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Silicon Valley's new underground millionaires
Queena Kim May 18, 2012
Conspicuous consumption is so last tech boom. The new rich are all about meaning and making a difference and getting in on the ground floor of the next Facebook.
Weekly Wrap: What happened to Facebook's stock?
Kai Ryssdal May 18, 2012
Reviewing this week's headlines on Wall Street and beyond. This week: The first day of trading for the highly anticipated Facebook stock.
GM pulls out of Facebook advertising
David Brancaccio May 16, 2012
Just days before Facebook stock trades publicly for the first time, General Motors is giving no official reason for the decision but published reports suggest the ads aren't having the impact GM hoped.
California budget to benefit from Facebook IPO
Ben Adler May 16, 2012
California Gov. Jerry Brown recently informed Californians that the state was $16 billion in the hole, instead of the mere $9 billion everyone expected. The Facebook IPO will generate a lot of taxable income for a few thousand Californians.
How to get an early piece of Facebook's IPO
Bob Moon May 15, 2012
As Facebook plans to go public next week, this week individual investors are buying E*Trade accounts because of the rumors they may be able to get in early on the public shares of Facebook stock. How easy is that?
Spam texts, and how to avoid them
Adriene Hill May 15, 2012
Millions of spam texts are sent each day. Here's what to do when you get one.
Many Americans view Facebook as a fad
Gregory Warner May 15, 2012
When stocks in the social networking company Facebook finally begin trading on Friday, the company will at that moment be worth a fortune. But that value will only be justified if Facebook makes profits for many years to come; a new poll suggests that about half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad.
As Facebook gets pricier, some pros skip IPO
Heidi N. Moore May 17, 2012
Facebook raised its target share price for its IPO amid strong demand. But some professional investors see warning signs and have decided to skip.
Facebook co-founder renounces U.S. citizenship
Jeremy Hobson May 14, 2012
In letting go of his U.S. citizenship now, Eduardo Saverin will also be able to avoid paying nearly $600 million in U.S. capital gains taxes when Facebook goes public.
Getting your own slice of the Facebook IPO
Bob Moon May 24, 2012
There's a lot of hype over the upcoming Facebook IPO. We have a reality check and advice for those of you waiting impatiently for its launch.
