Facebook's $16 billion IPO: Will Morgan Stanley's big bet not pay off?
Indiatimes - 25 min 29 sec ago
Facebook's $16 billion IPO: Will Morgan Stanley's big bet not pay off?The debut marks a rare stumble for a high-profile IPO. Facebook is the only recent US internet listing not to enjoy a large price jump on its first day of trading.

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France24 - After flat debut Facebook awaits market verdict - 2 hours 9 min ago

Facebook stumbled on its first trading day as shares ended barely above the starting price, raising questions about what will happen to the share price when the Nasdaq reopens on Monday.The stock, priced at $38 on Thursday in the largest ever initial public offering (IPO) for a technology firm, ...

Indiatimes - Facebook IPO will change the world in many ways - 3 hours 18 min ago

Facebook IPO will change the world in many waysWith a host of small and large investors to answer to, Facebook would be under pressure to boost revenues, and seek to create new revenue-generating apps.

Reuters - Morgan Stanley made big bet on Facebook - 3 hours 26 min ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lead Facebook Inc underwriter Morgan Stanley took a bet earlier this week when it increased the size of the social networking firm's $16 billion initial public offering and it boosted the price.

New York Times - DealBook: After Buildup, a Modest Start for Facebook - 4 hours 15 min ago

While disappointing new investors who were betting on fast gains, Facebook had a wide winner's circle, creating huge paper gains for scores of early insiders, hundreds of employees and some stragglers who bought stakes recently.

New York Times - Facebook Builds Network of Friends in Washington - 4 hours 19 min ago

Over the last five years, Facebook employees have met with members of Congress and walked them through ways to best to use the Web site.

Reuters - Historic Facebook debut falls flat - 4 hours 40 min ago

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The historic initial public offering of Facebook Inc did not go as planned on Friday, as the social networking company's sky-high valuation combined with trading glitches left the stock languishing near its offering price at the market close.

Indiatimes - New lawsuit takes aim at Facebook privacy; seeks damages - 6 hours 12 min ago

New lawsuit takes aim at Facebook privacy; seeks damagesThe class action suit alleges that Facebook was improperly tracking Internet use of its members even after they logged out of their accounts.

France24 - New lawsuit takes aim at Facebook privacy - 6 hours 29 min ago

A new lawsuit consolidating several complaints about Facebook's privacy policies was filed Friday in California, seeking damages for US users of the social network for improper tracking.The class action suit alleges that Facebook was improperly tracking Internet use of its members even after they ...

France24 - GM spurns pricey SuperBowl ads - 6 hours 29 min ago

General Motors said Friday it will skip the next SuperBowl advertising extravaganza because ads cost too much, just days after it pulled online ads from social network Facebook.GM, the nation's largest automaker, was one of the biggest advertisers on this year's Super Bowl, American football's ...

AP - Highlights from Facebook's debut - 7 hours 4 min ago

Facebook's debut on the stock market was preceded by epic hype, delayed by a technical glitch and tracked minute-by-minute by investors around the world. In the end, the fuss was over a gain of 23 cents....

Indiatimes - Messy Facebook debut marks weak day on Wall St - 7 hours 46 min ago

The S&P dipped below 1,300, seen as key support level, for first time since mid-Jan. Investors were cautious before leaders of G8 met about euro zone crisis.

New York Times - DealBook: Facebook's Debut Marred by Trading Glitches - 7 hours 55 min ago

The Facebook $16 billion offering was the biggest I.P.O. that Nasdaq had ever listed. Now there are growing questions over how its market debut was handled.

New York Times - Bits Blog: Facebook vs. Start-Ups - 8 hours 24 min ago

Will Facebook's debut on the Nasdaq have a ripple effect among start-ups, particularly those that are built on top of the social infrastructure established by the company?

Indiatimes - Making money in mobile to be Facebook's challenge - 8 hours 34 min ago

While 82% of Facebook revenue comes from ads, the company acknowledges that it gets little income from the mobile space.

Sydney Morning Herald - Overhyped? Facebook shares stumble - 8 hours 41 min ago

Facebook shares eke out a gain in the first day of trade, dampening optimism over the much-anticipated debut for the world’s biggest social network.

Indiatimes - FB IPO: Facebook falls flat in market debut, stock closes at $38.23 - 8 hours 59 min ago

FB IPO: Facebook falls flat in market debut, stock closes at $38.23The closing price means Facebook is worth about $105 bn, more than Amazon.com, McDonalds and storied Silicon Valley icons Hewlett-Packard and Cisco.

Indiatimes - Unlike FB IPO, collectors don't like Facebook memorabilia - 9 hours 5 min ago

Unlike FB IPO, collectors don't like Facebook memorabiliaMark Zuckerberg may be worth an estimated $19 billion, thanks to Facebook's initial public offering. But on eBay, he's worth exactly $375.

Indiatimes - Facebook IPO marred by trading glitches, shares fall - 9 hours 21 min ago

Facebook IPO marred by trading glitches, shares fallIn late trading, Facebook shares were only a few cents above the company's initial public offering price of $38, after opening 11 per cent higher.

Reuters - GM passes on running TV ads during 2013 Super Bowl - 10 hours 15 min ago

(Reuters) - General Motors Co will not advertise in next year's Super Bowl because it is too expensive, the top marketing executive for the U.S. automaker said three days after the company said it was dropping paid ads on Facebook.

Indiatimes - FB now a $100 bn company; investors 'like' Facebook shares - 11 hours 15 min ago

FB now a $100 bn company; investors 'like' Facebook sharesFacebook is valued at 109.36 bn after it raised a whopping $16 bn in a much-trumpetted IPO billed as America's second-largest ever, eclipsing the likes of GM and Citigroup.

Indiatimes - Social media stocks led by Zynga knocked as FB debuts - 11 hours 34 min ago

Social media stocks led by Zynga knocked as FB debutsSocial media stocks, led by Zynga, dropped in volatile trading as traders used the securities to hedge or bet against Facebook Inc.

Indiatimes - Facebook's debut modest, high volumes cause problems - 11 hours 45 min ago

Facebook's debut modest, high volumes cause problemsFacebook shares rose less than expected on their first day of trade on Friday and huge order volume caused technical problems.

Indiatimes - US stocks edge lower on Europe worries - 12 hours 39 min ago

It looks like it will take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push US stocks up.

France24 - Zynga price falls 13.3% as Facebook IPO trades flat - 12 hours 49 min ago

Shares of online social game maker Zynga plunged 13.3 percent and triggered a trading halt Friday as Facebook's IPO fell flat with investors.Shares in Zynga, which makes popular games used on Facebook and other platforms, were halted at $7.17, near where they started at the beginning of the week ...

AP - A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut? - 13 hours 4 min ago

EDITOR'S NOTE - Facebook begins selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. Two Associated Press business writers are debating whether the stock is a smart buy....

Indiatimes - Facebook fizzles in debut after opening at $42.05 - 13 hours 12 min ago

Facebook fizzles in debut after opening at $42.05Facebook Inc shares fizzled on their first day of trade on the Nasdaq, erasing early gains of as much as 18 per cent to trade close to their initial public offering price.

New York Times - DealBook: Facebook Shares Open Trading With Modest Gains - 13 hours 16 min ago

After a gain of more than 10 percent at the start, the stock drifted back, then rose again. Facebook’s army of bankers could keep the stock from falling even further.

