What If Groupon and Facebook Had IPOs the Same Day?

New reports say Groupon could go public by the end of 2011, around the same time a Facebook IPO is expected. But even if they both priced their IPOs on the same day, there would be no shortage of funding because IPO-starved inv…

Launched in China, Youku.com’s Stock Goes Into Orbit

Have the markets entered an IPO time warp? This week, Chinese deals were red-hot. Take a look at Youku.com. In Wednesday’s debut, itsstock soared 161% to $33.44, raising $203 million. It marked the best return since Baidu hit t…

Google Earnings Easily Beat the Street

The search engine’s strong results were an “October Surprise” of sorts for investors who have wondered whether Google’s prodigious profit-making ability was beginning to wane.
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