Facebook is tough to quit, and investors like that

New events startup debuts in Baltimore: Marvilent

The two guys behind Marvilent are hoping that Baltimoreans will want to break out of the weekend routines -- yard work, house cleaning or...

'Casablanca' to screen on Facebook

As part of the 70th birthday celebration for "Casablanca," Warner Bros. Digital Distribution will sponsor a free screening of the Oscar-...

Millennial Media posts loss in first quarter as a public company

Millennial Media Inc., a Baltimore-based mobile advertising firm, posted its first quarterly results as a public company Monday. The results...

Fewer women in top U.S. tech jobs since 2010

The number of women in senior technology positions at U.S. companies is down for the second year in a row, according to a survey published...

Self-checkout at the supermarket: You call this progress?

If you've shopped at a supermarket the last few years, you've probably come across the self-checkout lanes. You know, the ones where you'...

Walters donates artwork images to Wikipedia

The Walters Art Museum is...

T. Rowe Price managers met with Facebook execs Tuesday

As part of its public offering roadshow, Facebook executives met Tuesday evening with managers of T. Rowe Price, whose stake in the social...

Meet the CushPad: The perfect, plush case for your iPad

Adam Raby, a Maryland native and UMBC graduate now living in Chicago, came up with the idea for the CushPad while watching his girlfriend...

FTC: Myspace agrees to live up to privacy promises to consumers

The FTC announced it has reached a settlement with Myspace, which was accused of sharing consumers’ personal information with...

First crop of startups at Wasabi Ventures' accelerator at Loyola University Maryland

The first crop of tech startups have launched at the new business accelerator program run by Silicon Valley-based Wasabi Ventures at...

Minute by minute, Nasdaq chaos engulfed Facebook IPO

(Reuters) - Dead silence.

Canada's RIM to cut at least 2000 jobs: report

TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd is preparing for a major restructuring beginning in the next couple of weeks that will see it...

Renesas aims to sell chip plant, shed 12,000 jobs: source

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp plans to sell off loss-making operations and cut its payroll by at least 12,...

Facebook IPO is flashback to dot-com class action

By Erin Geiger Smith Less than a week after its IPO, Facebook Inc is already facing multiple lawsuits by disgruntled shareholders who...

SpaceX capsule docks at space station, opens new era

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship and guided the...

U.S. data, Europe woes to set tone

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors will grapple next week with major U.S. economic reports and the looming possibility of a Greek exit from...

SEC eyes Nasdaq compliance in Facebook debacle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators are looking into whether Nasdaq violated any technical exchange rules when it botched...

Dell-Quest deal possible over weekend: sources

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc is expected to reach an agreement to buy network security software maker Quest Software Inc as...

Facebook ripple on IPO market already felt

(Reuters) - The ripple effects of Facebook Inc's botched IPO appear to already be hitting the market for initial public offerings as two...

Facebook IPO glitch prompts margin calls, headaches

BOSTON (Reuters) - Just hours before Facebook Inc made its stock market debut last Friday, Seuk Kim put in a limit order $4 above the...

Facebook's market maker losses may top $115 million: sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four of Wall Street's major market makers involved in Facebook's botched initial public offering last Friday expect...

Corrected: Dish, TV networks take fight over ad zapper to judges

(Reuters) - A legal battle erupted between DISH Network and some of the major broadcast networks Thursday as the two sides traded lawsuits...

They're here. They're geeks. Get used to it

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turns out, geeks are inheriting the earth.

Feeding frenzy for lawyers in botched Facebook IPO

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's bungled initial public offering has gone from one of the most highly anticipated stock offerings to a hot legal...

UBS lost $30 million on Facebook IPO fiasco: source

NEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS AG had trading losses of around $30 million stemming from Facebook Inc's botched initial public offering on...