Indiatimes - Facebook shares rise 13% in frenzied trade - 13 hours 50 min ago

Facebook shares rise 13% in frenzied tradeFacebook shares opened 13% higher on Friday, after the co raised as much as $18.4 bn in one of the biggest initial public offerings in US history.

AP - FACEBOOK FACE-OFF: Steer clear of the hype - 14 hours 4 min ago

NEW YORK (AP) -- EDITOR'S NOTE - Facebook begins selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. Two Associated Press business writers are debating whether the stock is a smart buy....

Indiatimes - Shorting FB IPO: Tough even for the gutsiest - 14 hours 17 min ago

As the hottest IPO in recent memory, Facebook has drawn 1990s-style tech-mania interest from mom and pop investors and big institutions alike.

AP - FACEBOOK FACE-OFF: Press the 'like' button, soon - 14 hours 34 min ago

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- EDITOR'S NOTE - Facebook begins selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. Two Associated Press business writers are debating whether the stock is a smart buy....

Indiatimes - German privacy official warns Facebook investors - 14 hours 34 min ago

A German data protection official has warned Facebook investors that the site's $38 starting share price is based on practices that breach European privacy rules.

Indiatimes - Facebook IPO a jackpot for backers and insiders - 14 hours 40 min ago

At $104 bn, Facebook's IPO is the largest ever by a technology firm, topping Google's $23 bn valuation in 2004, & the net proceeds to the co will be $6.4 bn.

France24 - Facts and figures about Facebook - 15 hours 9 min ago

Facts and figures about Facebook:- Facebook has more than 900 million active users. If the company were a country, it would be the third largest in the world after China (population: 1.34 billion) and India (population: 1.17 billion).- Some 488 million people use Facebook on mobile devices -- more ...

France24 - Drift to mobile a new challenge for Facebook - 15 hours 9 min ago

With Internet users increasingly going mobile, a major challenge for Facebook will be trying to make money from its massive global presence in a more complex mobile space.Facebook, which makes most of its money from advertising, says more than half -- 488 million -- of its 901 million members ...

New York Times - Wall Street Little Changed Before Facebook Debut - 15 hours 19 min ago

Stocks on Wall Street opened barely on the plus side Friday but major indexes were still setting up to close their worst week of the year, despite Facebook’s debut.

Indiatimes - Wall Street opens higher, Facebook awaited - 15 hours 59 min ago

US stocks opened higher on Friday, with the imminent market debut of Facebook helping to lift battered investor sentiment.

Indiatimes - Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg rings Nasdaq opening bell - 16 hours 3 min ago

Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg rings Nasdaq opening bellMark Zuckerberg, wearing his trademark hooded sweatshirt, remotely rang the bell to open trade on the Nasdaq, marking a record-setting public offering for Facebook.

Indiatimes - Facebook lists on Nasdaq, Mark Zuckerberg rings opening bell - 16 hours 3 min ago

Facebook lists on Nasdaq, Mark Zuckerberg rings opening bellInternet giant, Facebook listed on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Facebook co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg rang Nasdaq's opening bell on the Wall Street.

AP - FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes public - 16 hours 34 min ago

It's Facebook's big day....

Indiatimes - Facebook wraps up IPO, set for big debut on Nasdaq - 16 hours 38 min ago

Facebook wraps up IPO, set for big debut on NasdaqFacebook Inc is set to raise up to $18.4 billion in its IPO and become the first US company to be worth more than $100 billion at its debut.

AP - Why you shouldn't buy Facebook stock today - 17 hours 4 min ago

Even the hottest initial public stock offerings can lose steam after their first day of trading....

New York Times - DealBook: Live Blog: Facebook's Market Debut - 17 hours 31 min ago

No other market debut has matched the frenzy created by Facebook. DealBook’s live blog will be tracking reactions to the company’s I.P.O. throughout the day.

BBC - Facebook poised for market debut - 18 hours 28 min ago

Facebook shares will start trading later in one of the largest and most high profile share flotations of recent years.

New York Times - Bits Blog: Facebook vs. the Wireless Industry - 18 hours 33 min ago

Facebook hasn’t yet figured out how to make meaningful revenue from mobile, but it has done plenty to create opportunities and headaches for the wireless carriers.

Wall Street Journal - Stock Futures Edge Up - 18 hours 48 min ago

U.S. stock futures gained ground as investors looked ahead to Facebook's initial public offering, although worries about Europe threatened to cast a cloud over the much-anticipated trading debut.

BusinessWeek - Nine Things You Should Know About Facebook's IPO - 19 hours 34 min ago

Before diverting your child's college savings fund to invest in Facebook stock, read our take on the biggest "liquidity event" of the social-media era

Indiatimes - Facebook's Saverin lauds Zuckerberg ahead of IPO - 20 hours 23 min ago

Saverin linked his post to an image of Facebook's early interface that contained the site's original name "thefacebook".

BBC - VIDEO: Facebook shares due to go on sale - 22 hours 15 min ago

One of the biggest flotations ever seen on world stock markets will take place today when shares in the social networking site Facebook go on sale.

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Seeking Alpha - Facebook Strikes A Discordant Note - 3 hours 34 min ago

The big news today was Facebook's (FB) tremendously hyped initial public offering. It did not turn out as the underwriters had hoped. First, Nasdaq could not open the stock at its scheduled 11AM first trade, which finally came about a half-hour later. Large numbers of investors then could not get ...

AllThingsD - Should I Buy Facebook Stock? (Comic) - 5 hours 38 min ago

WSJ Blogs - China Real Time Report : Taiwanese President Fined for Facebook Use - 6 hours 1 min ago

BusinessInsider - This Rug Merchant Missed Out On $50 Million In Facebook Stock - 6 hours 15 min ago

Pejman Nozad could have made $50 million today. In 2005, he had a chance to invest roughly $50,000 in Facebook, he told the Wall Street Journal. Facebook's then-president, Sean Parker, was keen on nabbing space in 165 University Avenue, a building Nozad and his partners, the Amidi family, ...

Seeking Alpha - Facebook Pulls Down Its Friends And Social Media Connections - 6 hours 34 min ago

On May 18, 2012, the social networking giant Facebook (FB) entered its massive initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $38 per share. Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Goldman, Sachs & Co., BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Allen & Company LLC, Citigroup, ...

BusinessInsider - WATCH: The Media Freaks Out Over Today's Facebook IPO Drama - 7 hours 5 min ago

Facebook took the media on a wild roller coaster of emotion today as it dealt with an excruciating 30-minute delay caused by some technical issues at the NASDAQ.

TechCrunch - Facebook Reveals How Much Stock Each Bank Got, Morgan Stanley Nabbed $6 Billion Worth - 7 hours 6 min ago

Just after the markets closed on its first day of public trading, Facebook amended its S-1 with a complete prospectus detailing how much stock each underwriter got to sell. Morgan Stanley, the lead-left bank, received 162.1 million shares ($6.15 billion worth) followed by J.P. Morgan with 84.8 ...

WSJ Blogs - MarketBeat : Train Reading: Those Facebook Funds Aren't Looking So Hot - 7 hours 10 min ago

BusinessInsider - If Facebook Built An Ad Network, How Much Money Could It Make? - 7 hours 21 min ago

Today on Geekwire, Estately CEO Galen Ward argues that he'd bet his entire retirement fund on Facebook. He assumes that Facebook will build an ad network, and points out that Google AdSense, which has revenues of $10 billion per year (see Network revenue, chart 1). He argues that as soon as ...

