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    Will Facebook’s stock dive hurt California’s economy?

    Facebook shares continue to slide, down nearly 2 percent in trading today. That’s after the social media giant offered up its stock in an Initial Public Offering last month at…

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    By Avishay Artsy • Jun 7, 2012 • 1 min read

    Facebook shares continue to slide, down nearly 2 percent in trading today. That’s after the social media giant offered up its stock in an Initial Public Offering last month at an opening price of $38 a share.

    Paddy Hirsch is a Senior Producer and host of the Whiteboard series at the business show Marketplace, and he joined KCRW’s Steve Chiotakis to discuss Facebook’s stock dive.

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      Avishay Artsy

      Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

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