One value of going public for any company is to raise cash as well as mint new shares for acquisitions. Facebook (Nasdaq: FB)?s $16 billion initial public offering was no exception.
It?s not just Mark Zuckerberg whose shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, became more valuable on Friday. U2's Bono is also smiling.
Well, THAT just happened. The world's most dominant social network, touting some 900 million worldwide users, made its Wall Street debut from home Friday, as Mark Zuckerberg and co. opted to celebrate the beginning of a more open and connected Facebook from the company's headquarter's in Menlo Park, Calif.
The ratio of bad debt held by Spanish banks increased in March and hit an 18-year high of 8.37 percent, or $187.5 billion, the country?s central bank announced on Friday. The number of nonperforming loans with payments that are 90 days overdue is now about 10 times larger than it was during the peak of the property boom in 1997.
Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network that raised $16 billion in its initial public offering, the biggest in Internet history, soared more than 10 percent but closed up by only a fraction.
The moment is finally here: Facebook, the world's most dominant social network with 900 million-plus users, is finally ready to make its Wall Street debut. Zuckerberg will ring the opening bell at 9:30 a.m. ET, but since he will be broadcasting from Facebook remotely, NASDAQ has provided a way to watch all the proceedings occur live.
It's Friday, May 18 and the world's largest social network, Facebook Inc., enters the market raising a whooping $16 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings in the US history. What makes it even more eye-popping is the amount the company is now valued at - $104.2 billion.
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, raised $16 billion in its initial public offering, the biggest in Internet history, valuing its shares at $38.
One of the biggest and most anticipated IPOs of the year, quite possibly the decade, is ready to hit Wall Street tomorrow, but if you're thinking about buying shares, you're not alone. Not in the least. If you're looking to get a piece of the stock, we're here to help you. But be warned: It will not be easy.
A day before Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network holds its initial public offering, its 33 underwriters boosted the number of shares for sale by 25 percent, potentially valuing the deal as high as $19 billion.
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, has decided to pitch its initial public offering of 421 million shares at $38, which could raise as much as $18.1 billion, assuming ?over-allotment options.
Surging demand for shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, prompted the company to again boost the number of share for sale in its initial public offering.
Facebook Inc will increase the size of its initial public offering by 25 percent to raise about $15 billion, a source familiar with the matter said, as strong investor demand for a share of the No.1 social network trumped ongoing debate about the company's long-term potential to make money.
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, announced that it would increase the number of shares in its initial public offering, price them higher and value the company at as much as $104 billion.
Facebook will close the books on its $10.6 billion initial public offering on Tuesday, two days ahead of schedule and a signal that Silicon Valley's largest IPO is drumming up strong demand.
Congratulations, the good guys finally won. You and your team, with help from other institutions, have ousted CEO Scott Thompson, elected three Third Point nominees to the board, removed another handful of management nominees and effectively control the company. Now what?
Facing a dropoff in cash in recent months, Chesapeake Energy, the second-largest producer of natural gas in the United States, announced last week it got a $3 billion loan from Goldman Sachs, bringing the company's debt to a new record.
Shareholder activist Carl Icahn is expected to disclose his acquisition of a significant piece of Oklahoma City-based natural gas company Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), which has seen shares tumble amid a federal inquiry, a securities class-action suit and near-record-low natural gas prices. Both parties have yet to publicly confirm the deal.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with S&P 500 futures down 1 percent and contracts for the Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 down 0.9 percent.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Monday are: Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Avon Products, Chesapeake Energy Corp, Micron Technology, Ancestry.com, Herbalife Ltd, Schlumberger, Symantec Corp, JPMorgan Chase and Alcoa Inc.
For months, Yahoo has been in crisis. Market share fell. CEO Carol Bartz was fired. A Chinese tycoon said he?d buy the company.
Since hitting 52-week lows last October, U.S. financial-sector stocks have staged a strong comeback -- rising some 34 percent. Despite this uptick, they still look like bargains, at first blush.
