Groupon Inc

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  Groupon Sues 'Once-Great' IBM Over Patent

  Online marketplace Groupon Inc has sued IBM Corp, accusing it of infringing a patent related to technology that helps businesses solicit customers based on the customers' locations at a given moment.

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  Groupon to Cut 1,100 Jobs Worldwide

  Groupon Inc, the operator of daily deals website groupon.com, said it would cut about 1,100 jobs globally as it restructures operations, mainly outside North America.

• Wall Street edges lower; financials, techs most hurt

  US stocks edged lower on Thursday, coming off their record highs, as signs of improvement in the latest data on the labor market were not enough of a catalyst to add to the recent upward momentum.

• Groupon shares crumple after dismal outlook

  Groupon Inc lost a quarter of its market value on Wednesday after the company revealed that it began to take a smaller cut of revenue on daily deals during the holidays, sacrificing revenue and profits to attract and keep merchants.

• Groupon eyes restaurants with nationwide POS offering

  Groupon Inc launched a point-of-sale service called Breadcrumb across the United States on Wednesday as the world's largest daily deal company tries to win more restaurants as clients.

• Google shares hit record high, find favor on Street

  The stock reached $748.90 in afternoon trading, inching past a previous record set in November 2007 of $747.24. It traded below $300 in 2009 during the global economic crisis and remained under pressure in the ensuing years as investors worried that Google's best years were behind it.

• Facebook shares crumble below $ 20

  Facebook shares crumbled below $20 for the first time as investors scrambled to get out of the way of a potential share deluge in coming weeks.

• India's online grey market for branded US clothes cuts both ways

  The absence of clear rules enables online retailers to sell US branded apparel at discounts, which helps the brands gauge market depth.

• Internet stock collapse dents Silicon Valley

  Social media companies are proving a sobering reminder of how investors can be seduced by Internet hype.

• Ahead of earnings, Facebook investors brace for wild ride

  The market is readying for a 14 per cent swing either way in stock price when Facebook reports its first earnings since the IPO.

• Facebook IPO: Will Morgan Stanley's big bet not pay off?

  Facebook Inc underwriter Morgan Stanley took a bet earlier this week when it increased the size of the social networking firm's $16 billion initial public offering and it boosted the price.

• Social gifting: The new buzzword in e-commerce

  The latest fashion in retail is social gifting, where people get together on Facebook to buy each other gifts.

• Face time with Facebook's Zuckerberg raises concerns on Wall Street

  Zuckerberg's dismissive approach is hardly unique among Silicon Valley companies, but could become an issue with investors because of the control he exerts over t.he company.

• Stock market decline takes shine off 2011 IPOs

  Six months into 2011, the market for initial public offerings was stronger than before the recession.