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Groupon Acquires Another Startup, Loses Another Exec
Sometimes, there are days where the headlines on Groupon makes it hard to tell what month it even is since so often the company is doing similar things all the time. And, no, not just because Groupon's stock is... Read »
Report: Groupon Testing Deal for Merchants
Groupon is no stranger to rumors, but the latest one of the company's plan to offer a new payment method have both the business and tech world buzzing. Read »
Groupon Settles on $8.5 Million Class-Action Lawsuit
Turns out playing the stock market can be risky business. The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch is declaring that the "social media investment bubble has popped," and that the gains made by companies like... Read »
Higher Highs and Lower Lows for Groupon
It's been quite a week for Groupon. Its stock has started to rebound, slowly, after CEO Andrew Mason issued an honest letter on the company's current state to his stockholders on Monday. Obviously, though, it's... Read »
Groupon Predicts Second Quarter Growth
Looks like Groupon is getting its second wind. On Monday, the company released its earnings report, and boy is it a humdinger. But what's really interesting is the second quarter outlook. Read »
Groupon's Andrew Mason Slashes Own Salary
As Groupon's stock sinks ever-closer to $10 -- it's at $10.31, as of press time -- further troubles continue to mount elsewhere in the company. Two high-profile board members, Howard Schultz and Kevin Efrusy,... Read »
Groupon to Shake Up its Board
Groupon will add two new board directors and are likely to be "chief financial officers at public companies," according to reports. Read »
How to Divide Stock Fairly Among Founders
With all the talk of Groupon's stock and how it's doing -- which is not well, at the moment -- it's fair to say a lot of folks in the business world have stocks on the brain. That makes this recent post over at... Read »
Groupon's Blame Game
If you've been holding out on buying Groupon stock under the modus operandi you should buy low and sell high, now might be the time: as of press time it's at $13.78. For those keeping score at home, that's... Read »
Groupon Mum on Newest Lawsuit
Shares of Groupon Inc. closed at $15.02 on Tuesday. That's the lowest since the company went public in November, when its initial public offering of stock priced at $20 a share. Read »
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