WSJ Blogs - MarketBeat : Facebook IPO: Put It In the Books - 7 hours 22 min ago

Seeking Alpha - Bankers Got Too Aggressive With Pricing Facebook - 7 hours 34 min ago

By Kim-Mai Cutler The underwriters of Facebook’s (FB) $16 billion debut on Nasdaq fought to the finish to keep the company’s shares above last night’s final price of $38 a share. Shares closed at $38.23 today. Sources tell us that the syndicate of banks underwriting the deal have been ...

WSJ Blogs - Digits : Newly Public Facebook Buys Mobile Gifting Firm Karma - 7 hours 44 min ago

MarketWatch - John Shinal's Tech Investor: Facebook IPO: Perfect, in a strict sense - 7 hours 44 min ago

Of all the possible scenarios handicapped for the social network’s market debut, a flat-line performance wasn’t among them, writes John Shinal.

BusinessInsider - And, Now, If Facebook's Bankers Can't Hold The IPO Price, Stock Will Crash To Low $30s ... (FB) - 7 hours 59 min ago

Facebook and its bankers priced today's IPO perfectly. This morning, when the stock finally started trading, the fair-market price for the stock was about $40--just a couple of dollars north of where the deal priced. This modest increase meant that Facebook didn't make the expensive mistake that ...

AllThingsD - Facebook Underwriters Stepped In to Support Shares at Offering Price - 8 hours 4 min ago

Facebook Inc.’s public debut had plenty of buzz but not much pop. The shares opened 11 percent higher, but struggled to stay above their $38 offering price and ended the day up just 23 cents. It was a tepid debut for one of the largest and most closely watched initial public offerings. More ...

Morningstar - Stock Head Lower on Eurozone Fears; Facebook IPO Eyed - 8 hours 4 min ago

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BusinessInsider - Valuation Guru Isn't Surprised That He Perfectly Predicted How Facebook Would Trade Today - 8 hours 8 min ago

Yesterday, legendary NYU finance professor Aswath Damodaran's predicted how Facebook would probably trade. He got it exactly right.

Minyanville - Funniest Facebook Tweets of the Week - 8 hours 29 min ago

[View the story "Despite the Hype Facebook IPO Falls Flat " on Storify] Twitter: @ChrisWitrak

Minyanville - Minyanville's T3 Weekly Recap: Facebook IPO Flop Drags Market to Fresh Lows - 8 hours 29 min ago

There was not much to "like" today about Facebook's (FB) IPO. The most hyped IPO of all time was a historic flop Friday as Zuckerberg's baby fell flat on its face closing just above the $38 IPO price (and only held that level because the underwriters stepped in to support it there). Excess ...

Seeking Alpha - No First Day Traction For The Facebook IPO - 8 hours 34 min ago

In one of the most widely anticipated IPOs in recent history, shares of Facebook (FB) started trading at 11:00 a.m. today, Friday, May 18. As the end of trading day neared, the results must have been gratifying for Facebook - which seems to have sucked up all the money - and not so for the initial ...

Seeking Alpha - I Told You So: Facebook's Ugly IPO Debut - 8 hours 34 min ago

Earlier, I wrote that Facebook's (FB) IPO is becoming a sucker's bet. On its IPO debut, Facebook started at $42, hit a high of $45 for a brief moment, and then turned south quickly. It hovered around the round number psychological price of $40, and went directly to $38 at approximately 11:50 EDT. ...

Seeking Alpha - No Spark In Facebook IPO As Markets Fall - 8 hours 34 min ago

Dow Jones Industrial Average down 73.11 (-0.59%) to 12,369.38 S&P 500down 9.64 (-0.74%) to 1,295.22 Nasdaq Composite Index down 34.90 (-1.24%) to 2,778.79 GLOBAL SENTIMENT Hang Seng Index down 1.30% Shanghai China Composite Index down 1.44% FTSE 100 down 1.33% Stocks turned ...

BusinessInsider - Facebook's Post-IPO Acquisition Spree Begins NOW (FB) - 8 hours 37 min ago

Back to business. Facebook now has $16 billion in cash and a liquid stock with which it can make acquisitions. So it's doing deals. Facebook has acquired Karma Science, a 15-person San Francisco startup backed

Zacks - Why I Am Shorting Facebook - Real Time Insight - 8 hours 39 min ago

Day 1 results say that many other investors were "Reit-Minded" about this IPO. See the 3 main reasons for my call to short these shares.

AllThingsD - In Its First Acquisition as a Public Company, Facebook Buys Social Gifting App Karma - 8 hours 42 min ago

That newfound cash is burning a hole in Facebook’s pocket. After raising upward of $15 billion dollars in its first day as a public company, Facebook has acquired social gifting app Karma and all 16 of its employees. The app is designed to help Facebook users find reasons to give one ...

BusinessInsider - CNBC: The SEC Will Investigate NASDAQ Problems With Facebook Today (FB) - 8 hours 43 min ago

Just saw this tweet from CNBC: BREAKING: SEC to review Nasdaq trading issues related to Facebook. — CNBC (@CNBC) May 18, 2012 CNBC says the SEC is looking into the delays with order executions for Facebook stock today.

WSJ Blogs - MarketBeat : Live Blogging Facebook's Close - 9 hours 2 min ago

BusinessInsider - Real Estate Broker Is Willing To Accept Facebook Shares For A New Home (House Not Included) (FB) - 9 hours 2 min ago

Fortune just tweeted a photo purportedly showing a real-estate agent soliciting Facebook shares in exchange for her client's property. "Facebook Welcome: Will Consider Stock In Trade," the sign appears to read. The agent, Pam Allison, is real—we called her and emailed her, but we haven't ...

TechCrunch - Bankers Got Too Aggressive With Pricing Facebook As Shares Barely Break Above $38 - 9 hours 3 min ago

The underwriters of Facebook’s $16 billion debut on NASDAQ fought to the finish to keep the company’s shares above last night’s final price of $38 a share. Shares closed at $38.23 today. Sources tell us that the syndicate of banks underwriting the deal have been putting in buy ...

BusinessInsider - CHART OF THE DAY: Why Facebook Never Fell Below $38 Per Share - 9 hours 12 min ago

After a white-knuckle final 20 minutes of the day, shares of Facebook managed to just keep one nostril above $38, the level where the IPO priced last night. Why did it never fall below $38? Basically, because the underwriters of the IPO (Morgan Stanley, et. al.) bid heavily right at $38 to make ...

WSJ Blogs - Deal Journal : Facebook Breaks Another Record: Volume - 9 hours 17 min ago

AllThingsD - Zynga's Stock Tanks After Facebook Fails to Pop - 9 hours 19 min ago

Zynga’s stock was sent into a tailspin today after Facebook’s shares increased only slightly in its first day of trading. The San Francisco game company, led by Mark Pincus, closed at an all-time low today of $7.12 a share, down 13.91 percent, on twice the amount of normal trading ...

AllThingsD - The Price Is Right: Facebook Closes Near Opening Price - 9 hours 24 min ago

After the weeks of private equity dealmaker palm rubbing and investor anticipation, Facebook’s IPO on Friday was something of an anticlimax. Shares in the newly public company rose to $45 before closing at $38.37. Moments before first day trading ended, shares were changing hands at $38.00 ...

