Facebook stocks surge

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Friday, July 25, 2014
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has 1.6 billion more reasons to smile, thanks to Thursday's surge in stocks.

Facebook stock closed at nearly $75 a share Thursday. Over the last year the stock has ballooned 183 percent.

Zuckerberg's net worth is now about $33.3 billion dollars.