Weekend talking points: 7 top stories - May 25, 2012
What happened this week? Facebook's stock crashed. Obama and Romney tangled over Bain Capital. And Egyptians voted in a historic presidential poll
By The Week Staff | May 25, 2012
Weekend talking points: 7 top stories
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he most hotly anticipated stock market debut in recent memory crashed and burned this week, as Facebook's stock plummeted on Monday and Tuesday. A heap of money was lost, fingers were pointed, and shareholders filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Morgan Stanley, and other banks for duping prospective investors. Not everyone had a bad week though: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg officially became a billionaire.
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