India's richest man and his wife have opened the doors into what is believed to be, the most expensive house in the world, unveiling exquisite dining areas, vast library's and even a snow room.
It?s not just Mark Zuckerberg whose shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, became more valuable on Friday. U2's Bono is also smiling.
It took Facebook a little over eight years to go from fledgling Internet startup to a $114 billion company. Here's a timeline of the social network and how it got to where it is right now:
Shares of Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 3 search engine, jumped as much as 6 percent in early trading Friday on a rumor it had finally made a deal to sell at least part of its 40-percent stake in China's Alibaba Group (Pink: ALBCF).
Investors in Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, got their first chance on Friday to gauge reaction to its $38-a-share public offering price that initially had valued the company at $104 billion.
The moment is finally here: Facebook, the world's most dominant social network with 900 million-plus users, is finally ready to make its Wall Street debut. Zuckerberg will ring the opening bell at 9:30 a.m. ET, but since he will be broadcasting from Facebook remotely, NASDAQ has provided a way to watch all the proceedings occur live.
It's Friday, May 18 and the world's largest social network, Facebook Inc., enters the market raising a whooping $16 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings in the US history. What makes it even more eye-popping is the amount the company is now valued at - $104.2 billion.
Facebook may only have itself to blame for why General Motors rained on its IPO parade this week.
Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 3 search engine, now has three new directors from Third Point Capital, the New York hedge fund that boosted its stake in the company.
Apple hopes to make all drivers safer with a new invention, which lets users wirelessly control the music playing in their car without ever taking their hands off the steering wheel. In a patent that was quietly granted on May 15, Apple describes a new remote control that can be clipped onto any car's steering wheel.
Inside Joel Tenenbaum's legal crusade against the recording industry and a $675,000 penalty for file sharing.
Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 computer maker, were largely unaffected by a report it would fire as many as 25,000 employees as part of cost-cutting measures.
Honda Motor Company Ltd. (NYSE: HMC) is voluntarily recalling 52,615 model year 2007 to 2008 Acura TL sedans in the U.S. to replace the power steering hose, the company announced Thursday.
A Honda recall was announced Thursday. This article will let you know if your car is one of those affected under the recall.
One of the biggest and most anticipated IPOs of the year, quite possibly the decade, is ready to hit Wall Street tomorrow, but if you're thinking about buying shares, you're not alone. Not in the least. If you're looking to get a piece of the stock, we're here to help you. But be warned: It will not be easy.
Social networking site Pinterest has raised $100 million from a group of investors led by Japanese online retailing giant Rakuten Inc in a deal that reportedly values the three-year-old U.S. company at $1.5 billion.
General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) announced Thursday it will build its next generation Vauxhall/Open Astra cars at two factories in Ellesmere Port, UK and Gliwice, Poland, leaving the company's Bochum, Germany plant facing closure.
Shares of Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), the No. 1 U.S. instrument maker, surged on Thursday after the company announced it?s biggest acquisition, the $2.2 billion takeover of Denmark?s Dako.
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) announced a series of initiatives for cloud, or Internet-based computing, to lower costs as well as lure more customers.
Shares in South Korea's Samsung Electronics extended their heavy slide on Thursday, on speculation that arch rival Apple Inc is looking to cut its reliance on Samsung memory chips and turn increasingly to Japanese chipmaker Elpida.
Investors who want Facebook shares when the social network goes public may have lost the opportunity. Some brokers have stopped accepting orders.
J.C. Penney Co Inc shares plunged nearly 20 percent on Wednesday, their worst decline ever, wiping away $1.43 billion in market value a day after the retailer shocked Wall Street with a much worse-than-expected drop in sales and by scrapping its dividend.
Warren Buffett's investing powerhouse, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B) took a 10 million share stake in General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) during the first quarter, an investment it disclosed Wednesday, delivering a 2.29 percent bump to car company's shares and a welcome dose of investor confidence.
Bruno Iksil, the trader behind the $2-billion-and-counting loss at New York-based banking giant JPMorgan Chase and Co. (NYSE: JPM) that has been the talk of New York and Washington for the past few days, will be leaving the bank within the year, the New York Times' Dealbook blog reported Wednesday.
JPMorgan's $2 billion trading loss makes the financial giant an easy target for shareholder lawsuits.
According to sources from within Apple's foreign supply chains in Hong Kong, Apple has ordered bigger screens for its next iPhone, presumably called the iPhone 5, even though no exact measurement was provided. Production on the iPhone 5 is said to begin next month, while the release date has been scheduled for sometime in the fall, likely around October.
A day before Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network holds its initial public offering, its 33 underwriters boosted the number of shares for sale by 25 percent, potentially valuing the deal as high as $19 billion.
Shares of Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU), the only U.S. maker of memory chips, jumped as much as 9 percent Thursday on a report that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, had placed a huge order in Japan.
The Federal Trade Commission Wednesday announced a $40 million settlement with Skechers over claims made in advertisements for their Shape-up leg toning shoes.
If the Sir Richard Branson ice cubes aren't enough, Virgin Atlantic is giving travelers another reason to choose their airline - cell phone use has been cleared for takeoff by the company. The downfall? It will cost you.
