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Late rally erases steep losses on Wall Street

NEW YORK — A big final-hour comeback pulled the Dow Jones industrial average nearly back to where it started Wednesday.

May 23 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Facebook falls flat in public debut

NEW YORK — After all the hype, Facebook’s first day as a public company ended where it began. In its much-anticipated debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Facebook’s stock closed Friday at $38.23, up 23 cents. It had been priced at $38 per share on Thursday night.

May 18 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Stocks record biggest gains of year; Dow up 218

NEW YORK — Bank stocks turbocharged a rally across the financial markets Tuesday, and all three major stock indexes posted their biggest gains of the year.

Mar 13 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

After IPO, Facebook will face new profit pressures

SAN FRANCISCO — For all the huge numbers in Facebook’s IPO papers, a surprisingly small figure stands out: $4.39, the amount the site generated per user last year.

Feb 2 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise?

NEW YORK — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turns up at business conventions in a hoodie. “Cocky” is the word used to describe him most often, after “billionaire.” He was Time’s person of the year at 26.

Jan 31 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Critics said the bills would result in censorship and stifle Internet innovation.

Jan 20 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Verizon Wireless nixes Google Wallet in new phone

NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless is blocking Google’s new flagship phone from supporting Google’s attempt to make the smartphone the credit card of the future.

Dec 6 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Facebook settles with US over deception charges

NEW YORK — Facebook is settling with the Federal Trade Commission over charges it deceived consumers with its privacy settings to get people to share more personal information than they originally agreed to.

Nov 29 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »