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Groupon Customers Offered Part of $8.5M Class-Action Payout

Groupon will pay $8.5 million to settle lawsuits that accused the daily-deals site of various illegal activities. More 

Wall Street’s Egomania Killed Facebook’s IPO

Morgan Stanley actually made a lot of good moves surrounding the Facebook IPO, but the pricing (and Zuckerberg's effect on it) was the critical flaw. More 

Yahoo Has Sold the Alibaba Family Silver

Yahoo's deal to sell its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will help fill the coffers, but it does absolutely nothing to solve the company's core problems. More 

Infographic: Facebook IPO Dwarfs Social Sectormates

Facebook's public offering not only was the third-biggest deal of all time, but it dwarfed the social sector's previous deals. Here's a quick look back. More 

Wall Street Regulator Eyes Groupon Trading

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is investigating Groupon trading ahead of its earnings report earlier this week. More 

Facebook Unfriends Zynga, Groupon and other Social Stocks

The initial 'Facebook effect' for the group hasn't been helpful as money seems to be flowing from them and into FB. Plus, their fundamental problems remain. More 

Social Stocks Sell Till the Bell — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

Facebook priced its IPO after the bell Thursday, but social stocks' ears already were ringing thanks to a sector-wide drubbing during the day. More