FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes public

It's Facebook's big day.

Facebook stock debut fails to sizzle

It was barely a "like" and definitely not a "love" from Facebook investors as the online social network's stock failed to live up to the hype in its trading debut Friday.

Highlights from Facebook's debut

Facebook's debut on the stock market was preceded by epic hype, delayed by a technical glitch and tracked minute-by-minute by investors around the world. In the end, the fuss was over a gain of 23 cents.

Nasdaq glitch confuses investors of Facebook IPO

Facebook investors left guessing after Nasdaq glitch

SEC to look at Facebook trade glitches

Everything You Need to Know About Facebook's IPO

Now that Facebook's finished its first day on the market, it's time to figure out what it all means. It ended the day at a price of $38.23 per share, almost exactly where it started the morning at $38 per share, does that mean today basically didn't happen? No. As you can see over at our live blog, it was an eventful day, which saw the stock peak at $45 per share, amid tech glitches and a resounding meh from the Internet. What does this mean for Facebook? America? The Internet? Me? You? Let's find out. 

Questions and answers on blockbuster Facebook IPO

A company started in a Harvard dorm room in 2004 has just raised $16 billion and is valued at $104 billion. All that from an initial public offering of stock.

Is Facebook for Lonely Narcissists?

In this week's The New York Times Magazine, Well columnist Tara Parker-Pope asks, "Does Facebook turn people into narcissists?" which, when paired with The Atlantic's own recent cover story by Stephen Marche, "Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?" leads us to wonder whether we're all a bunch of isolated self-obsessed twits. 

Facebook IPO: Who is selling stock?

Eurozone crisis drives stocks lower despite Facebook frenzy

World stock markets fell again in nervous trade on Friday and the euro hit a new four-month low against the dollar as ratings agencies further downgraded Greek and Spanish banks.

Tale of the tape: Google versus Facebook

Historic Facebook debut falls short of expectations

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The historic initial public offering of Facebook Inc did not go as planned on Friday, as the social networking company's sky-high valuation combined with trading glitches left the stock languishing near its offering price at the market close. Facebook shares, which opened up 11 percent, closed at $38.23 after a nail-biting last half hour of trading when the shares dipped to their $38 IPO price. Most investors had predicted a first-day pop. More than 576 million shares changed hands, setting a trading volume record for U.S. market debuts. ...

Facebook falls flat in market debut

Facebook stumbled in its first trading day Friday as shares ended barely above the starting price after a glitch-plagued market debut on the Nasdaq that failed to live up to the enormous hype.

Road to IPO: Milestones in Facebook's history

Messy Facebook debut marks weak day on Wall Street

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc spoiled hopes that a spectacular open for the most-anticipated stock sale in years would brighten the mood in what has been a gloomy month for equity markets. Shares of Facebook, the social networking giant, were volatile in the busiest day ever for a trading debut. After early gains of more than 10 percent, Facebook shares fell back to the $38 issue price, ending up just 0.6 percent at $38.23. It was the Nasdaq's most actively traded stock, with more than 566 million shares traded. ...

Beyond Facebook: A look at social network history

Stocks fall on Europe worries; Facebook debuts

It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the stock market higher.

Facebook falls flat in public debut

After all the hype, Facebook's first day as a public company ended where it began.

US shares skid as Facebook IPO stumbles

US stocks slumped Friday as Facebook's highly anticipated record market debut disappointed, adding to bearish sentiment about Europe's financial woes.

Facebook IPO averts "odd lot" question

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's modest debut on Friday may have averted a potential headache for the company and regulators, and kept at bay a debate over the role of "odd lots" in the marketplace. Shares of Facebook traded as high as $45, near the price of $50 that would keep many retail investors from placing a typical "round lot" order of 100 shares, because the total cost will be $5,000 - considered a threshold for many investors. By the end of regular trading on Friday, however, the stock closed at $38.23, just 23 cents, or 0.6 percent, above its initial public offering price. ...

Social media stocks tumble on tepid Facebook IPO

Scramble for Facebook stock ends in "Face-flop"

Nasdaq to resolve early Facebook orders through matching process

Facebook falls flat in public debut

After all the hype, Facebook's first day as a public company ended where it began. Its stock closed at $38.23, up 23 cents, after pricing Thursday night at $38 per share.

Facebook and the Limits of the Network Effect

By the conventional understanding of the network effect, which states a service is as valuable as the number of people using it, Facebook can only benefit, right? The social network has 845 million users logging on to the site multiple times a day and only has plans to get bigger as it just went public this morning and needs to keep growing to prove its value. But, in Facebook's case, as the site grows and its network gets bigger, it will also get more annoying and less useful. ...

A Super Sappy Thank You to Facebook; Just the King's Stutters

We realize there's only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: A very hilarious and embarrassing tribute to Facebook, things get meta with Conan O'Brien on the the Late Show, and a sensual reading of 50 Shades of Grey with Gilbert Gottfreid.

Facebook users weigh in on, well, Facebook

Gov. mistakenly says Facebook invented in Calif.

Facebook users chat and opine about Facebook's $104 billion IPO on the social media site

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Stocks fall on Europe worries; Facebook debuts

It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the stock market higher.

Facebook stock up slightly in public debut

Facebook is trading up 8 percent Friday, as investors seek to put a dollar value on the company that turned online social networking into a global cultural phenomenon.

Facebook investors left guessing after Nasdaq glitch

Facebook stock climbs in public debut

Facebook updated its status to "public company" on Friday.

Sector Snap: Social Media stocks tumble

Facebook Shares Pop Then Fade in Debut

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, rang the opening bell from company headquarters in Menlo Park, California.

Facebook HQ On IPO Day, As Seen on Instagram [PICS]

Facebook IPO: No Sizzle, No Fizzle

Nasdaq shares fall after Facebook trading delay