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The so-so network
Facebook week is upon us, with the social network slated to go public on Friday. While the typical IPO "pop" is to be expected, many observers aren't so bullish on the long-term outlook for the house of Zuckerberg. As it's coming out with an extremely rich valuation of around 60 times forward earnings, there won't be much room for error in ensuing quarters. And with a number of near-term headwinds facing the company, such as growing concern over monetizing mobile users, there will be a heavy emphasis on emerging efforts to drive revenue growth going forward.
Executive exits
Shake-ups in the executive ranks dominated the headlines yesterday and will likely continue to throughout the week. Yesterday, Yahoo!
On deck for earnings
The sole S&P 500 company announcing earnings today is Agilent Technologies
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