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Facebook Stock Falls Below $30 a Share

时间：2012-05-30 05:44:54

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 Shares in the social networking site Facebook fell to less than $30 Tuesday.

 
The price of Facebook dropped $3.07, almost 10 percent, to close at $28.84.
 
Facebook shares are 24 percent lower since their highly publicized IPO on May 18th of $38.
Financial experts say Facebook stock has been hurt by an oversupply1 of shares, NASDAQ problems that postponed2 trading on the first day, and investor3 lawsuits4.
 
Facebook's main underwriter, Morgan Stanley, has been accused of cutting its forecast of Facebook's future earnings5 just before the shares went on sale. The bank allegedly told large investors6 while withholding7 that information from average investors.
 
The bank has said it did nothing wrong.
 
Despite Facebook's slide, some analysts8 say they still have confidence in the company and predict the share price will rise by the end of the year.
 
Facebook is the world's most popular Internet social network, with nearly one-billion users worldwide. People use Facebook to post photographs and write details about their lives, often reconnecting with long-lost friends and family members. But technology experts say Facebook  has yet to devise a strategy to attract advertising9 on mobile devices like smartphones or tablet computers, causing some analysts to question its ability to make money.

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1 oversupply zmIz1V     
n.供应过量；v.过度供给
参考例句：
  • The market softened because of oversupply.市场因供过于求而疲软。
  • Overexpansion of tea fields has led to oversupply.茶园过度扩张，使得市场上逐渐供过于求。
2 postponed 9dc016075e0da542aaa70e9f01bf4ab1     
vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）
参考例句：
  • The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
  • The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
3 investor aq4zNm     
n.投资者，投资人
参考例句：
  • My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
  • The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。
4 lawsuits 1878e62a5ca1482cc4ae9e93dcf74d69     
n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
  • I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句
5 earnings rrWxJ     
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
参考例句：
  • That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
  • Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。
6 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
7 withholding 7eXzD6     
扣缴税款
参考例句：
  • She was accused of withholding information from the police. 她被指控对警方知情不报。
  • The judge suspected the witness was withholding information. 法官怀疑见证人在隐瞒情况。
8 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
9 advertising 1zjzi3     
n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的
参考例句：
  • Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
  • The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

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