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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 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.
NFLX stock jumps, as Netflix audience returns

Netflix regained 600,000 subscribers after 800,000 left last summer following a rate increase. As the customer count climbs, so has the NFLX stock.
Netflix stock plunges. CEO takes $1.5 million hit.

Netflix stock down 75 percent since mid-July. CEO Hastings will have his Netflix stock options cut in half in 2012.
NFLX: Netflix stock tanks as 800,000 subscribers flee

NFLX took a tumble Tuesday, after Netflix announced that it lost 800,000 subscribers. What will it take for the NFLX stock to rebound?
Donald Marron
Netflix: When flip flopping is good leadership

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings isn't afraid of changing course, which can be a real strength
How Netflix went wrong: Qwikster was good for company, not the customer.

Netflix pulled the plug Monday on its DVD rental spin-off division Qwikster. Creation of the division was supposed to help Netflix prepare for the cyberfuture, but the move just angered its customers.
Horizons
Arrested Development, cancelled in 2006, could be revived on Netflix

Arrested Development is coming back, creator Mitchell Hurwitz said over the weekend. And it could be coming straight to Netflix.
Qwikster, Teaparty.com are hot properties online. How much would they sell for?

Qwikster on Twitter and Teaparty.com on the Web are suddenly famous. Will their less-than-famous owners sell Qwikster, Teaparty.com for big bucks? Can they?
Horizons
Did Netflix create Qwikster just to sell it?

Netflix over the weekend split its business into two separate arms – Qwikster for DVD rentals, and Netflix for streaming video. Some analysts think that the company could eventually sell Qwikster.
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Qwikster: Netflix DVD rentals get a new name

Qwikster is the new name for Netflix's DVD rental arm. Streaming video will retain the original moniker, CEO Reed Hastings said this weekend. So, is Qwikster any different than before?
Netflix (NFLX) faces customer backlash, weak economy

Netflix has angered many of its customers with its new plan to split its service into two while raising prices. Netflix stock (NFLX) has lost a quarter of its value in the past week.
Stock prices fall on worries over Greece

Stock prices plummeted in Europe and stock futures were down in the US after EU ministers failed to expand a bailout fund to help Greece. Bank stock prices led the decline in Europe.
Netflix stock nosedives 19 percent after company ticks off customers

Netflix stock took a wallop after Netflix predicted 1 million US customers would cancel their subscriptions.
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Netflix CEO: Unlimited streaming video is unrealistic, for now

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings warned today that the Netflix streaming library is unlikely to expand anytime soon.
Ford earnings: one of five things to watch April 26

Ford due to report earnings before the market opens. Besides Ford, Coca-Cola and UPS will report earnings.
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How wrong is Time's most influential people list?

Really wrong. Time has a strange definition of 'influence.'
Netflix earnings: one of five things to watch April 25

Netflix announces earnings after the market close. Also on the radar: Rajaratnam closing arguments wrapping up; March housing numbers.
Netflix doubles CEO's pay after strong year

Netflix has doubled CEO Reed Hastings' compensation after stocks tripled. Most of the Netflix CEO's pay is in the form of stocks.
Netflix changes the game again

Netflix has a history of surprising the industry. After progressing from red envelopes in the mailbox to streaming movies, Netflix may become a premiere network like HBO and Showtime.
Steve Jobs joins high-tech meeting with Obama

Steve Jobs was one of 12 tech-industry leaders to talk with Obama about spurring US innovation. Steve Jobs has been the focus of rumors of ill-health.
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Netflix rolls out streaming only video subscription for US market

Netflix has raised prices on its DVD-by-mail service. But the company will introduce a new streaming video plan for US customers.
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Hulu Plus throws open the doors

Hulu Plus is still in BETA mode – but users can sign up for a monthly streaming video subscription.
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Netflix set to launch stream-only service in Canada

Netflix is expanding north of the border – can the rest of the world be far behind?
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Netflix launches Nintendo Wii beta run

Netflix said today that it would begin shipping instant streaming discs to some owners of the Nintendo Wii. That means that Netflix will soon be available on all three major video game consoles, including the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360.
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End of the line for Blockbuster?

Under attack from nimbler rivals such as Netflix and Redbox, Blockbuster has hinted it could soon file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.