Europe, Facebook Set to Dominate Coming Week

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Though Facebook is slated to launch its initial public offering on Friday, events in Europe are apt to dominate the markets in the coming week.

"I certainly expect to see Europe in the headlines again next week and not in a good way," said Adrian Day, president of Adrian Day Asset Management.

Transformational elections in Greece and France reignited worries about the stability of the eurozone, sending U.S. stocks lower this past week. Spain was also in focus after the country was forced to bail out Bankia, its fourth largest bank by assets.

There was some ugliness in corporate news as well with Cisco(CSCO) shares torpedoed by a weak outlook, and JPMorgan Chase(JPM) blindsiding investors with a surprise $2 billion trading loss.

Overall, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.7% on the week to close at 12,820.60, the S&P 500 dropped 1.1% to finish at 1353.39, and the Nasdaq Composite gave back 0.8% to settle at 2956.34. Year to date, the indices are up 4.9%, 7.6% and 12.6%, respectively.

Greece is still working to solidify a new government, and in the coming week, French President-elect Francois Hollande and Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel are slated to meet on Tuesday, according to U.K. newspaper The Telegraph.

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"They can hug and hold hands, but that only takes us back to where we were a month ago," Day said, adding that because of the abundance of issues in Europe, there are many future steps to be taken. "If Germany and France aren't able to work together, what are we left with? It is a problem for Europe."

Day said he thinks Hollande and Merkel's body language during their meeting will be telling and something for investors to watch.

Doug Cote, chief market strategist at ING Investment Management, isn't expecting much actual news from across the pond.