Facebook IPO: Morgan Stanley Close to Reeling In a Giant 'Like'

The Wall Street Journal's golden box of anonymous sources has rattled once more, this time with news that Facebook is finally going public. Now that's cooler than a million dollars.

The company is considering a valuation of $75 billion to $100 billion, and Goldman Sachs Group will probably play a "major role" in the IPO, the newspaper reported. Facebook has been discussing raising $10 billion in a share sale that would value it at

We are expecting 2012 to be a year of recovery for the IPO market led by the Facebook IPO. At a $10 billion expected deal size, Facebook will be the second largest constituent in the FTSE Renaissance US IPO Index.

And right about now, that's the biggest question for the world's largest social network — when will the IPO arrive? According to a Friday report from the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, Facebook's IPO could come

by Geoff Seiler | January 27th | Filed in: Stock Analysis Stocks ended the week mixed, as the Nasdaq showed strength while the Dow traded lower and the S&P was near breakeven. The economic data was mixed as well, although consumer confidence continues