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'Facebook Is Officially the Worst-Performing IPO of the Decade' jaycameron/flickr

'Facebook Is Officially the Worst-Performing IPO of the Decade'

So says Bloomberg, after matching the biggest tech IPO of all time against its rivals from the last ten years. Here's the proof ...

Facebook: Big-Data Beast of the Future? Reuters

Facebook: Big-Data Beast of the Future?

Sure! Maybe! Nobody has a clue!

'What if Facebook Debuted at $15 and Popped to $35? Nobody Would Complain' Reuters

'What if Facebook Debuted at $15 and Popped to $35? Nobody Would Complain'

One week after Espen Robak predicted a Facebook pop, I caught up with the valuation expert on Facebook's flop

Is Economic Growth Bad for Female Workers? Sometimes nmedia/Shutterstock

Is Economic Growth Bad for Female Workers? Sometimes

Why growth isn't enough to close the international divide

The New Economics of Happiness todd baker/Flickr

The New Economics of Happiness

Some awesome new findings -- including a report on the happiest countries on the planet -- -- suggest that developing a theory of "happynomics" is harder than you might think

The Sorry Six-Day History of Facebook, Inc.: A Glitch, a Snitch, and a Tumble Reuters

The Sorry Six-Day History of Facebook, Inc.: A Glitch, a Snitch, and a Tumble

The biggest tech IPO in history is turning into a giant metaphor of greed and hyper-optimism, as bankers and analysts struggle to figure out what went wrong.

Economic Confidence Hits Four-Year High of ... Negative-16! Flickr Creative Commons

Economic Confidence Hits Four-Year High of ... Negative-16!

Fifty-two percent of Americans think things are getting worse, and 38% describe conditions as poor. All-time record economic optimism!

The Consumer's Revenge: Can We Beat Corporations at the Efficiency Game? Reuters

The Consumer's Revenge: Can We Beat Corporations at the Efficiency Game?

For 30 years, corporations dominated the efficiency game via offshoring and automating. Now consumers are getting in the game

'The Golden Age of Silicon Valley Is Over, and We're Dancing on its Grave' Reuters

'The Golden Age of Silicon Valley Is Over, and We're Dancing on its Grave'

"I don't think [Facebook] is a bubble. I think it's the beginning of the end of the valley as we know it."

'If Facebook's Profit Model Stays the Same, This Valuation Doesn't Make Any Sense' jaycameron/flickr

'If Facebook's Profit Model Stays the Same, This Valuation Doesn't Make Any Sense'

Espen Robak is the president of Pluris Valuation Advisors, where he tracks burgeoning trading on the secondary private market.

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