Author: Karina Frayter

Investors, who have not been spooked by Facebook’s tumultuous market debut, will be able to get exposure to the social networking giant through an exchange-traded fund starting Friday.   Read More

“Ironically, this is a huge plus for the IPO market ... with below-average pricings moving forward,” one IPO analyst said.   Read More

Facebook could make or break the fragile IPO market if it does not trade well once it goes public next week, analysts say.    Read More

Proposed regulation to prohibit proprietary trading by banks, known as Volcker Rule, could result in higher energy prices and fewer jobs, according to a new study.   Read More

Everyone wants a piece of Apple these days, but at $600 a share, it’s pricey. Exchange-traded funds with significant exposure to the tech giant may be a better way in for some investors.   Read More

Further increase in gasoline prices may force Americans to cut spending, and in turn may hurt consumer-related stocks, says a new report from Barclays Capital.    Read More

Investing in firms run by single chief executives is riskier than investing in companies run by CEOs who are married, says a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research.    Read More

If history is any indication, the stock market could soon lose the resilience it has shown so far in the face of soaring oil and gasoline prices, says a new report from Morgan Stanley.    Read More

Prospects for the already battered solar stocks are getting darker as analysts anticipate another round of price declines due to virtual end of subsidies to the sector.    Read More

Hedge funds took profits in large cap consumer discretionary stocks in the fourth quarter of 2011 and put more money to work in the tech sector, which has been the top performer so far this year.    Read More