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The IPO Buzz: IPO Pops, Flops and Whispers
Last week’s calendar gave us pops, flops and one IPO that traded on both sides of heaven’s gate. The six IPOs raised $1.86 billion. This week, it’s a much different story.
IPO Traffic: Week Ending April 19, 2013
The IPO Buzz: A Blockbuster IPO Week
Wall Street is looking to raise almost $2 billion from this week’s IPO calendar. That’s well above the average weekly volume of $725 million over the last 10 years.
IPO Traffic: Week Ending April 12, 2013
The IPO Buzz: IPO Heat and Light
IPOs from three sectors – cloud computing, homebuilders and money-transfer companies – have been hot. But on Wall Street, it’s crucial to remember one thing: You are only as good as your last trade. This week’s new-issues calendar has a representative from each of these three sectors. Let’s take a look.
IPO Traffic: Week Ending April 5, 2013
The IPO Buzz: Check Out the IPO Report Card
The IPO first-quarter 2013 report card is in and here’s the story: B+. That’s not bad, but that’s down from the year-ago first quarter, when the IPO market got an A.
IPO Traffic: Weeks Ending March 29, 2013
The IPO Buzz: An IPO Holiday Feast
Aunt Jemima, Birds Eye, Duncan Hines and other household names plan to go public this week. Not individually, but under the name of Pinnacle Foods (PF– proposed) – and Pinnacle’s industrial sector has been cooking.