10 hours ago | NYTimes
The small gain for Facebook’s stock on its first day of trading suggests that many professional money managers viewed all the hype as just that.
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11 hours ago | NYTimes
President Robert G. Mugabe has begun pressuring companies operating in the country to comply with a law requiring that black Zimbabweans own more than half their shares.
18 hours ago | NYTimes
Trans-Atlantic tension in JPMorgan Chase’s chief investment office contributed to the unit’s giant losing trades, current and former bankers said.
19 hours ago | NYTimes
A grade-school teacher describes how she and four of her colleagues have trained together to run a marathon — and have found a new sense of camaraderie along the way.
20 hours ago | NYTimes
The Securities and Exchange Commission has been getting tougher on insider trading on Wall Street, but its potential target may be too wide.
21 hours ago | NYTimes
A new generation of watches connects with smartphones and other devices to offer news feeds and e-mail, text and other alerts.
Chris Barbin of Appirio, an information technology company, says he asks job candidates how a best friend would describe them, and then how they would describe themselves.
22 hours ago | NYTimes
The chief of Pixability drew on her education and experience in business, law and government to found her company, a provider of video marketing software and services.
May 19, 2012 5:26 am | NYTimes
At Facebook, ground zero for the nouveau tech riche in Silicon Valley, peer pressure dictates that consumption be kept on the down low.
May 18, 2012 11:06 pm | NYTimes
Years of foot-dragging and brinkmanship have prepared the currency union for life without Greece.
May 18, 2012 10:38 pm | NYTimes
A telephone conversation on Friday between Germany’s chancellor and Greece’s president became the latest flashpoint in the unfolding crisis over Greece’s membership in the euro.
May 18, 2012 10:13 pm | NYTimes
Companies in the euro zone are finding that they can bypass the uncertainties of local banks and obtain money in the bond market.
May 18, 2012 10:00 pm | NYTimes
Dmitri Medvedev, Russia’s prime minister, said he didn’t “want to scare anybody,” but the Micex stock exchange fell on both Thursday and Friday.
May 18, 2012 9:19 pm | NYTimes
Three new books explore The New Yorker’s cover designs, the cultural influence of Samuel Rothafel and the struggles Aaron Burr faced after he shot Alexander Hamilton.
May 18, 2012 2:44 pm | NYTimes
After initially rising 11 percent on its first day, the stock closed at $38.23, just above its offering price, in heavy trading.
May 18, 2012 1:21 pm | NYTimes
A spokesman for the German chancellor denied she had suggested that Greece hold a vote on remaining in the euro zone.
May 18, 2012 11:39 am | NYTimes
If history offers any lesson, average investors may find they face steep odds if they hope to make big money in a much-hyped stock like Facebook.
May 18, 2012 10:51 am | NYTimes
A week after Spain seized control of Bankia, the government was forced to deny that clients were scrambling to withdraw funds from the lender.
May 18, 2012 10:26 am | NYTimes
Greece’s caretaker prime minister on Thursday appointed a mix of veteran politicians and eminent economists to act as a temporary cabinet until the June 17 general election.
May 18, 2012 9:23 am | NYTimes
The authorities are eager to paint the fallen official Bo Xilai, whose family has a substantial fortune, as a rogue operator. But other officials’ relatives have also amassed vast wealth.
