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Facebook Prices Its IPO at $38
Facebook priced its initial public offering at $38 a share, a move that values the Internet company at more than $100 billion. It tried floating higher numbers to investors but was rebuffed.
Apple Moves to Larger iPhone Screens
Apple is likely to increase the screen size on its coming iPhone. The company is asking Asian suppliers to make screens measuring at least 4 inches diagonally. The current iPhone has a 3.5-inch display.
Google Shifts Tack on Android
Google is shifting its strategy for its Android mobile operating system in a bid to create a united front with smartphone and tablet makers and to prevent wireless carriers from controlling the devices.
GM Says Facebook Ads Don't Pay Off
GM plans to stop advertising on Facebook after the auto maker decided that paid ads on the site have little impact on consumers' car buying.
Why Wrigley Field Must Be Destroyed
Having not won a World Series since 1908, and having last appeared on that stage in 1945—the Chicago Cubs must contemplate the only solution that might restore the team to glory: Tear down Wrigley Field.
For a Nation of Whiners, Therapists Try Tough Love
How do you get someone to stop the constant griping? The answer is simple; Don't listen. Moms, and bosses, are good at this. Now, even therapists are refusing to sit still for chronic complaining.
Should You Buy Long-Term-Care Insurance?
Mark Meiners says yes, because you need to be prepared, not just hope for the best. No, says Prescott Cole, because the cost is too high.
Thompson Resigns as CEO of Yahoo
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson agreed to resign this weekend after the company's board obtained evidence that contradicted his claim of innocence over his misstated academic record.
Are Dads the New Moms?
Though losing ground as husbands and providers, men are finding a new role, writes Susan Gregory Thomas—as rock-solid fathers.
SEC Opens Review of J.P. Morgan
The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun reviewing J.P. Morgan Chase's disclosures related to its $2 billion trading loss.
J.P. Morgan Flags a $2 Billion Trading Loss
J.P. Morgan has taken $2 billion in trading losses in the past six weeks and could face an additional $1 billion in second-quarter losses due to market volatility.
Strassel: Trolling for Dirt on the President's List
First a Romney supporter was named on an Obama campaign website. That was followed by the slimy trolling into a citizen's private life.
Obama Says He Supports Gay Marriage
The president reversed his position on a controversial social issue just six months before the November election and adopted a stance fraught with political implications.
Naomi Schaefer Riley: The Academic Mob Rules
Instead of encouraging wide discussion, the Chronicle of Higher Education fires a blogger.
Stephens: To the Class of 2012
Attention graduates: Tone down your egos, shape up your minds.
Don't Cry (at the Office)
Emotional displays are frowned up, but it's unhealthful to just bottle up your feelings. Experts say you should be attuned to your "emotional triggers" so responses can be managed for more productive outcomes.
Jetliner Bomb Plot Is Foiled
The CIA thwarted an al Qaeda suicide-bombing plot. An explosive device intended to be used by a terrorist on an airline was recovered, a U.S. official said. The device was "very similar" to those used by al Qaeda's offshoot in Yemen.
Voter Anger Sweeps Europe
French voters elected François Hollande as president on Sunday, giving France a Socialist leader who has pledged to shift the burden of hardship onto the rich and resolve the protracted euro sovereign-debt crisis by softening the current prescription of austerity.
How to Live Unhappily Ever After
Augusten Burroughs on the upside of being downbeat—and embracing loss and anger.
Renting Prosperity
Americans are getting used to the idea of renting the good life, from cars to couture to homes. Daniel Gross explores our shift from a nation of owners to an economy permanently on the move—and how it will lead to the next boom.
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