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Facebook's $16 billion IPO one of world's largest

(AP) - Facebook's initial public offering of stock is shaping up to be one of the largest ever. The world's definitive online social network is raising at least $16 billion, a big windfall for a company

News 12 Staff

May 17, 2012, 6:40 PM

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