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Word on Zuckerberg plans helps Facebook stock
Shares bounce a bit off record low of $17.55 after social media giant says CEO won't sell any Facebook stock for at least a year
Facebook: Nasdaq errors hurt stock for days
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Facebook launches Mideast office in Dubai
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Facebook shares continue their slide
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Report: Zuckerberg drops off 40 richest list
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Shareholders suing Facebook
Europe's economic slump continues; Facebook faces shareholder lawsuits and Blackberry maker, RIM, announces it will cut its workforce due to quarterly losses. Ashley Morrison reports.
Facebook shares close at new low
Social network's stock price falls to $28.84, continuing its rough start as a public company
Embittered Facebook investors ponder next move
Looking back, some individual investors say they recognize that Facebook's initial $38 stock price was too lofty
Company loses millions in NASDAQ glitch
Knight Capital CEO says his company lost $30 million in NASDAQ's system glitch over Facebook's IPO debut
Report: Morgan Stanley may refund some Facebook investors
The lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled IPO will reportedly compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock in Friday's IPO
Facebook may move shares to NYSE
Social networker in talks with New York Stock Exchange officials about moving its listing to the stock market from Nasdaq
Senate panel to review Facebook IPO
Facebook's initial stock offering will be reviewed by the Senate Banking Committee amid allegations that the bank handling the IPO may have provided select clients with a negative assessment of the company
A look back at Facebook's rough IPO
The social media juggernaut hit a rough patch when its stock first went public
Some banks kept quiet on Facebook outlook
Banks backing the offering quietly cutting forecasts; Morgan Stanley analyst only shared cautionary note with select clients
Regulators eye bank's role in Facebook IPO
Morgan Stanley said late Tuesday that it "followed the same procedures for the Facebook offering that it follows for all IPOs"
Start-ups cash in on Facebook's success
Since January, over 3,000 apps have launched on Facebook, and every app gives Facebook a sense for what makes each user tick
Facebook CEO gets married at surprise wedding
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his Palo Alto, Calif., home on May, 19, 2012
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