If you read my piece last week about the Facebook initial public offering of stock, and you’ve read the news this week about the social network and others associated with the IPO getting slapped with class-action lawsuits and investigations, you know why I’m not a stockbroker. What happened? The stock dropped, and many smaller investors lost money – because they did not receive the guidance from Facebook that large institutional investors did, according to the charges.
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Facebook IPO By the Numbers
Facebook made a change in the price of the stock for its initial public offering that had an interesting effect on the number of shares that stakeholders decided to put up for sale. The biggest IPO ever for a tech company is happening today. What can we expect?
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Facebook Releases Negative Report Before IPO
Could Facebook’s cash machine be slowing down? That’s one possible conclusion observers can draw from the paperwork the company recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While it’s not likely to slow down investors, it’s not the best news to get so close to the social media giant’s IPO.
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