LinkedIn stock gets 12 percent boost

LinkedIn posted better-than-expected quarterly results, boosting the job-networking site's shares 12 percent in after-hours trades Thursday. The Mountain View, Calif., company -- founded by Silicon Valley billionaire Reid Hoffman -- said third-quarter revenue jumped 37 percent to $780 million, topping Wall Street's forecast of $757 million. LinkedIn shares rose $26 to $243 in extended trading,...