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Facebook Jumps 5% After Record Low; Morgan Stanley CEO Denies ?Nefarious Activity?

Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, jumped 5 percent in late Thursday trading after they set a new low of $26.83.

Wal-Mart Leaves ALEC, 22nd Company To Exit Conservative Lobbying Group

People walk past a Wal-Mart sign in Rogers, Arkansas

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1 U.S. retailer, said it had quit the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a Washington, D.C.-based group that lobbies for conservative laws in state legislatures.

Disney Appoints Alan Horn Chairman Of Disney Studios

Disney appointed Alan Horn as chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Thursday.

The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) appointed Alan Horn as chairman of Disney Studios, replacing former chairman Rich Ross, who was forced out of the role in April, the company announced Thursday.

GM is sponsoring Manchester United as it tries to up the ante in Chinese advertising.

General Motors, Seeking China Sales, Ditches NFL for Soccer and Manchester United

After ditching Super Bowl ads, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) pivoted away from the NFL and instead entered into a five-year advertising partnership for its Chevrolet brand with the popular British soccer team Manchester United, a move meant to bolster the brand's global awareness, the company announced Thursday.

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Facebook Sets New Lows Despite ?Buy? Calls

Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, set a new low of $27 on Thursday, as the stock?s rout continues.

Ford Launches Major Pension Buyout Plan

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) will offer a pension buyout to 98,000 retirees and former employees of the nation's second biggest car company, Reuters reported Thursday.

Police form a cordon around the perimeter of the New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial, on the private plaza site

HP May Have Overbilled NYC For 911 Upgrade: Comptroller

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the biggest computer company, may have overbilled New York City by as much as $50 million to upgrade the 911 system, Comptroller John Liu charged.

Research in Motion Struggles; Shares Drop

Paradigm Shift: As RIM, Nokia Plunge Could Windows 8 Be Too Late To Save Them?

Shares of smartphone manufacturers Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) and Nokia (NYS: NOK) swooned this week on fears of mounting losses and dwindling share.

IBM Deploying Cloud Servers For French Open Fans

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) said it was deploying cloud, or Internet, computing services for the website of the French Open so that it can handle as much as 100 times normal traffic.

Facebook Shares Hit New Low; Class Action Lawyer Sees Suits Merging

Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, fell again Wednesday, giving back their early gains from Tuesday?s record-low close of $28.84.

A Case tractor. Case is one of the brands produced by CMH, along with New Holland. CMH is merging with Fiat Industrial S.p.A.

Fiat Industrial, CNH To Merge

Fiat Industrial S.p.A. (Milan, FI), a 2010 spin-off of Fiat S.p.A. that makes trucks and tractors, plans to merge with CNH Global NV (NYSE: CNH), the producer of Case and New Holland brand tractors, the company announced Wednesday.

RIM Activist Investor: Split Company In Half For Sale

Two months ago, Toronto activist investor Victor Alboini, whose Jaguar Financial had acquired a stake just below 5 percent in Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM), said the company won?t be around in its current shape in two years. Now it's for sale.

Apple?s Antitrust Reply On eBooks: ?We Benefited The Public?

Apple has acknowledged that its iPad made it a major force in ebooks but denied that it?s stifling competition in a formal reply to the Justice Department's antitrust suit.

Japan's Marubeni Becomes Major League Player With Gavilon Buy

Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp. (Tokyo: 8002), which has been on a global shopping spree in recent years so it can become a dominant grain supplier to China, just took a strategic step toward that goal.

Facebook Shares Plunge To New Lows

Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, fell to a new low following its $16 billion May 17 initial public offering.

'Agent Orange' Judge Weinstein Gets Memorial Day Honor

U.S. District Court Judge Jack B. Weinstein, 90, best known for settling the Agent Orange cases stemming from the Vietnam War, was honored as grand marshal of the Memorial Day Parade at home in Great Neck, N.Y. Monday.

Technology Focus: Is Another Industry Downturn Looming?

Several industry bellwethers like Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) ) and NetApp (Nasdaq: NTAP) have reported poor resuilts or forecasts. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) will axe 27,000 people. Is a new tech recession ahead?

In Lehman's Archstone Deal, 'Grave Dancer' Sam Zell Wins Again

Sam Zell, the Chicago real-estate mogul, has become so well-known for feasting on distressed assets that he's been called the grave dancer. This week, Zell took the nickname to the next level: He's about to receive $70 million from a ghost.

Despite troubles in its financial sector, Brazil is still drawing foreign investors.

Investors Love Rio: Why Foreign Companies Are Buying Into Brazil's Real Economy

Investing in Brazil's booming economy has turned another page as foreign companies, especially Japanese firms, move from putting money into the nation's financial industry to putting it into the real economy of South America's largest nation.

Toyota To Add 8 New Cars For 'Driving To A Picnic' In Emerging Markets

The Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) wants to make itself king of the hill once more and reclaim the No. 1 global sales position from the General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) by adding eight compact cars for emerging markets, Reuters said Friday.

NY Comptroller To Chevron: Time To Pay $18 Billion Ecuador Fine

New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli renewed his call on Friday that Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), the second-largest oil company in the U.S., settle its legal battle against a multibillion-dollar judgment in Ecuador, to avoid further damaging its reputation and shareholder value.

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