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Facebook The Largest Internet IPO In History

by Steve Henn, NPR
May 18, 2012

Investors snapped up Facebook shares on a much hyped and tumultuous first day of trading. Mark Zuckerberg got it all started by ringing the opening bell for Nasdaq. Then a glitch delayed trading by half an hour. The IPO put Facebook's market value at over $100 billion — more than McDonald's or Amazon.

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  • All Things Considered, May 18, 2012
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