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Car sales drive five-year high closer The FTSE Eurofirst 300 benchmark advances 1.2 per cent to 1,248.18 over the week, with Renault, Peugeot and Fiat all leading Fridays charge
Financial Times | May 17, 2013 10:36 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Facebook Still Looks Overpriced In order to support its current stock price, Facebook needs to grow a lot faster, according to a new analysis.
Wall Street Journal | May 17, 2013 10:13 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Accenture to buy Acquity for $13 a share SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Accentrue PLC said late Friday it has agreed to buy Acquity Group Ltd. , paying $13 cash for each American Depository Share, or $6.50 per ordinary share. The deal, pending shareholder approval, values Acquity at $316 million
MarketWatch.com | May 17, 2013 9:44 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

S&P 500 closes week at record high Cyclical sectors more closely tied to the fortunes of the worlds largest economies led the risers for the week with financials outperforming
Financial Times | May 17, 2013 8:30 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Bill clears House for wider SEC economic analyses Legislation cleared the House on Friday that would place stricter requirements on the federal agency overseeing Wall Street to assess the costs and benefits of its regulations before they are issued. The ...
Yahoo! News | May 17, 2013 8:30 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Oil futures end higher after strong data NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures ended higher on Friday, pushing above $96.00, amid stronger-than-expected economic data. The University of Michigan and Thomson Reuters consumer-sentiment index rose to a preliminary May reading of 83.7, beating expec
MarketWatch.com | May 17, 2013 6:55 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Gold futures sink for seventh session in a row NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures for June delivery ended down $22.20 at $1,364.70 per ounce on Friday, the seventh consecutive session of losses, amid better-than-expected economic data and a stronger dollar. Futures were down $71.90 on the week. Co
MarketWatch.com | May 17, 2013 6:10 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Marketo jumps in 1st day trading on Nasdaq Shares of Marketo, a provider of cloud-based marketing software, leaped in their trading debut on Friday. The stock rose $7.70, or 59.2 percent, to $20.70 in afternoon trading. The shares were priced at ...
Yahoo! News | May 17, 2013 5:58 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Icahn's nominee wins board seat at Transocean SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Transocean Ltd. shareholders ousted board chairman Michael Talbert, and elected Samuel Merksamer, a Carl Icahn board nominee. Talbert earlier this week said he would step down even if reelected. Shareholders at the oil drill
MarketWatch.com | May 17, 2013 5:21 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Record sums flow into Japan equity funds Surge highlights investor demand for equities triggered by global central bank action, which has depressed bond yields and encouraged hopes of stronger economic growth
Financial Times | May 17, 2013 5:08 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

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