WSJ Blogs - MarketBeat : TD Ameritrade: Facebook Made Up More Than 1/4 of Our Trading Volume - 9 hours 26 min ago

Seeking Alpha - Facebook Is Going To Disrupt Commerce: Why It Makes Sense For Amazon To Join It - 9 hours 34 min ago

Facebook (FB) is the world's largest social network. Amazon is the world's largest e-commerce distributor. These two technology giants do not seem like an obvious pair on the surface, but using some out-of-the-box critical thinking, some stealthy research, and a little strategic business model ...

Seeking Alpha - Zynga Sells Off Following Facebook IPO - 9 hours 34 min ago

Shares of online gaming company Zynga Inc (ZNGA) plunged over 13% before being halted following the opening of trading in Facebook (FB). ZNGA shares then rallied before being halted again. Following the second stop in trading, ZNGA shares hit a new session low. Facebook IPO Disappoints While the ...

Zacks - Facebook - It has begun... - Real Time Insight - 9 hours 38 min ago

Hate it or love it, the IPO priced at the very top of its range at $38 a share. Where will it go from here?

DailyFinance - The Real Facebook Investing Story: How Advisers and Investors Are Using Social Media - 9 hours 38 min ago

Filed under: Facebook, Market NewsInvestment adviser Mark Matson's firm manages more than $3 billion for thousands of investors, and he's a big believer in coaching those clients in the art of prudent financial planning. But the CEO of Matson Money isn't doing the majority of that advising to ...

WSJ Blogs - Deal Journal : Morgan Stanley Got About 38% Of Facebook IPO Shares, Goldman 15% - 9 hours 38 min ago

Minyanville - Buzz on the Street: Facebook Comes to Town and Fails to Save the Day for an Exhausted Market - 9 hours 39 min ago

All day and every day some of the stock market's best and brightest traders and money managers share their ideas insights and analysis in real-time on Minyanville's Buzz & Banter. Below are some excerpts from this week's Buzz. Click here for a 14 day free trial. Note: Some links may ...

24/7 Wall St. - Facebook Flirts With Busted IPO Status (FB) - 10 hours 2 min ago

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has been a significant debut, and it has had some surprises even if we are about as sick of hearing this name as one could imagine.  After pricing about 421 million shares... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and ...

BusinessInsider - Meet The 10 Billionaires Of The Facebook IPO - 10 hours 3 min ago

Facebook made a lot of people millionaires but it made 10 people billionaires. The stock opened today at $38 per share. Using that price, Bloomberg calculated the net worth of Facebook's richest employees and investors. They're now worth ten or eleven figures.Chris Hughes, cofounder of Facebook, is ...

BusinessInsider - Here Are Today's Funniest Tweets About Facebook's IPO (FB) - 10 hours 4 min ago

Today was a big day for Facebook. Yet all the buzz about its IPO seemed to take place on Twitter. We did some browsing around for the funniest tweets about Facebook's historic moment.

WSJ Blogs - Digits : Mocking the Facebook IPO - 10 hours 4 min ago

The Big Picture - Ritholtz: Facebook Valuation ‘Piggish’ - 10 hours 19 min ago

May 18 (Bloomberg) — Barry Ritholtz, chief executive officer of FusionIQ, an equities research firm, talks about the initial public offering of Facebook Inc. and the social network company’s growth outlook. Ritholtz speaks with Erik Schatzker, Sara Eisen and Scarlet Fu on Bloomberg ...

WSJ Blogs - Deal Journal : Facebook IPO: Response From Asset Managers: It's a Dud - 10 hours 21 min ago

BusinessInsider - Facebook's 4 Biggest Risks - 10 hours 23 min ago

Facebook, whose stock is trading on public markets for the first time today, has had an incredible rise - from zero to 900 million users in just over eight years.

TechCrunch - Facebook IPO Day: The Scene At NASDAQ in NYC’s Times Square [TCTV] - 10 hours 38 min ago

In case there was any confusion after Facebook’s eight years in business and its recent geographic expansions, it was cleared up today: Facebook’s home and heart lies in Silicon Valley. TechCrunch TV saw that first-hand this morning at NASDAQ’s Marketsite in New York ...

BusinessInsider - What Everyone On Madison Avenue Is Saying About Facebook (FB) - 10 hours 42 min ago

As the markets react to Facebook's IPO, the big question for Madison Avenue is whether paid advertising is effective on the social network. The New York Times declared that advertisers are underwhelmed by, and skeptical of, Facebook's IPO. Other advertising bigwigs say Facebook's advertising ...

BusinessInsider - A 60-Second Guide To The Facebook IPO Fizzle - 10 hours 48 min ago

What the heck happened this morning with Facebook? We explained this morning in this brief 60 second video Produced by Daniel Goodman Don't Miss: • What's Next For Facebook •

Minyanville - Today in Tech: Facebook Kind of Pops, Sort Of - 11 hours 9 min ago

MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Korean media is saying that Samsung (SSNLF.PK) has received nine million pre-orders from 290 wireless carriers in over 145 countries for the new Galaxy S III smartphone. Since the phone was introduced earlier this month the chaebol's (conglomerate's) share price has ...

Zacks - Facebook - It has begun… - Real Time Insight - 11 hours 15 min ago

Is Facebook a screaming sell at $38?

WSJ Blogs - Digits : Nasdaq CEO Greifeld: Nasdaq 'Proud' to Have Facebook on Exchange - 11 hours 22 min ago

BusinessInsider - Facebook's Bankers Will Split $176 Million In IPO Fees (FB, MS, GS, JPM) - 11 hours 27 min ago

Facebook's bankers are going to split ~$176 million IPO fees, Bloomberg reports. The way it's probably broken up, is 30% of the fees, or $52.8 million, go to the deal lead, Morgan Stanley, then 25%, or $44 million to co-lead JP Morgan, 25%, or $44 million, to co-lead Goldman, and the rest to the 30 ...

Morningstar - No Facebook Pop as Company Concerns, Stock Market Weigh on Shares - 11 hours 34 min ago

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TechCrunch - $16B Should Cover It: Here’s The $15B Facebook Privacy Class Action Suit, And Facebook’s Response - 11 hours 43 min ago

Facebook, which has now listed on NASDAQ, is set to make $16 billion if its share holds at the $38 price that it set yesterday — more if it ends higher. Here’s a coincidence: that’s just north of the total amount in damages, $15 billion, that a new class-action case is seeking ...

BusinessInsider - Watch Mark Zuckerberg's Sister Sing About A Facebook IPO ... IN 2007 (FB) - 11 hours 43 min ago

People in Silicon Valley have been waiting for Facebook to go public forever. No, seriously, there was IPO talk in 2007—when Facebook was just three years old, but had already turned out huge buyout offers from Viacom and Yahoo. No less an expert than Randi Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg's older ...

BusinessInsider - The Life Of Barack Obama, According To His Facebook Timeline - 11 hours 58 min ago

A new Sachs/Mason-Dixon poll this week

BusinessInsider - Mitt Romney's Life, According To Facebook - 11 hours 59 min ago

The influence of social media in the 2012 presidential elections is unprecedented. Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have attempted to rally supporters around their causes using online platforms, such as Facebook. The two campaigns frequently post about events, TV appearances and stances on issues. ...

Minyanville - China: Facebook Mania Hits China, While Apple Adds a New Chinese Operator - 12 hours 9 min ago

MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Facebook (FB) mania hit Wall Street and the rest of the world today and even China did not escape the hype of the biggest ever Internet IPO with news outlets like Sina (SINA) and Sohu (SOHU) all breathlessly reporting on Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. One obvious question ...

