International Business News http://cn.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/energe.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://cn.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/energe.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Try as they might, many retail investors won't be able to get shares of Facebook in its first hours of trading. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/a-post-ipo-facebook-strategy.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/a-post-ipo-facebook-strategy.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 04:40:02 KST Out past the vacant storefronts and abandoned buildings, beyond the shuttered steel mills and decaying industrial plants, residents of eastern Ohio suddenly are seeing dollar signs. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/insight-in-ohio-fracking-boomdelicate-issue-for-obama.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/insight-in-ohio-fracking-boomdelicate-issue-for-obama.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 04:40:02 KST Try as they might, many retail investors won't be able to get shares of Facebook in its first hours of trading. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/a-post-ipo-facebook-strategy.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/a-post-ipo-facebook-strategy.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 04:40:02 KST Bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc <AIG.N> will sell its shares in Asian insurer AIA Group Ltd <1299.HK> after a lock-up period expires in early September, Chief Executive Bob Benmosche said on Wednesday. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/aig-to-sell-aia-shares-after-lock-up-ends-in-september.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/aig-to-sell-aia-shares-after-lock-up-ends-in-september.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 04:08:02 KST Verizon Wireless should see an increase in data revenue after it offers new shared data plans this summer, according to a top executive for parent company Verizon Communications Inc. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/verizon-sees-revenue-increase-from-shared-plans.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/verizon-sees-revenue-increase-from-shared-plans.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 04:08:02 KST Groundbreaking for U.S. homes rebounded in April and factory activity gained momentum, suggesting a moderate pickup in economic growth early in the second quarter. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/uhousing-industrial-data-point-to-steady-growth.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/uhousing-industrial-data-point-to-steady-growth.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 04:00:04 KST Stocks fell in choppy trade on Wednesday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its fourth consecutive decline as concerns about the euro zone continue to be at the forefront of investors' focus. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/wall-street-falls-on-euro-zone-concerns.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/wall-street-falls-on-euro-zone-concerns.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 03:56:02 KST Stocks rose in a volatile session on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 index on course to snap a three-day losing streak despite concerns about Europe that have investors on edge. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/wall-street-edges-higher-in-volatile-session.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/wall-street-edges-higher-in-volatile-session.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 03:48:02 KST Stocks fell in a volatile session on Wednesday as news that the European Central Bank had stopped providing liquidity to some Greek banks unnerved investors ahead of the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve later in the day. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/wall-street-turns-lower-ahead-of-fed-minutes.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/wall-street-turns-lower-ahead-of-fed-minutes.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 03:08:02 KST The European Central Bank has stopped providing liquidity to some Greek banks as they have not been successfully recapitalized, the ECB said on Wednesday, confirming news earlier reported exclusively by Reuters. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/exclusive-ecb-stops-operations-with-some-greek-banks.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/exclusive-ecb-stops-operations-with-some-greek-banks.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 02:56:01 KST If "Facebook For Dummies" helped you find friends and post pictures on the world's No. 1 online social network, then consider "Facebook IPO Confidential" which purports to teach you "How To Get Rich With The IPO Of The Century." http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/facebook-ipo-triggers-retail-investor-craze.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/facebook-ipo-triggers-retail-investor-craze.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 02:08:02 KST Apple Inc plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/apple-readies-iphone-with-bigger-screen-sources.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/apple-readies-iphone-with-bigger-screen-sources.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 01:48:02 KST Stocks pared gains in a volatile session on Wednesday as new questions arose about Greece's political and economic future. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/wall-street-pares-gains-on-new-questions-over-greece.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/wall-street-pares-gains-on-new-questions-over-greece.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 01:24:02 KST Google will meet with France's data protection watchdog next week to answer questions about its new user privacy policy as part of a Europe-wide investigation being led by the French regulator. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/google-to-meet-french-regulator-on-privacy-policy.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/google-to-meet-french-regulator-on-privacy-policy.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 01:16:02 KST Groundbreaking for U.S. homes rebounded in April and factory activity gained steam, suggesting a moderate pick up in economic growth early in the second quarter. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/housing-industrial-data-point-to-steady-growth.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/housing-industrial-data-point-to-steady-growth.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 01:08:01 KST FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday confirmed that the agency has opened a "preliminary investigation" into JPMorgan Chase & Co <JPM.N>, the nation's largest bank. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/fbis-mueller-confirms-jpmorgan-preliminary-probe.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/fbis-mueller-confirms-jpmorgan-preliminary-probe.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 01:08:01 KST Stocks cut gains and the Nasdaq composite index temporarily turned negative after news the European Central Bank was stopping monetary policy operations with some Greek banks as they have not been successfully recapitalized. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/nasdaq-briefly-turns-negative.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/nasdaq-briefly-turns-negative.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 00:56:03 KST Stocks sharply cut gains on Tuesday after news the European Central Bank stopped monetary policy operations to some Greek bank because recapitalization was not in place, central bank sources told Reuters. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/shares-cut-gains-after-ecb-funding-news.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120517/shares-cut-gains-after-ecb-funding-news.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 00:40:03 KST Target Corp <TGT.N> raised its annual forecast after posting a bigger-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday even as it spends more on plans to open stores in Canada, and has concerns about U.S. shoppers' ability to spend. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120516/target-aims-for-higher-profit-shares-rise.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120516/target-aims-for-higher-profit-shares-rise.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 23:56:02 KST U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday following three days of declines on the S&P 500, with upbeat U.S. data supporting the market after German Chancellor Angela Merkel temporarily soothed investor worries about Greece leaving the euro zone. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120516/wall-street-up-as-euro-fear-ebbs-data-helps.htm http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/20120516/wall-street-up-as-euro-fear-ebbs-data-helps.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 23:56:02 KST