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NASDAQ’s Record Facebook IPO SEC Settlement, Not Even a Slap on the Wrist

Posted: May 29, 2013 at 1:27 pm

The 2012 initial public offering of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was just yet another incident where the immediate reaction and trading shenanigans that took place have worked to destroy investor ...
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SEC Levels Fraud Charges Related to Facebook IPO

Posted: March 19, 2013 at 1:53 pm

A 1994 Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate, Craig Berkman, was charged with fraud today by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a “Ponzi-like scheme” around last year’s initial public ...
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Media Digest (8/17/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 17, 2012 at 6:28 am

Some members of the Fed believe there is no need for QE3 and interest rates may be set higher by the central bank before 2014. (Reuters) Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) ...
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Facebook Shares at New Post-IPO Low

Posted: July 31, 2012 at 12:03 pm

Shares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) set a new post-IPO low of $21.86 earlier this morning, not on any specific news, but on general ennui following last week’s weak earnings ...
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Facebook Site Outage, a Last Straw

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:25 am

“Earlier today, some users briefly experienced issues loading the site. The issues have since been resolved and everyone should now have access to Facebook,” company spokesman Michael Kirkland told Reuters. ...
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Formula One IPO Killed

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:24 am

The Formula One initial public offering, which was supposed to debut on the Singapore market, was killed. The move was extraordinary. Owning shares in the premier racing business in the world is nearly ...
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Morgan Stanley CEO Defends Facebook IPO

Posted: May 31, 2012 at 6:15 am

James Gorman, the CEO of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), went on the record to say his firm's behavior was perfects as it lead the IPO of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). Morgan ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/24/2012) Costco Earnings, Oil Below $90

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:29 am

Oil has hit an extraordinarily low price, below $90 a barrel for WTI crude. That is the lowest level since October. It shows no inclination to spike back up. PMI data from Europe and ...
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Who Knew What, When About Facebook?

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:20 am

The debate over whether some large investors were warned about a revenue downgrade of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) continues. Several media have carried stories about Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Goldman ...
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Zynga’s 15% Stock Loss — Lemmings over the Cliff

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 6:16 am

Zynga’s (NASDAQ: ZNGA) shares are down 15% over the past two days, a little more than those of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) after its initial public offering. There are several critical difference ...
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Facebook Already Trades As Busted IPO

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 8:21 am

Facebook, Inc. (NYSE: FB) has already broken its $38.00 IPO price in the pre-market trading.  Barron's highlighted the risk of this trading under the IPO price over the weekend and ...
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Facebook Ruins Nasdaq, Naz Admits Blunder

Posted: May 19, 2012 at 10:56 am

Blame was passed from Facebook's bankers to Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) as the Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) IPO faltered and opening bids and offers failed to be properly matched and there was some evidence this ...
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Live Blog of Facebook IPO (Updated Throughout The Day)

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 10:16 am

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is finally public.  After pricing about 421 million shares at $38.00, the company raised $16 billion without taking into consideration the green-shoe or overallotment option for ...
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Facebook Shares as Collectibles for Decades from Now

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 6:26 am

Some individuals and institutions will buy Facebook shares because they believe the stock will rise sharply. Others look at the investment as a proxy for the prospects of Web 2.0, the ...
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It Is Finally Here… Facebook Formally Prices Its IPO! (FB)

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 4:19 pm

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has priced at $38.00 per share, at the top of the already-raised range of $34.00 to $38.00 per share.  The offering size is 421,233,615 shares of ...
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