FB stock off to strong start

WILL YOU BE ONE OF MARK’S MARKS? Shares of Facebook shot up to about $42 from $38 in the first few minutes of trading this morning on the NASDAQ index. The stock started trading after a 30-minute delay because of an overrun of orders. But before you join the frenzy, be aware that average investors face steep odds if they hope to make big money in a much-hyped stock. While Facebook could be the next Google, whose shares now trade at more than six times their offering price, it could also suffer the fates of Zynga, Groupon, Pandora and a numerous other start-ups that came out of the gate strong, then dropped like rocks. More behind the paywall of the N.Y. Times. (5/18a)