Film on Benazir wins coveted US award

Source: MSN India

New York, May 22 (PTI) An inspiring documentary on the life and mission of slain former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto today received the coveted George Foster Peabody Awards at a glittering ceremony here. "Bhutto", the 111-minute documentar ...
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Facebook stock plummets on second day of trading

Source: KnoxNews

SAN JOSE, Calif.— After Facebook stock narrowly stayed above the initial public offering price during its first day of trading, the price fell hard and fast Monday, knocking more than 10 percent off the company's ...
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Best Book Clubs To Join In The Twin Cities

Source: CBS Minnesota

According to an annual survey conducted by Central Connecticut State University, Minneapolis and St. Paul are the 3rd and 7th most literate cities in the U.S. (Washington D.C. came in first). Given the large ...
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Sloppy Facebook IPO Predictions: Only 1.14% Get the Closing Price Right

Source: Ecoustics

What a tough Friday for casual investors: Facebook's big IPO went live; the NASDAQ couldn't keep up with the amount of orders pouring in; and a number of purchasers were left with shares on the table that they weren ...
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What Silicon Valley venture capitalists say about the Facebook IPO

Source: SiliconValley.com

We asked Silicon Valley venture capitalists and other experts about Facebook's Wall Street debut, which ended trading Friday just 23 cents above where it started. Here's what some of them said. Deepak Kamra, Canaan Partners: "Anybody who calls this a f ...
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How were these Silicon Valley VCs so wrong about Facebook’s IPO?

Source: VentureBeat

Before Friday, almost every Silicon Valley insider was saying Facebook stock would finish its first day between $50 and $60 per share. How were these masters of the universe — some of them the most powerful investors on the West Coa ...
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Business as usual after Facebook stock goes public

Source: The Californian

MENLO PARK Â In Silicon Valley, where sudden wealth is hardly something new and CEOs favor hoodies over bespoke blazers, Facebook's IPO on Friday didn't bring everyday life to a halt. Employees weren't popping c ...
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Facebook falls flat in public debut

Source: The Sheboygan Press

NEW YORK Â After all the hype, Facebook's first day as a public company ended where it began. Its stock closed at $38.23, up 23 cents, after pricing Thursday night at $38 per share. After an anxiety-filled half-hour delay, its stock began trading on th ...
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Do not despair: Facebook revenue — and its share price — are just at the beginning

Source: VentureBeat

So, Facebook is now public, and it got off to the most unimaginable and inauspicious start, losing $4 between the NASDAQ’s opening and closing bells. But don’t go jumping out any windows just yet. There’s no question that the IPO defied expectations in ...
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