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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... strong early gains. The Nasdaq tumbled as major tech stocks sank, with Apple falling 2.5 per cent, Oracle 2.8 per cent, Facebook 2.4 per cent and eBay 2.6 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 101.37 points (0.75 per cent) at 13,457.55. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... 4,385.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 21.6 points, or 0.49 per cent, to 4,409.2. A sharp fall by Facebook and weakness in Apple's shares despite the strong iPhone 5 launch helped pull US markets lower. But Google's push higher to ...

Marketing beyond gimmickry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... to realise that their website is the most critical component of their online strategy. It doesn't matter how cool your Facebook page is if your website sucks. "The average shelf-life of today's website is no more than 3-5 years so expect to see some ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... and housing construction that added evidence the economy is growing steadily, if slowly. But social networking giant Facebook hit a new low, sinking below $US20 as the quiet period for early investors ended, and Manchester United, which went public last ...

Super funds look to banks on social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... service channel," the report said, citing NAB-owned online bank UBank as a case in point. The report looks at UBank's Facebook page which has a forum for product suggestions and feedback, a microsite with Facebook plug-in allowing users to ask questions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... while the broader All Ordinaries index ended 15 points, or 0.36 per cent weaker at 4,133.7 points. \ NEW YORK - Stumbling Facebook shares got a shot of adrenalin Thursday and pushed five per cent higher as US stocks traded lower Thursday on dull jobs ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... points, or 1.19 per cent, at 4,173.5. NEW YORK - US stocks gave up early gains and finished mostly flat as investors dump Facebook shares for a second straight day amid new controversy about the company's $US16 billion ($A16.20 billion) IPO. A last-minute ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... YORK - US shares have racked up strong gains with the Nasdaq adding nearly 2.5 per cent helped by an Apple surge, but Facebook shares flipped below their IPO price on their first full day of trading. Jumps in the prices of the Nasdaq's two largest companies ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... Ordinaries index on Friday fell 109.7 points, or 2.61 per cent, to 4,098.8 points. NEW YORK - It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the stock market higher. Facebook shares rose 23 US cents above their $US38 offering ...

Facebook IPO price raises queries on value

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Facebook's IPO, priced at $38 per share will raise $16bn in the largest tech IPO in history, yet some local fund managers are questioning the $104bn valuation the price will give the social network. "The $38 share price highlights the fact it seems ...