In 2005, David Choe chose stock shares instead of cash as compensation for his artwork at Facebook’s headquarters. Looks like that decision is about to pay off.
Tuesday’s links show how things can change: your money, a construction site, and even a dictator’s physical appearance.
“I’ve still got my helmet on. The sell-off yesterday was overdone, so I’m starting to dip one foot back in the market — but confidence is so weak right now, I don’t have both feet back in yet.” — LEE SMITH, vice president of Cozad Asset Management, on getting back into the stock market trading [...]
On Monday, the first stock trading day since the S&P downgrade of America’s credit, the market slid down 634.76 points. Tuesday, newspapers across the U.S. and the world reacted to the news with ominous headlines and, of course, images of downtrodden traders. Here are the day’s best headlines.
Not the most conventional way to trade stock market advice, but dolling it out on Twitter sure worked out for 50 Cent.
A joint study by academics in Germany and the U.S. sheds new — and disturbing — light on the power of Google.
Next time you play the stock market, it might be worth checking out Twitter beforehand.
The price of gold surged around the world Tuesday, as investors looked for something – anything – safe to invest in to avoid the turmoil of shaky financial markets.