BusinessInsider - Well Done, Muppets! Great Job Not Getting Sucked In By The Facebook Hype... - 12 hours 10 min ago

What a relief! This morning's Facebook IPO could have been a disaster for millions for individual investors. Why? Because the hype around the IPO was so tremendous that individuals could have felt that they had to own the stock at any price. And this could have led to Facebook's stock opening miles ...

24/7 Wall St. - Renren Shares Hit by Facebook IPO - 12 hours 19 min ago

Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN), the Chinese company usually referred to as China’s Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), is down sharply this morning on very heavy volume. There’s no news, except the Facebook IPO,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and ...

DailyFinance - Facebook Real-Time Wealth Tracker: What Are the Big Investors' Stakes Worth? - 12 hours 24 min ago

Filed under: Facebook, Market NewsThe Facebook IPO will make dozens of people rich -- some of them phenomenally so. How big a payday will major Facebook shareholders see? CNBC perused regulatory filings and media sources to determine the major shareholders and the number of shares they own. Check ...

BusinessInsider - This Is How Facebook Engineers Hacked The NASDAQ Button - 12 hours 26 min ago

When Mark Zuckerberg rang the opening bell for the NASDAQ this morning, his Facebook status automatically updated to say "Mark Zuckerberg

TechCrunch - The Underwhelming Scene Outside Facebook HQ - 12 hours 34 min ago

Well, they warned us. Yesterday, Facebook PR was telling reporters that when the company went public this morning, there wouldn’t be much to see at the Menlo Park headquarters. Nonetheless, I made the drive down from San Francisco, and I wasn’t alone. When I arrived at around 6:30 a.m. ...

Morningstar - Stocks Mostly Lower; Eurozone Crisis, Facebook IPO Eyed - 12 hours 34 min ago

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24/7 Wall St. - Zynga Halted Following Delay in Facebook IPO - 12 hours 40 min ago

Shares of Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) were halted shortly afterFacebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) launched this morning as the delayed opening caused the game-maker’s shareholders to run away from the stock in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and ...

BusinessInsider - The Facebook IPO Makes Instagram Worth $1.2 Billion (FB, JACK, FINL, Z, TIVO, PFCB, NTGR) - 12 hours 40 min ago

In Silicon Valley, we no longer say a billion dollars. We just say "one Instagram." With Facebook shares now trading, we'll have to revalue that currency. Instagram is now worth $1.243 billion—which is about what we expected. Facebook struck a deal to buy Instagram in April for $300 million ...

WSJ Blogs - Deal Journal : Facebook at the Open - The First Post-IPO Analyst Note - 12 hours 43 min ago

BusinessInsider - Facebook Has A Brilliant New Way To Get Rid Of Annoying App Notifications (FB) - 12 hours 44 min ago

Facebook is rolling out a new feature that lets you block application notifications without having to plow through your provacy settings. TechCrunch reports that this new notification feature allows users to turn off pop ups that assault your mobile phone and fill your notification pane. Facebook ...

DailyFinance - 28 Crazy Facts You Didn't Know About Facebook - 12 hours 49 min ago

Filed under: Facebook, Market NewsBy Matt Lynley Facebook has finally gone public. It priced its IPO shares at $38, which means the company is worth more than $104 billion. It's already worth more than most of the tech companies publicly traded today -- combined. But there's a lot ...

Zero Hedge - The Facebook Ardennes: Spot The Syndicate Stick-Save - 12 hours 54 min ago

Remember there is no short-selling - only long-adds and long-exits. Syndicate fall back...26.7mm shares at $38.00, 9mm shares at $39.00, and 42mm at $40.00 - leaves a VWAP (or average price at which everyone is in Facebook) at $40.36 (green arrow) with over $10.5b billion traded so far as over 60% ...

Seeking Alpha - Facebook Vs. LinkedIn: Comparison And Fundamentals Show LinkedIn Is Overvalued - 13 hours 4 min ago

In a recent Forbes article, contributor Daniel Fisher suggests that LinkedIn (LNKD) is a more "clever" way to play the social networking craze than Facebook (FB). The argument hinges on the supposed superiority of Linkedin's business model -- the company generates most of its revenue by charging ...

WSJ Blogs - Deal Journal : Facebook IPO: IPO Delayed 5 Minutes By Nasdaq - 13 hours 34 min ago

Zero Hedge - Facebook Plunges From Opening Print, At IPO Price... For Now - 13 hours 38 min ago

$38.00 Syndicate bid holding...high was $45.00 - 200mm shares traded

BusinessInsider - This Is Why Facebook Isn't Falling Below $38/Share - 13 hours 38 min ago

It strongly appears that there's a huge perma-bid at $38 on Facebook, so that it doesn't fall below the IPO price. Twitter user @Bourbon_Meyer sent us this look at the order book, showing the MASS of bids supporting the price at $38. Check out the big mass of yellow on the left column... all those ...

AllThingsD - The Facebook Effect: Zynga Trading at All-Time Low - 13 hours 39 min ago

Following Facebook’s initial trade on the Nasdaq, Zynga’s stock tanked, hitting an all-time low. The social game maker, which makes up 15 percent of Facebook’s revenue, did not benefit from the company’s public offering. In early trading this morning, Zynga’s shares ...

Zacks - Facebook Debuts Today on NASDAQ - Analyst Blog - 13 hours 40 min ago

Facebook is scheduled to start trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market today at around 11.00 a.m.

TechCrunch - Zynga’s Share Price Falls Off A Cliff As Facebook IPOs, Down 13.3% Before Trading Halted - 13 hours 42 min ago

Zynga’s share price plummeted 11.4 percent from $8.09 to $7.19 in the eight minutes after Facebook’s IPO went live, and down 13.3 percent since yesterday. Trading has been halted to stem further losses. While we can’t know the exact reason why this happened, I’d bet that ...

BusinessInsider - WOMP WOMP: Facebook's IPO Pop Fizzles (FB) - 13 hours 45 min ago

Facebook's stock was priced at $38 per share, and when it finally started trading it popped to just $45. Now it's settled around $40, $39, $38… Considering some of us (ahem, me) figured the thing could go as high as $70 per share before coming back to Earth, Facebook's mini-pop demonstrates ...

MarketWatch - MarketWatch First Take: Facebook is already history - 13 hours 49 min ago

Facebook’s revised price signals that it could finish significantly higher at the close. Even if it doesn’t, it’s still ranks among the great IPOs in history.

Time Business - Facebook IPO Pops 13% in Early Trading Before Falling Flat - 13 hours 58 min ago

Facebook shares jumped 13% to hit $43 just minutes after the company went public in the largest Internet IPO in history. After the so-called first-day “pop,” Facebook shares retreated to the initial offering price of $38 per share. The company has raised $16 billion at a valuation north ...

WSJ Blogs - MarketBeat : Live Blog: Facebook's Trading Debut - 14 hours 37 sec ago

AllThingsD - And We're Off! Facebook Shares Hit the Nasdaq at a 13 Percent Increase Before Settling Back. - 14 hours 2 min ago

Facebook shares began trading on the Nasdaq exchange this morning with an immediate weak pop of 13.1 percent to a price of about $43 per share. This comes after an initial delay in trading — which usually starts at 11 am ET — of nearly a half an hour, because Nasdaq continued to get ...

