Facebook IPO: the $16 billion friend request

Angry investors can continue IPO lawsuit against Facebook, judge rules

Tipping point: Facebook's daily activity now bigger on mobile than desktop

Morgan Stanley reportedly fined $5 million by Massachusetts over Facebook IPO

Lead plaintiffs in proposed Facebook IPO class-action lawsuit claim to have lost $7.1 million

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.

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.

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.

The Facebook story: from inception to IPO

The social network in writing, from a Harvard dorm room to the NASDAQ floor

Facebook ends first day of public trading at $38.37

Facebook ends its first day as a publicly traded company

Tracking Facebook's first day of trading: a small rise, then a stumble

Live commentary on Facebook's first day of public trading.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors on Facebook's 'social mission'

Mark Zuckerberg preaches to future investors.

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.

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.

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.