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Once-soaring tech stocks sink in sobering comedown

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Once-soaring tech stocks sink in sobering comedown

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April 11, 2014 10:41 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2014 file photo, show attendees play a video game wearing Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets at the Intel booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show(CES), in Las Vegas. Facebook said Tuesday, March 25, 2014, it has agreed to buy Oculus for $2 billion, betting that its virtual reality may be a new way for people to communicate, learn or be entertained. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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Visionary or looney? Zuckerberg on spending spree

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March 27, 2014 12:02 am

This Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 photo shows the WhatsApp and Facebook app icons on an iPhone in New York. On Wednesday, the world's biggest social networking company announced it is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for up to $19 billion in cash and stock. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

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WhatsApp: A $19 billion bet for Facebook

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February 20, 2014 5:30 am