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Facebook (FB) is the largest social media network on the planet and became a publicly traded company May 18, 2012, joining one of the most volatile stock sectors in the U.S. The company is one of the biggest names in technology, is helmed by one of the youngest, most intelligent and heavily scrutinized CEOs in the world, and currently is one of the most prevalent means of communication across the globe.
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Facebook: Wrong Stock at the Wrong Time
This was not the market -- or heck, maybe even the era -- to try dumping $100 billion of a risky new tech stock on investors who now want only safe assets. More
Wall Street’s Egomania Killed Facebook’s IPO
Morgan Stanley actually made a lot of good moves surrounding the Facebook IPO, but the pricing (and Zuckerberg's effect on it) was the critical flaw. More
Infographic: Facebook IPO Dwarfs Social Sectormates
Facebook's public offering not only was the third-biggest deal of all time, but it dwarfed the social sector's previous deals. Here's a quick look back. More
InvestorPlace.com Readers Were on the Ball With Facebook!
InvestorPlace.com readers were overwhelmingly bearish on the Facebook IPO -- and now they look like geniuses. More
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