Tag: worth
Facebook IPO sees shares sell at $38, company valued at $104 billion
After months of speculation, Facebook will finally begin trading this morning at $38 (£24) per share, in what will be the biggest IPO from a web firm in history. Today's listing will see $16 billion (£10bn) raised for Facebook's NASDAQ…
Apple stock price reaches record high after iPhone 4S sales frenzy
Apple have seen their stock price soar to a record high this week, following news that the Cupertino company had managed to shift a massive four million of their new iPhone 4S handsets in just its first three days in…
Skype in 2011 = $8.5 billion, Apple in 2004 = $7.5 billion
Just a quick stat here pointed out by Daring Fireball's John Gruber, following Microsoft's $8.5 billion acquisition of VoIP company Skype. Roll back a mere seven years and Microsoft could have bought Apple for that much money, and still got…
Credit cards at the ready – Facebook valued at £22 BILLION
Ever wondered how much it'd cost to snap up Facebook, the world's biggest social networking site? Well how does £22 BILLION sound? Pocket money! As a privately held company it can be a little difficult to pinpoint an exact figure,…
