Groupon stock surges 10% on strong earnings, company says it’s ‘still a toddler’

Groupon has had a tough past few months, but at least today's Q1 earnings beat expectations.

Groupon’s next leader (savior?) will be an outsider, report says

Groupon's board of directors is looking outside the company's current management for candidates that could assume the now vacant position of CEO.

Ex-Groupon CEO references Battletoads in farewell letter

Andrew Mason said his time at Groupon was like getting to the Terra Tubes without dying.

Groupon Q4 2012 earnings release: Daily deals still can’t make money, shares dive 28%

Groupon reported its fourth quarter 2012 earnings today almost exactly where analysts had expected: with $638 million in revenue, up 30 percent over last year.

The problem was that analysts wanted a profit.

Google’s Offer Extensions rolling out within a week, integrating deals with search

"It's a way better deal than Groupon," Kim said. "Also, advertisers can track this."

Facebook, Google, Groupon, and Twitter led all companies in private acquisitions in 2012

In 2012, 2,357 private technology companies were bought for a combined total of $84 billion, according to a new report from research firm PrivCo. That's slightly up 22 percent from 2011, but the real surprise is who is doing the acquiring.

Groupon founders choose NYC for Lightbank’s second office

When it came time for VC firm Lightbank to open its first office outside of Chicago, its partners -- including Groupon founders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky -- looked east to New York City, instead of Silicon Valley.

A visual journey through 2012′s biggest funding highlights (infographic)

VC funding was down 15 percent in 2012, while crowdfunding grew 91 percent, as a new infographic from Startups.co shows

Groupon shares surge 23% on absurd rumor that Google wants to buy it

Groupon’s shares soared about 23 percent today on a sketchy rumor that Google was interested in buying it, according to a report.

Batter up! Groupon signs multi-year deal with Major League Baseball

Don't call it a home run, but slumping deals company Groupon isn't striking out with Major League Baseball -- quite the opposite, actually. The organizations announced Thursday that Groupon is now official daily deals site of MLB.com.

Groupon targets holiday shoppers with new catalogs, free shipping for Goods

Groupon today announced changes to its Goods business to make its discounted wares more attractive to bargain-hunting holiday shoppers.

Groupon’s bad year gets worse with earnings miss, tumbling stock price

A seemingly good deal gone awry, Groupon today reported quarterly earnings that once again disappointed investors and sent its stock price dropping in after-hours trading.

Thursday, the deals company reported third quarter earnings below expectations. Groupon posted $568.6 million in …