This week felt strangely bereft of stories to follow; after all, there are only so many ways to spin Facebook’s IPO flop, the never-ending Euro debacle, and JP Morgan’s “fail whale” trading loss. The big May sell-off lost steam this week, but the markets didn’t really go anywhere, either. Here’s what we’re looking at heading into this long holiday weekend:
- JP Morgan’s planned copper ETF is causing controversy (BusinessWeek)
- Everything you ever wanted (or didn’t want) to know about Facebook’s IPO (The Big Picture)
- A fitting way to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Star Wars – a private spacecraft docks with the ISS (Associated Press)
- China’s formerly red-hot economy looks to be cooling off (New York Times)
- Spain’s banking woes are far from over (Reuters)
And just for fun…
- The tale of a hedge fund manager’s $700,000 blackjack spree at SALT 2012 (Absolute Return+Alpha)
- Japan’s elusive jail-breaking penguin has been taken back into custody (BBC)