News Summary: SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5 billion THE DEAL: Business software maker SAP AG agreed to buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion.
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Facebook IPO shows galactic divide between investors NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's no surprise to anyone that big investors get preferential treatment on Wall Street. Investors expressed disappointment, skepticism and even shock on Tuesday after learning that an analyst at lead underwriter Morgan Stanley cut his Facebook revenue forecasts in the days before the company's initial public offering - information that apparently did not reach small investors before the stock went public and subsequently tumbled. The divide between the research and retail arms of big Wall Street firms has always been deep. ...
