Groupon shares soar ahead of earnings report
BusinessWeek
AP Groupon Inc.'s shares soared in trading Monday ahead of the online deals company's first-quarter financial report, which comes out after the market closes. Investors are hoping that the company has learned its lesson from a series of missteps since ...
Groupon Soars Afterhours; China Rebounds and Mobile RocketsForbes
Sharp revenue increase for Groupon gives stock a boostChicago Tribune
Groupon reports smaller net loss than expectedSan Francisco Chronicle
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Greek negotiations over govt to continue
BusinessWeek
Greece's politicians on Monday lurched towards a ninth day of talks to try and form a government that could handle the country's acute financial crisis, stave off default and ensure Greece stays in the euro. More than a week after inconclusive ...
FOREX-Euro dips to 4-month low as Greek impasse fans exit worryReuters
Euro zone finance ministers dismiss Greek exit 'propaganda'Economic Times
Shares Slide on Greece Risks; Euro Hits 4-Month LowCNBC.com
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Loeb Makes $122 Million on Yahoo as Thompson Steps Down
Bloomberg
Daniel Loeb's New York-based Third Point LLC, has made almost $122 million so far on its stake in Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) after successfully forcing Chief Executive Officer Scott Thompson to step down. Loeb, 50, whose hedge fund owns 5.8 percent of the Web ...
Yahoo sends CEO packing without severance packageBusinessWeek
Yahoo's issues have broad resonanceMarketWatch
Yahoo interim CEO may need to gear up to be permanent CEOCNET
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SEC Trade Halts, Best Buy Departure, Compliance
BusinessWeek
By Carla Main on May 15, 2012 The US Securities and Exchange Commission halted trading in 379 shell companies over concern that fraudsters could hijack stocks to steal investor money. The trading suspensions, the most by the SEC in a single day, ...
SEC halts trading in 379 stocks to cut shell-company fraudUSA TODAY
SEC Halts Trades in 379 Shell Companies in Fraud-Prevention PushBloomberg
SEC Euthanizes 397 "Dormant" Shells, Including Cray Computing, LA GearForbes
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Wind farm power line clears hurdle
Boston Globe
AP WASHINGTON - A 380-mile underwater power line to serve wind farms planned off the East Coast cleared a regulatory hurdle Monday, though construction is years away. The Atlantic Wind Connection would enable up to 7000 megawatts of electricity to be ...
Goggle-Backed Offshore Wind-Powered Grid Gains TractionNJ Spotlight
Google-backed wind power line clears hurdleReuters
Mid-Atlantic wind transmission line clears hurdleFox News

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Dimon may be 'stupid' but he's right on banks
MarketWatch
By David Weidner, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Jamie Dimon is right. Regulation is making things worse on Wall Street. — JP Morgan Chase & Co.'s big trading loss. President Barack Obama shakes hands with JP Morgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie ...
Dimon likely to face ire, not ouster at JPMorgan meetingBoston Globe
Dimon as New York Fed Director Renews Concern About ConflictsSan Francisco Chronicle
JPMorgan CEO may lose chairman post amid trading loss falloutLos Angeles Times
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PRECIOUS-Gold falls to 4-1/2 month low on Greece risks
Reuters
* Gold to fall to $1544 -technicals * Coming Up: US ICSC chain stores yy Weekly; 1145 GMT (Updates prices, adds quotes) By Lewa Pardomuan SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Gold dropped to its lowest since late December as the euro sank against the US ...
Why Gold Is No Longer a Safe Haven for InvestorsCNBC.com
Gold Erases Year's Gain on Europe Concern: Commodities at CloseBusinessWeek
PRECIOUS METALS: Gold Down To Fresh 2012 LowWall Street Journal
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Brent falls towards $111 on Greece jitters
Reuters
By Jessica Jaganathan | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude futures fell towards $111 on Tuesday as Greece's political and economic turmoil deepened and worries that the debt-laden country could leave the euro zone sparked a sell-off in ...
Oil lower in Asian trade on eurozone worriesEconomic Times
Oil falls to 5-month low near $94 on Europe fearsAtlanta Journal Constitution

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Coty withdraws $10.7 bln offer to buy Avon
Reuters
* Coty says Avon took too long * Bid had backing from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway * Avon shares had been hammered prior to Coty's bid By Phil Wahba May 14 (Reuters) - Fragrance company Coty Inc withdrew its $10.7 billion takeover bid for Avon ...
Coty says it is withdrawing offer to buy AvonThe Seattle Times
Coty Withdraws Avon BidWall Street Journal
Coty drops $10.7bn bid for AvonFinancial Times
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US Stocks End At Three-Month Lows On Greek Worries
Wall Street Journal
By Chris Dieterich Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Concerns about Greece's possible exit from the single-currency euro area helped to push US stocks to three-month lows, as the Dow industrials lost ground for the eighth time in nine ...
Stocks, euro drop as deadlock continues in GreeceThe Associated Press
S&P 500 down for 4th day of five, Groupon up lateFirstpost
Stocks, Commodities Drop as Euro Weakens on Greek CrisisBloomberg

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