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The Facebook IPO

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    Is Facebook a 'Buy?' Ask the Kids

    The Facebook IPO has raised a lot of questions: Has its popularity peaked? Is the stock a “buy”? And is a hoodie acceptable fashion for a CEO? We went straight to the "experts" — kids at the Mackay Elementary School in Tenafly, NJ.

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    Koita: Will Facebook Revolutionize Healthcare? 

    "The healthcare industry is being significantly impacted by Facebook and social media. The use of these social media channels has led to a significant shift in the way we engage internally as well as with the external world. "

  • Facebook now boasts more than 750 million users, but its investors make up a much more exclusive group. With Facebook likely to go public in late 2012 at a valuation north of $100 billion, these early investors stand to cash in on the social network's success. In the slides that follow, meet the angels, venture capitalists, and global investors who have made big bets on Facebook.
    Facebook Investors

    Click to see who Facebook’s investors were pre-IPO, and how much of a stake they have in the company.

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    Longworth: Building PlayStation Nation on Facebook

    With millions of PlayStation gamers worldwide we are the seventh largest brand on Facebook, now it’s less about awareness and more about engagement for PlayStation. 

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    Facebook IPO Draws Highest Ever Retail Demand

    Small investor demand for Facebook has been higher than for any other IPO in history, according to experienced market participants and people close to the deal.

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    Facebook: Hacking All Night to an IPO

    By the time Facebook shares start trading at 11 am ET, many Facebook employees will be exhausted and ready to go to sleep. All through the night Facebook headquarters was hopping and packed with people.

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    Facebook’s Years of Private Trades Revealed

    While Facebook's shares have now ballooned to $38 per share, and perhaps more later today, it’s been a sometimes bumpy road for its private pricing history.

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    Can Facebook’s Debut Survive Such a Volatile Market?

    For Facebook to live up to its larger-than-life public image, it will have to withstand a broader stock market where the overwhelming pressure is heading downward.

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    Is Trump's Pre-Nup Advice to Zuckerberg Any Good?

    Donald Trump aired some candid advice to Mark Zuckerberg this week, when he told CNBC’s Squawk Box that the Facebook CEO should get a pre-nuptial agreement if he ever intends to marry his long-time girlfriend, Priscilla Chan.

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    IPO Will Be 'Greatest Muppet Show' Ever 

    Clients have gone crazy for Facebook, say four financial advisors who relate that clients are saying the darndest things.

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    Facebook Press Release on IPO Pricing

    On Thursday, the Facebook IPO priced at the high end of forecasts at $38 a share. The company will begin trading on Friday morning on the NASDAQ under the symbol "FB."

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    Facebook Prices at $38; Trading Poised to Start Friday

    Facebook priced its historic initial public offering at $38, a share at the high end of the expected range of $34-$38, becoming the largest internet IPO in history.

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    'Apple Being Used as ATM for Facebook IPO'

    Are investors selling Apple to raise cash to buy Facebook? It seems so, say several brokers who have been watching Apple's stock price fall.

  • Sweeney: Facebook Advertising Money Is In the Movies 

    GM has learned what the savvy marketers already knew – people are not looking to buy on Facebook…yet. Facebook users believe their life (and the lives of their friends) is the most entertaining of 24/7 cinema; because they are the stars.

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    Salzman: The Real Impact of Facebook 

    As the celebration of Facebook reaches its crescendo with today’s IPO it is useful to consider the transformational impact that Facebook is having on how companies interact with their customers.

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    How to Trade Facebook Stock Options

    Like Facebook shares, but can't get near them? There are always options.

  • The market for equities has gone through numerous crises, bubbles, ups and downs since the turn of the century, but when an initial public offering (IPO) hits the market, it creates a lot of excitement for investors, and generates billions of dollars for the company involved. Market conditions can be a major factor in determining when companies decide to file, and market optimism or pessimism can influence the value of shares, often to the detriment of the company or the investor. In 2000, compa
    The 5 Best and Worst IPOs Since 2000

    With the hotly anticipated Facebook public listing in mind, the CNBC Analytics team looked into IPOs from 2000 to the present to see which ones have been the most and least successful.

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    Facebook Could Face Wave of Selling in 3 Months

    After an IPO, insiders and major holders normally have to wait 180 days to sell shares. But that's not the case with Facebook.

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    Borre: Facebook Has Dramatically Changed The Way I Hire People

    Facebook has become an integral part of the recruiting process. It’s given employers an opportunity to learn more about prospective candidates and has allowed organizations to gain intelligence on a person’s ideals and background.

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    How Do You Put a Price on Facebook?

    Facebook doesn’t need the money. And investors say the price tag almost doesn’t matter. So how do you put a price on something that many say is priceless?

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