Facebook expands IPO size, aims for $15 billion: source

on May 16, 2012 by Jude Emantsal in Breaking News, Comments (0)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc is increasing the size of its IPO by 85 million shares to about 422 million, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, raising […]

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Parents to control special needs budgets

on May 15, 2012 by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)

Fears draft legislation will see many children removed from the special education register altogether Parents in England are to be given control over their children’s special educational needs (SEN) […]

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April retail sales hint at slower spending pace

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales at U.S. retailers barely rose in April as the boost from an unseasonably warm winter faded, pointing to some loss of momentum in consumer spending early […]

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Brooks faces perverting course of justice charge

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Former News International chief executive, her husband and four others to be charged in phone-hacking inquiry Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, is to be charged […]

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S&P 500 down for 4th day of five, Groupon up late

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Monday as investors dealt with the one-two punch of worsening political upheaval in the euro zone and the possibility that China’s economy may […]

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Leveson asks Downing Street if Coulson was only aide spared rigorous vetting

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Judge requests full breakdown of security vetting status of media advisers to find out if issue represents a ‘smoking gun’ Downing Street has been asked to explain whether Andy […]

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Wall Street down but S&P rebounds over support level

on May 14, 2012 by Jude Emantsal in Breaking News, Comments (0)

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks recovered some of their losses on Monday after the S&P 500 briefly fell below a key support level, weighed down by a political impasse […]

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NHS community care ‘struggling to cope’

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Royal College of Nursing claims 61,113 posts in the NHS have been lost or placed at risk since April 2010 District nurses and health visitors are facing job cuts, […]

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Global shares fall as deepening Greek turmoil weighs

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Monday after weekend talks to form a new Greek government failed and China’s latest move to loosen monetary policy highlighted concerns its economy […]

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Afghan police kill two British soldiers

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Two servicemen killed while protecting meeting with Afghan officials at patrol base in Helmand province Two British servicemen have been shot dead by two Afghan policemen, the latest in […]

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