“Wait: The Art and Science of Delay” by Frank Partnoy

The key part of making a good decision, Frank Partnoy argues, is to wait as long as you can before acting… We live in a fast-paced world, and it’s unlikely we will slow down soon. Technology continues to strip away delays and pauses, giving us the ability to do, find and share things in a [...]

Why Fender Pulled Its IPO – Stock Deemed Overvalued

See on Scoop.it – Musicbiz Guitar manufacturer Fender cancelled its IPO after its stock was deemed overvalued by some investors. See on finance.fortune.cnn.com

Kayak revives IPO plans, plans to raise up to $100M

See on Scoop.it – internetbillboards Kayak processed 310 million user travel queries in the first quarter of 2012, up 45 percent over 2011, and the company’s mobile app has now been downloaded 15 million times overall, including 3 million downloads in the first three months of the year. The company is part of a big [...]

12 Reasons the Facebook IPO Failed

See on Scoop.it – Social Media Tips and News Facebook’s shares are not climbing the stratosphere and everyone is wondering why. Here are 12 reasons. 1. The public is not as dumb as Wall Street thinks. They’ve been through numerous tulip bulb fantasies before and have seen them blow up in their faces. Maybe the [...]

How Tim Cook is changing Apple – Fortune Tech

See on Scoop.it – internetbillboards Steve Jobs’ successor is making his mark and trying to keep the Apple magic going.   From the article.   Considering the widespread handwringing over how rudderless Apple would be without Jobs, it is remarkable how steadily the company has sailed along without him. Wall Street in particular has good [...]

:: 4 Strategic Areas Where Facebook Must Invest Post-IPO ::

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:: Machines Dominate the Market: 84% of All Trades HFT? ::

See on Scoop.it – Information Economy 84% of All Stock Trades Are By High-Frequency Computers … Only 16% Are Done By Human Traders ~~~ Machines Dominate the Market … Real Human Traders Are… See on www.ritholtz.com

World’s Largest Brokerage OKs Social Networking by Financial Advisors

Via Scoop.it – Enterprise Social Media Memo heralds new media breakthrough New York-based financial services powerhouse, Morgan Stanley, the world’s largest brokerage firm, announced, not in a (RT @B2Community: World’s Largest Brokerage OKs Social Networking by Financial Advisors   This is a really big deal for the financial industry. Although FINRA had released guidelines a [...]