News tagged with ipo
Investors clamor for Facebook's IPO
Wall Street is about to get Facebook fever. The social networking giant with nearly 1 billion users is expected to file papers any day now to sell stock to the public. The timing stems partly from federal rules that would ...
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Facebook CEO turns 28, IPO could be $100B gift
(AP) -- Don't let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO.
May 13, 2012 |
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Long-awaited Facebook IPO looms in New Year
Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has deflected talk of going public for years but it looks like it is finally going to happen in 2012.
Jan 01, 2012 |
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Survey challenges popular beliefs about high-tech startup patents
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new survey of high-technology entrepreneurs finds that patents provide less incentive to innovate than popularly believed, but offer tangible benefits by limiting competition, attracting financing, and ...
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Jun 23, 2010 |
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Lawsuits pile up over Facebook flotation
Facebook and its underwriters came under broad legal attack Wednesday as lawyers and investors filed lawsuits over Facebook's controversy-marred initial public offering.
May 23, 2012 |
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Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay?
(AP) -- Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's ...
May 17, 2012 |
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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock slide deepens (Update)
(AP) -- Facebook's newly public stock is sliding further on its third trading day as investors reconsider how much the social network is worth.
May 22, 2012 |
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VC investments plunge 51 pct to $3.7 billion in 2Q
(AP) -- Venture capitalists cut their U.S. investments in half during the spring, the second-consecutive quarter to mark a more than 50 percent decline, leaving the money flowing to startups at the slowest trickle in 12 ...
Jul 21, 2009 |
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India's Micromax hopes to hit market soon with IPO
India's biggest domestic mobile handset seller Micromax Informatics said Wednesday it aims to launch an initial public offer (IPO) once it gets regulatory approval.
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Report says Facebook seeks $10 billion in IPO
(AP) -- Facebook might finally be laying down the groundwork for a highly anticipated initial public offering, long expected to take place sometime after April 2012.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Facebook IPO shares tough task for small investors
(AP) -- Hoping to get in on Facebook's hotly anticipated public stock offering? You'll need Facebook friends at very high levels - or a lot of money.
May 14, 2012 |
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Facebook IPO debacle raises investor dander
The spate of complaints and investigations over the Facebook stock offering suggests big institutions had an edge over small investors, raising questions about the process.
May 25, 2012 |
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Online review site Yelp planning IPO: WSJ
Yelp is moving ahead with an initial public offering that would value the website which posts user reviews of businesses and services at $2 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Facebook investors to cash out more shares
(AP) -- Insiders and early Facebook investors will be unloading more of their shares in the initial public offering, the company said Wednesday, as they take advantage of investor demand.
May 16, 2012 |
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Facebook buys patents from IBM to defend itself
(AP) -- Facebook has acquired patents from IBM as it girds itself for litigation, including a lawsuit by Yahoo.
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Initial public offering
Initial public offering (IPO), also referred to simply as a " offering" or "flotation," is when a company issues common stock or shares to the public for the first time. They are often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking capital to expand, but can also be done by large privately-owned companies looking to become publicly traded.
In an IPO the issuer may obtain the assistance of an underwriting firm, which helps it determine what type of security to issue (common or preferred), best offering price and time to bring it to market.
An IPO can be a risky investment. For the individual investor, it is tough to predict what the stock or shares will do on its initial day of trading and in the near future since there is often little historical data with which to analyze the company. Also, most IPOs are of companies going through a transitory growth period, and they are therefore subject to additional uncertainty regarding their future value. However, in order to make money, calculated risks need to be taken.
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