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  • newPostal Service's next deadline: Aug. 1
    The next deadline facing Congress to save the U.S. Postal Service is Aug. 1. That's when the agency won't have enough money to make a $5.5 billion payment to a retirement fund mandated by law.
    - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:30pm -
  • newGreek banks strain for cash
    The Greek financial system is straining hard for cash.
    - 23 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:53am -
  • Vacation? No thanks, boss
    Dubbed the "no vacation nation," the United States lags behind most other developed countries when it comes to vacation days. But Americans don't seem to mind.
    - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 9:48am -
  • Paying companies to hire the unemployed
    Would you donate $6,000 to subsidize someone else's job?
    - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 9:20am -
  • JPMorgan's Dimon to testify in Senate
    JPMorgan head Jamie Dimon will appear before a Senate committee to testify about the bank's recent $2 billion trading loss, which has spurred renewed debate about financial reform since being revealed last week.
    - 1 day ago, 17 May 12, 10:31pm -

Term Sheet

  • newNo, Facebook did not make Bono world's richest musician
    Reports of Bono's payday have been greatly exaggerated.FORTUNE -- There have been a lot of silly things written about Facebook (FB) in the past 24 hours, but this item over at HuffingtonPost takes the cake:Of course, HuffPo was not alone. Similar…
    - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:39pm -
  • new38 Special: Facebook bankers got it right
    Facebook shares stay flat, and that's okay.FORTUNE -- Facebook (FB) shares didn't pop. They didn't crumble. They closed the day at $38.23 per share, or less than a percentage point higher than where the company's IPO had priced last night.The typic…
    - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:13pm -
  • newAnother thing spooking Facebook's stock: Taxes
    There will be a flood of shares hitting the market when employees and insiders sell, which could hurt the new shareholders the most.FORTUNE -- Add taxes to the potential reasons the social network's stock didn't pop in its IPO. The issue is the $4 b…
    - 15 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:44pm -
  • newFacebook begins trading
    Welcome to Facebook Friday!FORTUNE -- The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here: Facebook (FB) has begun trading as a public company.The social network's shares began trading just past 11:30 am, or about two hours after Mark Zuckerberg…
    - 18 hours ago, 18 May 12, 3:34pm -
  • newThe biggest Facebook winners
    All Facebook VCs hit a home-run. But who hit grand slams?FORTUNE -- After Facebook priced its IPO last night, I did a post on how much the deal was worth to various insiders (both individuals and institutions). But here's an addendum: VC firms that…
    - 20 hours ago, 18 May 12, 1:47pm -

Street Sweep

  • Feds nab insider trader at Nasdaq
    Apparently Bernie Madoff wasn't the only bad apple at Nasdaq.In the latest shining moment for the U.S. stock exchanges, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged Donald Johnson, a former Nasdaq managing director, with ripping off i…
    - 26 May 11, 8:19pm -
  • The problem with nomadic megabanks
    Behold an exciting new feature of the post-bailout era: the megabank that wanders the globe with the weapons of financial mass destruction strapped to its chest.UBS (UBS), the giant Swiss bank that took $59 billion in bailout funds three years ago…
    - 26 May 11, 3:19pm -
  • Is the AIG selloff overdone?
    Could it be time to start kicking the tires on AIG?It hardly seems like an auspicious moment. Shares have lost half their value this year, including a 3% walloping Wednesday, making the New York-based insurer the worst-performing big stock in the ma…
    - 25 May 11, 3:55pm -
  • The world's most reckless central bankers
    Should the guys at the European Central Bank have to sit through a screening of "Too Big to Fail"?It might remind them that a lesson of 2008 meltdown is that you can't extend and pretend your way out of the abyss, even if you're brandishing a bazook…
    - 25 May 11, 10:32am -
  • Problem banks list hits 888
    The zombie banking industry took another half step forward Tuesday.The list of banks at risk of failing expanded at its slowest rate since before the credit crisis, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said. The so-called problem bank list rose by j…
    - 24 May 11, 2:39pm -

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      Fishing Industry Aids Iceland's Recovery
      Three years after a spectacular financial collapse, Iceland is coming back, largely on the strength of its strong exports. Video and reporting by Charles Forelle from the island of Vestmannaeyjar.
      - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:30am -
      Dow Sinks for 12th Time in 13 Sessions
      Stocks declined, suffering the worst week of the year, as optimism surrounding Facebook faded after the shares made their trading debut. Steven Russolillo has details on The News Hub. Photo: AP.
      - 13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:54pm -
      Exclusive: Inside the Chaos at J.P. Morgan
      The Wall Street Journal's Monica Langley offers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the chaos that enveloped J.P. Morgan as the bank and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, struggled to come to grips with the magnitude of losses from a trading debacle. Photo:…
      - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 4:30am -
      Sears: Turnaround In Aisle 2
      WSJ 'Ahead of the Tape' columnist Spencer Jakab stops by Mean Street and examines Sears Holdings' turnaround efforts that could prove the retail company's critics wrong. Photo: AP.
      - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 7:18pm -
      Are Bank Runs the Reign In Spain?
      WSJ MarketBeat's Paul Vigna checks in on Mean Street to discuss the dive in Spain's Bankia shares and looks at whether similar deposit concerns could emerge throughout Europe. Photo: Reuters.
      - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 6:57pm -
      White House Steps Up Push to Toughen Bank Rules
      In the wake of losses at J.P. Morgan, the White House is seeking to ensure a tough interpretation of a regulation designed to prevent banks from making bets with their own money. Carol Lee has details on Lunch Break. Photo: AP.
      - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 5:13pm -