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Report: Twitter Now Worth a Third of $44B Purchase Price

Fidelity's latest valuation may put investors on edge

(Newser) - Elon Musk famously forked over $44 billion to become the owner of Twitter last year, but a new valuation from one of its outside investors may set all of the other investors squirming. Forbes reports that Fidelity has valued the social media platform at only about $15 billion, or about...

Half of Couples Don't Know This About Their Partners

They say they communicate, but a new survey by Fidelity suggests otherwise

(Newser) - For richer, for poorer, for who knows? Nearly half (43%) of couples in serious relationships don't know what their partners earn. And of those, 10% are off by at least $25,000. So finds the latest biannual online survey by Fidelity , which polled 1,051 couples who are at...

Mutual Funds Bail on Facebook
 Mutual Funds Bail on Facebook 
Aug 2, 2012 6:41 AM CDT

Mutual Funds Bail on Facebook

Fidelity sells off huge chunk of stock at record speed

(Newser) - Usually, when big mutual funds invest in IPOs, they're in for the long haul. But that might not be the case with Facebook. Twenty-one mutual funds from Fidelity Investments, one of Facebook's earliest buyers, unceremoniously dumped more than 1.9 million public shares combined last month, with 16...

Four in 10 Millionaires Don't Think They're Rich
Four in 10 Millionaires Don't Think They're Rich
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Mar 14, 2011 5:25 PM CDT

Four in 10 Millionaires Don't Think They're Rich

Many say they'd need $7.5 million to feel really wealthy

(Newser) - Poor millionaires. Sure they have more money than around 98% of the population—but does that really make them rich? Around 42% of them don’t think so, and fret over their retirement savings, according to a new survey from Fidelity Investments. “They are still worried about outliving...

Fidelity Fires Four Workers —Over Fantasy Football

Employees get the boot, argue policy is totally lame

(Newser) - Fidelity Investment has fired four of its employees after discovering they were heading up dangerous gambling rings, also known as fantasy football leagues. In a nightmare scenario for guys everywhere, the commissioners of four office leagues were sacked recently, the Fort-Worth Star Telegram reports, after company officials intercepted some nefarious...

Fidelity Pays $8M in SEC Gift Scandal

Investor giant Peter Lynch fined $20K for procuring tickets to concerts, games

(Newser) - Investment guru Peter Lynch and Fidelity Investment settled SEC charges brought against them alleging that Lynch used Fidelity traders to procure tickets to high-profile concerts and sporting events. Lynch, vice chairman of Fidelity's parent company, agreed to pay $15,948 for the tickets, plus $4,183 in interest. Fidelity will...

Exit Scrambles Fidelity Succession Picture

Mutual-fund giant loses possible heir apparent

(Newser) - A top Fidelity Investments exec has resigned her post, reigniting speculation about the closely held firm's line of succession, reports the Wall Street Journal. Ellyn McColgan, 53, who was president of a division of the largest American mutual-fund company, was seen as a front-runner in the race to succeed 77-year-old...

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