India Investors Want In On Facebook IPO; Doubt Long Term Success

World Market Pulse submits:In this era of global uncertainty, investors are wary of investing in alien markets. A lack of fundamental analysis of the potential good upcoming markets also acts as a deterrent for investors. Some markets follow the global patterns and some just swing with an entirely different wavelength. One such market that historically has never followed the global market and its patterns is the African continent.

I see that over at Naked Capitalism, the commenters are talking about John N. Grey, whose try for the Stupidest Man Alive prize was his statement that: Financial markets are moved by contagion and hysteria. Mesmer and Charcot are better guides to the new economy than Hayek or Keynes... I very much doubt that John N. Gray has ever read a word written by John Maynard Keynes. But it is never too late!

Today’s Facebook (FB) IPO is the first time I can remember being completely shocked at the lack of trading excitement and volatility for a much-hyped IPO. Ironically, the reason for such unexciting, rational behavior is because of how hyped the Facebook IPO was to begin with. The share allocation to retail investors at the $38 offer price was huge.

By Miriam Metzinger: Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Thursday February 2. The Two Faces of the Facebook IPO (expected to trade with the ticker FB). Other stock mentioned: LinkedIn (LNKD)

ANALYSIS “The real point of me,” the British-born Harvard historian of money Niall Ferguson once told an interviewer, “isn’t that I’m good-looking. It’s that I’m clever. I’ve got a brain!”

The chief executive and founder of Wind Mobile is headed for the exit, saying Friday he plans to step down to focus on a new venture capital fund. With the departure of Toronto-based entrepreneur Tony Lacavera, Wind Mobile is left in the hands of foreign conglomerate VimpelCom Ltd., whose patience with the scrappy but still money-losing carrier may well run out sooner rather than later.

By Kofi Bofah:With the smoke, mirrors, and laser light show surrounding the Facebook (FB) IPO finally clearing, we are left with a $91 billion corporation trading at $31 per share.

By Tim Plaehn: LinkedIn (LNKD) recently posted a very good first quarter. The company continues to double quarterly revenues year-over-year.