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Facebook CEO turns 28: Does age matter?
NEW YORK (AP) — Don't let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO. Facebook's chief executive turns 28 on Monday, setting in motion the social network's biggest week ever. The company is expected to start...Tags: Culture, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael S. Dell, Apple Inc., Computer Networking and Internet
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As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'
NEW YORK (AP) — Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there. You won't find Thomas Chin, either. Or Kariann Goldschmitt. Or Jake Edelstein. More than 900 million people worldwide check their Facebook accounts at least...
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GM chief financial officer resigns unexpectedly
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' finance chief is leaving after being passed over for the CEO job. Chris Liddell, who guided the company to its first profitable year since 2004 and led its successful public stock offering, will step down on April...Tags: Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, General Motors Corp., Science and Technology
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Wall Street declines as FOMC minutes raise concern over Fed tapering
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday with a selloff accelerating in late afternoon trade, after minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed some officials were open to tapering large-scale asset purchases as early as at the June...Tags: Westport, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., MBIA Incorporated, Computer Sciences Corporation, Macy's
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Pfizer plans to unwind remaining majority stake in Zoetis
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday that it would unwind its remaining stake in animal health business Zoetis Inc through an exchange offer in which shareholders can swap Pfizer stock for that of Zoetis at a discount. Giant pharmaceutical... -
IPOVIEW-Quiet U.S. biotech sector picks up steam in 2013
ReutersBy Olivia Oran May 22 (Reuters) - The tide may have started to turn for initial public offerings from U.S. biotechnology companies, as a rising stock market, low interest rates and a lack of market volatility entice investors to take on the high risk...Tags: Biotechnology, Finance, Drugs and Medicines, Biotechnology Industry, Credit Ratings
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Pfizer to spin off Zoetis stake to shareholders
Reuters(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday it will spin off its majority stake in animal health business Zoetis Inc to shareholders by allowing them to swap Pfizer stock for Zoetis shares at a 7 percent discount. Pfizer, the largest U.S. drugmaker, sold...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Shareholders, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Initial Public Offerings, Buyback
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AirAsia X sets indicative price for $300 mln Malaysia IPO-sources
ReutersKUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Reuters) - Long-haul carrier AirAsia X, founded by entreprener Tony Fernandes, has set an indicative price of 1.45 ringgit ($0.48) per share for an initial public offering (IPO) in Malaysia worth more than $300 million, according...Tags: Malaysia, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Initial Public Offerings
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Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal. Luckily for her, her performance may be graded generously. Mayer faces...Tags: Finance, News Corp., China, Culture, Facebook
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BRP prices IPO at C$21.50, top of marketed range
ReutersBy Stephen Lacey May 21 (IFR) - That BRP, the former recreational products group of Bombardier, would appeal to investors on its IPO is hardly surprising. Public-comparables Polaris, Arctic Cat, and to a lesser extent Harley Davidson have been on a...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Bain Capital, LLC, Mexico, Initial Public Offerings, Finland
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Chicago's GrubHub to merge with Seamless
One company was founded in Chicago by hungry software engineers, the other in New York by hungry lawyers. Both were looking to replace restaurants' paper takeout menus with Web-based technology. Now the two rivals are joining forces. GrubHub, one of...
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Mergers rare among startups and venture capitalists
The typical venture capital success story goes like this: Investor backs startup. Startup grows rapidly and either goes public, gets acquired or licenses its technology. Investor collects a healthy return. GrubHub and Seamless' plan to merge their...Tags: Startups, Finance, Business, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Initial Public Offerings
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