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Splunk: Barclays Starts at Buy, $40 Target

Shares of data analytics company Splunk (SPLK) are up 73 cents, or 2.5%, at $29.79 after Barclays Capital’s Raimo Lenschow today started coverage of the stock with an Overweight rating and a $40 price target, arguing that the company is “the first ...

Fiscal Policy Works

Paul Krugman: None So Blind: As those who will not see. Eddie Lazear has an op-ed in the WSJ on the fiscal cliff that, among other things, pooh-poohs any concerns that sudden cuts in spending might hurt the economy. He...

Why Facebook is Killing Silicon Valley

I teach entrepreneurship for ~50 student teams a year from engineering schools at Stanford, Berkeley, and Columbia. For the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps this year I’ll also teach ~150 teams led by professors who want to commercialize their inventions. Our extended teaching team includes venture capitalists with decades of experience. The irony is that...

Moritz Eases Back from Sequoia Capital After Being Diagnosed with “Rare Medical Condition” – Reports

Legendary venture capitalist Michael Moritz is stepping back from the daily management of Sequoia Capital due to a rare and incurable illness, Moritz wrote in a letter to the firm's limited partners, according to multiple media reports.

Greek funny money, redux

First it was John Dizard arguing that Greece could issue scrip and have this circulate as “money” during a funding stand-off with the Troika — without getting...

Andrea Northup: Connecting the Dots: The Journey From Farm to Cafeteria Tray

The journey from seed-to-cafeteria tray is long and complex. My role is to shepherd the process from start to finish, and help local schools actionably transform the quality of their food.

Facebook Analysts Mixed as Shares Fall

On Friday, it was investors who were lukewarm to Facebook stock. On Monday, an analyst joined the ranks of the underwhelmed.

J.P. Morgan Suspends Buybacks in London Whale’s Wake

Jamie Dimon revealed today that J.P. Morgan has suspended its $15 billion stock repurchase plan, weeks after the bank revealed a disastrous bet has cost it billions. Deal Journal's David Benoit joined the Markets Hub to talk about Dimon and J.P. Morgan...

Yahoo!: BGC Ups to Buy on Alibaba Deal, Core Strategy

Shares of Yahoo! (YHOO) are up 6 cents, or 0.4%, at $15.48 after the company this morning announced a deal with Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. to sell a portion of Yahoo!’s 42% stake in the company for $7 billion, ending one of t...

Mark Gongloff: JPMorgan Losses Eclipse $30 Billion

Champion American complainer Jamie Dimon complained on Monday about Wall Street regulation, while also insisting he not be described as a complainer. All the while,...

Houghton Mifflin Publishers Files For Bankruptcy

May 21 (Reuters) - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, after the publisher of textbooks reached an agreement with a...

Banking 101 Videos

Perhaps this would be of assistance for the JPMorgan Office of Investment Management in London: > click for Videos on how banks work and how money is created.