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Investing in Facebook after Sheryl Sandberg Sells Shares

For the past year one of the most highly anticipated and traded stocks has been Facebook Inc.  The social media company first started trading on the New York Stock Exchange at an initial price of $35.  Most experts thought that this was a little bit aggressive and the stock declined to under $25 within just a couple of months of going public.  While some investors have lost some money, the stock price has rebounded considerably and those that have stuck with the investment have seen that there per share price has now increased to over $38 per share.

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Big Options Swings

In this article we will get to know about big options swings!

Every investor or potential investor, who enters the stock market, is looking for maximum performance from any instrument that is purchased. This is more so because of the sheer fact that this usually indicates a greater profitability or return on investment. This is especially true as it regards to swing trading since relatively short term data has to be given proper technical analysis. Investors will go through this entire technicality just to ensure that all data is accurately projected. This done to make sure gains can be made from the stock or stocks being traded. When an investor is privy to this alternative and potential stock as well as potential error, they should be more comfortable diving in. It is a great comfort to truly understand the nature and depth of the market. One must always, as an investor, allow yourself attempt the unthinkable when it comes to options trading.

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Back-To-School Sales Tax Holidays

The advent of "Back-To-School," comes each year in the United States at the beginning of August, and in sixteen states across the country this also means a weekend of sales tax holidays. This tax-free weekend is meant to allow parents a bit of a break when purchasing back-to-school supplies, uniforms, and books. During weekend of August 2-4, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia host their sales tax holidays. The weekend of August 9-11, Georgia and Texas run their holidays, and Maryland runs its holiday all week, from the eleventh until the seventeenth, as does Connecticut, spanning August 18-24.

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Dave Loeb Sells Yahoo Stock

One of the most heavily traded stocks over the past few years has been Yahoo Inc., while the company seemed to be struggling to compete with Google and other companies, it has gone through a considerable resurgence the past few years under a new CEO. One of the most significant investors in Yahoo has been the Third Point hedge fund, which has acquired nearly 60 million shares under the leadership of Dave Loeb. The hedge fund started acquiring shares a few years ago when they were trading around $12 per share. Since then the share price has skyrocketed to over $29, a 125% return over the past three years.

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Investing Money In Citigroup

For over 100 years, Citigroup has been a global leader in commercial and consumer banking. While the company has historically been very strong, their stock has faltered a bit and been quite volatile over the past few years. While investment performance had been up and down recently, now could be a great time to invest in the company.

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AIG Earnings Of This Quarter

Is AIG a certain by for you?  If you have over the past month, you may have seen some very favorable results.  AIG earnings have improved by a staggering 50% over the past twelve months and a respectable five percent in the past month alone.  Anyone who has thought about buying into AIG, a Delaware insurance provider, may think seriously about increasing their shareholdings.  What does the future appear to hold for AIG earnings?

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Why Investors Should Be Interested In Bank Of America

While the company had a tough financial ride a few years ago, Bank of America has done the best it can to redesign its company and its products to make it a more serious competitor. There are several reasons that investors are starting to look into Bank of America stocks: the first being that for now, they are still fairly cheap because the bank is still paying off debts and has yet to reach its potential for profits.

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Dell Slams Carl Icahn For Being Inconsistent

Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management have apparently been slammed by a Dell special committee. He is attempting to propose his own deal for going private with the company, and it is clearly marked as incredibly inconsistent and impossible to implement based on his own actions.

Michael Dell was originally slated to buy out the company for around 24.4 billion dollars. There have been several disputes over this deal, and Carl Icahn has done his best to grab the company himself.

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Microsoft Windows Stores And Best Buy Partnership

Microsoft and Best Buy have announced a partnership that will create a new concept, Microsoft Stores where products such as PC's, tablets, Xbox, and phones will be offered. Microsoft is planning to open 500 of these new stores in the US and in Canada they will open 100 stores.

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Consumers Enjoying New Menu Items At McDonalds

With the addition of McDonalds new premium menu items, such as Chicken McWraps, Egg White Delight sandwiches and blueberry pomegranate smoothies, consumers now have the option of choosing healthier menu options. This is an important factor for many of today's families, especially health conscious adults; however, these healthier food options are definitely something that many others are also finding very appealing.