Facebook surges, then skids in public debut

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Social networking giant quickly rises 12%, but then pulls back to IPO level of $38 a share; Yahoo reportedly in deal to sell at least some of its Alibaba assets back to the Chinese e-commerce company. See full story.

Facebook pricing poses two big questions

The big questions facing investors as Facebook goes public Friday: How high will the shares go, based on the demand for the shares, and when�s the right time to buy in? See full story.

Facebook debut sets pace for tech IPOs to come

The deal and its aftermath could unleash investor demand to get in on the ground floor of the next wave of public offerings in social networking and other fast-growing parts of the technology sector. See full story.

Facebook launches biggest tech IPO on record

Social network giant pulls trigger on long-awaited IPO, pricing its shares at $38 in a $16 billion deal � the largest debut ever for a technology firm. See full story.

Take this Facebook IPO and shove it

The Facebook initial public offering frenzy is being driven by one factor alone: greed, writes Jon Friedman. See full story.

MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY

There�s been a lot of hand-wringing about the debt this week. But the biggest problem we face is not deficits, but unemployment, writes Darrell Delamaide. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Home prices in a majority of the markets covered in Zillow�s Home Value Forecast are set to bottom this year � if they haven�t already, according to a Zillow report released on Wednesday. See full story.