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# shares - Friday 9 November, 2012

From Business ETC Groupon

Groupon shares plunge to lowest level yet

The online deals giant went public a year ago. It reported a loss yesterday of $3 million.

# shares - Friday 26 October, 2012

From Business ETC Apple

Apple raises App Store prices as iPad profits miss targets

Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company remains confident entering the holiday season.

# shares - Wednesday 26 September, 2012

From Business ETC Idle Tweets

Time not ripe for Twitter IPO

CEO Dick Costolo ruled out an imminent initial public offering or sale of the social networking site.

# shares - Monday 27 August, 2012

From Business ETC Samsung

Samsung shares tumble after court judgement

The company’s shares dropped by 7.5 per cent after a California jury said it had infringed on Apple patents.

# shares - Friday 24 August, 2012

From Business ETC Rejection

“Reject Ryanair”: Aer Lingus in third recommendation to shareholders

Airline’s board is extremely clear on where it stands on the takeover bid.

# shares - Tuesday 21 August, 2012

Billionaire George Soros invests in Man United

Soros’s stake of 3.1 million Class A shares is worth 1.9% of the Premier League giants.

# shares - Friday 17 August, 2012

From Business ETC Facebook

Facebook shares hit an all-time low

The social networking giant’s stock traded as low as $20 before bouncing back slightly yesterday.

# shares - Friday 10 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Markets

Manchester United slashes price for US IPO

The move comes amid doubts about the team’s ability to boost profits as long as it carries a hefty debt burden.

# shares - Friday 27 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Apple

Apple buys security firm for $350 million

Apple has purchased AuthenTec for $8 per share.

From Business ETC Facebook

Facebook posts $157m loss in first results since IPO launch

The loss stemmed from accounting rules requiring Facebook to set aside reserves from restricted stock units before 2011.

# shares - Wednesday 25 July, 2012

From Business ETC Apple

Anticipated iPhone 5 release blamed for lower-than-expected Apple results

Apple revenues up 22.5 per cent to $35 billion for three months ending in June – but don’t meet expectations

# shares - Tuesday 24 July, 2012

From Business ETC Maple 10

Introducing Anglo’s Golden Circle and the Maple 10

Court documents reveal names of the so-called ‘Golden Circle’ – so who are they?

# shares - Wednesday 18 July, 2012

From Business ETC Takeover

Aer Lingus tells shareholders to reject Ryanair offer

The airline says that the reasons for stopping the takeover on competition grounds on now “even stronger”.

# shares - Wednesday 4 July, 2012

IPO

United we float: Manchester United plays for dollars in US IPO

The club hopes to raise $100m by floating on the New York Stock Exchange.

# shares - Thursday 21 June, 2012

From Business ETC Google

Explainer: why is Google planning to split its stock?

Shareholders expected to approve the company’s plan today to issue a new class of stock.

# shares - Wednesday 20 June, 2012

From Business ETC Face To Facebook

Facebook acquires facial recognition firm Face.com

The terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but Face.com has welcomed the opportunity to work directly with Facebook.

From Business ETC Air Wars

Aer Lingus tells shareholders to ‘take no action’ following Ryanair bid

Ryanair’s bid of €1.30 per share is well above the €0.94 they were worth yesterday – but Aer Lingus says not to act yet.

# shares - Tuesday 19 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Takeover

Ryanair offers to pay €694m in cash for Aer Lingus

In its latest attempt to take over its rival, Ryanair said this evening it will pay €1.30 per share for Aer Lingus.

# shares - Tuesday 29 May, 2012

From Business ETC Facebook

Facebook shares dip to new low

The social network debuted at $38 a share two weeks ago.

# shares - Wednesday 23 May, 2012

From Business ETC Facebook

Shareholders file lawsuit over Facebook flotation

Meanwhile a US Senate committee is considering launching an inquiry into the social network’s recent flotation.

From Business ETC Facebook

Business Insider spoke to someone who bought $100m in Facebook shares on Friday. He was angry.

