Facebook expects its investor base will exceed 500 this year, a level at which the SEC will require it to disclose its financial results to the public. That may be enough to push the social networking giant into an IPO in 2012 …
Facebook and many other tech startups have realized that the hassles and headaches of an IPO in the U.S. aren’t always worthwhile. Thanks to willing venture capitalists and private investors, it’s easier than ever for tech comp…
The feds appear to be trying to broaden the notion of insider trading to include the information-gathering of hedge funds as criminal activity. But this could be difficult to prove in court, because there’s no statuary definiti…