TechCrunch - No IPO Pop Here: Facebook Trade Slightly Higher Around $40 - 14 hours 3 min ago

Facebook shares opened at $42.05, a 10.5 percent increase from its final price last night at $38. Shares are actually currently almost flat at $39.16, which is 3.6 percent higher than $38 the price that underwriters settled on last night. While it may not be as juicy a story, it’s a signal ...

Seeking Alpha - Facebook Users: You Are The Product, Not The Customer; Don't Be Fooled - 14 hours 4 min ago

Alas, the long-awaited social-networking event is here: the Facebook (FB) IPO. But will investors late to the game make money in the firm over the long haul? We're skeptical.For starters, we're less-enthused about the prospects of investing in the social-networking giant due mainly to anticipated, ...

BusinessInsider - U2's Bono Will Make More On The Facebook IPO Than Throughout His 30-Year Music Career - 14 hours 20 min ago

Today's Facebook IPO will make U2's Bono the richest rocker on the planet, according to multiple reports.

WSJ Blogs - Digits : Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Congratulates 'Zukerberg' - 14 hours 21 min ago

Zero Hedge - Gross On Facebook: "I Know A Bubble When I See One" - 14 hours 23 min ago

Somehow 100 million retail investors are smarter than the bond king. Source

BusinessInsider - This Is The Most Useful Facebook App Of All Time (FB) - 14 hours 26 min ago

You have to do a lot of digging to find a Facebook app that's actually useful and not spammy. That's why we're in love with Pipe, a way to easily transfer files with your Facebook friends. The app is limited to Facebook for now, but that's what makes it so useful. All our friends are already on ...

BusinessInsider - Who's Who In Facebook's Already Iconic Bell-Ringing Photo (FB) - 14 hours 35 min ago

At 6:30 Pacific time this morning, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pressed a button to ring a bell to open the Nasdaq. The moment has already been memorialized in an iconic photo, above. So, who are these people?Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Before COO Sheryl Sandberg joined from Google in 2008, ...

WSJ Blogs - Deal Journal : Facebook IPO: It Would Rather Be Like LinkedIn Than Zynga - 14 hours 36 min ago

Minyanville - Best of the Blogs: Can Facebook Revive the Dow? - 14 hours 39 min ago

This column highlights the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary from around the Web each day. Use our comments section to post your own suggestions for blog content that you've read or written. Wall Street Journal: Market Beat Link: US Stocks: the Social Rally? "The ...

WSJ Blogs - MarketBeat : Facebook IPO: Wall Street Preps for Heavy Trading Volume - 14 hours 40 min ago

Wall Street Pit - Facebook (FB) Could Not Have Picked A Worse Time For An IPO - 14 hours 41 min ago

This is the day when Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) will debut for trading on the open market. Facebook is the most highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) since Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) came public on August 19, 2004. Facebook stock is being priced at $38.00 a share by the lead underwriters. The ...

Zacks - Facebook IPO Will Close Where? - Real Time Insight - 14 hours 41 min ago

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TechCrunch - Explainer: What Happens In The 15 Minutes Before Facebook Shares Start Trading - 14 hours 47 min ago

Facebook shares are supposed to go live on the NASDAQ market in about 20 minutes. But what happens in the next crucial 15? We caught up with NASDAQ’s Bruce Aust, who is the executive vice president and head of the global corporate client group there. After several years of carefully courting ...

Zacks - May 18: Facebook IPO May overshadow Greek Concern - Economic Highlights - 15 hours 2 min ago

Facebook IPO May overshadow Greek Concern

Seeking Alpha - Facebook Friday: Finally Something To Get Excited About? - 15 hours 4 min ago

The world is still going to hell but LOOK - FACEBOOK! Ah, Facebook (FB) will save us. They have magical powers and will turn around the $60,000,000,000,000 global equities markets with a $16,000,000,000 IPO, right? I mean, who are we to question the power of social media - probably the single ...

BusinessInsider - ART CASHIN: Facebook May Be The Bulls' Best Shot For A Bounce (FB) - 15 hours 7 min ago

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NY Post - LIVE BLOG: Facebook goes public - 15 hours 15 min ago

It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut in years. Here's some of what Associated Press reporters are finding...

24/7 Wall St. - Live Blog of Facebook IPO (Updated Throughout The Day) - 15 hours 17 min ago

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... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ...

Zacks - Facebook a Welcome Diversion from Europe - Analyst Blog - 15 hours 32 min ago

Investors in the U.S. are holding a big party today, even if it's only for a single day or a few hours.

BusinessInsider - VIDEO: Watch Mark Zuckerberg And The Rest Of Facebook Ring The NASDAQ Bell (FB) - 15 hours 37 min ago

Here's Mark Zuckerberg ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ. Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story

BusinessInsider - Check Out Mark Zuckerberg's Epic Status Update On Facebook This Morning (FB) - 15 hours 42 min ago

We're pretty sure no one is ever going to top this status update. Here are the "4 others": Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story

BusinessInsider - Ritholtz: For Investors, Jumping On The Facebook IPO Could Be A Recipe For Disaster (FB) - 15 hours 45 min ago

Facebook will start trading publicly today.

TechCrunch - Photos: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Rings In The NASDAQ Bell - 15 hours 47 min ago

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg didn’t travel to New York’s Times Square for the company’s big day. He did it unconventionally like you’d expect a hacker would.  He opened the bell remotely from the company’s Menlo Park Headquarters after Facebook employees ...

TechCrunch - How Facebook Hacked The NASDAQ Button - 15 hours 47 min ago

Editor’s note: Some savvy Facebook engineers rigged the NASDAQ button to automatically post “Mark Zuckerberg has listed a company on NASDAQ – FB” to the CEO’s Timeline as he rung the bell to open the NASDAQ’s day of trading. David Garcia, a senior software ...

Zero Hedge - Facebook European Premarket Bid - €58 - 16 hours 4 min ago

If this screen from Bloomberg is correct, people are far dumber than even we thought, because this implies that FB will have an over $200 billion market cap at the open all else equal.

Seeking Alpha - Facebook IPO May Break The Market And Initiate A Free Fall Crash - 16 hours 4 min ago

Let me start by clarifying something. I am not saying that the market could crash spectacularly in the next few days and that in that event the Facebook (FB) IPO would be a major contributing factor. I am not saying that. The market is saying it. Facebook boosts IPO size by 25 percent, could top ...

Seeking Alpha - Facebook: Clownish Trade Of The Day - 16 hours 4 min ago

Clownishness, much like beauty, stands in the eye of the beholder. So let's gather together to behold a clownish trade. Granted: playing Monday Morning quarterback to lame stock trades is a bit selective, even venal. But in the end, you learn from analyzing mistakes. Plus, what's more fun than ...

Seeking Alpha - Facebook: Following Amazon To Success - 16 hours 4 min ago

From day one of Facebook's (FB) IPO process, the emphasis has always been about how they will monetize mobile. Specifically, how can they get away with increasing ads without alienating their users? From much of the company's rhetoric though, it has seemed that they aren't in much of a hurry to ...

BusinessInsider - CHART OF THE DAY: Facebook's Stock Versus Apple And Google Since 2008 (AAPL, GOOG, FB) - 16 hours 7 min ago

Here's an awesome chart from CNBC comparing the stock growth of Facebook to Apple and Google since 2008 using private market data from SecondMarket for Facebook. As you can see, Facebook was a much better investment! However, the average investor couldn't get in on Facebook. And, even if he or she ...

