California Grapes International, Inc. Announces the Launch of Its “Broker Alliance Program” - California Grapes International, Inc. a leading provider of full service export, marketing, promotions, distribution and sales for the CA Wine Industry internationa

Scramble for Facebook stock ends in "Face-flop" - On Monday, 74-year-old Betty Tanguilig told her financial adviser to liquidate a $400,000 account and put all the proceeds into Facebook Inc IPO shares. Her adviser, Alan Haft, agreed to sell only $46,000 ...

How Zuckerberg lost £1bn in three days of marriage: Facebook shares slump after £65bn flotation euphoria - In the three days since his wedding – held the day after Facebook’s £65billion flotation on the stock market – the firm’s value has slumped by more than £12billion.

Early Crunch - Haft, a financial adviser with California-based Kings Point Capital LLC who has $200 million in assets under management, has been fielding calls from clients desperate to buy Facebook shares for weeks.

Nasdaq CEO Blames Software Design for Delayed Facebook Trading - May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Nasdaq OMX Group Inc., under scrutiny after shares of Facebook Inc. were plagued by delays and mishandled orders on its first day of trading, blamed "poor design" in the software it uses for...

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp Announces the Re-Election of Its Directors at Its 2012 Annual Shareholders Meeting - COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Pacific Mercantile Bancorp , the parent holding company of Pacific Mercantile Bank (the "Bank"), announced that, at its Annual Meeting held on May 17, 2012, the Company's ...

CKO Kickboxing Health Fitness Franchise Continues Rapid Growth with New San Diego Gym Opening on June 1 - SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CKO Kickboxing, one of the fastest-growing health fitness franchises , will open its first cardio kickboxing gym in California on June 1 at 7094 Miramar Road, Suites ...

Facebook’s $16 Billion IPO Spurs Warrants for Share-Price Bets - Structured products betting on the future stock price of Facebook Inc. (FB) are being sold by banks as the social network raises as much as $16 billion in the largest initial public offering by a technology company.

Historic Facebook debut falls short of expectations - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The historic initial public offering of Facebook Inc did not go as planned on Friday, as the social networking company's sky-high valuation combined with trading glitches left the stock languishing near its offering price at the market close.

Nasdaq blames software design for Facebook IPO delay - Nasdaq, under scrutiny after Facebook shares were plagued by delays and mishandled orders on its first day of trading, blamed "poor design" in the software it uses for driving auctions in initial public offerings.