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Fortune 500: Top 10 companies in 2013
Fortune has released its annual list of the largest corporations in the United States, and there were a few notable changes in this year’s group. Here are the Top 10.
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'The Boy Kings': 6 stories from a Facebook employee
Author Katherine Losse shares 6 of her stories from behind-the-scenes stories from her time at Facebook.
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Facebook IPO: Six key dates in its debacle
Facebook's first week as a publicly traded company will go down as a terribly botched corporate launch, perhaps one of the worst in recent history for such a highly visible entity. Eight days ago, it was the tech world's most highly anticipated initial public offering in eight years. Now, the social media company faces mounting legal woes and serves as an embarrassing example of how not to run an IPO. Despite rising insider pessimism about its growth prospects, Facebook kept boosting its asking price and the number of shares it would sell. The result: billions of dollars in losses; investigations by two congressional committees, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), an industry watchdog, and the state of Massachusetts; at least 13 class-action lawsuits; and thousands of resentful shareholders who days later still were unsure how many Facebook shares they had or at what price. Here are six key dates in Facebook's unfolding IPO disaster.
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Facebook stock: 6 intriguing investors
Facebook stock will make many people suddenly wealthy when it begins trading this Friday. The company is expected to be valued somewhere around $100 billion, with stock expected to sell anywhere between $34 and $38 per share. Here are six of the more unexpected people set to make a killing with initial public offering of Facebook stock, including a rock star, a graffiti artist, and pair of Mark Zuckerberg’s enemies.
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Facebook IPO: five things to know before buying the stock
About 1 out of every 8 people on the planet have a Facebook account. Now, with the arrival of a public stock offering, all those people have a chance to be part owners of this social hub. Should you buy? Here are five things to consider.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets with Medvedev in Russia
Russia's communications minister tweeted that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev urged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to abandon plans to lure away Russian programmers and instead open a research center in Moscow. Zuckerberg was visiting Russia on a world tour of programming contests to identify new talent.
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Facebook IPO was not a failure: Diller
Facebook tried to make as much money as possible in its IPO – a good things, says media executive Barry Diller, who also praised CEO Zuckerberg's long-term strategy for Facebook.
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Facebook stock gets a much-needed Zuckerberg boost
Facebook is still riding the wave of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's first public comments since the IPO went public. Zuckerberg's acknowledgement that the company cares about making money as well as making the world more 'open and connected' sent Facebook stock up 7.7 percent Wednesday.
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Stocks up after European rescue fund ruling
Stocks rose Wednesday after a German court cleared the way for that country to participate in a European rescue fund. The ruling helped push Germany's main stock index, the DAX, to its highest level since July of last year.
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Facebook CEO hints at mobile, search initiatives. Shares rise (+video)
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in his first public appearance since the company's disastrous initial public offering, says Wall Street doesn't understand Facebook's business potential in mobile. Losing more than half their value since May, Facebook shares gained more than 3 percent.
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Horizons Facebook stock in May? $38. Now? $18.
Facebook stock hit a new low this week. Will it rebound?
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Facebook stock struggles, but company focuses on new features
Facebook stock has lost nearly half its market value since the launch. As a company, can Facebook move past its stock troubles and further develop new programs and features, including beefing up their mobile business?
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Horizons Facebook unveils a faster, overhauled iPhone app
Access Facebook on an Apple iPad or iPhone? Your life is about to get a whole lot easier. Now Facebook photos will load instantly.
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Facebook stock: Early backer sells most of his shares
Facebook director Peter Thiel dumps some 20 million shares of his Facebook stock as lockup period ends. Facebook stock closes at nearly half its original price.
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Horizons Facebook founder says stock prices 'painful' to watch
With Facebook stock at an all-time low, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has issued a rallying cry to his employees.
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Facebook shares hit new low as lock-up period expires
It's been a rough run for Facebook. After one of the most-anticipated IPOs in history, Facebook suffered what may be the most-botched public offering as trading glitches marred its first day. It's been almost all downhill for the Menlo Park., Calif., company since then.
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The New Economy Facebook shares down nearly 50 percent. Set for another fall?
Facebook shares are outrageously overpriced, even after a 45 percent decline from its initial price. Starting Thursday, Facebook shares may fall even more as more shares are allowed to be sold.
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Zuckerberg's sister is now a Google employee. Awkward!
Zuckerberg's sister Arielle worked for a social media marketing firm that Google acquired Tuesday. Zuckerberg's sister Randi hints that more family members now work for Google than Facebook.
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From 'Hunger Games' to 'Call Me Maybe,' how athletes sell Olympic sports (+video)
Athletes at the London Games don't just have to be world class, they often have to be salesmen for sports that slip into obscurity after the Olympics are over.
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Horizons Facebook's first earnings report: mediocre results, new low for stock price
On Thursday, Facebook had its first-ever earnings report as a publicly-traded company. Facebook announced a $157-million loss, and although its revenue beat Wall Street's expectations, it still hasn't figured out how to translate users into profits.
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Facebook's earnings disappoint investors, match predictions
In its first earnings report as a publicly traded company, Facebook indicated its growth is slowing and profit margins are smaller than last year at this time. One analyst says, 'Facebook is no Google.'
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Facebook stock: First earnings report will be crucial
Facebook stock will take center stage once again Thursday, as the social media giant unveils its first earnings report as a public company. Facebook needs a good showing after its rocky IPO two months ago, in which Facebook stock tumbled quickly.
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Zuckerberg's 1 percent mortgage: Why does a billionaire need a loan?
Mark Zuckerberg just refinanced his Palo Alto home with a 30-year, 1.05 percent adjustable mortgage rate. Why do billionaires like Zuckerberg take out home loans, when they could easily buy their properties outright?
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'The Boy Kings': 6 stories from a Facebook employee
Author Katherine Losse shares 6 of her stories from behind-the-scenes stories from her time at Facebook.
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Keep Calm Salman Rushdie, now the target of an Iranian video game
The video game, 'The Stressful Life of Salman Rushdie and Implementation of his Verdict,' allows gamers to (virtually) carry out the Ayatollah Khomeini's death sentence.
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Sheryl Sandberg becomes Facebook's first board woman
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, has become the first woman on the company's board of directors. Sheryl Sandberg has been with Facebook since 2008, when the social-networking site lured her away from Google.
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Horizons Facebook App Center goes live for mobile users
Facebook officially launched its App Center this week, amid a smattering of good news from Wall Street.
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Change Agent Beyond standardized tests – teaching empathy
More than ever children need skills in how to work with changing teams of collaborators and how to seek solutions rooted in the needs of others, the author says.
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Horizons Facebook Junior? The social network prepares for younger users: report
Facebook is building technology that would allow users under the age of 13 to access the social network, according to a new report.
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Opinion: Is Facebook destroying our capacity for meaningful relationships?
While investors follow Facebook stock prices, it is we the Facebook users who will shape this new global social fabric. We must reinvest in self-reflection and in-person relationship building. We must use Facebook in ways that bring us closer together, not tear us further apart.
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