Ouch: Ruckus Wireless ends IPO day down 18% (updated)

On the heels of its $126 million IPO, Wi-Fi technology and solutions maker Ruckus Wireless' stock price dropped about 18 percent in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Mayer power: Yahoo stock ticks up 3% on better-than-expected earnings

Yahoo’s stock price is taking a nice stroll upwards, ticking up more than 3 percent in after-hours trading following a better-than-expected earnings report today.

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.

RIM investors respond to today’s big meeting by shedding stock

Research in Motion investors didn’t like what they heard today at the struggling company’s annual shareholder meeting, with RIM’s share price down more than 5 percent Tuesday.

The BlackBerry maker’s stock price has been on a steep decline in the …

Groupon shares tumble to new low after lock-up expires

Deal or not, plenty of Groupon insiders are opting to unload shares in their first opportunity since the company’s public debut, and they’re helping send Groupon’s share price tumbling to new lows Friday.

Groupon, which debuted on the NASDAQ in …

Facebook shares fall to $33 on second day of trading

Facebook’s shares tumbled this morning to a low of $33.01, well below the company’s initial price of $38 on Friday.

Pre-market trading of Facebook’s stock was already below $38, reports USA Today, but it quickly sank to $33 within the …

Groupon investigated for odd stock spike prior to earnings report

Groupon is being investigated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority after the company’s stock made a sharp, upward turn Monday, before earnings beating expectations were delivered at the close of business that same day.

Finra, which watches for oddities within …

Shareholder sues Groupon’s board of directors — on behalf of Groupon

Executives at daily deals company Groupon are responsible for egregious corporate wrongdoing, a new suit alleges.

In a derivative complaint filed last Wednesday in Illinois, Groupon shareholder Theresa Monturano is suing the executives and board members for breach of fiduciary …

8 Securities launches to make investing easy and customizable (exclusive)

Hong Kong-based 8 Securities, an investment service for the average Joe, announced the launch of its first product Monday. The company’s inaugural product is a web app where investors can buy and sell stock, research investment strategies, and connect with …

Yelp finishes IPO day strong with 63% gain

Reviews website Yelp debuted today on the New York Stock Exchange at $15 a share and closed the day at $24.52, a 63% gain from the original price.

It was questionable how well Yelp would perform, considering the company earned …

Yelp prices at $15 a share for NYSE debut (updated)

Review this. Yelp has priced its stock at $15 a share Thursday evening, and will make its public debut on the New York Stock Exchange under the YELP ticker symbol tomorrow.

With 7.15 million shares for sale, Yelp will raise …

Groupon’s best deal yet: stock jumps 40% to $28 in IPO

Groupon shares soared in early trading this morning to $28, a 40 percent increase over its $20 price announced last night, as the company made its initial public offering.

The $28 opening price puts Groupon’s market value at $17.8 billion.…

SecondMarket raises $15M at $200M valuation from former Facebook exec

SecondMarket, a company that lets people buy shares in private companies — including in popular pre-IPO companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Groupon — said it has raised $15 million in a third round of financing.

SecondMarket is reportedly now worth …

Market hits enterprise companies, but their prospects remain good

On a damaging day for the U.S. stock market, enterprise-focused stocks got hammered just like everything else. But their prospects during a downturn are better than most, according to analysts contacted by VentureBeat.

At the end of trading Monday, the …

Updated: Fresh IPOs stumble amid market tantrum. Is the IPO window closed?

It’s day two of complete market mayhem. Has the chaos closed the window for companies looking to file for an initial public offering?

As of market close, the NASDAQ composite index was down nearly 7 percent for the day. This …

Will tech stocks — and Zynga’s IPO — survive this week’s market bloodbath?

Stock market investors are in a bloodbath. But technology stocks in the past few months have been relatively protected. There was even talk of a “bubble.” Now, recent market activity has sent investors running from equities into safer investments like …