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  • What Should Facebook Do Now? Friday, 3 Aug 2012 | 10:48 AM ET
    Facebook sign at their main campus in Menlo Park, California.

    Investors are disappointed by the company's slowing growth, and left its earnings call hungry for guidance on what Facebook’s is aiming for with its growing investments, and when it will return to accelerating growth.

  • Russia has yielded many leading industrial companies that rank among global leaders in mining, metallurgy, petrochemicals and telecommunications. Despite the rapid development of the regional economy and the strides made over the past 20 years, WTO membership promises to be an important catalyst for growth in the Russian market.

  • Man versus Machines? It's time for a Systems Risk Officer.

  • Och-Ziff Draws Bullish Trades Friday, 3 Aug 2012 | 6:19 AM ET

    Och-Ziff Capital Management is not a name that often sees unusual option activity, but yesterday its trading lit up our screens.

  • LinkedIn

    Social media site LinkedIn saw its shares jump after hours after the company said that second quarter revenue grew faster than expected, despite an overall drop in net income.

  • Best Olympic Branding Ever? Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 5:31 PM ET
    London Spectators at Olympics

    Condom-maker Durex's ties itself to the Olympics in a most unusual way.

  • Can Knight Raise the Capital to Survive? Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 4:02 PM ET
    NYSE trader

    These are critical moments for the company. The $440 million trading loss they announced this morning likely wiped out all the cash on the balance sheet, and they need cash to keep the company running.

  • Everyone Hates Treasurys Now Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 3:59 PM ET

    One of the themes of the the CNBC and Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha conference that I did not get a chance to write about yesterday was the universal hatred of Treasury bonds.

  • Back-to-School ‘Buys’ for Investors: Analyst Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 3:26 PM ET
    Woman shopping for clothes

    As U.S. retailers head into the crucial back-to-school season, one analyst shared some of her top picks and argued that retailers’ past momentum could augur future strength.

  • 'Real' Unemployment Rate Shows Far More Jobless Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 2:52 PM ET

    While the national unemployment rate paints a grim picture, a look at individual states and their so-called real jobless rates becomes even more troubling.

  • 'Knight-mare': Trading Glitches May Just Get Worse Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 2:00 PM ET
    A trader holds his head in his hand on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City

    "You can only assume that these glitches are going to continue into the future," says one market pro. "This is not good for the retail investor. How are they supposed to trust what we do?"

  • Buy, Sell or Rent: Americans Rewrite the Dream Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 12:05 PM ET
    Diana Olick, Buy, Sell, Rent?

    American homes have never been more affordable than they are today. Prices are down dramatically, mortgage rates are at record lows and desperate sellers are willing to make concessions. Still about one third of Americans choose to rent.

  • Farr: Funding the Deficits and Earnings Risks Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 12:03 PM ET
    U.S. Department of Treasury headquarters in Washington, D.C.

    Shouldn’t the Treasury be taking advantage of the current rate environment by locking in low rates for as long as possible (just like we’ve all done with our mortgages) rather than committing to pay an unquantifiable amount of interest in the future?

  • Is GM Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 10:58 AM ET
    Gm Building

    Whenever a stock goes up and wall street cheers an earnings report that raises a basket full of questions it has to make you wonder.

  • Road Warrior Tested: Radisson Blu Hotel Sydney Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 10:37 AM ET
    Radisson Blu Sydney Room

    "Road Warrior Tested" reviews the Radisson Blu Hotel, an upscale property in Sydney's central business district. Trivia: The building housed which local newspaper?

  • Busch: ECB Prepares, but Doesn’t Act Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 10:10 AM ET

    Today’s information supports my view that the market was set-up to be disappointed and on that, I was not disappointed.

  • Abercrombie and Fitch

    While the average retailer in the U.K. ran discounts in the 30-50% range during June/July clearance period, the Abercrombie brand stubbornly stayed on the sidelines.

  • American, Priceline.com Launch Preferred Seats Sale Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 9:41 AM ET
    American Airlines

    American Airlines and Priceline.com are offering discounted preferred seats towards the front of the economy class cabin.

  • The Knight Fiasco: How Did It Lose $440 Million? Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 9:38 AM ET

    Knight Capital announced a pre-tax loss of approximately $440 million on its "technology issue," and also said it had traded out of its entire erroneous trade position. How did it happen?

  • Facebook’s ‘In a Penalty Box’: Analyst Thursday, 2 Aug 2012 | 9:12 AM ET
    Facebook

    The social-networking giant saw its shares hit a fresh all-time low in trading on Thursday, driven lower by investors who have in the words of one analyst put the stock “in a penalty box.”