New shows going on sale: Gov’t Mule, One Direction, Beyonce, others – The Star-Ledger

Stewart O'ShieldsWarren Haynes of Gov't Mule, which is co-billed at the Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park June 22-23, with tickets going on sale Monday at 10 a.m. The following are concerts and other events for which tickets are going on sale this week, listed by sale time. Unless otherwise noted, call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com. FRIDAY, 9 A.M. • Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. Joe Walsh, Aug. 7, $77 to $117. Rock ’n’ Blues Fest with the Johnny Winter Band, Read more [...]

Banks account for half of listed firms’ profits

<!--enpproperty 2012-04-06 07:50:34.0Gao Changxin in ShanghaiBanks account for half of listed firms' profitsChina,stock market,bank,profits11022003Markets2@webnews/enpproperty--> A few listed banks' profits last year accounted for about half of the combined earnings of all public companies in China, adding weight to the assertion that the banking industry enjoys windfall profits. According to the financial data provider Wind Information Co Ltd, 12 out of the 16 public banks that have published Read more [...]

Even In Today’s Housing Market, Many Homes Sell Quickly; RE/MAX Agents Explain …

There is a perception among many would-be home sellers that it is likely to take a long time to find a buyer. While that is true in the general sense, it certainly isn’t the case for everyone, according to an analysis by RE/MAX of recent sales in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market.In the Chicago area, for example, according to Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC, homes that sold during the first two months of 2012 were on the market for an average of 175 days before going under contract for Read more [...]

King County home prices highest since September

The median price of houses sold in King County rose in March to its highest level since September, according to statistics released Thursday by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. While still down more than 4 percent from March 2011, last month's median sale price of $330,000 was up 7 percent from February, when prices hit a new post-boom low. March's month-over-month gain also was the first since November. "I think in some places prices are recovering, but it's very neighborhood-specific," Read more [...]

Facebook Tags the Nasdaq

By CHRIS DIETERICH, JACOB BUNGE and STEVEN RUSSOLILLO Facebook Inc. is going to be ringing the Nasdaq Stock Market's bell. Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. scored the planned stock-market listing of the social-media company, according to people familiar with the matter. The win gives Nasdaq one of the most-coveted deals among the new crop of Internet companies and a leg up in the race for technology IPOs. Read more [...]

Open Houses for Apr. 5, 7 and 8

[Editor's note: There were no Open Houses listed for Johnston properties this week. We have included scheduled open houses in the nearby area.] To see more information on the properties listed below, visit the Rhode Island Living website and enter the MLS number in the search box. 235 Pippin Orchard Rd., Cranston. MLS# 1004719. Located on a more than 2-acre lot abutting Alpine Country Club, this oversized ranch features 3 bedrooms, a new bath, 2-car garage, granite kitchen, fireplace, hardwood floors, Read more [...]

Facebook Will List Shares On Nasdaq

--Facebook will list shares on Nasdaq, according to people familiar with the matter --Nasdaq wins listing for coveted deal among social media companies --Last year, listings and issuer services brought in about $372 million for Nasdaq OMX (Adds background on exchange rivalry and more comments throughout.) NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) has scored the stock-market listing of Facebook Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, winning one of the Read more [...]

For sale: The entire ‘District 12’ featured in The Hunger Games for $1.4M (the …

By Nina Golgowski PUBLISHED: 22:07 GMT, 5 April 2012 | UPDATED: 23:00 GMT, 5 April 2012 The site penned as the district 'where you can starve to death in safety' in The Hunger Games' first book, can be all yours for a cool $1.4 million.Henry River Mill Village, the desolate 72 acreage region in rural North Carolina portrayed as one of 12 post-apocalyptic districts in the recent blockbuster film, is listed for sale.Filmmakers eying to capture the setting of District 12's coal town Read more [...]