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%) |
Yahoo buys start-up Tumblr for $1bn
Marissa Mayer, the new chief executive of Yahoo, has made her first big bet to jump-start growth at the stalled web portal company with the purchase of New York start-up Tumblr, according to two people familiar with the transaction.
Top stories
On the anniversary of its IPO, mobile is taking off on Facebook. So why did revenue decline last quarter? WSJ's Jason Bellini has "The Short Answer.
Americans' confidence in the economy climbed in May to the highest level in almost six years as rising real estate values and record stock prices boosted household wealth.
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 ...
Yesterday, J.C. Penney announced a serious first quarter loss of $348 million, or $1.58 per share and a revenue slump of 16.4% to $2.635 billion as same store sales dropped 16.6%.
Sir Mervyn King, like a Scotsman with a grievance, is rarely mistaken for a ray of sunshine - still less for the first cuckoo of spring.
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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