http://fininformer.com All business news Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:44:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For all the huge numbers in Facebook's IPO papers, a surprisingly small figure stands out: $4.39, the amount the site generated per user last year. It's one of the company's major challenges because the total is paltry compared with competing Internet companies. Google makes more than $30 a year from ... http://fininformer.com/after-ipo-facebook-will-face-new-profit-pressures/ The CEOs of some of the nation's biggest homebuilding companies say the housing market appears to have stabilized. But they are careful not to be overly optimistic even with the spring home-selling season coming up in just a few weeks. Executives at PulteGroup Inc., MDC Holdings Inc., M/I Homes Inc. ... http://fininformer.com/homebuilders-see-stable-housing-market-ahead/ Facebook, the social network that changed "friend" from a noun to a verb, is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market. Its debut is likely to be the most talked-about initial public offering since Google in 2004. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company expects ... http://fininformer.com/will-facebook-deliver-an-ipo-surprise/ In a tacit acknowledgment that their exclusive focus on austerity has had painful side effects, European leaders have promised to stimulate growth and create jobs. Heads of European state and government meeting in Brussels on Monday pledged to offer more training for young people to ease their transition to the ... http://fininformer.com/eu-leaders-pledge-to-stimulate-growth-create-jobs/ Remember Greece? It's been two years since a financial crisis erupted in the birthplace of drama, and the final act is still unfinished. A second week of talks in Athens ended Friday with no deal between the country, the European Union and private holders of Greek bonds. Remarkably, even after ... http://fininformer.com/what-we-worry-about-when-we-worry-about-greek-debt/ A weak year for the economy likely ended on a hopeful note. The economy likely grew at annual rate of 3 percent in the October-December quarter, according to a survey by FactSet. The Commerce Department will release the actual figure Friday. The gain would represent modest improvement from this summer, ... http://fininformer.com/economy-likely-ended-2011-with-strong-growth/ Quicker deliveries of Boeing's commercial airplanes helped it report a 20-percent jump in fourth-quarter profits, and offset sluggish growth in its defense business. However, its shares fell because of a weaker 2012 earnings outlook than analysts expected. Boeing posted net income of $1.39 billion Wednesday, or $1.84 per share. That ... http://fininformer.com/boeing-4q-profit-up-but-expected-defense-cuts-to-hurt-2012-earnings/ India http://fininformer.com/india-unexpectedly-cut-reserve-ratio-as-bric-nations-act-to-protect-growth-bloomberg/ Treasuries are off to their worst start in nine years amid signs the U.S. economy is strengthening and Europe is moving closer to resolving its sovereign-debt crisis. Yields on benchmark 10-year notes climbed 16 basis points, or 0.16 percentage point, the biggest weekly increase since the five days ... http://fininformer.com/treasuries-off-to-worst-start-since-2003-on-strengthening-global-economy-bloomberg/ The ubiquitous symbols of gainful employment, the key card and picture ID attached to his sweater, speak equally to Ed Wolfgram's periodic rejection of his life's status quo. "It's important to keep learning and to keep things interesting," Wolfgram said last week in an interview at a coffee shop near ... http://fininformer.com/a-veteran-of-self-employment-finds-solace-in-work-a-day-life/