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

Kara Swisher in News on May 24 at 3:06 pm PT

Actually, it’s “Go to H-E-double-toothpicks.”

A Perfect Storm: Facebook’s Troubled IPO Enters More Dangerous Waters Over Disclosure

Mike Isaac in Social on May 23 at 1:14 pm PT

Grab the Dramamine and a life jacket (just in case)!

Fat Lady Finally Sings: Yahoo and Alibaba Officially Shake on $7 Billion Stock Sale Deal (Updated)

Kara Swisher in News on May 20 at 3:34 pm PT

It’s done.

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Should I Buy Facebook Stock? (Comic)

Voices in Voices on May 18 at 4:55 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.

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Facebook Underwriters Stepped In to Support Shares at Offering Price

Jacob Bunge, Jenny Strasburg and Ryan Dezember, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 18 at 2:30 pm PT

Facebook Inc.’s public debut had plenty of buzz but not much pop. The shares opened 11 percent higher, but struggled to stay above their $38 offering price and ended the day up just 23 cents.

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Groupon Stock Spike Probed

Jean Eaglesham and David Benoit, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 18 at 9:10 am PT

A Wall Street regulator is examining trading in Groupon Inc. that sent its stock price soaring hours before a favorable earnings announcement Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

$$FB$$ Has Arrived: So Now What?

Mike Isaac in Social on May 18 at 5:01 am PT

Relationship Status: Public.

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

Kara Swisher 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.

After Strong Quarter, Groupon Starts Looking Like a Deal Again

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 15 at 1:29 pm PT

Even though Groupon continues to carry the warning that its financial processes are weak, a handful of analysts upgraded the company to a buy rating today, and investors sent the stock climbing.