Then, it allowed theaters to start showing the movie the previous night at 7 p.m. and let 30 theater chains begin selling tickets Tuesday night to members of their loyalty programs.

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So, will Facebook follow the path of previous overly hyped IPOs such as Pandora (P) or Groupon (GRPN)?

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Hewlett recently introduced a number of new multi-function devices, and CEO Meg Whitman said that previous management had failed to keep H-P competitive in the fastest growing portions of the market.

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In previous times it was market manipulation as described by Joseph P.

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