Putting Facebook’s IPO in Perspective
Posted: 5/18/2012 1:51:00 PM
Let's keep some perspective here. For all the superlatives being tossed around regarding the Facebook IPO – “biggest technology IPO,” “history-making,” “record-breaking” – it's worth keeping in mi…
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Facebook’s IPO: Who’s Selling and How Much
Posted: 5/17/2012 10:13:00 AM
Even as outsiders line up to get a piece of Facebook, the social media giant’s latest filing shows that early individual and institutional investors will be selling nearl…
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How Immigrants Live in America: A Census Portrait
Posted: 5/15/2012 3:15:00 PM
The Census Bureau last week provided a statistical glimpse into the lives of immigrants in the U.S. In a report based on data from the 2010 American Community Survey, the bureau illustrated how th…
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The One Stock Likely to Gain if Greece Exits the EU
Posted: 5/14/2012 2:53:00 PM
While the world watches to see if – or when – Greece exits the eurozone, some on Wall Street are already looking for indicators about what’s being called the “Grexit” – or looking for ways to play…
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The 10 Best and Worst States for Small Business
Posted: 5/9/2012 11:49:00 PM
The state best known for growing spuds may be fertile ground for small businesses too. Idaho ranks first, along with Texas, in a new survey that of entrepreneurs that sought to identify the states…
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7 of the Most Unusual ETFs
Posted: 8/31/2011 12:00:00 AM
The number of exchange-traded funds, which track indexes or baskets of assets but trade like stocks, has mushroomed in recent years, growing from one in 1993 to more than 100 in 2001 to nearly 1,1…
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