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Facebook IPO fails to pop on day one in a Rough debut

By: Justin RainsMay 18, 2012

The highly anticipated IPO of Facebook Inc. fizzled after the debut of the social networking giant got racked by technical glitches and a sell-off which was market wide clipping off the early gains and it ended the day almost neutral. … Continue reading →

Looking into the JPMorgan blunder

By: Justin RainsMay 17, 2012

In fresh revelations, some two weeks before his announcement of the trading fiasco, the events leading up to the event has been made public.  Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., had committed the biggest mistake and the most … Continue reading →

GM to unfriend Facebook ahead of the IPO

By: Justin RainsMay 16, 2012

A few days before Facebook goes public, General Motors said that they will pull out $10 million from the advertisement business of the social networking giant. Full explanations were not given, with the dollar value being a rounding error for … Continue reading →

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How JPMorgan fiasco affects banking rules ?
Posted by Justin Rains May 16, 2012

The JPmorgan loss in trading of over $2 billion has triggered fresh calls for the sterner oversight for banks at Wall Street. Two years since the Congress passed a ruling for rebuilding and inspection

Preferred Stock ETF's call for prudent investing
Posted by Justin Rains May 16, 2012

Preferred ETF’s stocks and funds , the high yielding hybrids of common stocks or corporate stocks , are highly appealing for profit – hungry investors.  Even though these average yiel

Yahoo names three new independent directors to board
Posted by Justin Rains May 16, 2012

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Sunday it has appointed three new independent directors. John D. Hayes, chief marketing officer of American Express Company, Peter Liguori, former chief operati

Facebook Investors Should Be Worried By Pinterest Mania: Fortune’s Hempel
Posted by Justin Rains May 16, 2012

Wall Street is getting incredibly excited for the Facebook IPO set for later this year. But for the moment Silicon Valley is obsessed with another new hot startup, which is growing as fast as Facebook

Oil jumps to 9-month high after Iran cuts supply
Posted by Justin Rains May 16, 2012

Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high above $105 a barrel on Monday after Iran said it halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation of a dispute over the Middle Eastern country's nu

For Mardi Gras float makers, next year is here
Posted by Justin Rains May 16, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- As Carnival builds toward its out-of-control crescendo of Fat Tuesday, Barry Kern and his team of float-builders and artists are already preparing for next year's parades. One o