Wall Street

Facebook gets ready to crank up the Wall Street hype machine for its initial public offering expected in the spring.

The underwriters of Groupon's November IPO began coverage Wednesday with their cheerleader pompoms conspicuously absent. Except for Goldman Sachs (but what else would you expect?).

Investors continue to judge corporate earnings results against the consensus guesses of analysts.

The cancellation of Groupon's investor road show next week raises questions about the future of Groupon's initial public offering.

The disgraceful political fight over the debt ceiling has taken a toll on tech stocks.

Anonymous sources on Monday float another Facebook IPO rumor with a $100 billion price tag.

Back in late December, shares of Netflix were down 15 percent from an all-time high of 209.24 and chief executive Reed Hastings was warning Wall Street "shorts" that they were betting against the wrong company. Nearly two months later, Hastings looks prescient.

Two technology giants were being slapped around by Wall Street in early trading on Friday after reporting quarterly results that disappointed investors for different reasons.

Troubled Internet company Yahoo reported a decline in fourth-quarter revenue after the market closed Tuesday, causing shares to plunge in after-hours trading.

Shares of online search giant Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) rose in early trading Friday as Wall Street continued to digest the company's blowout fourth-quarter results and totally unexpected top-management change. By mid-morning, shares were up 7.62 to 634.39, or 1.2 percent above Thursday's market close of 626.77.