When I first heard of LinkedIn as a tech reporter in the early 2000s, I dismissed it as a Friendster for business. Wrong. Since then, LinkedIn has proved to be a disrupter of the entire recruiting market. And its coming IPO sho…
Continuing unrest in Egypt sent shock waves through stock markets as far away as Japan, where the Nikkei 225 Index fell 1.2%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index also dropped 0.7%. In China the Shanghai Composite Index climbed 1.4%.
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Even the most bullish traders figure the market needs to pull back at some point before making new highs. Considering this week’s round of earnings and economic data — and the sketchy situation in Egypt — the sessions ahead s…
The all-important January employment reports come out this week. Also worth watching for are a host of earnings releases, led by economic bellwhether UPS. The package deliverer is expected to post strong results.
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Spending for the lovers’ holiday this year is expected to climb 5.8% over 2009, and that spells opportunity for investors. Here are some greeting card, candy, jewelry, flower and restaurant stocks that could get a lift from swe…