The Silicon Valley giant launchces one of the biggest tech IPOs ever.

Facebook
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 02:22 PM PDT

Facebook Prices Shares at $38

Facebook Prices Shares at $38

Facebook will finalize the price for its share on Thursday in one of its final steps before going public less than 24 hours later.

Facebook
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 04:21 PM PDT

What We Don't Know About the FB IPO

What We Don't Know About the FB IPO

For all the information you've read in the last few days (all of which include the key words "Harvard dorm room" and "hoodie") there are still things we supposed experts don't yet know.

Eduardo Saverin
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 04:20 PM PDT

Facebook Co-Founder Fires Back at Critics, Senators

Facebook Co-Founder Fires Back at Critics, Senators

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is firing back at his critics on the day two U.S. senators introduced a bill to tax millionaire expatriate.

facebook
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:59 PM PDT

Goldman Sachs to Cash Out of Facebook

Goldman Sachs to Cash Out of Facebook

Goldman Sachs is not waiting on Facebook's IPO to make money off of its early investment in the company, selling off half of its stock for a profit of over $1 billion.

Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:31 AM PDT

A Look at How Facebook Began

A Look at How Facebook Began

With Facebook's IPO coming on Friday, NBC Bay Area's Business and Tech Reporter Scott Budman takes a look back on how Mark Zuckerberg put the tech juggernaut together from his Harvard dorm room.

Facebook
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:46 PM PDT

Facebook to Host All-Night Hackathon on IPO Eve

Facebook to Host All-Night Hackathon on IPO Eve

How does one celebrate the night before becoming a millionaire? If you're a Facebook employee, you participate in an all-night hackathon.

Facebook
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:31 PM PDT

FB Doesn't Own Its Most Important Patent

FB Doesn't Own Its Most Important Patent

Facebook announced this week it could be "materially affected" by Yahoo's claims the company violates some Yahoo patents (read that as "we may have to pay Yahoo some money").

Eduardo Saverin
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:29 PM PDT

Facebook Co-Founder Rejects US

Facebook Co-Founder Rejects US

Eduardo Saverin -- the guy you feel sorry for in the movie "The Social Network" -- has renounced his American citizenship in order to save money on taxes

Facebook
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:27 PM PDT

IPO FB Didn't Want Will Net What It Doesn't Need

IPO FB Didn't Want Will Net What It Doesn't Need

Facebook will offer stock in an IPO the company never wanted, which will earn it billions of dollars it does not appear to need.

mark zuckerberg
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:29 AM PDT

Zuck's Business Skills, Future Questioned

Zuck's Business Skills, Future Questioned

Few details of his life are not public knowledge, but would-be investors in Facebook's IPO are concerned about CEO Mark Zuckerberg's business skills.

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Facebook has over 900 million people who use it. But the Menlo Park-based social network is about to learn a new definition of public when it offers what could be the largest tech IPO ever. We have coverage from the opening bell to way beyond the close.
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