Wall Street Pit - Facebook (FB) Stock Faces Valuation Issues - 16 hours 8 min ago

Social media is hot and growing, but making money from it is another story. The much-anticipated and overly hyped initial public offering (IPO) of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) is set to roll in today, May 18, 2012, following the company’s road show that helped to drum up excitement and, in the ...

BusinessInsider - Every Facebook Employee Spent The Night Before The IPO At An All-Night Hackathon (FB) - 16 hours 12 min ago

While everyone else was asleep, Facebook employees spent the night before their company's IPO at Facebook's Menlo Park headquarters hacking away. It was the 31st hackathon, an event Facebook kicks off every couple of months where every Facebook employee builds a bunch of prototypes of things ...

BusinessInsider - PEACE AT LAST: Facebook's Exiled Cofounder Congratulates Mark Zuckerberg - 16 hours 17 min ago

A $104 billion IPO heals all wounds. Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin, whose breakup with the company was so violent that they made a movie about it, last night posted a congratulatory message to his once sworn enemy, Mark Zuckerberg: On the eve of the Facebook public float, 8 plus year in the ...

Minyanville - 10 Takes on the $38 Facebook IPO - 16 hours 34 min ago

MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL "Nothing short of pandemonium." That's how one insider close to the Facebook (FB) road show discussions described investors' response to today's IPO the largest in tech history. Late yesterday Facebook priced its IPO shares at $38 per share which put the ...

BusinessInsider - Facebook IPO Hugely Overvalued Based On Ad Sales—Here's Today's Ad Brief (FB) - 16 hours 36 min ago

Based on its sales, more than 80 percent of which come from ads, today's Facebook IPO is hugely over-valued, according to Bloomberg. For instance: Facebook sold 421.2 million shares at $38 each to raise $16 billion, a statement yesterday shows. That values the Menlo Park, California-based company ...

Seeking Alpha - Why Not To Buy Facebook - 17 hours 4 min ago

The biggest story of the week is undoubtedly Facebook's (FB) enormous IPO. The company that Zuckerberg started in a Harvard dorm room and changed the way people interact and communicate will finally become publicly traded. Facebook has developed a long way from its days at Harvard, but despite ...

Seeking Alpha - The Facebook Gold Rally - 17 hours 4 min ago

This market is oversold after almost two weeks of moving down strongly. Even gold moved down. One might think that gold would get a bid in a "fear" environment. However, when fear turns to terror, the "sell everything" mantra takes over. Hence gold is oversold along with everything else. Gold ...

WSJ Blogs - Digits : Facebook's Worth: The Debate Over the Years - 17 hours 4 min ago

Wall Street Pit - The Facebook IPO & Market Game Theory - 17 hours 14 min ago

Tough markets. The Dow and Russell are just one more bad trading day from giving up all their gains for the year.   France,  Brazil, and UK equities are now negative for 2012.  Most Asian equity indices have broken their 200-day moving averages. Can the Facebook (FB) IPO save the stock market? ...

Morningstar - Facebook Poised for Massive Growth - 17 hours 34 min ago

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Morningstar - How Facebook Dug Its Wide Moat - 17 hours 34 min ago

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Morningstar - Morningstar's Take on the Facebook IPO - 17 hours 34 min ago

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BusinessInsider - GM Pulled Ads After Facebook Begged It To Use Free Media (FB) - 17 hours 55 min ago

General Motors pulled its entire $10 million ad budget after Facebook executives urged the company to concentrate more on posting free content to its web page, according to Reuters. The account dovetails with BI's May 16 report, which noted that General Motors wasn't executing the basics -- posting ...

Wall Street Pit - Facebook Could Be the Most Important IPO to Ever Hit the Markets – But Not for the Reasons You Think - 17 hours 59 min ago

The Facebook (FB) IPO is the most important IPO to hit the stock market in …..forever. Not because of its size in dollars. Not because of the gap up it may experience in its first day of trading. Nope. Its the most important IPO ever because: 1. It could lead to individual retail investors coming ...

Seeking Alpha - Should You 'Like' Or 'De-Friend' The Facebook IPO? - 18 hours 4 min ago

The social media behemoth Facebook (FB) is going public this week, with a new stock symbol of FB. This is pretty much the most anticipated Initial Public Offering (IPO) since Google (GOOG) in 2004. GOOG was offered in the IPO at around $85/share, started trading at about $100, and is now about $628 ...

Seeking Alpha - Cramer's Mad Money - Salesforce Is The Facebook For Enterprise (5/17/12) - 18 hours 4 min ago

Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Thursday May 17. CEO Interview: Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com (CRM). Other stocks mentioned: Facebook (FB), Vodafone (VOD) Cramer called Salesforce.com (CRM) the "Facebook for Enterprise," and it has the best growth of ...

BusinessInsider - IPO Day! BII Facebook Research Roundup - 18 hours 5 min ago

Facebook's IPO is this morning! You can follow the news live on Business Insider, but for BI Intelligence analysis, here's a roundup: Our explainer on Facebook ads

WSJ Blogs - MarketBeat : Morning MarketBeat: Facebook IPO No Sign of the Times - 18 hours 5 min ago

24/7 Wall St. - Facebook Funds/Owners Now Have To Fend For Themselves (FB, GSVC, SVVC, SOCL, ZNGA, MSFT, GS, TTII) - 18 hours 8 min ago

Finally we are going to get stop hearing about the IPO of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB).  This is the largest IPO of its kind ever and appears to be the third largest IPO in U.S. history.  For those... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ...

BusinessInsider - Mark Zuckerberg Received A Standing Ovation From Thousands Of Facebook Employees Last Night - 19 hours 3 min ago

It sure is good to be Mark Zuckerberg right now. VentureBeat reports that Zuckerberg received a standing ovation from thousands of Facebook employees last night who had congregated in the middle of the company's campus to hear the CEO give one final pep talk before the IPO. This ovation was ...

24/7 Wall St. - Facebook Shares as Collectibles for Decades from Now - 19 hours 8 min ago

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... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

BusinessInsider - Still Confused By The Facebook IPO? Here's A Complete Q&A - 19 hours 14 min ago

NEW YORK (AP) — A company started in a Harvard dorm room in 2004 has just raised $16 billion and is valued at $104 billion. All that from an initial public offering of stock. But taking a company public isn't as simple as clicking on "like." Even for Facebook. When the social media company's ...

The Big Picture - A Facebook IPO By the Numbers - 19 hours 34 min ago

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TechCrunch - Facebook Says Haters Gonna Hate, Likers Gonna Like - 20 hours 11 min ago

Facebook knows what’s best for you, sometimes before you do. That’s the meaning of a new “Likers Gonna Like” inspirational mini-poster printed by the Facebook Toronto Office. If you don’t approve of something Facebook’s doing, fine, there’s millions of ...

Time Business - Facebook IPO: After the Hype, Investors are Betting on Hope - 20 hours 34 min ago

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 men, worth nearly $20 billion. Thousands of employees and ...

TechCrunch - Want Facebook Shares? HK’s 8 Securities Offers $200 Of Them If You Join Its Trading Platform - 22 hours 15 sec ago

With Facebook announcing its ballsy stock price of $38 yesterday and all eyes now on what will happen with the social network when it finally goes public today, a new trading platform in Hong Kong, 8 Securities, is seizing the moment to boost its own profile by offering customers US$200 of Facebook ...

