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  • June 2007

    • Mortgage Worries Drive Markets Down

      Bloomberg  |  Jun 22, 07 4:45 PM CDT

      Mortgage Worries Drive Markets Down

      (Newser) - The major exchanges plummeted today, wrapping up a week of seesawing during which the Dow and the S&P 500 lost about 2% and the Nasdaq fell 1.4%. Even Bear Stearns' announcement that it will bail out a hedge fund entangled in subprime loans couldn't stop the bleeding. The Dow ended the day at 13,360.26, down 185. 58, or 1.4%. More »

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      stock market  • S&P 500  • Dow Jones  • stocks  • IPO  • Blackstone Group

    • Blackstone IPO Fetches $4.13B

      Bloomberg  |  Jun 21, 07 5:05 PM CDT

      Blackstone IPO Fetches $4.13B

      (Newser) - The Blackstone Group went public today, selling 133.3 million shares at $31 and raking in $4.13 billion, the largest American IPO since 2002. The keenly anticipated issue values the private equity firm, founded by Stephen Schwarzman 27 years ago with $400,000, at $33.5 billion; the price bodes well for other buyout specialists. KKR and Carlyle are also considering going public, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      stocks  • private equity  • IPO  • Blackstone Group  • Carlyle Group  • KKR  • Steve Schwarzman

    • Gambling Firm Agrees to Buyout

      Bloomberg  |  Jun 15, 07 4:08 PM CDT

      Gambling Firm Agrees to Buyout

      (Newser) - The casino-operator buyout spree continued today as Penn National Gaming agreed to be acquired by two private-equity firms for $8.9 billion. The deal, which allows the company to solicit bids for 45 days, includes $2.8 billion in debt. News of the $67-a-share offer, a 31% premium over yesterday's closing price, drove the stock up to $62.12 at close. More »

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      business  • acquisitions  • stocks  • private equity  • casino  • privatization  • Harrah's  • Fortress Investment Group

    • Investors Clash With Yahoo CEO

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 13, 07 10:34 AM CDT

      Investors Clash With Yahoo CEO

      (Newser) - Investors railed yesterday against Yahoo Inc.'s management team in an unusually rowdy session of the search engine's annual shareholders' meeting. Angry investors interrogated CEO Terry Semel over his $107.5M paycheck and the company's slumping stock price, which fell 9% in the last year. A third of shareholders mutinied in protest, voting against the company's otherwise uncontroversial proposed slate of directors. More »

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      China  • Internet  • stock market  • Yahoo  • stocks  • human rights  • censorship  • search engine  • shareholders  • executive compensation  • Terry Semel

    • Dow Falls as Bond Yields Soar

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 13, 07 7:13 AM CDT

      Dow Falls as Bond Yields Soar

      (Newser) - US bond yields have hit a five year high—bringing the threat of higher interest rates, costlier home mortgages and a slowing economy, the Wall Street Journal reports. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 5.25 per cent yesterday. Rising bond yields echo throughout the economy, making stocks less attractive to investors. More »

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      US economy  • Dow Jones  • stocks  • money  • finance  • trade  • bonds

    • iPhone Rings High Note for Apple

      BusinessWeek  |  Jun 7, 07 4:32 PM CDT

      iPhone Rings High Note for Apple

      (Newser) - With buzz over Apple's new iPhone vibrating on high, investors are betting that Apple's stock—which has doubled in the past year to $122 per share—will climb to upwards of $160. The iPhone hits stores June 29, and is set to achieve Apple's once far-fetched goal of selling 10 million units by the end of 2008. More »

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      Apple  • stock market  • iPhone  • stocks  • iPod  • gadget  • BlackBerry  • smartphones  • mac  • buzz

    • Dow Closes Down 80.86 on Inflation Scare

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 5, 07 2:55 PM CDT

      Dow Closes Down 80.86 on Inflation Scare

      (Newser) - The Dow fell 80.86 points today, closing at 13,595.46 after companies in the retail sector issued warnings of reduced profits and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke commented that inflation risks are still high . "There are a lot of little things out there that are scaring the market," a trader told the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      US economy  • stock market  • Federal Reserve  • Dow Jones  • Ben Bernanke  • stocks  • merger  • retail  • profits  • corporate

    • China's Stock Market Drops 8%

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Jun 4, 07 1:20 PM CDT

      China's Stock Market Drops 8%

      (Newser) - China's stock market plummeted more than 8% today in one of the biggest drop-offs of the decade. A trading tax increase intended to cool a boom that drove stocks up over 50% last week has set off widespread worry. But unlike the February 28 skid that depressed worldwide markets, today's slump appeared to have little effect on other Asian exchanges. More »

