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Facebook: Part of the insider's financial club?

May 23, 2012
What did the Morgan Stanley know about Facebook, when did it know, and who did it tell? Shareholders prepare to sue the bank and Facebook over how the public offering of stock was handled.

Shareholders sue Facebook and banks over IPO

May 23, 2012
On the fourth day of Facebook public trading, shareholders sued the company, Mark Zuckerberg, as well as several banks that underwrote the deal.

Could Facebook's IPO be unveiling a new tech bubble?

May 22, 2012
The stock tanked 11 percent yesterday, and a technology glitch marred its first day of trading Friday. Some look at the disappointing debut and wonder if something's amiss generally in the tech sector.

Collateral damage mounts after Facebook IPO

May 21, 2012
Lots of companies were counting on the social network to boost their fortunes when it went public. Just the opposite happened.

Facebook stock price falls on day two of trading

May 21, 2012
The brand new stock in Facebook is down 11 percent right now to $33.11. If day one of trading was seen as a disappointment, day two is so far not winning many new friends at the social networking company.

Why Facebook's IPO was slightly delayed

May 21, 2012
Facebook's first investors didn't lose their shirts. The company's stock is trading right where it started on Friday: 38 bucks a share. But the initial public offering didn't go exactly as planned. The start was delayed; computer systems locked up; and NASDAQ executives are promising to fix the problems.

The initial launch of the Facebook IPO

May 18, 2012
After opening later than expected, the first few hours of the Facebook IPO are suggesting that the company might have misjudged the value of its shares.

For public good, not for profit.

Weekly Wrap: What happened to Facebook's stock?

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.

What does the Facebook IPO mean for you?

May 18, 2012
Facebook goes public. What'll that mean for Facebook users?

How Facebook's IPO compares to Google's

May 18, 2012
Facebook leaves investors wondering about its true worth, but it's still leaving Google in the IPO dust.