DealBook: After Buildup, a Modest Start for Facebook
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.
DealBook: Facebook’s Debut Marred by Trading Problems
Facebook’s $16 billion offering was the biggest I.P.O. that Nasdaq had ever listed. Now there are growing questions over how it was handled.
DealBook: Facebook Shares End Day With Scant Gain
After initially rising 11 percent on its first day, the stock closed at $38.23, just above its offering price, in heavy trading.
DealBook: Long Odds on a Big Facebook Payday
If history offers any lesson, average investors may find they face steep odds if they hope to make big money in a much-hyped stock like Facebook.
DealBook: Facebook Raises $16 Billion in I.P.O.
The initial public offering, priced at $38 a share, values Facebook at $104 billion, putting the social networking company on par with McDonald’s, Citigroup and Amazon.com.
DealBook: Ahead of Facebook I.P.O., a Skeptical Madison Ave.
Despite overwhelming interest in its I.P.O., Facebook is facing concerns over its ability to attract enough advertising revenue.
Bits: Twitter Adopts Do Not Track Privacy Option
Twitter said it would allow users to opt out of cookies that collect personal information used for advertising.
DealBook: Facebook Increases Number of Shares for I.P.O.
Facebook will offer 421 million shares, 25 percent more than it had planned to offer, in response to high demand.
DealBook: Facebook Raises Offering Share Price
Facebook says it will price its offering at up to $38 a share, which would value the social network at as much as $104 billion.
Disruptions: Disruptions: Facebook’s Real-Life ‘Spidey Sense’
Facebook is more tapped into the pulse of people online than any company on the planet; as a result, it has the inside track to what is becoming popular in a way that its competitors do not.
Disruptions: Disruptions: Facebook’s Real-Life ‘Spidey Sense’
Facebook is more tapped into the pulse of people online than any company on the planet; as a result, it has the inside track to what is becoming popular in a way that its competitors do not.
Bits Blog: A Facebook Founder Renounces His U.S. Citizenship
Unfriending the I.R.S.? A Facebook co-founder decamps to tax-friendlier shores, but Eduardo Saverin’s spokesman says it isn’t about the money. When you are investing in lots of countries, apparently, it’s better in Singapore.
