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17/05/2012 Facebook sells stocks to public in IPO

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facebook's IPO of stock will debut in early May 2012

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Facebook Stock Goes on Sale

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Facebook IPO: How to Buy Facebook Stock

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Can you make money by buying Facebook's IPO?

Facebook held its initial public offering in 2012, and began selling stock to the public three months later, reaching an original peak market capitalization of $104 billion, a new record. Facebook makes most of its revenue from advertisements that appear onscreen.
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