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Facebook Announced Pricing of Initial Public Offering

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $38 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 18, 2012, under the symbol “FB.” Facebook is offering 180,000,000 shares of [...]

Home Prices & Sales Trend Higher, Recovery Continues

The national median home price rose for the third straight month in April, indicating that a housing recovery is strengthening in 2012.  In the 53 metropolitan areas surveyed by the RE/MAX National Housing Report, median home prices were 3.2% higher than March and a solid 5.9% higher than April 2011. After 18 consecutive months of [...]

American Airlines Applies For Additional Brazil Frequencies

American Airlines filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation for the right to fly 17 additional U.S. – Brazil weekly frequencies later this year. American said it will use these frequencies to add service from its Miami and New York – JFK hubs to cities in Brazil. American proposes to increase its current [...]

Economic Optimism Increases Among U.S. and Europe CFOs

Chief Financial Officers still see a tough road ahead, but are demonstrating a strong outlook, according to the most recent survey of CFOs conducted by Financial Executives International (FEI) and Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business. CFOs in Europe and the United States have increased optimism in the global economy and their businesses, with fewer [...]