IPO

Economist Diane Swonk discusses what is it about a strong market that makes it good for a company, like Facebook, to go public.

Becoming a public company also means Facebook will be facing more scrutiny, from investors, sure — but also from government regulators.

When it goes public, Facebook is likely to be worth $75 billion or more. But, odds are, you aren't getting in on the real action.

This is the sound of the other shoe dropping

Now that it has gone public, will Facebook start buying up other startups to grow?

Too busy to read the full prospectus from Facebook announcing its initial public offering? Here are the highlights – from it's $5 billion offer to Mark Zuckerberg's $1-a-year salary – via my Twitter feed.

Wait for it….

What's in store now that the social network is ready to go public?

Everyone needs enormous piles of cash, evidently.

After much anticipation, Facebook is expect to file paperwork for an initial public offering soon. Why does it need an investment bank to help?