Topic: Investment Strategy

General Electric’s $4.5 billion “special dividend” — to be paid from GE Capital to the parent company — will be used entirely for buybacks, GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt told investors at an industry conference Wednesday.   Read More

Investing in emerging markets is at the forefront of corporations’ growth strategies. But entering one of these fast-growing regions presents considerable challenges. This blogger has some suggestions on what companies can do to make the sourcing of emerging market opportunities more rewarding.   Read More

Demand to borrow Facebook shares for shorting has increased, with nearly 8 percent of the stock out on loan, according to financial data company Data Explorers.    Read More

Take a look at some of Thursday’s morning movers:   Read More

Europe will likely hijack control of global markets again Thursday.   Read More

Investors, who have not been spooked by Facebook’s tumultuous market debut, will be able to get exposure to the social networking giant through an exchange-traded fund starting Friday.   Read More

Despite Facebook’s trading flop, underwriters on the deal, led by Morgan Stanley, are in line to turn a potentially substantial profit through a trading mechanism designed to stabilize the share price, according to people familiar with the matter.    Read More

Check out which companies are making headlines after-the-bell Wednesday:    Read More

Investors looking to short Facebook stock are getting ‘in front of a freight train,’ analyst Laura Martin of Needham & Co. told CNBC.   Read More

Facebook, which had a disastrous initial public offering with the Nasdaq last week, is now considering a listing with the New York Stock Exchange, sources told CNBC.    Read More