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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Shares of Zynga Inc. were halted in morning trades on Friday after the stock fell by more than 13%. Trading was halted after Facebook Inc. began trading in its much-awaited ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Yahoo Inc. is close to selling part of its stake in China's Alibaba Group back to the company, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal late Thursday. One plan under ...

The Facebook initial public offering frenzy is being driven by one factor alone: greed, writes Jon Friedman.

You’d have to live under a rock to have avoided all of the hype surrounding the social-networking giant, but believe it or not, there are other recently made public companies who may be more deserving ...

The problem with market timing is that like most successful trading strategies, it works, until it doesn't. And when it stops working, the losses can be dramatic.

The SDS, a leveraged inverse bet on the S&P 500, has been crushed by the market’s bull move in recent months. But it could be time for a trend reversal.

When it comes to IRAs, timing is everything. Robert Powell looks at five rules that could derail your retirement-savings plans.

Will Jamie Dimon’s lesson in humility lead him to embrace the four broader lessons of 2008? Will this change not just J.P. Morgan but all the too-big-to-fail banks that control over 90% of America’s banking ...

ETFs covering the financial sector are not created equal, writes Chuck Jaffe. Pop the hood on the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services Index and you can see the problem, he says.

If you’re not getting a chance to buy Facebook Inc. shares before Friday’s IPO, you’re not alone. Some specialized exchange-traded funds will be on the sidelines along with most everyone else -- at least ...

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Trading losses at J.P. Morgan & Chase Co. have surpassed the bank's initial $2 billion estimate by at least $1 billion, according to report on the New York Times website Wednesday, ...

Why Game Stop is a "sell of the week."

Some good news on the home-loan front: First-quarter data on delinquencies show the percentage of mortgages in the foreclosure process or at least one payment past due stands at the lowest combined rate ...

Jamie Dimon told Harvard Business School grads to beware of self-deception. Then he went out and proved his point, reports Al Lewis.

The Argentine government’s takeover of YPF SA looks like a clear signal to foreign investors that their investments aren’t safe, at least in Argentina. But investors should try to answer two questions ...

Here’s how Mark Zuckerberg could undermine professional social networking site LinkedIn.

Crude futures settle below $94 a barrel, as traders weigh the prospects for oil demand against a backdrop of political concerns in Greece and fresh economic data from the U.S. and Germany.

Speaker of the House John Boehner said Tuesday he will not allow another increase of the debt ceiling without offsetting spending cuts.

Energy stocks pile on bigger losses than the broad equities market as crude oil prices drop below $94 a barrel for the first time since the fall of 2011, while Chesapeake Energy Corp. shares stumble.

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. Justice Department has begun a probe into the $2 billion-plus trading loss J.P. Morgan Chase disclosed late last week, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing ...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) - Nearly half of China's listed companies that have so far issued forecasts for the first half expect weaker earnings or losses for the period, according to a Tuesday report in ...

Gold futures decline in electronic trading Monday, as a push to the safety of the U.S. dollar weighs on demand for metals.

Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson will step down as a result of the furor over claims to a computer science degree he didn't earn.

Gold futures fall in electronic trading Monday, as a push to the safety of the U.S. dollar weighs on demand for metals.

Low real-estate prices—and sweet tax breaks—may make buying a condo preferable to student housing.

It has been relatively popular to talk about how the stock has put in a top, there’s more to be made on the downside, etc. I’m here to tell you that the upside is the place to be when it comes to Apple....

Most commodities have suffered hefty declines so far this month, but the move may offer consumers a stronger reprieve from high gasoline prices and a cheaper entry point for investors as the bull market ...

Strategists are mixed on what sectors to favor in the summer but most agree the traditionally bearish season should be milder this time around.

Tweets and Facebook gripes get more response than a phone call to a customer-service representative.

J.P. Morgan reveals a “significant” credit portfolio loss, and the upscale retailer’s quarterly earnings fall short of Wall Street’s target.

By the time Warren Buffett shows interest, it’s usually too late for a companies such as Avon to stay independent. That’s the irony of a Berkshire bid. No one realizes the value of a brand until Buffett ...

The most likely outcome is a more slippage, then a rebound over the next month. We need to watch that advance, if it occurs, closely because if it is anemic, it’ll likely be time to batten down the hatches ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Kohl's Corp. said Thursday its first-quarter profit dropped to $154 million, or 63 cents a share, from $201 million, or 69 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Kohl's said its ...