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Groupon woes continue with lawsuit, low earnings

Groupon's stock hit an all-time low last week, and the company has been hit with a lawsuit from shareholders for dishonest business practices.

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During happier times, employees and guests of Groupon celebrate the company's IPO at Nasdaq. Since its dazzling opening just six months ago, Groupon stock has plunged to an all-time low, and the company has come under fire for being less than truthful about the state of their finances.

So it turns out that Web 2.0 investing isn't all exits and lollipops and blazers with hoodies underneath...

Things get serious whenever you're talking billions instead of a few million between friends.聽 I admire Groupon founder and CEO Andrew Mason for trying to keep things the way they were.聽 But that's not how it works when you're a public company with hundreds of thousands of shareholders - the frat boy-wonder schtick just isn't cute anymore.

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Groupon鈥檚 headaches are growing more serious. Just days after an accounting snafu forced the discount website to reveal a greater-than-reported fourth-quarter loss, the company was slapped with a shareholder lawsuit accusing its top executives of a 鈥渇raudulent scheme鈥� that 鈥渄eceived the investing public鈥� about the company鈥檚 prospects and business. As if that wasn鈥檛 enough, Groupon鈥檚 stock hit an all-time low Wednesday and it faces a probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Also, check out on what responsibility Ernst & Young have here, if any, for the weak controls and restatement...

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