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Ex-Goldman director Rajat Gupta set for insider trading trial

Posted on May 20, 2012 by jackheape
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Rajat Gupta was once a board member at Goldman Sachs and managing director of consulting giant McKinsey & Co. Now, he’s the biggest target yet in the government’s sprawling insider trading crackdown.

Posted in Syndicated | Tagged Amp, Board Member, Crackdown, Giant, Goldman Sachs, Insider Trading, Managing Director, Mckinsey, Rajat Gupta, Target | Leave a reply

Stocks: Storm clouds continue to gather over Greece

Posted on May 20, 2012 by jackheape
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Facebook is finally public, but that won’t solve Greece’s problems.

Posted in Syndicated | Tagged Facebook, Greece, Stocks, Storm Clouds | Leave a reply

Postal Service’s next deadline: Aug. 1

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jackheape
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The next deadline facing Congress to save the U.S. Postal Service is Aug. 1. That’s when the agency won’t have enough money to make a $5.5 billion payment to a retirement fund mandated by law.

Posted in Syndicated | Tagged Congress, Deadline Aug, Retirement Fund, S Postal Service, U S Postal Service | 21 Replies

GM won’t advertise in the 2012 Super Bowl

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jackheape
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General Motors will not advertise during this year’s Super Bowl game, the automaker said Friday.

Posted in Syndicated | Tagged Advertise, Automaker, Bowl Game, General Motors, Gm, Super Bowl | 2 Replies

New York penthouse sells for a record $90 million

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jackheape
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An unnamed buyer paid more than $90 million for a Midtown Manhattan penthouse, the highest price ever paid for a New York apartment, according to the building’s developer.

Posted in Syndicated | Tagged Manhattan Penthouse, Midtown Manhattan, New York Apartment, New York Penthouse, Unnamed Buyer | 3 Replies

Anti-social: Zynga tumbles after Facebook IPO

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jackheape
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Social media stocks just aren’t feeling the love, despite Facebook’s highly-anticipated stock market debut.

Posted in Syndicated | Tagged Facebook, Ipo Stocks, Love, Media Stocks, Stock Market Debut | 4 Replies

Enough on Facebook! Buy Google or Apple

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jackheape
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Facebook is finally trading. And even though the stock didn’t explode out of the gate, the company is still worth more than $100 billion. It shouldn’t be.

Posted in Syndicated | Tagged Apple, Facebook, Google, Stock | Leave a reply

Thrilled and bummed by Google’s self-driving car

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jackheape
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My first ride in Google’s self-driving car was, all at the same time, thrilling, fascinating and a little disappointing.

Posted in Syndicated | Tagged Driving Car, Google | Leave a reply

Facebook: 70 mutual funds already have a stake

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jackheape
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Whether you do or don’t like Facebook, you may already own a piece of the social media site: over the past year, nearly 70 mutual funds have snapped up pre-IPO shares on private markets.

Posted in Syndicated | Tagged Facebook, Ipo Shares, Mutual Funds, Private Markets, Stake | 1 Reply

Facebook IPO trading opens at $42

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jackheape
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Facebook’s stock market debut is finally here — and investors jumped on the breathlessly hyped IPO, sending shares up almost 11% at the start of trade.

Posted in Syndicated | Tagged Facebook, Investors, Ipo, Shares, Stock Market Debut, Trading Stock | 1 Reply

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