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      China  • business  • stocks  • taxes  • Chinese stock market  • trading  • Shanghai Composite Index

  • May 2007
  • April 2007

    • Dow Hits New High

      CNN  |  Apr 20, 07 3:27 PM CDT

      (Newser) - The Dow closed at a record high of 12,961.98 today, gaining 153.35 points as it rode a wave of positive earnings reports that pushed the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to six-year highs, too, CNN reports. The Dow reached an all-time high of 12,966.29 shortly before its third straight record close. More »

    • Dow Powers to Record High

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 19, 07 7:08 AM CDT

      Dow Powers to Record High

      (Newser) - The Dow rose 30.80 points yesterday, closing above 12800 for the first time. The new record was powered was by JP Morgan Chase, Boeing and Caterpillar, while nearly two-thirds of the Dow components failed to make gains, the Wall Street Journal reports. Tech stocks continued to be weak; the Nasdaq negative. More »

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      stock market  • Dow Jones Industrial Average  • business  • Dow Jones  • stocks  • Boeing  • JPMorgan Chase  • investing

    • Yahoo's Earnings Drop Despite New Ad System

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 18, 07 8:33 AM CDT

      Yahoo's Earnings Drop Despite New Ad System

      (Newser) - Yahoo's new online advertising system failed to break the company's earnings slump, with the search-engine pioneer reporting an 11% drop in first-quarter profits. Yahoo faces increased competition for graphic display advertising that represents a third of revenue, and the company is no longer doing ad brokering for Microsoft, which bolstered revenues last year. More »

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      Internet  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • business  • advertising  • stocks

    • Stocks Swing on CEO House Size

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Apr 13, 07 1:55 PM CDT

      Stocks Swing on CEO House Size

      (Newser) - Don't buy stock in a company whose CEO lives in a huge house, a new study says.  CEOs who move into regular-sized digs —5,600 square feet for the typical company head — see their company's stock jump an average 6% the following year. Those who go palatial — 10,000 square feet or more — watch stocks dip by an average of 1.7%. More »

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      stock market  • business  • stocks  • finance  • investing  • shares  • executive compensation

    • Nasdaq Options Philly Mart

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 11, 07 3:59 PM CDT

      Nasdaq Options Philly Mart

      (Newser) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq exchange is looking to expand into the options-trading market, and it's in talks with the Philadelphia Stock Exchange about a possible merger. Nasdaq's bid to buy the third-largest options trading exchange, valued at up to $300 million, comes as a number of bigger exchanges are on the hunt  for smaller aquisitions, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      stock market  • London  • business  • stocks  • merger  • finance  • Philadelphia  • NASDAQ  • London Stock Exchange

  • March 2007

    • Wall Street Snapping Up Losers

      Forbes  |  Mar 28, 07 9:46 AM CDT

      Wall Street Snapping Up Losers

      (Newser) - Money-losing tech companies are enjoying overheated IPOs again. In a disconcerting echo of 1999, Forbes reports more than half the companies going public so far this year have yet to turn a profit. "The losers may be us," Quentin Hardy cautions, "a public suddenly so hot for growthy tech stocks that quality standards are starting to slip." More »

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      technology  • Wall Street  • stocks  • IPO  • tech companies

    • Wall Street Tigers Bearish on Stocks

      MarketWatch  |  Mar 28, 07 7:37 AM CDT

      Wall Street Tigers Bearish on Stocks

      (Newser) - Tiger 21—the elite investment club whose members have at least $10 million each — is moving away from stocks and into alternatives like hedge funds and private equity instruments. Michael Sonnenfeldt, Tiger 21 founder, reports that assets in stocks are down 10 percent from last year, based on members' growing worries about instability in the global markets affecting U.S. performance. More »

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      stock market  • Wall Street  • stocks  • private equity  • hedge fund  • investments

    • Bernanke Buoys Dow

      Reuters  |  Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST

      Bernanke Buoys Dow

      (Newser) - U.S. stock prices rebounded yesterday, buoyed by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's forecast of moderate growth. But averages from Singapore to London continued to slide and there was widespread debate over whether the plunge was the market correcting for inflated highs or if it was the first sign of a recession. More »

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      US economy  • stock market  • recession  • Ben Bernanke  • inflation  • stocks  • money

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