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Groupon, Inc.

5/26/2012, 8:53 AM ET
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  • Friday 12:00 PM Groupon (GRPN) bear Rocky Agrawal has obtained an e-mail suggesting the company will launch a credit-card reader that charges a fee of just 1.8%, along with a $0.15 transaction charge. This compares with a fee of 2.75% for fast-growing Square, and 2.7% for solutions (I, II) from PayPal (EBAY) and Verifone (PAY), but with no transaction charge. Consider this part of Groupon's efforts to brand itself as a broader solutions provider for local merchants, rather than a mere daily deals company.
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  • Monday 11:49 AM Off in early trading in sympathy with Facebook, Groupon (GRPN +7.4%) is now up sharply, and has recouped most of Friday's losses. At $12.44, shares remain well below the company's IPO price of $20.
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  • Monday 9:54 AM Facebook (FB -13.2%) tumbles in early trading to $33.20; even after the selloff, the company trades at nearly 23x sales and 75x trailing EPS. Not helping is BTIG's decision to launch coverage at Neutral; in-line with earlier comments, the firm is worried about Facebook's valuation, decelerating growth, and ad monetization issues. Also lower: RENN -8.3%. ZNGA -7.1%. YELP -6.8%. LNKD -6.1%. GRPN -4.8%. SVVC -7.4%. GSVC -10%.
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  • Predicted: Facebook Hype Spreads To Zynga, Groupon
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Company Description

Groupon is a local e-commerce marketplace that connects merchants to consumers by offering goods and services at a discount. Traditionally, local merchants have tried to reach consumers and generate sales through a variety of methods, including the yellow pages, direct mail, newspaper, radio,... More