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Can Facebook parlay its vast legions of users into huge profits, as Google did following its 2004 initial public offering?
Eduardo Saverin renounces U.S. citizenship in what many observers consider attempt to avoid millions in U.S. taxes
CBS MoneyWatch Editor-at-Large Jill Schlesinger breaks down the Facebook IPO and whether it will be worth it to invest in the social network.
Mark Zuckerberg was mobbed like a rock star as he visited with potential investors ahead of Facebook's expected record-setting initial public offering. But as Anthony Mason reports, some seasoned investors are more cautious about buying into the social network.
Facebook, the most talked-about IPO in a decade, is encouraging the world's top investors to sink their money into the social network. CBS News business and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis reports.
Eduardo Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship just before the social media giant's IPO in a move many feel was designed to enable him to dodge millions of dollars in capital gains taxes.
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CNET's Molly Wood says filing shows Facebook founder has immense control at the company's helm, fears FTC privacy regulation
Facebook filed plans to sell stock to the public for the first time. Molly Wood, of CNET, shares some of the inside information revealed with Charlie Rose and Erica Hill
Social site soars as other Internet startups piggyback on their infrastructure
At long last, the social networking juggernaut files for its IPO, opening up its once-closely held financial and strategic details for public scrutiny.
The social network's initial public offering is finally here
Public stock offering would be largest for a tech company since Google raised nearly $2 billion in 2004
First there was Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Now Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page will battle for the Internet generation leadership crown
When a company files to go public, it has to reveal a gamut of inside info; Here's what to look for in Facebook's filing
Can Facebook can avoid pitfalls of power and greed, and adhere to its 10 core principles for the online civilization it is creating?
Investors waiting with keen anticipation for what will be the biggest tech IPO of all time
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Facebook could file regulatory papers for its initial public offering of stock as early as next week.
Speculation about the social networking site going public runs rampant
Paperwork for initial public offering of social networking giant expected; IPO could make more than 1,000 Facebook employees millionaires
Tech experts discuss potential impact of company going public on social media company users, tech world at large
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