![]() IBNLive | Yahoo Is Planning to Buy Tumblr for $1.1 Billion New York Times The board of Yahoo, the faded Web pioneer, agreed on Sunday to buy the popular blogging service Tumblr for about $1.1 billion in cash, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, a signal of how the company plans to reposition itself as the technology ... Yahoo Deal Shows Power Shift 5 Reasons Tumblr + Yahoo is Good For Users Tumblr: Yahoo's reported $1B bid to be cool |
![]() Sky News Australia | Yen edges up from lows, Asian shares firmer Reuters By Masayuki Kitano. SINGAPORE | Sun May 19, 2013 10:25pm EDT. SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen pulled up from a 4-1/2 year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economics minister said a further steady drop in the yen could have negative ... Asian Shares Higher; Nikkei Up On Weak Yen Yen Climbs as Japan Signals Negative Impact From Further Losses Japan stocks rally, but Korean shares underperform |
![]() natmonitor.com | One year after IPO, Facebook employees give Mark Zuckerberg high marks natmonitor.com Facebook's IPO was a complete debacle. The Associated Press notes that the social media network's IPO was predicted to be larger than some of the biggest companies' IPO in U.S. history, but by the end of the first day of public trading, Facebook's stock was ... One year after IPO, Facebook employees give CEO high marks, downgrade top ... Facebook stock stagnant as social network seeks to become advertising giant Leaning Down: Facebook's Stock At Its IPO Anniversary |
![]() New York Times | JPMorgan Chase Vote Tests Stockholders' Power New York Times Jamie Dimon, the chief executive and chairman of JPMorgan Chase. Haraz N. Ghanbari/Associated PressJamie Dimon, the chief executive and chairman of JPMorgan Chase. Jamie Dimon and the 10 other directors of JPMorgan Chase take the stage in ... Jamie Dimon Under Pressure Ahead of Investor Vote Judgment due on Jamie Dimon Angry JP Morgan shareholders seek to strip Jamie Dimon of chairmanship |
![]() The Nation | China Home-Price Gains Signal Growth Challenge for Li Bloomberg China's new-home prices rose last month in 68 of 70 cities tracked by the government, indicating Premier Li Keqiang will need to maintain efforts to cool the property market even as economic growth slows. Increases in Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai were ... RPT-UPDATE 2-China April housing inflation quickens to two-year high Home prices rise slower in China China April Home Prices Rise as Buyers Defy Government Curbs (1) |
![]() Newsday | NY Sen. Gillibrand to take on student loans Wall Street Journal NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is proposing new legislation to ease the burden for students who have borrowed to pay for their education. The New York Democrat will announce Sunday morning new legislation that would allow student borrowers ... Sen. Gillibrand proposes bill lowering student loan debt Gillibrand to announce student loan legislation NYS Sen Gillibrand Proposal to Lower Student Loan Debt |
![]() NBC Chicago | After Amtrak derailment Sunday, Metra schedule back on track Chicago Sun-Times Metra train schedules were back on track Sunday afternoon after a morning derailment of an Amtrak train on the Near South Side . No one was injured, authorities said. The train was heading to Union Station when, at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, the wheels of the ... Metra: Rock Island District service resumes after Amtrak derailment Officials: Amtrak train from New Orleans derails in Chicago, no injuries reported Amtrak Derailment Near Union Station Leads to Delays, Cancellations |
![]() Chicago Tribune | CTA officials, riders prepare for Red Line work Chicago Tribune Marie Drake was already displeased Sunday morning when she boarded a free shuttle bus near the 63rd Street Red Line station. The Chicago Transit Authority, she said, hadn't done enough to explain the five-month shutdown of the Red Line's Dan Ryan ... Red Line rides prepare as major construction project begins Chicago commuter headache as 'L' train line shut for five months Riders Begin to Feel Effects of CTA Red Line Construction |