“This should have been a blockbuster. This should have traded to $60 or $70.”

# shares - Saturday 19 May, 2012

From Business ETC Facebook

Here’s why Facebook shares stayed above $38 after flotation

Throughout the first day of trading, Facebook shares never dipped below $38. This chart shows why.

# shares - Friday 18 May, 2012

From Business ETC Elevation

Bono’s wealth set to double in Facebook’s first day on markets

Paul Hewson’s investment vehicle owns 1.5 per cent of the company – and will make a tidy packet in the IPO today.

# shares - Thursday 17 May, 2012

From Business ETC Facebook

Facebook to raise $16billion with $38 share price

The move means the social media giant will break all records for a tech firm when it goes public tomorrow.

# shares - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

From Business ETC Facebook

Facebook hikes price of its shares, raising value to over $100bn

Facebook had previously planned on selling shares at between $28-$35, but is now going for a price between $34 and $38.

# shares - Monday 7 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Explainer

Want to own a piece of Facebook? Here’s how to do it

Sometime this month, 337 million shares will be up for grabs when the world’s biggest social network floats on the stock market. But be warned: it may be hard to get a hold of them.

# shares - Wednesday 11 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Caution

Central Bank warns public to look out for unauthorised investment firms

The Central Bank says there has been a 100 per cent increase in complaints from the public about unauthorised investment firms.

# shares - Thursday 15 March, 2012

From Business ETC Stock

Apple shares hit record high of $600

Investors are salivating at the imminent iPad3 release.

# shares - Monday 13 February, 2012

From Business ETC Apple

Apple shares now cost more than iPads

Apple is now the most valuable company in the world, with a single share setting you back more than an iPad 2.

# shares - Tuesday 31 January, 2012

From Business ETC The Markets

Markets open strongly on news of EU’s fiscal compact deal

A deal in Brussels is music to the ears of those on the trading floor…

# shares - Tuesday 24 January, 2012

From Business ETC The Markets

European shares fall amid worries over a deal on Greece

Eurozone finance ministers’ hardline stance on Greek bondholders is causing jitters in the European markets.

# shares - Thursday 1 December, 2011

From Business ETC Markets

Markets regain confidence after world banks’ move

Asian stocks and shares rose overnight, in a sign that markets are welcoming yesterdays intervention by six central banks.

# shares - Wednesday 23 November, 2011

From Business ETC Belgium

Belgium: Things are getting worse by the minute

A Belgian reader emails his take on the latest worrying developments there – and what action the country’s political leaders need to take.

# shares - Friday 23 September, 2011

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

Nine things to know by 9am: Baby boom for Ireland, Palestine launches bid for statehood, and a case of spontaneous combustion in Galway…

# shares - Wednesday 14 September, 2011

From Business ETC Facebook

Facebook delays IPO until late 2012 – report

Social networking giant, Facebook, is to delay its planned IPO until late next year, according to reports this evening.

# shares - Monday 5 September, 2011

From Business ETC Markets

Global markets fall on US and eurozone fears

Concerns over US economic recovery and the eurozone debt crisis are bringing the markets down.

# shares - Tuesday 30 August, 2011

From Business ETC CSO

Irish residents own €1.44 trillion in foreign securities

This is up €86 billion since 2009, and includes an overall increase in US securities of €68.9 billion, according to the Central Statistics Office.

# shares - Thursday 25 August, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Steve Jobs This post contains videos

WATCH: The life lessons of Steve Jobs

As tributes pour in for the newly-resigned Apple CEO, watch him speak of the three pivotal moments which determined the direction of his life…

From Business ETC Gold

Gold falls below US$1,800 as rush ends

It looks like gold’s bull run could be at an end with the yellow metal plunging in Wednesday’s trading.

From Business ETC Apple

Apple shares tumble in after-hours trading as Jobs resigns

All eyes will be on Wall Street this morning to see how markets react to Steve Jobs’ resignation from Apple, the company he co-founded in 1976.

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