• STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Krungsri ups Bumrungrad Hospital target price May 18, 2012
  Krungsri Securities raised its target price on hospital firm Bumrungrad Hospital Pcl to 66 baht ($2.10) from 48.2 baht ($1.53) and maintained its "hold" rating, citing strong earnings for the...
• STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Shares fall more, down 4 pct this week May 18, 2012
  Singapore shares extended their fall on concerns about growing instability in Spanish banks and political turmoil in Greece, with banks, property and commodities stocks in the city-state among the...
• STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-S Khonkaen surges on profit, dividend hopes May 18, 2012
  Shares in S. Khonkaen Foods Pcl, a producer of meat products, surged nearly 30 percent on active volume with expectations of a strong earnings outlook for the year and high dividend income from...
• STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Minor International at 1-month low; earnings outlook seen unattractive May 18, 2012
  The country's top listed hotel and fast-food operator, Minor International Pcl, slumped 4.44 percent to its lowest in a month, while second and third quarters' earnings outlook remained unattractive,...
• STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-CIMB says Singapore REITs attractive May 18, 2012
  CIMB Research said, amid volatile markets, Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-REITs) are compelling due to attractive yield spreads, a stable outlook and defensive property portfolios and...
• STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-OCBC starts CapitaRetail China at buy May 18, 2012
  OCBC Investment Research has initiated coverage on CapitaRetail China Trust (CRCT) with a buy rating and price target of S$1.44 a unit.
• STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Singapore shares drop to 4-mth low May 18, 2012
  Singapore shares fell to a four-month low early on Friday, in line with the regional trend, weighed by concerns about an escalating banking crisis in Spain, political uncertainty in Greece and...
• STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Index futures down 1.7 pct May 18, 2012
  Singapore index futures fell 1.7 percent early on Friday, indicating a weak start for the benchmark Straits Times Index.
• STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Lam Soon off highs as profit hopes ease May 17, 2012
  Shares in cooking palm oil producer Lam Soon (Thailand) , which gained as much as 10.3 percent to its highest in almost a year, retreated slightly to be up 4.4 percent at 4.24 baht ($0.13) as the...
• STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Advanced Info Service up on 3G hopes May 17, 2012
  Shares in Advanced Info Service Pcl climbed to a one-week high amid expectations that the country's biggest mobile phone operator would win the most spectrum lots of 3G spectrum licences in an...

• Stock market falls as Facebook makes shaky debut May 18, 2012
  Stocks fell on Friday as Facebook made a shaky debut and finished its first day of trading little changed from its IPO price. Broad market indexes were sharply lower as turned cautious before leaders of the Group of Eight nations met to dicsuss the eurozone debt crisis.
• Facebook shares trim gains after early pop May 18, 2012
  Shares of Facebook rose early in the market debut of one of the most anticipated initial public offerings ever. But they soon lost some of their pop.
• Facebook CEO Zuckerberg opens trading at Nasdaq May 18, 2012
  Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq stock market Friday, signaling the start of share dealing in the U.S.
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• Stocks edge lower; all eyes on Facebook May 18, 2012
  Stocks edged lower Friday, but major indexes were setting up to close their worst week of the year.
• Getting older and going, or going back, to work May 18, 2012
  The tough job market has been so hard on some Americans that they have dropped out of the running altogether. But here’s a surprising twist: Generally, that’s not been true of older Americans.
• European leaders add to rising fears of breakup May 17, 2012
  European officials are playing a dangerous game of chicken with Greece.
• Mortgage rates still falling, hit record lows May 17, 2012
  Mortgage rates have continued to fall over the past week, setting record lows for both 30-year and 15-year contracts, mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday. The 30-year benchmark now stands at 3.79 percent, down from 3.83 percent a week ago, with an average "point" fee of 0.
• Flat jobless claims raise worries about job market May 17, 2012
  New claims for unemployment benefits were unchanged last week, according to government data that will do little to ease concerns about a recent slowdown in jobs growth.
• Sober Fed is keeping the bond-buying door open May 16, 2012
  Federal Reserve policymakers kept the door open to a fresh round of monetary stimulus, citing downside risks to a moderately expanding economy, according to minutes for the central bank's April meeting.
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• Retail sales slow, raising worries about economy May 15, 2012
  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 in the second quarter.
• Consumer prices flat in April as gasoline slides May 15, 2012
  Consumer prices were flat in April as households paid less for gasoline and natural gas, possibly giving the U.S. Federal Reserve more room to help economic growth should the recovery stumble.
• Washington may be too small a dog to watch Wall Street May 14, 2012
  The multi-billion-dollar trading losses at JPMorgan have renewed concerns that the largest U.S. banks are too massive to regulate and that the government may not be up to the task.
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• Out of benefits even as job picture improves May 14, 2012
  The improving employment situation in South Carolina should be good news for Jennifer Moss, offering hope she can find finally land a job after a year and a half without work. But in a way, it’s been another blow.
