Daily Stock Market Activity - Wall Street gained, with a new survey suggesting that economists were a bit more optimistic about housing and employment. But Facebook shares fell.

Facebook stock finishes flat in debut - In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reminded the company's 3,500 employees not to get caught up in the hoopla surrounding its long-awaited initial public offering.

SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Students cleanup in stock market game - Four teams of fourth grade students from Cambridge Elementary School showed an aptitude for business by making a “killing” during a mock stock market competition.Under the leadership of Teacher Michael Touhey, the teams finished first, second, fourth and 15th respectively in the statewide Stock Market Game sponsored by the SIFMA Foundation.

Highlights from Facebook's debut - Facebook's debut on the stock market was preceded by epic hype, delayed by a technical glitch and tracked minute-by-minute by investors around the world. In the end, the fuss was over a gain of 23 cents.

Has Cognex Become the Perfect Stock? - Finding companies that have all the right stuff can produce winners.

FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: Reports from all over on a hotly anticipated stock market debut - It's Facebook's big day.

Student Corner: Case class gets students interested in stock market - MOUNT PLEASANT — Students in Pete Berry’s economics classes at Case High School are taking a hands-on approach to learning about the stock market.

Not your average billionaire: why Zuckerberg is no 'evil genius' - Facebook's stock market debut has made Mark Zuckerberg the 23rd wealthiest person on earth but he's no evil genius.

Archipelago Learning Closes Merger Agreement with PLATO® Learning - Archipelago Learning , a leading subscription-based, software-as-a-service provider of education products, today announced that it has completed its merger with PLATO Learning, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, LLC, in an all-cash transaction with an equity value of approximately $291 million.

Facebook stock closes nearly flat in debut - It was barely a "like" and definitely not a "love" from Facebook investors as the online social network's stock failed to live up to the hype in its trading debut Friday.