Morgan Stanley banker scapegoated for flop.

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Investment Banker Blamed in IPO

Apple’s boss, Tim Cook, turns down a payout worth about $75m (£48m) that he was due from the technology giant’s upcoming dividend.

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For four market makers backing IPO.

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Facebook Triggered $100M in Losses

Chris LeBarton jumped at the chance to get in on Facebook’s initial public offering. The Potomac investor and a group of friends pooled $50,000 to purchase $35 pre-offering shares through a hedge fund connection. Read full article > >

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Facebook shareholders express anger, confusion about botched IPO

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Facebook Releases Camera App

Facebook shares hovered around $32 Wednesday morning, its fourth day of trading, as several banks involved in the company’s initial public offering have come under scrutiny. Reuters reported Tuesday that the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth has issued a subpoena to Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter for the social network’s market debut. The subpoena comes after it was reported that analysts working for Morgan Stanley — as well as analysts at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs — had all cut their revenue estimates for Facebook after seeing the company’s revised S-1 filing on May 9. In that document, Facebook expressed concern about its ability to respond to consumers’ shift to mobile devices. Read full article > >

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Facebook IPO: Questions about disclosure swirl as stock stabilizes

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Google Honors Robert Moog

Beats Internet Explorer for first time.

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Chrome Is Most-Used Browser

Facebook’s debut on Wall Street last week may have been so-so. But on Monday, it officially flopped. Shares dropped 11 percent from the original starting price. For the social networking company, which declares that its mission is to “make the world more open and connected,” the investors had a pointed response: Put up or shut up. Read full article > >

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Facebook shares drop 11 percent

Court orders mediation for two tech giants.

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Apple, Samsung Fight Over Patents

YouTube users are now uploading three days’ worth of video to the site every second — a whole 24 hours more than the site had last year. To celebrate its 7th birthday, Google’s video-sharing site released all-new metrics about itself, including its new upload numbers as well as the fact that subscriptions increased 50 percent in the past year. Another cool fact? The site logs 3 billion hours of viewing time per month. Read full article > >

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The main issue, according to the chief executive of the Nasdaq OMX Group, was a number of order cancellations that flowed in during the final stages of the initial public offering process.

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DealBook: Nasdaq Chief Says Glitches Weren’t at Fault for Facebook Stock Plunge

Technical glitches and chaotic trading marred the stock debut of Facebook on Friday, disappointing investors and company officials who had planned for a festive first day on the market, people familiar with the matter said. Read full article > >

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Glitches mar Facebook stock debut

Facebook is set to begin trading today on the Nasdaq index. The social network company is ringing the opening bell remotely from its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Priced at $38 per share, the initial public offering is $104 billion, the third-largest in U.S. history. Here are five things to know about Facebook’s IPO: Read full article > >

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Facebook IPO: Five things to know

As Facebook floats itself on the stock exchange, technology experts attending the Future Everything conference in Manchester give their views on the company’s worth.

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