• Chase, Europe may weigh on markets this week May 13, 2012
  NEW YORK --- More volatility could be in store for stocks next week as investors grapple with less certainty about the economic outlook and a new blow to the financial sector after JPMorgan Chase's trading loss.
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• Tech stocks getting a bit fizzy, if not bubbly May 11, 2012
  The imminent initial public offering of Facebook renews a question that has been on the market's collective mind: Are we in the midst of a new tech stock bubble?
• On Wall Street, a battle of hoodies vs. the suits May 11, 2012
  But some style gurus believe Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg calculatedly donned his normal dorm-frumpy garb to send New York's financiers a crisp signal: "The West Coast techies truly fuel this economy."
• Wholesale inflation drops on slumping energy prices May 11, 2012
  Producer prices took a surprise tumble in April, led by a sharp drop in energy costs for manufacturers such as factories, refineries and farms. The Labor Department reported Friday that the producer price index dropped a seasonally-adjusted 0.2 percent last month.
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• Americans' pessimism on economy growing May 11, 2012
  Americans are growing more pessimistic about the economy and handling it remains President Barack Obama's weak spot and biggest challenge in his bid for a second term, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
• Bernanke: Even worthy borrowers can't get mortgages May 10, 2012
  Banks have become so restrictive in making mortgages that many worthy homebuyers are being frozen out of the U.S. housing market, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said.
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• Greek turmoil deepens Europe's debt crisis May 10, 2012
  The deepening political turmoil in Greece has begun reverberating throughout the global financial markets as Athens’ failure to form a government threatens to further undermine the battered European economy.
• Sony posts record annual loss of $5.7B May 10, 2012
  Sony Corp. racked up its fourth straight year of red ink as the once-glorious maker of the Walkman and PlayStation struggles toward a turnaround.
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• Jobless claims slip slightly in latest week May 10, 2012
  The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits edged marginally lower in the latest week, showing the job market is heading haltingly in the right direction.
• US trade gap widens as imports surge May 10, 2012
  The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in March as imports surged to a record high, in another sign the government may have to scale back its estimate of first-quarter economic growth. The trade gap grew 14.1 percent to $51.

• Highlights from Facebook's debut May 19, 2012
  Facebook's debut on the stock market was preceded by epic hype, delayed by a technical glitch and tracked minute-by-minute by investors around the world. In the end, the fuss was over a gain of 23 cents.
• Wall St Week Ahead: The market is oversold, but major signs say "sell" May 18, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Normally a big decline would set up Wall Street for a technical rebound. But that may not be the case next week, even after the market posted its worst weekly loss for the year and the S&P fell for six straight sessions. With the corporate earnings season drawing to an end and recent U.S. economic data raising doubts about the pace of growth, the S&P 500, which is down 7.3 percent so far in May, could decline further next week as concerns about the financial health of Europe persist. ...
• Wall St Week Ahead: The market is oversold, but major signs say "sell" May 18, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Normally a big decline would set up Wall Street for a technical rebound. But that may not be the case next week, even after the market posted its worst weekly loss for the year and the S&P fell for six straight sessions. With the corporate earnings season drawing to an end and recent U.S. economic data raising doubts about the pace of growth, the S&P 500, which is down 7.3 percent so far in May, could decline further next week as concerns about the financial health of Europe persist. ...
• Crude down, hits biggest 3-wk loss since Aug '11 May 18, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude oil futures fell more than 1 percent on Friday, down for the sixth straight session, as worsening problems in Greece and Spain raised worries of contagion in the euro zone. Oil futures fell on the drumbeat from global stock markets, which erased the year's gains as investors pared holdings for safe-haven assets such as gold, on growing concerns about the euro zone debt crisis. On Wall Street, equities dipped after a messy opening-day trade for social networking darling Facebook failed to lift the spirits of investors. U.S. ...
• Nasdaq glitch confuses investors of Facebook IPO May 18, 2012
  Some investors who thought they had bought Facebook shares at the opening of trading were left without knowing for hours whether they had received the shares.
• Facebook investors left guessing after Nasdaq glitch May 18, 2012
  (Reuters) - Individual investors were left in the dark for hours on Friday about whether their buy and sell orders for newly issued Facebook shares had actually been executed, in the latest of a series high-profile exchange glitches in recent years. Massive demand for the social networking giant's initial public offering, which set a trading volume record for U.S. market debuts, led to a 45-minute delay in the start of trading in the stock. But it was what happened after trading started that had some on Wall Street fuming. ...
• Business Highlights May 18, 2012
  ___Facebook falls flat in public debutAfter all the hype, Facebook's first day as a public company ended where it began.In its much-anticipated debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Facebook's stock closed ...
• Tale of the tape: Google versus Facebook May 18, 2012
  Facebook is the hottest Internet company to hit the stock market since Google went public in 2004. The Silicon Valley companies, located seven miles apart, also happen to be locked in a bitter battle for Web surfers' allegiance and online advertisers' money. The duel is likely to intensify now that the IPO has given Facebook Inc.'s social network billions of dollars to battle Google Inc.'s dominant search engine.
