FOLLOW US.
>> FACEBOOK MADE HISTORY IN A
WAY THAT MADE INVESTORS CRINGE.
THE SOCIAL NET WORKING GIANT
LOGGED THE BIGGEST SINGLE DAY
LOSS IN STOCK MARKET HISTORY.
$120 BILLION IN MARKET VALUE
GONE.
OUR BUSINESS AND TECH REPORTER
HAS BEEN TRACKING THE STOCK.
THIS STARTED YESTERDAY WHEN THE
EARNINGS REPORT CAME OUT.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
IT WAS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
FACEBOOK REPORTED THE QUARTERLY
EARNINGS.
BOTH USER GROWTH WILL SLOWED AND
FUTURE REVENUE IS EXPECTED TO
SLOW IN THE FUTURE.
TWO PIECE OF BAD NEWS FOR A
COMPANY WHOSE NVT TORS HAS BEEN
USED TO STEADY GAINS.
A STAMPEDE TO THE EXITS.
THE COMPANY LOSING $120 BILLION
WORTH OF STOCK VALUE.
THAT IS THE WORST DAY EVER FOR A
PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY.
FADE BOOK TOPPING THE BIGGEST
LOSS LIST HAVING LOST IN A DAY
AS MUCH AS THE ENTIRE VALUE OF
McDONALDS OR NIKE.
INTEL AND MICROSOFT THAT WAS
BACK IN THE.COM BUST.
WHAT DO INVESTORS AND FACEBOOK
USERS THINK OF THE COMPANY NOW?
>> I DON’T SEE ANYBODY IN MY
FRIEND GROUP USING IT.
OTHER THAN FORCED TO BY HAVING
ADULTS THAT ARE INTERACTING ON
THERE.
>> IT’S BASED ON GROWTH RATE.
YOU CAN’T HAVE INFINITE GROWTH
RATE.
>> FACEBOOK HAS IT’S SEEN ITS
TIME.
IT’S DONE SOME THINGS WITH DATA
THAT PEOPLE ARE UNCOMFORTABLE
WITH.
THE YOUNG GENERATION THERE LIKE
THAT’S GRANDMAS BOOK.
>> WE HEARD FROM TECH INVESTORS
AND REPORTERS.
AND IF YOU DIG DOPER YOU’LL SEE
NOT ALL IS LOST FOR THE COMPANY.
IN THE EARNINGS REPORT THEY SAID
THEY’LL SPEND MORE MONEY TO GO
ON A HIRING BINGE.