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Facebook sets IPO stock prices between $28 to $35 valuing company at $85-$90 billion and largest Internet IPO in history The IPO will value Facebook around $79.3 billion at the high end of the price range if the underwriters sell the extra stock reserved for overallotments. It would be the highest Internet IPO, far surpassing even Google. www.dailymail.co.uk
Stock Prices Rise, but Amount of Trading Falls Even though U.S. stocks have doubled in price over the past three years, investors and traders large and small are stubbornly avoiding the market. www.theledger.com
Facebook Aside, Everyone Who Thinks IPO "Pops" Are Good Has Been Brainwashed Last Friday, after Facebook stock started trading at $42, most observers immediately pronounced the IPO a flop. Why? Because the IPO had been priced at $38, which meant that the IPO "pop" was only about 10% above the IPO price. www.businessinsider.com
For Average Investors, Long Odds on a Big Facebook Payday Facebook could be the next Google, whose shares now trade at more than six times their offering price, but it could also suffer the fate of Zynga, Groupon and other start-ups that came out of the gate ... finance.yahoo.com
Activist Investor Carl Icahn Bought Into Chesapeake Energy Activist Investor Carl Icahn Bought Into Chesapeake Energy community.nasdaq.com
Highlights from Facebook's debut Facebook's debut on the stock market was preceded by epic hype, delayed by a technical glitch and tracked minute-by-minute by investors around the world. In the end, the fuss was over a gain of 23 cents. news.yahoo.com
FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes public It's Facebook's big day. news.yahoo.com
Markets miss warning sign? Our markets have a recent history of missing important warnings. It's no different now as investors deny the obvious and the economy stumbles along. money.msn.com
DealBook: Long Odds on a Big Facebook Payday If history offers any lesson, average investors may find they face steep odds if they hope to make big money in a much-hyped stock like Facebook. dealbook.nytimes.com
Stock trading hasn't recovered from slump Even though U.S. stocks have doubled in price in the past three years, investors and traders large and small keep giving the market the cold shoulder. Trading in the U.S. stock market has not only failed postbulletin.com
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