Topic: Wall Street

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

China, euro zone data show factory activity slowing. So why are markets pointing higher? Well, German gross domestic product was up 0.5 percent in the first quarter.   Read More

Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg made her first post-IPO public appearance today. In a speech at Harvard Business School, she asked the newly-minted MBAs to pitch in and help Facebook’s bottom line.   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

She steered clear of any controversial issues -- no talk about the Nasdaq or the stock price. She talked quite a lot about working with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the premium both of them place on honesty and clear, simple communication.    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

The Internet radio company raised its full-year outlook and reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss, sending its shares higher in extended-hours trading.    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

US stocks rallied off their midday lows, as the leaders of Italy and France said they favor eurobonds as a "possible solution" to the funding needs for the pro-growth strategy they are both promoting.    Read More