Facebook’s post-IPO meltdown has certainly been bad news for investors who got into the stock at its initial price — or higher. Is it also bad news for the IPO market as a whole?
Facebook, Wall Street Banks Sued Over Pre-IPO Financial Forecasts
Just days after its controversial IPO, Facebook and its Wall Street bankers have been hit by shareholder lawsuits alleging that the social networking giant and its underwriters concealed the company’s decelerating revenue growth …
Facebook IPO Furor: Feds Probing Deal Over Insider Bank Warnings
7 Reasons Facebook Flopped
Facebook skidded 11% lower on Monday, its second day as a publicly traded stock, capping one of the worst market debuts ever. Let’s hope that Mark Zuckerberg and his new bride Priscilla Chan aren’t as star-crossed as the $16 …
Facebook IPO Fallout: Four Lessons from a Rocky Public Debut
Facebook shares fell 11% on Monday, after Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street banks ceased to prop up the social network’s stock at Friday’s $38 offering price. Although the IPO was a big success for Facebook and its early …
Working the Room at Facebook’s Times Square Party
Hey! Where is everyone?
I headed to Nasdaq headquarters in Times Square, ground zero of the biggest high tech stock offering ever, where Facebook would be welcomed into the arms of the investing public. And all I found was a …
Facebook IPO Pops Early, Then Drops in Disappointing Debut
Facebook’s public debut — the largest tech IPO in history — performed below expectations Friday, jumping 13% to hit $43 just minutes after trading began, only to retreat quickly to the initial offering price of $38. At that …
Facebook IPO: After the Hype, Investors are Betting on Hope
Eight years after launching Facebook in a Harvard dorm room, Mark Zuckerberg is about to pull off one of the most valuable stock offerings in U.S. history — and the largest ever in tech — making him one of the world’s richest …
Sick of Hearing About Facebook? You’re Not Alone
With the much heralded Facebook IPO almost upon us, a backlash is growing among those weary of the endless hype. Some are skeptical of the company’s lofty valuation; others are just sick of all the attention being given to a …
Facebook IPO: What You Need To Know Now
[The article was updated at 12:20 pm on 5/16/12.]
Prom night is almost here for Facebook and its suitors. Here’s a program to the biggest high technology initial public offering ever, and what you should know:
Facebook Co-Founder Gives Up U.S. Citizenship — Is He Ungrateful, or Heroic?
Facebook’s IPO is Now Available For E-Trade Retail Investors
Giant online discount brokerage E-Trade has begun offering its retail clients a slice of Facebook‘s highly-anticipated IPO, making good on Mark Zuckerberg‘s desire to give casual investors the chance to participate in the red-hot …
