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The largest Wall Street securities dealers held talks with institutional investors in Boston last week to discuss concerns over shrinking liquidity in the corporate bond market and the rise of electronic trading.

Morgan Stanley A worked "100 percent within the rules" and "speculation of nefarious activity" surrounding Facebook's initial public offering is untrue, the firm's chief executive told employees in an internal statement, according to MarketWatch.

U.S. stocks fell, putting the Standard & Poor's 500 Index on pace for its worst month since September, after a gauge of pending home sales dropped by the most in a year and concern that Greece will leave the euro grew.

Bill Simon, Walmart's U.S. president and CEO, said the first ten Walmart Express stores, which served as testers, turned profitable in their first year.

CCX was recently spun off from Brazilian power company MPX Energia with the aim to consolidate MPX's coal assets.

By CHRISTINA REXRODE AP Business Writer To say that Facebook's debut as a public company was bungled is something like saying Facebook is a website you might have heard of.

Investors are buying more Credit- default swaps on Wall Street banks than any other companies as they seek insurance against the prospects for diminished revenue amid tighter regulations, downgrades and Europe's debt crisis.

Jobs Commodities Automobiles Insurance Real Estate Travel & Tourism Health & Pharma Lifestyle Media Power Telecom Infotech Retail Infrastructure Editor's Picks New York: Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering , will compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock in today's ... (more)

Markets died hard and fast earlier today as major indexes registered as much as 1.5% of losses after news that Euro zone officials were unofficially "preparing contingencies" for a Greek exit from the Euro.A Unofficial statements were not enough to keep markets down however, as major indexes rallied back to flat levels by the end of the day.

Warner Bros.' decision to withhold wholesale distribution of DVDs to Redbox and Netflix for 56 days after their release may have backfired.

Facebook has lost a lot of friends the past few days. On Friday, the company went public.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Walmart Express smallest-format stores are turning profitable less than a year after the first unit opened, Bill Simon, president and CEO of Walmart U.S., said Wednesday at the Morgan Stanley Retail & Restaurants Conference in Boston.

Ashurst has recruited two Sydney partners from Corrs Chambers Westgarth, including the latter firm's banking and finance practice head.

Don't hit the 'share' button on any items on your Facebook page this week. Morgan Stanley or your broker may end up dropping a real share of the social media giant in your portfolio.

Hewlett Packard announcing plans to lay off 27,000 employees, looking for annualized savings of more than $3 billion.

Facebook, Inc. : Regarding the class-action lawsuit facing Facebook and Morgan Stanley, the law firm taking care of the suit has formerly won $7B from Enron.

Television correspondent Sabrina Quagliozzi reports from inside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square, Monday May 21, 2012.

Facebook, Inc. A : Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter of Facebook's deal, unexpectedly revealed bad news to major clients soon before Facebook announced its $16B IPO.

But shares could come under more pressure on Wednesday -- to the top regulators called for a review of its IPO.

A Congressman investigating secondary wholesalers accused of jacking up prices of crucial prescription drugs in short supply has introduced a bill meant to curb the problem.