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September 4, 2012
Who is really to blame for Facebook's soft IPO?
Some argue Facebook's IPO was far from a success, and DealBook has an idea of who should be held liable for the mistakes.
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May 29, 2012
Facebook stock tumbles nearly ten percent: how low can it go?
As Facebook's stock price continues to slide, questions emerge about how low its shares can go.
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May 21, 2012
Facebook stock drops below IPO price as NASDAQ glitches hurt retail demand
Facebook's stock has fallen below its initial trading price, and the NASDAQ stock exchange has said that it will be changing its procedures to fix glitches that were revealed during Facebook's initial public offering.
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May 18, 2012
The Facebook story: from inception to IPO
The social network in writing, from a Harvard dorm room to the NASDAQ floor
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May 18, 2012
Facebook ends first day of public trading at $38.37
Facebook ends its first day as a publicly traded company
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May 18, 2012
Tracking Facebook's first day of trading: a small rise, then a stumble
Live commentary on Facebook's first day of public trading.
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May 18, 2012
Can Facebook live up to its $104 billion valuation?
Facebook's stock price doesn't reflect its fundamental business, and some believe its already past its prime. But betting on Mark Zuckerberg, while pricey, has a way of paying off.
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May 18, 2012
Mark Zuckerberg will ring NASDAQ opening bell this morning, on Facebook's IPO day
To commemorate the momentous day on which Facebook finally starts public trading, Mark Zuckerberg has been invited by NASDAQ to ring the stock exchange's opening bell.
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May 17, 2012
Facebook sets IPO at $38 a share, confirming $100 billion valuation
Facebook just confirmed it has priced its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of stock at $38 per share. At that price, the company's market cap should be $104.12 billion in total.
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May 14, 2012
Facebook approved to trade on Nasdaq days ahead of rumored Friday IPO
Facebook has received approval to trade its stock on the Nasdaq exchange following the company's forthcoming IPO.
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May 1, 2012
Facebook IPO set for May 18th, says The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook will begin pitching its stock to investors starting Monday of next week, and should the social network be successful in obtaining interest, it will hold its initial public offering on May 18th.
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April 23, 2012
Facebook reports Q1 earnings: over 900m active users, Instagram cost $300m plus 23 million shares
Facebook has reported earnings for the first quarter of 2012, revealing that it has now hit 900 million monthly active users.
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April 18, 2012
Mark Zuckerberg kept Facebook board out of Instagram negotiations, claims WSJ
How do billion-dollar deals get made in Silicon Valley? In the case of Facebook's acquisition of Instagram, the negotiation period was a mere weekend at Mark Zuckerberg's house, where the two founder-CEOs thrashed out the valuation of the photo-sharing mobile application.
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March 29, 2012
Facebook preparing for IPO in May, says WSJ
Facebook may be preparing its IPO for May, attempting to raise $5 billion in cash.
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February 1, 2012
Facebook IPO facts and figures: the house that 100 petabytes built
We've pulled out interesting facts and figures from Facebook's $5 billion IPO filing today.
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February 1, 2012
How Facebook makes money: 85 percent from ads, 12 percent from Zynga
We're digging through Facebook's SEC filing for details on the company in the wake of it's IPO announcement and came across this shocker: fully 12 percent of the company's revenue comes from Zynga ads and apps. Facebook makes no bones that it is a risk for the company if Zynga runs into problems.
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February 1, 2012
Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors on Facebook's 'social mission'
Mark Zuckerberg preaches to future investors.
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February 1, 2012
Facebook files for IPO, seeks to raise $5 billion
As expected, Facebook just filed its initial public offering paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission, marking the beginning of its process to become a publicly traded company.
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January 31, 2012
Facebook filing for $5 billion IPO Wednesday, says NYT
The New York Times reports that Facebook will file for its initial public offering tomorrow. The company is reportedly looking to earn about $5 billion in new capital by selling its stock on the open market for the first time — a number just half of the $10 billion rumors that have been floating around, but things could change "significantly" as the process gets underway.
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January 27, 2012
WSJ: Facebook preparing to file for IPO as early as next Wednesday
Sources have told The Wall Street Journal that Facebook may file papers for an initial public offering of up to $10 billion next week.