One Year After IPO, Facebook’s Biggest Bets Could Take a Long Time to Pay Off

The products that could do well for Facebook’s bottom line still have a long way to go. Will Wall Street stay patient?
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Day Traders Steer Tesla Higher

For weeks, Anne-Marie Baiynd kept a close eye on shares of Tesla Motors Inc. On May 9, a day after the company posted its first-ever quarterly profit, the stock exploded higher in heavy trading. Ms. Baiynd, a full-time short-term trader since 2006, pounced.

U.S. Stocks Tank Briefly in Wake of Associated Press Twitter Account Hack

A sharp reaction to an errant, disturbing tweet.
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Apple’s and Google’s Stock Prices Are Mirror Images

While Apple’s stock declines, Google’s stock keeps zooming the other way.
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Nasdaq Talks Settlement in Facebook IPO

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. is in preliminary talks with U.S. securities regulators over a potential settlement related to its botched handling of last year’s Facebook Inc. stock-market debut, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.

Groupon’s Shares Continue Falling to Close at All-Time Low

Shares are now half-off, but no one seems to be buying.
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Apple’s Size Clouds Market

In analyzing U.S. corporate earnings and stock-market trends, apples-to-apples comparisons may now require tossing out the Apple.

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Some Venture Funds Hit “Pause” on Big Deals

Over the past year, Marc Andreessen invested in a series of high-profile Web companies, including Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Groupon Inc. Now the Silicon Valley venture capitalist is hitting the pause button on such big-name deals.

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Apple Shares Hit Yet Another Lifetime High

On the day it announced that sales of the iPhone 4S surpassed four million units over the weekend, shares in Apple hit their second record high in as many days. Shares peaked at $426.70 a share, up $4.70 from Friday’s close of $422, before falling back in midday trading. Share price has risen by more than 97 percent this year.

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Apple Crunched in Nasdaq Rebalance

In a move likely to ripple across the stock market, Nasdaq OMX plans to announce Tuesday a rare rebalancing of its Nasdaq-100 index, which will reduce the big weighting of Apple Inc. The company currently makes up more than 20 percent of the index. The rebalancing was driven in part by the seemingly unstoppable rise in Apple shares.

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