By Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes Blog, Shares of China’s social network Renren (RENN) are now worth half their May 4 IPO […]
Burbank Contrarian Bets on Saudis Show Why Oil Reality Helps Return 23.6%
By Edward Robinson, Bloomberg, As a hedge-fund manager who thrives on turbulence in the commodities markets, John Burbank couldn’t have […]
Foreign Ownership of Japanese Shares Up, Financial Institutions’ Holdings Down
By Hiroyuki Kachi and Judy Lam Foreign ownership of Japanese shares rose for the second straight year, according to data […]
China Stocks Drop to Nine-Month Low on Economic Growth, Bank Loan Concern
From Bloomberg, China’s stocks fell to the lowest level in almost nine months after Nomura Holdings Inc. forecast the central […]
A Bargain in Berkshire Shares
by Dave Kansas, Smart Money, A 52-week low, a long track record, and a modest valuation — even Buffett would […]
Startup, dropout: The China tech IPO boom is only beginning
By Bill Powell, Fortune, Investors are pitching the Zuckerberg-Gates-Google model of college-kid startups at China’s prestigious universities. And the kids are […]
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings
From 247WallSt.com site, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed […]
The next huge Internet IPO is not Facebook (or Groupon)
By Dan Primack, CNN Money, LinkedIn is so yesterday. Today’s conversation is about “who’s next?” Lots of talk about Groupon, […]
Is Renren Finally Getting Worth a Second Look?
From 247Wallst site, Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) has been an absolutely brutal initial public offering. Since “The Facebook of China” […]
LinkedIn raises IPO ante amid high investor demand
Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer, On Tuesday May 17, 2011, 5:55 pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Investors are clamoring […]
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