Investors eagerly await Facebook debut on Wall Street(Reuters) - Investors are bracing for Facebook's Wall Street debut on Friday after the pioneering online social network raised about $16 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings in U.S. history.
1 hour ago - Share Yahoo shares climb on report Alibaba deal near(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc shares rose as much as 6.7 percent on Friday after a report that it was close to selling part of its valuable stake in the Alibaba Group.
45 minutes ago - Share Mediaset fears internet challenge amid ad slumpMILAN (Reuters) - An executive at Mediaset said on Friday internet giants could challenge Italy's biggest commercial broadcaster's business model in coming years, while the advertising outlook remains grim.
3 hours ago - Share Iran threatens to sue Google over dropping Persian GulfDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry threatened on Thursday to take legal action against Google for dropping the name Persian Gulf from its Google Maps and leaving the waterway between Iran and Arab states nameless, state television reported.
20 hours ago - Share GM ad move followed failed Facebook pitch: sourcesDETROIT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook may only have itself to blame for why General Motors rained on its IPO parade this week.
14 hours ago - Share Comcast trying out Internet usage pricing, dropping caps(Reuters) - Comcast Corp said on Thursday it will introduce a trial for usage-based billing for its Internet subscribers in a move seen to pre-empt more complaints the cable company favors its own Web video service over rivals.
19 hours ago - Share Insight: Who got Facebook IPO shares? Fairness may not come into itNEW YORK (Reuters) - A lot of loyal Facebook fans and occasional investors are discovering a hard truth this week: Money and connections talk, especially when it comes to a hot deal handled by Wall Street.
12 hours ago - Share Pinterest financing values company at $1.5 billion(Reuters) - Silicon Valley startup Pinterest raised $100 million from a group led by Japanese online retailer Rakuten Inc, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion and underscoring the huge investor appetite for social-networking companies.
22 hours ago - Share No respite for HP, Dell in Windows 8: BMO(Reuters) - Microsoft's long-awaited launch of the Windows 8 OS may not change the fortunes of PC makers, BMO analysts said, lowering their price targets on the stocks of Hewlett-Packard Co and Dell Inc.
17 May 2012 06:53 - Share Google revamps U.S. searchSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google is revamping the way it handles searches in the United States to give users quick access to answers without leaving the page, the company said.
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