441 posts and columns on shares

With Stock Close to an All-Time High, AOL Tells Activist Shareholder to Go to — Well — You Know!

in News on May 24 at 3:06 pm PT

Actually, it’s “Go to H-E-double-toothpicks.”
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On Day Two, Facebook Shares Open More Than 10 Percent Off

in Social on May 21 at 7:28 am PT

The swings are rough.
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Voices

Nasdaq Acknowledges Troubles With Facebook Deal

in News on May 20 at 1:04 pm PT

Robert Greifeld, chief executive of Nasdaq OMX Group Inc., on Sunday acknowledged design problems with Nasdaq’s technology after the exchange operator was widely seen as bungling the landmark listing of shares of Facebook Inc. on Friday.

Exclusive: Yahoo Finally Set to Strike Alibaba Share Deal — Half Now, Then Half of What’s Left After Eventual IPO

in News on May 17 at 11:39 pm PT

Could the never-ending Yahoo-Alibaba deal finally be close to a handshake? Yes, indeedy.
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News Byte

Facebook Bumps Up Amount of IPO Shares Offered by 25 Percent

in Social on May 16 at 4:06 am PT

Facebook is increasing the number of shares in its initial public offering by nearly 25 percent, pushing the total amount to more than 420 million shares. The increase means the company may end up raising $16 billion on Friday.

Confirmed: Schultz and Efrusy to Leave Groupon Board; “Accounting Types” Joining

in Commerce on April 30 at 12:40 pm PT

Will a shake-up of the board of the daily deals company help its prospects?
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Investors Cut Another Slice out of Apple

in News on April 20 at 1:56 pm PT

Another down day for Apple shares.
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Another Down Day for Apple Shares

in News on April 16 at 12:33 pm PT

The stock is off for the fifth straight session after hitting an all-time high.
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Clicking on a Fortune: Facebook to Acquire Photo-Sharing Start-Up Instagram for $1 Billion

in News on April 9 at 10:03 am PT

A blockbuster exit for the popular and elegant mobile photo-sharing service.
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Groupon’s Shares Continue Falling to Close at All-Time Low

in Commerce on April 4 at 4:26 pm PT

Shares are now half-off, but no one seems to be buying.
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Zynga’s Shares Will Cost Slightly More in Its Secondary Than IPO

What Does Dan Loeb Want for His $1B — Lotsa Yahoo News, That’s What!

in News, March 20, 2012 at 6:59 am PT

Why Wasn’t SecondMarket Part of the SEC Pre-IPO Stock Attack? CEO Barry Silbert’s Happy to Tell You on Quora.

in Commerce, March 16, 2012 at 1:42 pm PT

Déjà Hoo: Yahoo Has Done the Pre-IPO Legal Shakedown Dance Before

in News, March 13, 2012 at 6:29 am PT

Yahoo Sues Facebook for Patent Infringement, Which Social Network Calls “Puzzling” (Including Filing)

in News, March 12, 2012 at 1:15 pm PT

Zynga Shares Slide After J.P. Morgan Downgrade

So It’s the Kodak Strategy for Yahoo — The Last Refuge of the Vaguely Patented

in News, February 28, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

After Stock Got Whacked Last Week, Demand Media Readies Its Q4 Story for Wall Street

in Media, February 16, 2012 at 9:27 am PT

From the Life-Is-Unfair Files: You’re Welcome, Winklevii. Love, Zuck.

in Social, February 3, 2012 at 8:40 am PT

Go the F**k Back to Sleep, Silicon Valley: Facebook IPO Likely to File Later Today at Earliest

in News, February 1, 2012 at 6:36 am PT

Most Tech Stocks Were Naughty, Some Nice and Only Apple Merry, as Year Ends

in News, December 26, 2011 at 1:06 pm PT

Yahoo Okays Initial Term Sheet to Sell Stakes Back to Asian Partners — While Also Hoping to Keep PE Firms in Fray

in News, December 23, 2011 at 11:23 am PT

Wielding a Sword of Damocles, Yahoo’s Asian Partners Await Answer on Yet Another Proposal to Buy Back Shares

in News, December 2, 2011 at 5:13 pm PT

Yahoo Stock Gets Gaslit by Bidders Dangling Phantom $20-a-Share Bid

in News, November 30, 2011 at 10:03 pm PT

Yahoo Bidders Come in at $16.50 to $17.50, With Plan to Keep Jerry Yang on Board

in News, November 30, 2011 at 12:36 am PT