U.S. stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are down slightly at the midday mark. Investors are looking at holiday sales and are ready for another packed news week.
Here are some of the other stories we're keeping an eye on today at Yahoo Finance:
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Cyber Monday
Yes, it's Cyber Monday—or is it Cyber Week—soon to be Cyber Year? It seems the barrage of retail stories is never ending. But sometimes the medium is the message itself. What does Target's website going dark mean for holiday sales?
Bill Gates & Co. go green
You know it's big when Bill Gates and his billionaire friends get together for a cause. Just ahead of the United Nations climate talks in Paris, Gates announced a commitment to invest big bucks in clean energy. Who's getting behind this initiative, and what are some of the details?
No more IPOs
A big change for business. U.S. companies are dropping IPOs in the hopes of getting bought at the fastest rate in three years. This highlights the gap between a booming merger business and volatile markets. Why are many IPO candidates getting better offers from potential acquirers?
Billionaires leave London for New York
Volatile U.S. markets aren’t scaring away all investors. Millionaires and billionaires are ditching London, which is home to the most billionaires in the world, for the U.S. A new Transatlantic Wealth Report shows a 7% rise in London-based high-net-worth investors looking to buy prime residential property in New York. What's behind this move?
