It's all Facebook
Shares of the hotly anticipated IPO finally begin trading today, after selling at $38 to initial buyers. The offering will bring in $16 billion for the social network, which many expect to lead to more acquisitions. Facebook recently purchased mobile photo-sharing app Instagram for $1 billion.
Facebook's IPO appeared to be causing a sell-off in other tech stocks yesterday as investors make room for the social network's shares. The Nasdaq
Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Asian markets were all down overnight, with the Nikkei dropping 3%, as concerns over the future of the eurozone, highlighted by Moody's downgrade yesterday of 16 Spanish banks, continue to weigh on global markets. The Commerce Department's decision yesterday to impose steep tariffs on solar-panel imports, aimed at counteracting China's subsidies, also promises to stoke the U.S.-China trade war.
European markets were mixed in Friday afternoon trading, as they recovered early losses.
JPMorgan Chase
News sources also reported Thursday that Hewlett-Packard
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