Morgan Stanley convinced Facebook to give it an unusual amount of control over the social networking company's IPO, along with larger fees from the deal, according to a story in today's Wall Street Journal.  When the IPO ran into difficulties, Morgan Stanley came under criticism.

Facebook's shares are down 21% from their offering price, and has lost more than $22 billion in market value since May 18 when it opened. 

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