By IBTimes
U.S. mortgages rates have dropped to record lows for four consecutive weeks, but that doesn't mean more homes will be sold. In fact, at least one housing expert argues that extremely low rates are causing banks to be even more stringent with und... (10:57 am)
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FEDERAL RESERVE, BEN BERNANKE, JPMORGAN CHASE, WELLS FARGO, FREDDIE MAC, NEW YORK
By IBTimes
Faced with the disastrous fallout from the initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, other technology companies that had been waiting to go next may reconsider. (10:49 am)
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IBM, BANK OF AMERICA, MERRILL LYNCH, MORGAN STANLEY, FACEBOOK, ORACLE
By IBTimes AU
Consumers can expect a wider screen from the new iPhone 5 by tech giant Apple, Inc. (NYSE:AAPL). (6:08 am)
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CHINA, IPHONE, APPLE INC., JAPAN, IPAD
By IBTimes
Claims by four of Wall Street's main market makers against Nasdaq over Facebook's botched IPO are likely to exceed $100 million, as they and other traders continue to deal with thousands of problems with customer orders. (11:28 pm)
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MORGAN STANLEY, NYSE EURONEXT, UBS AG, CALIFORNIA, FACEBOOK, NEW YORK
By IBTimes
Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 computer maker, rose about 3 percent to $21.77 on Thursday, following the announcement it would fire 27,000 employees by 2014. (10:15 pm)
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IBM, MEG WHITMAN, HP
By Street Wise Reports
Hitting just the right target and engineering cells to perform certain tasks will unlock the deep secrets of biology and change the entire paradigm of medicine, says WBB Securities President and Managing Partner Stephen Brozak. (9:56 pm)
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EUROPEAN UNION, ADVERTISING, NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT, ANTIBIOTIC, INFECTION
By Street Wise Reports
Having just founded her own research company, Mine2Capital, Alka Singh has her sights set on the uranium sector, where she sees deep values in a beaten-down industry. With two major catalysts likely to boost spot prices, M&A activity afoot, new mines... (9:49 pm)
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CHINA, GOLD, MERRILL LYNCH, GERMANY, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA
By LiveTradingNews
Why is Silver so important in today's industrial world? The Fundamentals Today, Silver is used for industrial purposes, decorations photography, and medicine. Its combination of strength, malleability and conductivity makes it a major element, in the commodity market. (8:53 pm)
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CHINA, GOLD, CRUDE OIL, GDP, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA
By IBTimes
Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW), the No. 1 chemical maker in the U.S., won a $2.16 billion arbitration case against Petrochemical Industries of Kuwait over the 2008 termination of a planned joint venture, Dow said Thursday. (7:09 pm)
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COURT, LONDON
By Reuters
The repercussions from Facebook's botched initial public offering deepened on Thursday as Fidelity Investments found itself dealing with "thousands" of customers with order problems and Knight Capital demanded tens of millions of dolla... (6:35 pm)
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NYSE EURONEXT, FACEBOOK, NEW YORK