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Network confusion links Facebook and Nasdaq
The reputation of both the social network and the stock exchange could be damaged by the glitch which held up opening trades in Facebook?s stock

Faltering start for the new Facebook
Glitches delayed the opening of trading and underwriters had to intervene to prevent the group?s shares falling below the $38 price set on Thursday

Facebook fails to meet high expectations
S&P 500 financials index loses over 6% to make it the worst performing sector on the week, led by JPMorgan as its deals with fallout from $2bn loss

Global equities extend losing streak
Growth assets are shunned as investors fret about the future of the eurozone and the global economy, sending yields on German Bunds lower

Resource stocks mirror global economy
Decline of groups involved in supplying essential raw materials for business show how investors really feel about the global economy?s direction

ITV weakens as FTSE 100 drops
Banks and mining stocks lead the wider market to its sharpest weekly fall since September, with the benchmark index down 5.5% for the week

ICAP secures Plus exchange licence
The world?s largest interdealer broker will pay a nominal £1 and take on liabilities and running costs for lossmaking quotations and listings arm

Haven rush drives bond yields to lows
Possibility of Greek euro exit has rattled markets and caused investors to buy ?safer? assets, pushing UK and German borrowing costs to lows

Spain?s pain becomes Europe?s big fear
Fears about contagion from Greece and worries about the health of Spanish banks have shifted the focus of the crisis from Athens to Madrid

Spanish banks defy Moody?s downgrade
Bankia rises 23% to lead sector-wide rebound, helped by reports that Madrid has hired Goldman Sachs to carry out a valuation of the lender

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