A year after IPO, Facebook still down 30% (but the future is bright)

A year ago today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg "rang the bell" to open trading in one of the most hotly-anticipated initial public offerings in history as Facebook hit the stock market. And promptly went splat.

Cloud security company Qualys to IPO at $12 a share tomorrow

You can expect to see another security company on the market tomorrow. Cloud security company Qualys will debut on the NASDAQ Friday under the ticket symbol QYLS.

NASDAQ is killing it mostly because tech is killing it

The NASDAQ has reached levels not seen since 2000 at the tail end of dot-com bubble. And tech has had a lot to do with it.

Palo Alto Networks closer to IPO, sets price range at $34-$37 a share

Firewall security company Palo Alto Networks priced the shares for its initial public offering today, setting the range at $34 to $37 a share.

Palo Alto filed to go public in April this year, with expectations of raising $175 million …

Nasdaq to pay investors $40M for Facebook IPO delay

The Nasdaq plans to give $40 million to the Facebook investors who lost money when the stock exchange suffered a technical malfunction on May 18, delaying the social network’s IPO.

Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Nasdaq had …

Facebook stock sinks even more, finishes the day down nearly 10%

Facebook's stock on the Nasdaq exchange dropped by about 9.6 percent in regular trading Tuesday, a steep drop from its original IPO price of $38 a share.

Would Facebook’s IPO have been bigger if it went with New York Stock Exchange?

The all-computer run NASDAQ could be to blame for a lack of a Facebook stock pop Friday, when the social network started its first day of trading. Orders flooded in for the stock, but overwhelmed computers and glitches slowed trading …

For Facebook, life ain’t nothin’ but glitches and IPOs

In addition to being one of the largest initial public offerings ever, Facebook’s IPO drew so much interest that the system couldn’t keep up with demand.

Facebook expected to make its public debut at 8 a.m. PT this morning, but …

Apple’s share price surpasses Google’s for the first time

Apple is already much more valuable than rival tech company Google by market cap, but for the first time, it surpassed Google’s share price today, closing at $633.68 a share to Google’s $632.32.

Apple’s ascent over Google in share price …

Facebook picks Nasdaq for IPO

In preparation for its upcoming IPO, Facebook has chosen to list its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol “FB,” according to the New York Times.

Facebook will join many other high-profile tech companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, …

Apple shares break $600 for the first time

For a moment this morning, each share of Apple stock was worth as much as a new 32GB third-generation iPad. Apple shares broke the $600 mark for the first time ever Thursday morning, hitting $600.01 before falling back a bit …

Zynga stock pummeled in second day of trading (updated)

Social games company Zynga’s stock ended its second day of trading on the Nasdaq exchange down nearly 5 percent, a signal of turbulent times ahead for the value of the company.

Zynga’s stock closed on Friday at $9.50 a share, …

Zynga’s stock rises in early trading (and then falls)

Zynga’s stock price rose as high as 15 percent in early trading on Nasdaq as the company went public at $10 a share.

[Update: at 12:10 pm Eastern time, Zynga's stock has fallen to $9.88 a share]

Raising …

Mark Pincus rings Nasdaq’s opening bell; Zynga stock trades begin

Zynga chief executive Mark Pincus rang the opening bell — in a virtual way, from Zynga’s headquarters in San Francisco — as trading began for Zynga’s initial public offering today.

Zynga’s opening trades for its offering of $1 billion at …

Weak technology weighs down Groupon’s sinking ship

Groupon’s first technology product Groupon Now appears to be a stinking dud, according to data released on Sunday. The Groupon Now mobile app chalking up some very dour numbers, according to a new report compiled by Yipit, an industry performance …

Zynga will debut on NASDAQ as “ZNGA”

Social gaming giant Zynga has decided to list its shares on the tech-heavy NASDAQ stock exchange, according to a recent filing with the securities and exchange commission.

The NYSE has dueled with the NASDAQ stock market to attract high-profile tech …

Tech stocks plunge, but HP jumps on rumors of a PC spinoff

Technology stocks on Thursday fell sharply and have remained down in mid-day trading as the entire market shuddered on poor economic news.

But HP, the world’s large computer maker, saw a jump in its share price after an unconfirmed report …

Stronger-than-expected Cisco performance helps lead stock market rally

Better-than-expected fourth quarter fiscal earnings help pump up Cisco’s share price on Thursday and — along with a promising jobs report — helped bolster the entire market during a wild roller-coaster week. The Nasdaq ended the day up 4.7 percent …

What will happen to tech stocks on Monday?

Update: As of 7:51 am PST, the Dow is down 2.62 percent and the Nasdaq is own 3.31 percent.

When the stock market opening bell tolls on Monday, much of the technology industry will be paying attention. This weekend has …