We gave them a run for their money though as Inside Out was shortlisted twice for the Scoop award.

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John Fitzgibbon, IPO Scoop president, said he didn't award Facebook the highest rating because such a rating is reserved for deals that have the potential to double their offering prices in the first day of trading.

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Mr Peston was hardly shouting from the rooftops before Northern Rock, a British bank, went bust in 2007, a scoop that won him a journalistic award.

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