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Fri may 18, 2012 5:00pm EDT
* High-priced stock boosts trading in lots of 99 shares orless
* Surge in odd-lot trading raises price discovery issues
* Odd lots make up 1/4 of trades, a sampling shows
* Odd lots hinder hedging; mini-options in proposal stage
NEW YORK, may 18 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s modestdebut on Friday may [...]

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(Reuters) – Individual investors were left guessing for more than two hours on Friday about whether their buy and sell orders for newly issued Facebook shares had been actually executed.
the Nasdaq Stock Market, where Facebook is listed, had problems sending electronic messages back to the brokerages that handle orders from individual, or “retail,” investors, [...]

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May 05, 2012|Reuters
MLB Team Report – Washington Nationals – INSIDE PITCH
The Nationals are still hoping Adam LaRoche will be out about only three more days. The first baseman is battling a strained/sore right oblique, and manager Davey Johnson wants to be careful.
“We are not going to push it,” Johnson said before Friday’s [...]

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The irony was not lost on many as Motown legend Gladys Knight exited ‘Dancing With the Stars’ during the week that the show went, yes you’ve guessed it, Motown. Whilst at the top of the leader board it was once again Katherine Jenkins deservedly taking the plaudits – the star making another stunning impression on [...]

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Bullpen no help as O’s drop JaysBy KEN FIDLIN, QMI Agency
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher throws against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of their American League MLB baseball game in Toronto April 13, 2012. (REUTERS/Fred Thornhill) TORONTO – For most of the last seven years of his endless career, Darren Oliver has been [...]

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Pinnacle Airlines became the latest U.S. airline to file for bankruptcy protection late Sunday.
FlightGlobal.com writes Pinnacle’s Chapter 11 filing came “after warning for months that it could be forced to take that route as it failed to stem losses and win agreements on pay cuts from employees.”
MORE:  Pinnacle Airlines files for bankruptcy protection (AP)
Pinnacle is [...]

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After working out with the 49ers Monday, wide receiver Randy Moss has reportedly signed a one-year deal with the club. (HANS DERYK/Reuters file photo)

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Wide receiver Randy Moss has a agreed to a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
“We are pleased to add a player with Randy’s [...]

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The hippest trip in American has pulled the plug on its annual awards show.  Reuters Life is reporting that the Soul Train Music Awards has been cancelled without explanation.  the brainchild of former Chicago DJ Don Cornelius, “Soul Train” was due to celebrate its 22nd award show this year, but a spokeswoman for the program [...]

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Isabella, the three-and-a-half year old daughter of Santorum and his wife, Karen, suffers from Trisomy 18, a fatal genetic disorder.
Santorum and his wife have often spoken about Isabella's medical condition in their campaigns. she is referred as a pro-life symbol by the Santorums, as most fetuses with such genetic disorders are medically aborted after the [...]

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A sign in front of the Fannie Mae headquarters is photographed in Washington February 11, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/Molly Riley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government-run mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could play a bigger role in turning around the battered U.S. housing market, the Federal Reserve told Congress, a call that looks set [...]

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