Month | 0.13% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 2 Year | 0.29% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 5 Year | 0.74% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 10 Year | 1.72% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 30 Year | 2.80% | -0.01 (-0.36%) |
Facebook Flops: Look Out Below!
By ANDREW BARY | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR The most anticipated tech IPO of all time fell flat on Friday, finishing up just 0.6%. If underwriters don't support the stock, Facebook could fall below its offering price.
Top stories
By JONATHAN BUCK | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR Toting up the cost of Athens' possible withdrawal from the euro zone, and the real danger�a contagion that could spread the crisis to all of Europe.
Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter in Facebook Inc. (FB)'s initial public offering, stands to take a hit from a stock market debut that stoked disappointment among investors in the largest social network.
There was a line drawn in the sand during Facebook's first day as a publicly-traded company: $38 per share. That was the price at which pre-offering shareholders and company insiders sold Thursday and it was the lower bound for the social network's ...
By Les Christie @CNNMoney May 18, 2012: 5:07 PM ET Take a look inside New York's most expensive penthouse by clicking on the picture above.
Gold rose more than 1 per cent on Friday, on track for its largest two-day gain since October, boosted by investors' consolidation of positions ahead of the weekend and a stronger euro.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| WGO | Winnebago Industries, Inc. | 1.76% | 253.13M |
| BWS | Brown Shoe Company, Inc. | 25.46% | 470.83M |
| FL | Foot Locker, Inc. | 8.28% | 4.61B |
| GDR | Golden Dory Resources Corp. | 0.00% | 2.70M |
| FB | Facebook Inc | 0.61% | 81.74B |
| ZNGA | Zynga Inc | -13.42% | 5.27B |
| NDAQ | NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. | -4.39% | 3.74B |
| FC | Franklin Covey Co. | 0.00% | 166.60M |
| FACE | Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc. | -5.94% | 49.91M |
| FFN | FriendFinder Networks Inc | -16.37% | 45.52M |
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| Capital Goods | -0.36% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | -0.87% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -0.80% |
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| Energy | -0.47% |
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| Financial | -0.98% |
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| Healthcare | -0.57% |
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| Services | -0.58% |
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| Technology | -1.16% |
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| Transportation | -1.17% |
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| Utilities | -0.53% |
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