Reuters Social Media Editor Anthony de Rosa leads a discussion about Facebook’s debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Share your comments with analysts and commentators as the world’s premiere social network launches what is anticipated to be the largest tech IPO ever.
It was the most hyped ringing of the opening bell of the Nasdaq stock market. But CNN, who had a live shot going for more than an hour missed it. A reporter who was trying to fill time while waiting for Mark Zuckerberg actually talked right over the actual moment when Zuckerberg did the ringing. When she was done, the news anchor hosting the event for CNN said, “I’m still waiting?”
The news out of Europe seems to get worse by the minute. Leading Spanish bank Bankia continues to experience customer withdrawals. Greek banks suffered the same fate recently as customers staged a run on many of the financial institutions. Today, the IBEX 35 (Spain) is trading lower by 1.36 percent, meanwhile, the FTSE MIB Index (Italy) is declining lower by 1.94 percent. Any way you slice it or dice it, Europe is a mess and is likely to get worse before it gets better. Traders should continue to follow the US Dollar Index as the major stock indexes continue to trade inverse to the US Dollar. Please understand that the US Dollar Index is now overbought in the short term and could be due for a small pullback. Some leading equities that could bounce if the dollar declines include ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSEARCA:AGQ), Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM), ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil (NYSEARCA:UCO), and Yamana Gold Inc. (USA) (NYSE:AUY). These same equities are likely to decline if the US Dollar Index continues to rise.
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This morning, all of the major stock indexes around the world are trading lower. The catalyst for the decline comes as JP Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) reports a $ 2 billion trading loss caused by the a trader known as the “London Whale.” Traders are now wondering if other firms have similar trading losses out there. Just last week, Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU) plummeted after reporting earnings. The company sited a large derivative trading loss as the reason for the poor earnings results. This news from JPM is now the second report by a major firm that has admittedly taken a large loss from derivative trading. JPM has been one of the most outspoken firms against the controversial Volker Rule which would eliminate banks from proprietary trading. Other leading financial equities such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), ProShares UltraShort Financials (ETF) (NYSEARCA:SKF) and BlackRock, Inc (NYSE:BLK) are all likely to be very volatile today.
