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Top Ten: April 30–May 4: VIX, votes, data and ultimata

By MarketWatch With Americans’ perceptions of seemingly every news event determinedly divergent these days, it’s as if Uncle Sam’s been fitted with a dysfunctional pair of glasses — bifocals, naturally. Surely not, one might ask hopefully, the drama surrounding the heroic escape from house arrest to the U.S.

tobuy | May 4th, 2012 | Continued

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Chuck Jaffe: Wrong time to cool on Apple stock

By Chuck Jaffe , MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) — It has become a popular sport among investors these days to bash Apple Inc. stock and forecast what some denizens of the message boards are calling “the inevitable fall.” Mark your calendar! Facebook IPO set for May 18 Facebook Inc

tobuy | May 2nd, 2012 | Continued

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Chuck Jaffe: Wrong time to cool on Apple stock

By Chuck Jaffe , MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) — It has become a popular sport among investors these days to bash Apple Inc. stock and forecast what some denizens of the message boards are calling “the inevitable fall.” Mark your calendar! Facebook IPO set for May 18 Facebook Inc. is planning to start its roadshow to pitch its stock to investors on Monday, but some advertisers are frustrated with the social-media titan

tobuy | May 2nd, 2012 | Continued

Feature Article #4

Auto Review: 2013 Dodge Dart

By Ron Amadon , MarketWatch /conga/graphic-features/road-test/2013/dodgedart.html 204611 Albert, Texas (MarketWatch) — At least one third of this hamlet’s population turned out the other day to welcome back an old name. That wasn’t hard, since the total population of Albert, Texas is three people. It was four, but one guy got a divorce

tobuy | April 28th, 2012 | Continued

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Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Thursday: Ruby Tuesday, Meru

By MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Among the stocks that could see active trade in Thursday’s session are Ruby Tuesday Inc., Meru Networks Inc.

tobuy | April 5th, 2012 | Continued

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Energy Stocks: WPX, Phillips 66 fall, energy stocks lack pep

By Steve Gelsi , MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of natural gas producer WPX Energy and refiner Phillips 66 weighed on energy stocks on Thursday as the sector fell for the 11th of the past 12 trading sessions. Energy stocks briefly moved into positive territory at the opening bell, only to fall back. Wal-Mart Earnings Pop 10% U.S

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IPO Report: Facebook prices IPO at $38 per share

By Dan Gallagher , MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Facebook Inc. priced its initial public offering at $38 per share late Thursday afternoon, coming in at the high end of its estimated range with a $16 billion debut. Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg The social-networking giant’s shares will begin trading Friday morning on the Nasdaq Stock Market, under the ticker symbol “FB.” The pricing of the IPO comes in at the high end of the company’s previously expected price range of $34 to $38 per share.

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MarketWatch First Take: H-P job cuts loom as Facebook party starts

By MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — As Facebook Inc. gears up for its monster initial public offering — including prepping its corporate courtyard in Menlo Park, Calif., for a big campus party — just six miles away, executives at Hewlett-Packard Co.

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Sears jumps on results, more spin-off plan

By Andria Cheng , MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Sears Holdings Corp.

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Asia Markets: Asia stocks drift after savage sell-off

By Sarah Turner , MarketWatch SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Asian stocks oscillated between small gains and losses Thursday, one day after a heavy beatdown that saw South Korean, Australian and Hong Kong stocks put in their worst one-day performance of the year.

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Economic Report: Japan GDP jumps 4.1%, beating estimates

By V. Phani Kumar , MarketWatch HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Japan’s economy grew 1% in the first three months of this year from the preceding quarter, driven by investment linked to rebuilding of its disaster-struck regions and a strong recovery in exports, according to government data released Thursday. The expansion, which translated into a 4.1% annualized rate, comfortably beat expectations for 3.5% annualized growth in surveys conducted by both Dow Jones Newswires and Reuters

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Caixin Online: China, U.S. relationship positioned to prosper

By Caixin Online BEIJING ( Caixin Online ) — China and the United States concluded their Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Beijing this month with a series of important agreements.

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Latin American Markets: Petrobras shares jump in Sao Paulo after results

By Carla Mozee , MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Shares of Petroleo Brasiliero SA rose Wednesday, outperforming losses on the broader Brazilian equity market after the oil producer’s quarterly results came in above expectations. Preferred shares of Petroleo Brasiliero, better known as Petrobras, /quotes/zigman/182970 BR:PETR4 +4.33% , marked their first win in seven sessions, while the benchmark Ibovespa /quotes/zigman/1467794 BR:BVSP -0.62%  equity index fell 0.6% to 55,887.57, its seventh consecutive loss as commodity-linked issues were hurt in part by gains in the U.S.

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IPO Report: Facebook insiders add shares to boost IPO

By Dan Gallagher , MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Strong demand has allowed several early investors in Facebook to add more shares to the company’s pending initial public offering, bringing the total value of the IPO to about $16 billion. Early Facebook investors Peter Thiel, left, and Chase Coleman

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London Markets: London stocks track wider European losses

By Barbara Kollmeyer , MarketWatch MADRID (MarketWatch)—London stocks fell on Wednesday, as heavyweights such as HSBC Holdings PLC and Vodafone Group PLC tracked losses across European markets and Greece headed for another election. The FTSE 100 index /quotes/zigman/3173262 UK:UKX -0.71%  fell 0.8% to 5,393.49, headed for its third straight losing session. Risk aversion was driving losses for stocks, with losses for banks, resources and consumer-related companies.

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