• Messy Facebook debut marks weak day on Wall Street May 18, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc spoiled hopes that a spectacular open for the most-anticipated stock sale in years would brighten the mood in what has been a gloomy month for equity markets. Shares of Facebook, the social networking giant, were volatile in the busiest day ever for a trading debut. After early gains of more than 10 percent, Facebook shares fell back to the $38 issue price, ending up just 0.6 percent at $38.23. It was the Nasdaq's most actively traded stock, with more than 566 million shares traded. ...
• Stocks fall on Europe worries; Facebook debuts May 18, 2012
  It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the stock market higher.
• Messy Facebook debut marks weak day on Wall Street May 18, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc spoiled hopes that a spectacular open for the most-anticipated stock sale in years would brighten the mood in what has been a gloomy month for equity markets. Shares of Facebook, the social networking giant, were volatile in the busiest day ever for a trading debut. After early gains of more than 10 percent, Facebook shares fell back to the $38 issue price, ending up just 0.6 percent at $38.23. It was the Nasdaq's most actively traded stock, with more than 566 million shares traded. ...
• Nasdaq to resolve early Facebook orders through matching process May 18, 2012
  (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX said it intends to reach a resolution for Facebook Inc orders entered from 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. ET through an "offline matching process." Firms that had questions regarding executions would have to submit requests to Nasdaq by 5 p.m. (Reporting By David Gaffen)
• Stocks fall on Europe worries; Facebook debuts May 18, 2012
  It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the stock market higher.
• Facebook investors left guessing after Nasdaq glitch May 18, 2012
  (Reuters) - Individual investors were left guessing for more than two hours on Friday about whether their buy and sell orders for newly issued Facebook shares had been actually executed. The Nasdaq Stock Market, where Facebook is listed, had problems sending electronic messages back to the brokerages that handle orders from individual, or "retail," investors, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation. Because the electronic acknowledgements didn't come back from the exchange, the brokers were unable to tell their clients that trades had been executed. ...
• Facebook investors left guessing after Nasdaq glitch May 18, 2012
  (Reuters) - Individual investors were left guessing for more than two hours on Friday about whether their buy and sell orders for newly issued Facebook shares had been actually executed.
• Facebook investors left guessing after Nasdaq glitch May 18, 2012
  (Reuters) - Individual investors were left guessing for more than two hours on Friday about whether their buy and sell orders for newly issued Facebook shares had been actually executed. The Nasdaq Stock Market, where Facebook is listed, had problems sending electronic messages back to the brokerages that handle orders from individual, or "retail," investors, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation. Because the electronic acknowledgements didn't come back from the exchange, the brokers were unable to tell their clients that trades had been executed. ...
• US stocks edge lower on Europe worries May 18, 2012
  It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the stock market higher.
• Wall Street flat after Facebook IPO fizzles May 18, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday, reversing earlier gains after Facebook Inc stumbled in its market debut after a delayed opening. Shares of the social networking giant were volatile in early trading, falling to near breakeven levels after early gains of more than 10 percent. In early trading it was the Nasdaq's most actively traded stock, with more than 100 million shares traded in the first five minutes of trading. ...
• European financial woes push markets lower May 18, 2012
  Concerns that Europe's debt crisis could drag down parts of the continent's banking system rattled global markets on Friday, while the IPO of social network Facebook failed to buoy spirits on Wall Street.
• European financial woes push markets lower May 18, 2012
  Concerns that Europe's debt crisis could drag down parts of the continent's banking system rattled global markets on Friday, while the IPO of social network Facebook failed to buoy spirits on Wall Street.Ratings ...
• Facebook stock jumps in public debut May 18, 2012
  Facebook is updating its status to "public company" as its stock jumps in its debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
• Facebook set to begin trading after $16B offering May 18, 2012
  Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of "likes" are worth on Wall Street, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg ringing the Nasdaq Stock Market opening bell Friday morning from company headquarters a continent away.
• Europe woes keep markets on edge May 18, 2012
  Concerns that Europe's debt crisis could drag down parts of the continent's banking system rattled most global markets Friday, though social network Facebook's IPO buoyed sentiment on Wall Street.
• Kenya's 2012 tourism earnings to dip on euro crisis, attacks May 18, 2012
  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's white sandy beaches look set to have fewer visitor footprints meandering over them this year. While this may be good news for Europeans seeking escape from economic storms at home, it is bad news for Suresh Sofat's tour firm and other Kenyans hoping to cash in on hard currency earnings - especially after 2011 was year of plenty for them. Sofat, 73, who runs Somak Travel, a 44-year old family business, now sees a difficult time ahead after the euro crisis and deadly attacks blamed on al Qaeda-linked militia have seen travel bookings fall sharply. ...
• Kenya's 2012 tourism earnings to dip on euro crisis, attacks May 18, 2012
  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's white sandy beaches look set to have fewer visitor footprints meandering over them this year.

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