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| DealBook: Facebook Debut Raises Questions on I.P.O. Process |
Rival bankers and big investors have complained that Morgan Stanley botched the debut by setting the price too high and selling too many shares to the public.
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| Google Privacy Inquiries Get Little Cooperation |
All sorts of private Internet communications were casually scooped up as Google Street View cars photographed the world?s streets.
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| Uniqlo Sees Room for Growth in the U.S. |
The Japanese basics brand Uniqlo, betting on a comeback for the American consumer, is taking advantage of recession-lowered rents to expand in the United States.
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| Bits Blog: Venture Capital Partner Claims Sexual Harassment |
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the blue-chip Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for its early investments in Google, is being sued by an investment partner.
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| Economy Could Tip Back Into Recession on Washington Impasse, Budget Office Says |
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the economy could contract 1.3 percent in the first half of 2013 if several big tax increases and spending cuts take effect.
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| F.C.C. Weighs Treating Video Sites Like Cable Companies |
The Federal Communications Commission is considering giving online distributors like Hulu and YouTube the same rights and responsibilities enjoyed by cable companies.
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| A Prized Logo Is Returned to Ford |
The company?s blue oval and other assets pledged as collateral for a $23.5 billion loan package were formally returned after a ratings upgrade on Tuesday.
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| Pressure Grows on Germany Over Euro Bonds |
A renewed call for European bonds backed by the bloc is growing, but Germany said Tuesday that there was no way it would bend on collective debt.
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| Largest Greek Banks to Receive Financing |
Greece will bolster banks weakened by losses on their holdings of government debt and the flight of deposits from skittish account holders.
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| Partnership Plans to Bring Ultrahigh-Speed Internet to Six Communities |
A start-up company will work with an alliance of universities to build faster networks to foster economic development and to promote services like education and health care.
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| Treasury Says Nothing Secret About China?s Link to Auctions |
Experts described China?s special access to Treasury auctions as a product of the changing trends in the market and its deep economic ties to the United States.
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| DealBook: Rajaratnam's Executive Assistant Testifies in Gupta Trial |
The former executive assistant for the hedge fund titan Raj Rajaratnam describes a call she received from Rajat Gupta on Sept. 23, 2008 about 10 minutes before the market close.
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| DealBook: At Hearing, Regulators Discuss JPMorgan Investigation |
Two regulators confirm reports that their agencies had opened investigations into JPMorgan's trading debacle and said that they were weighing whether it would reshape rules for Wall Street.
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| Dell Misses Estimates as Computer Sales Slump |
The computer maker?s business suffered as smartphones and tablets took over the market.
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| Economic Scene: Big Banks Don?t Need to Be So Big |
Measuring what huge financial institutions do is difficult, but their being oversize seems to add little to society.
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| Deal Professor: Disclosure by Short-Sellers Would Improve Market Clarity |
Wild gyrations of stocks based on the barest mention by short-sellers are reviving the debate on whether rules should require disclosures of big short positions.
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| Today's Economist: Bruce Bartlett: Would Mitt Romney Be Another Bill Clinton or Another George W. Bush? |
Despite Republican dogma, the recent president with a legacy of fiscal conservatism is Bill Clinton, not George W. Bush.
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| Advertising: Band-Aids and Muppets Soothe Child?s Scrapes |
A free app for iPhones and iPads linked to Muppets Band-Aids makes a Muppet character appear to emerge from the bandage to console the injured child.
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| Bucks Blog: Medical Costs Contribute to Credit Card Debt |
Nearly half of low- and moderate-income households carry debt from out-of-pocket medical expenses on their credit cards, a survey finds.
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| Square Feet: Verdae, a Community, Takes Shape in Greenville, S.C. |
In Greenville, S.C., which has benefited from a BMW assembly plant nearby, a planned community called Verdae is taking shape.
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