Perhaps we are all overreacting to the Facebook/Nasdaq/Morgan Stanley issue by calling it a scandal. But experience has taught many of us a valuable lesson; if it looks like a fish, swims like a fish, and smells like a fish,…
Facebook and IPO Underwriters Sued by Investors
If you thought Facebook was in the news a lot for their patent lawsuits, welcome to IPO litigation. Interested parties are crawling out of the woodwork to contest the bullshit events that surround Facebook’s IPO and everyone involved. As we…
Facebook IPO Revised Revenue Report Scandal
Probably not surprising to most of you, big banks, and underwriters of the Facebook IPO deal, had inside information on the company’s inevitably shrinking revenues before trading even began. As we reported yesterday, Morgan Stanley’s financial forecasters issued a revised…
Facebook Closes at $31.12; SEC Examines IPO Issues
Today Facebook shares suffered another day of less than stellar trading. Prices reached a high of $35.59 and dipped to $30.94 at their lowest. The Nasdaq concluded regular trading with the shares at $31.12 and after hours activity reflects a…
Facebook Shares Hit Below $31 at 18% Decline
Today the market on Facebook shares opened at $32.91, even lower than yesterday’s $34 closing price, but as trading got underway, the trend still favored the downward spiral. As I write this article, Facebook is trading at almost 18% below…
How Low Can Facebook Stock Go?
Facebook stock closed at $34.03 per share yesterday, and some speculate that there truly is no limit on how low it can go. Several factors have likely contributed to the sensational IPO’s less than stellar performance. NASDAQ had allegedly suffered…
Facebook IPO: Underwriters Fail to Prop Up Demand
After Friday’s botched Facebook IPO, where trading prices barely exceeded the $38 per share target price, things looked even worse yesterday. The market closed at just over $34 per share for Facebook. Now many banks offering the stock say they…
Facebook IPO: Big Bank’s Hidden Revenue Forecast
It’s not really news to anyone at this point, but the much anticipated Facebook IPO has been a big letdown for almost everybody involved. Of course, we think it began with Nasdaq’s monumental big trading desk communication breakdown, but Reuters…
Facebook Daily Trading Ends At $34.03 Per Share
Facebook ended their first day of trading without underwriters propping them up and stock prices closed at nearly 11% below their targeted $38 per share price. Prices have been fluctuating all day, but the general trend suggests a $30 to…
Are Facebook Shares Just Too Pricey? [Twitter Reaction]
What’s one of the first things you try if something isn’t selling well? Did you say discounts? Of course, Facebook has to be selling poorly because it just costs too much. I think they should try out a buy one,…