Seeking Alpha - Facebook Competitors And Service Providers That Stand To Benefit - 22 hours 4 min ago

For savvy companies, social networking, apps and media has become an integral part of corporate development and revenue modeling. The largest platform provider of social networking is Facebook (FB). There are relatively undiscovered companies that uniquely stand to benefit by providing engines and ...

TechCrunch - And The First Facebook IPO Hackathon Photos Roll In - 1 day 1 min ago

Hundreds of Facebook employees congregated at ‘Hacker Square’ at the company’s Menlo Park headquarters this evening ahead of the company’s insanely-hyped initial public offering. Now, some of the first photos are starting to trickle in. There was a standing ovation for chief ...

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CNN Video - Our journey buying into Facebook's IPO - 3 hours 41 min ago

As trading volumes spiked to 567 million shares, CNNMoney tried to get in on the action.

Reuters Video - Facebook in historic, yet messy debut - 7 hours 3 min ago

May 18 - Facebook closed its debut in a lackluster fashion, finishing near its initial public offering price amid technical glitches. Analysts reflect on investor interest, target prices and whether the IPO lived up to the hype. Jill Bennett reports.

Reuters Video - Facebook fails to stop Wall St. slump - 7 hours 14 min ago

May 18 - A sloppy market debut for Facebook, following the biggest initial public offering from a U.S. tech company, added to Friday's downbeat tone with investors already worried about Europe. Conway G. Gittens reports.

Reuters Video - U.S. Week Ahead: Facebook's fizzle could continue Monday - 8 hours 37 sec ago

May 18 -It could be a case of wrong place, wrong time for Facebook when it resumes trading on Monday on the NASDAQ, according to Thomson Reuters' PeHub Editor Jonathan Marino.

WSJ Video - Facebook Ends Near IPO Price - 8 hours 35 min ago

Facebook's public debut had plenty of buzz but not much pop. The shares opened 11% higher, but soon struggled to stay above their offering price. David Benoit and Shayndi Raice have details on The News Hub. Photo: Reuters.

WSJ Video - On the Mark: Facebook's Slow Start Gives Me Hope - 10 hours 12 min ago

In his On the Mark segment, Mean Street host Evan Newmark points out that Facebook's slow start out of the IPO gate gives him lots of hope. Photo: AP.

WSJ Video - Zweig: You Are Facebook. Facebook Is You - 10 hours 27 min ago

WSJ's 'Intelligent Investor' Jason Zweig visits Mean Street and looks at the unique way in which Facebook is intertwined with the lives of its customers and asks 'How much is too much to pay for a piece of yourself?' Photo: Getty Images.

Reuters Video - Wealth Strategies: Facebook could see bumpy road - 10 hours 40 min ago

May 18 - The next 48 hours could be volatile for Facebook shares after the $100 bln dollar company sees its launch on the NASDAQ delayed by about 30 minutes, according to Bruno Del Ama, CEO, Global X Funds.

WSJ Video - Live from Facebook's Headquarters - 11 hours 39 min ago

Many Facebook employees arrived overnight to stake out a place ahead of the company's IPO. John Letzing reports on digits.

WSJ Video - The Social Sphere's Take on Facebook IPO - 11 hours 44 min ago

Naturally, social media was a-swirl with reactions to Facebook's IPO, including Mark Zuckerberg's own Facebook page, Liz Heron reports on digits.

Reuters Video - Mark Zuckerberg thanks Facebook employees, supporters at IPO launch - 11 hours 53 min ago

May 18 - At the launch ceremony of Facebook's IPO, CEO Mark Zuckerberg tells employees and supporters to stay focused as the company enters a new phase as a publicly traded company. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Reuters Video - Facebook debut adds to IPO frenzy - 11 hours 56 min ago

May 18 -Shares of Facebook jumped as high as 18 percent in opening trade after raising more than $16 billion in one of the biggest U.S. initial public offerings. Conway G. Gittens reports.

WSJ Video - How Should Facebook's New Millionaires Invest? - 12 hours 25 min ago

Personal Capital CEO Bill Harris joins Markets Hub to discuss how those new Facebook millionaires should invest their new money. Photo: Getty Images.

WSJ Video - Facebook Shares Begin Trading Following Delay - 12 hours 35 min ago

Facebook's highly anticipated IPO began trading after a 25-minute delay Friday, with shares priced at $38. Rolfe Winkler joins Markets Hub to discuss early market reaction. Photo: Reuters.

WSJ Video - As Facebook Kicks Off, What are Traders Saying? - 12 hours 39 min ago

Jonathan Cheng reports from the trading floor of T3 Capital on the morning of Facebook's highly anticipated IPO. Photo: AP.

WSJ Video - Facebook Trading Delayed - 12 hours 39 min ago

Faceebook's IPO was delayed after traders experienced problems with their orders. Simon Constable joins Rolfe Winkler on Markets Hub with details. Photo: Reuters.

WSJ Video - Facebook Shares Rise Modestly - 13 hours 48 sec ago

Facebook is finally open for trading, but lost steam after rising more than 10% its $38 offering price. Paul Vigna has details on Lunch Break. Photo: AP.

Reuters Video - Trading at Noon: Facebook Makes its Debut - 13 hours 12 min ago

May 18 - Facebook shares open 13 percent higher at $42.05, after the social network site raised as much as $18.4 billion in one of the biggest IPOs in U.S. history.

Reuters Video - 3XSQ: Under the Hoodie- Facebook's Big Deal - 15 hours 26 min ago

May 18 - Analysts see Facebook climbing 50 percent to $57 or even higher on surging demand today.

CNN Video - Facebook: Not the only tech stock in town - 15 hours 32 min ago

As Facebook goes public to great fanfare, tech-inclined investors should be wary of putting all their eggs in the social media basket.

CNN Video - Is Facebook still cool at Harvard? - 15 hours 35 min ago

Current Harvard students say that Facebook is not as cool as it used to be, but still 'Almost everyone is on it.'

Reuters Video - Mark Zuckerberg rings NASDAQ opening bell on Facebook debut - 15 hours 41 min ago

May 18 – Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and CEO, rings the NASDAQ opening bell at the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters to kick off trading for the world’s No.1 online social network’s initial public offering. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

WSJ Video - Facebook: Don't Fall Victim to the Hype - 16 hours 20 min ago

Newspapers can't hold a candle to Facebook when it comes to collecting information about their users. But here is one assumption: Mark Zuckerberg is almost certainly richer, and probably shrewder, than you are. Spencer Jakab has details on The News Hub. Photo: AP.

WSJ Video - Facebook: Market Players Prepare for IPO - 16 hours 20 min ago

The market is gearing up for Facebook's trading debut Friday, as the Nasdaq Stock Market indicated shares would start trading under the ticker FB around 11 a.m. Brett Philbin has details on The News Hub. Photo: AP.

Reuters Video - U.S. Morning Call: The hype, the hack, the Facebook IPO - 17 hours 50 min ago

May 18 - A look at how Facebook employees celebrate becoming rich, and how the stock may fare today.

Reuters Video - Market Pulse: Hype builds for Facebook coming out party - 18 hours 34 min ago

May 18 - One of the most talked about IPO's in stockmarket history values Facebook at $104 billion; optimists expect shares to rise sharply, sceptics wonder if Facebook's earnings can ever match its valuation.

Reuters Video - Reuters Asks: How high will Facebook shares fly? - 18 hours 49 min ago

May 18 - Insider asks financial professionals how successful will the Initial Public Offering of Facebook be in the long term?