LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: NPR's business news starts with Groupon raising money.</s>LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: A few weeks ago, the coupon site Groupon turned down a multibillion dollar buyout offer from Google. Now new documents filed by the company show that it's prepared to raise nearly $1 billion from investors to fund its expansion. Founded just two years ago, Groupon offers daily deals in over 300 cities.
Several weeks ago, the coupon site Groupon turned down a multi billion dollar buyout offer from Google. New documents filed by the company show that it's preparing to raise nearly $1 billion from investors to fund its expansion. Founded just two years ago, Groupon offers daily deals in more than 300 cities.