World markets
| Shanghai | 2,282.87 | +31.06 (1.38%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 15,138.12 | +100.88 (0.67%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 23,082.68 | +38.44 (0.17%) |
| TSEC | 8,368.19 | -21.86 (-0.26%) |
| FTSE 100 | 6,723.06 | +35.26 (0.53%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,817.99 | +11.29 (0.40%) |
| CAC 40 | 4,001.27 | +22.20 (0.56%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,613.05 | +105.45 (0.84%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,180.80 | +15.10 (0.29%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,286.12 | +38.79 (0.19%) |
| KOSPI | 1,986.81 | +15.55 (0.79%) |
Bonds
| 3 Month | 0.01% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 6 Month | 0.06% | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 2 Year | 0.24% | +0.01 (4.35%) |
| 5 Year | 0.83% | +0.04 (5.06%) |
| 10 Year | 1.95% | +0.06 (3.17%) |
| 30 Year | 3.17% | +0.05 (1.60%) |
Facebook IPO: a bittersweet one-year anniversary
Facebook IPO one year later: The initial public offering that was supposed to signal a new era for social media turned instead into one of the most botched IPOs in US history.
Top stories
The growing role of the US in world energy markets was underlined on Friday as the Obama administration approved wider exports of liquefied natural gas and international companies committed billions of dollars for new infrastructure.
"During your working lives, you will have to reinvent yourselves many times," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told new graduates at Bard College at Simon's Rock on Saturday.
Give American Airlines credit for trying a new method to board passengers more quickly. Airlines constantly tinker with the boarding process, and this time American says it has found a way to cut an average of two minutes from the 40 minutes to 45 minutes ...
According to multiple reports (the first coming from All Things D), the social blogging site is in serious talks with Yahoo Yahoo, which is looking to secure a strategic investment, partnership or even an outright acquisition.
China's housing inflation quickened in April, marking the fourth consecutive year-on-year rise and challenging policymakers who are trying to cool record home prices while supporting economic expansion.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| EGLE | Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. | -6.93% | 84.85M |
| EXM | Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd | -2.58% | 53.14M |
| EAC | Erickson Air-Crane Inc | 0.18% | 274.26M |
| EGL | Engility Holdings Inc | 3.92% | 422.80M |
| ONTY | Oncothyreon Inc (USA) | 1.02% | 113.86M |
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| Capital Goods | +1.55% |
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| Conglomerates | +1.02% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | +1.82% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -0.15% |
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| Energy | +1.18% |
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| Financial | +1.32% |
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| Healthcare | +0.22% |
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| Services | +0.59% |
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| Technology | +1.05% |
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| Transportation | +0.91% |
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| Utilities | +0.78% |
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