Topic: Stock Markets

By setting up offices of research, innovation and commercialisation (ORIC) in its universities, Pakistan hopes to boost research collaboration ...

Report: Facebook could file IPO next week

Facebook is prepping papers to file an initial public offering as soon as next Wednesday, reports The Wall Street Journal.. . Citing "people...

Weekend Readings

Good Saturday to all of you:) I thought the image on the right was a great way to put it. It's an extremely difficult problem to tackle and clearly...
Inflation. Deflation. Rehypothecation. Bad rap lyrics, or the poetry of finance? You can judge for yourself when you finish this first installment ...

In Search of Yield

At a time when investors are clamoring for income, U.S. corporations remain too stingy with dividends. . . The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 ...

Follow Up

Review | Preview . . Builder Still Faces Big Cash Sqeeze . . An Incentive to Take Some Profits . . . . Following disappointing holiday sales by...

Just Don't Lose It

When stocks recently hit a six-month high, U.S. Trust's chief investment officer, Christopher Hyzy, expected to hear from investors eager to buy...
When companies earn a profit, they have to figure out what to do with their newfound cash. Unfortunately, all too often, the same companies that...
Reuters is reporting that the fees to banks on Facebook's planned IPO could be as low as 1%. If that's true, it is a stark reminder of who is holds...
Zynga closed at $10.05 today - just a hair above its IPO price of $10 - for the first time since its trading debut after shooting up more than 6...