The Carlyle Group is worth between $7 billion and $7.6 billion and will price its shares between $23 and $25 on the Nasdaq stock market when it goes public in the next few weeks, according to people familiar with the firm’s plans. Read full article > >

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TOKYO — A rumor that an explosion occurred at North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear facility set off a brief panic Friday in the South Korean stock market, illustrating one of the ways in which Seoul is vulnerable to its neighbor. South Korean government officials found zero evidence that an explosion had actually occurred, and a visiting U.S. diplomat in Tokyo said he’d heard nothing to suggest the rumor was true. Radiation-monitoring devices in the region showed no unusual activity. Read full article > >

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Companies that were granted stock options after the 2008 stock market collapse are benefiting from those awards too — in the form of tax savings.

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NEW YORK — The worst week for the stock market in two months ended with a whimper in thin trading Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 4.8 percent this week, while the broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 4.7 percent. Both had their worst weeks since Sept. 23. Major indexes wavered throughout Friday’s session, which was shortened because it’s the day after Thanksgiving. Worries about Europe’s debt crisis flared up again after Italy had to pay 7.8 percent to borrow for two years at a debt auction. It’s another sign that investors are increasingly hesitant to lend to European countries. Read full article > >

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Stocks fall in light trading session as Europe fears linger; Dow drops 4.8 percent for week

Stocks posted their largest gains in nearly two weeks Tuesday as expectations the Federal Reserve may again try to spur economic growth trumped more weak data on manufacturing and housing. The blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day up 322 points, or nearly 3 percent, to close above the 11,000 level for the first time since last Wednesday. The Standard & Poor’s 500, a broader market measure, surged 3.4 percent. The Nasdaq, a more tech-heavy index, climbed 4.3 percent. All three indexes are still down for August and for the year. Still, with the stock market trading near its lows for the year, many analysts expected a buying spree sooner or later. Read full article > >

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Stocks posted their largest gains in nearly two weeks Tuesday as expectations the Federal Reserve may again try to spur economic growth trumped more weak data on manufacturing and housing. The blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day up 322 points, or nearly 3 percent, to close above the 11,000 level for the first time since last Wednesday. The Standard & Poor’s 500, a broader market measure, surged 3.4 percent. The Nasdaq, a more tech-heavy index, climbed 4.3 percent. All three indexes are still down for August and for the year. Still, with the stock market trading near its lows for the year, many analysts expected a buying spree sooner or later. Read full article > >

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Commodities trading giant Glencore announces its intention to raise $9bn-$11bn in a stock market flotation and names a new chairman.

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Egypt’s stock market is suspended again after plunging 10%, minutes after reopening from its two-month closure.

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Investors will closely watch the Nikkei stock market in Japan when it reopens on Monday, after closing down 1.7% on Friday’s disaster.

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Deutsche Bank gets trading ban after employees manipulated South Korea’s stock market, financial regulators say.

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Deutsche Bank in Korea market fix

The stock market has always gone up after the Steelers, Packers or Bears won the Super Bowl. But it fell after the Jets won in 1969. Why would any investor root for the Jets?

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Police baton-charge investors in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka after the country’s stock market saw a record one-day fall.

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Machines have largely taken over stock market trading, creating a new technological order affecting nearly everyone who owns shares of stock or mutual funds.

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The New Speed of Money, Reshaping Markets

Online sports betting business Betfair says its planned flotation on the London stock market will raise up to £1.5bn.

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Betfair seeking £1.5bn flotation

Australia’s stock market and currency lose value, as Prime Minister Julia Gillard continues efforts to achieve a majority in a hung parliament.

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