China's Future Land Prices $265 Million HK IPO at Bottom of Range
Chinese property company Future Land Development Holdings has raised about $265 million in a Hong Kong initial public offering, pricing the deal at the bottom of its proposed range in the latest sign...
View ArticleBlack Friday on Thursday Starts US Holiday Shopping
U.S. shoppers took advantage of retailers offering a Thursday night start to the traditional post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping season, lining up at stores to get deals on electronics and other items...
View ArticleUS Futures Signal Lower Open; Greece Talks Continue
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, after E.U. finance ministers failed to agree a Greece debt deal on Tuesday evening, but comments from German...
View ArticleBanned on Wall St.: Facebook, Twitter and Gmail
For young Wall Street employees who live their lives through social media, working at a big bank can feel as if the plug has been pulled. Most financial firms ban Facebook FB    Quote  | Â...
View ArticleHousing May Be Stable, but Not in âFull-Blown Recoveryâ: Ritholtz
Housing has been trying to show a few reasons here and there to suggest the sector's worst days are behind it, but you still won't necessarily find a lot of uber-bulls out there. Now, several stocks...
View ArticleAre Shoppers Busting Down the Doors on Black Friday?
The shopping frenzy known as Black Friday kicked off at a more civilized hour, with some shoppers welcoming decisions by retailers such as Target and Toys 'R Us that moved their openings earlier into...
View ArticleNatural Gas Ticks Higher After Storage Report
Natural gas futures traded slightly higher following the release of its weekly storage report from the U.S. Energy Department. Natural gas storage level declined by 38 billion cubic feet (bcf), at the...
View ArticleBlack Friday This Year? 'Huge' Says Toys R US CEO
Black Friday is going to be âhugeâ as consumers seek out bargains, Gerald Storch, CEO of Toys R Us, predicted on CNBCâs âSquawk Boxâ on Wednesday. Like many other retailers including...
View ArticleIs IPO Fever Returning to the Hong Kong Market?
After months of lackluster activity, the buzz is back in Hong Kongâs IPO (initial public offering) market as several big companies prepare to list in this once hot destination for raising capital....
View ArticleThe âSneaky Bidâ in Gold and Silver
Technical buying, and a ârisk onâ day in stocks and the euro, helped push gold up 1.2 percent Friday and silver up more than 1.5 percent. Gold XAU%3d    Quote  |  Chart  |  News  | Â...
View ArticleGM to Buy Ally's Europe, Latin America Operations
Ally Financial said it will sell its Europe and Latin America operations to a unit of General Motors for about $4.2 billion. Ally, which is 74 percent owned by the U.S. government, announced in May a...
View ArticlePatent Wars: Microsoft vs. Google Trial Wraps
A Google expert witness testified on Tuesday that Microsoft will make roughly $94 billion in revenue through 2017 from its Xbox game console and Surface tablet that use Google's GOOG    Quote  |Â...
View ArticleBest Buy Tries to Kickstart Sales With Black Friday
It was the storm before the calm. As midnight approached, an estimated 1,000 shoppers lined up outside a Best Buy BBY    Quote  |  Chart  |  News  |  Profile [BBY    ()  ] in...
View ArticleUndercover Shopping: Testing Holiday Promises
Every year it seems the holiday season gets more competitive for retailers. First it was free shipping, now itâs free layaway and price-matching in guaranteed, speedy in-store pickup. Promises,...
View ArticleAsia Set for Flat Open, China Helps Sentiment
Asian shares are set for a flat start after U.S. markets were closed for Thanksgiving and with Japan's stock exchange shut on Friday for a public holiday. However, a positive mood in European shares...
View ArticleAmazon: Great Black Friday Deals, but What About Sales Tax?
Online retail king Amazon is ramping up for Black Friday, with sales leading up to their âweek of Black Friday salesâ (which lead up to the big day itself). Overkill? Maybe. But Amazonâs AMZN Â...
View ArticleUS Crude Up on Weaker Dollar, Mideast Truce Cap Gains
U.S. crude extended gains on Thursday ahead of a U.S. holiday, buoyed by a weaker dollar and a surprise drop in U.S. crude oil stocks, while a ceasefire in the oil-producing Middle East capped prices...
View ArticleBlackstone, China Firm Shortlisted for $1.5 Billion Ingham Chicken Deal
Blackstone Group and China agribusiness company New Hope Group are through to the final round of bidding for Australia's largest poultry producer Inghams Enterprises, a deal that could be worth as...
View ArticleAmerican Banks Actually Are Lending Againâto Europe
American banks having a hard time finding credit-worthy customers near home are finding more business in an unlikely spot â Europe. At a time when credit problems in Greece, Spain and elsewhere on...
View ArticleUS Stocks Seen Higher on Black Friday
U.S. stock index futures signaled a flat-to-higher open on Wall Street on Friday after Thursdayâs market closure for the Thanksgiving holiday. Markets will be open for a shortened session on Black...
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