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There will be investigations and already there are lawsuits over Facebook's overhyped IPO, but no investigation is necessary into the reason for the outrage over the stock's rapid fall. It's called human nature
IPO Activity Is Up, But Examine Each Offering Carefully
In a year of other IPO gains by familiar names such as Hyatt Hotels (H) and Vitamin Shoppe (VSI), the average first-day IPO price "pop" has been 7 percent and the average overall return 10 percent. But don't get the impression we've returned to the wild-and-crazy IPO markets of the past.