November 16, 2010

Nearly a year and a half after bankruptcy wiped out General Motors stockholders, a leaner, reorganized GM is ready to begin selling stock to the public again. The Wall Street Journal says the price for the automaker’s initial public offering this week could be up to $33 a share. The stock sale will help the U.S. government reduce its ownership stake in the company. Source Link
 

This year, Black Friday shopping will begin at the stroke of Midnight for the nation’s biggest retailer. Wal Mart says it will start day-after-Thanksgiving sales at most of its stores at Midnight on Friday November 26th. meanwhile, Toys R’ Us plans to open its locations at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving night and stay open right through Friday. Source Link
 

Is the biggest name in social networking entering the battle for your email in-box? Facebook is unveiling a new Messages feature that includes an offer of a “facebook.com” email address for every one of its 350 million users. But the social networking giant says it’s just part of an upgrade that lets users consolidate their messages whether they are sent by text message, chat or email. Source Link