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Facebook not the most disappointing IPO ever
Jun 15, 2012
That title would actually go to a Chinese online gaming company.
Ponzify: Silicon Valley's next hot IPO
Jun 8, 2012
A prospectus for Silicon Valley's next hot tech stock offering, where nothing could possibly go wrong. It's a company called Ponzify.
NASDAQ considers compensation for Facebook glitch
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David Gura
Jun 6, 2012
Published reports today suggest NASDAQ is working on a plan to compensate brokerages that lost perhaps $100 million when software fouled up the start of trading in Facebook's IPO last month.
Nasdaq to compensate Facebook investors
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Kai Ryssdal
Jun 5, 2012
It says there was a 30-minute glitch at the Facebook open a few weeks ago. Losses are estimated to be near $100 million.
Companies delay IPO due to Facebook, Euro crisis
Jun 1, 2012
Yesterday discount travel website Kayak announced it’s putting off going public. In the UK, luxury jeweler Graff Diamonds has made a similar move, and today Formula One announced it’s shelving its IPO.
Investors beware: IPOs are a big boy's game
Jun 1, 2012
In the wake of Facebook's IPO, senior business correspondent Bob Moon explains why individual investors are at a sharp disadvantage.
Low U.S. employment growth and the tech sector slows
May 25, 2012
Some point to the Facebook stock flop as sign of a slowing tech sector. Meanwhile, employment growth for unskilled workers in the U.S. remains stalled.
For public good, not for profit.
Facebook investors seek compensation
May 25, 2012
A week on, Facebook is grappling with small investors who want compensation for losses due to Nasdaq’s technical snags.
Will Facebook switch from NASDAQ to NYSE?
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Scott Tong
May 24, 2012
After technical snafus on the NASDAQ market interfered with the launch of Facebook stock, there are reports the New York Stock Exhange reached out to Facebook to pick up their business.
Lawsuit claims Facebook hid revenue forecast reduction
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Scott Tong
May 23, 2012
The shareholder lawsuit against Facebook and its banking partners argues they made a "severe and pronounced reduction" to the company's revenue projects days before the initial offering but hid it from the public.