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First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 19 Documents

US STOCKS-Europe drags down Wall Street a fourth day

* Trading volatile after news on Greek banks, ECB* Fed minutes leave open stimulus possibility* US housing, production data point to recovering economy* Indexes off: Dow 0.3 pct, S&P 0.4 pct, Nasdaq off 0.7 pctBy Chuck MikolajczakNEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Reuters ]

Entities: Greece, General Electric Company, Wall Street

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 36 Documents

Gartner Inc

Samsung on top as mobile phone sales dip: survey

Mobile phone sales worldwide suffered a rare dip in the first three months of this year on softened demand in Asian markets, industry tracker Gartner reported Wednesday.Approximately 419.1 million mobile phones were bought worldwide during the quarter ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Yahoo Philippines News ]

Entities: Gartner Inc, Samsung Group, Cellphone, Smartphone

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 68 Documents

Facebook Inc

Will You Buy the Largest IPO of All Time?

Are you ready for the largest IPO of all time? Well, you better be. It's coming tomorrow. After a seemingly endless parade of analysts, expectations, and grand proclamations, Facebook is finally making its grand debut. It's been eight years in the making ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Motley Fool ]

Entities: IPOs, Facebook Inc, Wolfram Alpha, AOL LLC

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 20 Documents

Google Android

Google to sell Nexus smartphones, tablets direct, report says

Computerworld - Google is reportedly moving to more direct sales of its Android smartphones and tablets in an apparent move to wrest control away from wireless carriers that install their own services on Android gear or block Google apps like Google ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Computerworld ]

Entities: Google Android, Google Inc, Jack Gold, Rob Enderle, Smartphone

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 22 Documents

Manufacturing

Was Early-Spring Slump Just a Blip for American Economy?

Construction workers build an apartment complex in Lawrence, Kan., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. U.S. builders started work on more homes and apartments last month and requested more permits to build single-family homes. The increases suggest the battered ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Time ]

Entities: Paul Ashworth, Recession, Short Selling, United States, Manufacturing

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated 1 hour ago - 18 Documents

OPEC

OIL FUTURES: Crude Down 1.2% To New 2012 Low Of...

OIL FUTURES: Crude Down 1.2% To New 2012 Low Of $92.81 A BarrelCrude-oil prices fell 1.2% to a fourth-consecutive 2012 low at $92.81 a barrel Wednesday, as U.S. crude inventories stood at a 22-year high.Crude-oil inventories in the world's largest oil ... [ Published 1 hour ago by ADVFN India ]

Entities: Oil Prices Lower, Crude Oil, Heating Oil, OPEC

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 20 Documents

European Central Bank

ECB halts lending to some Greek banks

The European Central Bank said it will temporarily stop lending to some Greek banks to limit its risk as President Mario Draghi signaled the ECB won't compromise on key principles to keep Greece in the euro area.The Frankfurt-based ECB said today it will ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Brisbane Times ]

Entities: European Central Bank, Greece, Refinancing, Mario Draghi

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 104 Documents

King: Euro hampering UK growth

The Bank of England Governor and David Cameron have warned the UK's economic recovery is being undermined by the crisis in the eurozone, which is in danger of "tearing itself apart." The BoE has cut his growth forecast from 1.2% to 0.8% for the yearLatest ... [ Published 1 hour ago by itv.com ]

Entities: Bank of England, Mervyn King, Laura Kuenssberg, United Kingdom, Inflation

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated 2 hours ago - 23 Documents

Facebook feeds hungry IPO investors more shares

Facebook on Wednesday boosted by 25 percent the number of shares for sale at its stock market debut, amid signs of strong investor demand for its initial public offering this week.The move by the Internet giant comes one day after it filed paperwork with ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Bangkok Post ]

Entities: IPOs, Facebook Inc, Share Price, Menlo Park

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 21 Documents

GE Capital Resumes GE Dividend Payments

Payments suspended after $32 billion loss during financial crisisGeneral Electric (NYSE:GE) announced on Wednesday that it’s financing operation, GE Capital, will pay the company a special $4.5 billion dividend for this year and resume regular dividend ... [ Published 1 hour ago by InvestorPlace.com ]

Entities: GE Capital Corp, General Electric Company, Dividend

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 60 Documents

North East worst UK job figures

The North East has the highest jobless figures in the country, with one in nine adults currently out of work.The number of unemployed people in the region has also risen by 6,000 in the first three months of 2012.The figures fly in the face of overall ... [ Published 2 hours ago by BBC ]

Entities: United Kingdom, Unemployment, Office For National Statistics, Unemployment Rate

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated 3 hours ago - 48 Documents

Apple wants to squelch five Google patents issued to HTC

Apple has fired another shot at HTC in its patent wars with the Taiwanese mobile phone maker.A motion filed by Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission is seeking to throw out five patents HTC received from Google last year.Part of an ITC document ... [ Published 3 hours ago by CNET News ]

Entities: High Tech Computer Corp, Apple Inc, Patent, Florian Mueller, Google Patents

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