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    A Closer Look At Facebook's S-1 And Prospects

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    By Rajiv Tarigopula:Amidst all the uncertainty this week regarding the European economic situation in the aftermath of the sovereign debt crises that have plagued the continent, one gem emerges as perhaps the most anticipated initial public offering in U.S. equity markets in the last decade. Facebook, Inc. (FB), the seemingly ubiquitous social networking giant started in a Kirkland House dorm room at Harvard University, is going public. This is old news - anyone who hasn't heard of this week's IPO probably lives under a rock. However, despite the intense media scrutiny, bullish sentiments and criticism, there remains a great deal of material information left un-analyzed in the S-1 registration paperwork filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by David Ebersman, Facebook's CFO. The basic information on the upcoming IPO has been thoroughly disseminated - equity shares of the company will trade under the ticker "FB" on the tech-heavy Nasdaq index. NewComplete Story »

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