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The IPO Buzz: Szechuan IPO to Go
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
The phrase “increase a deal – double my order” came to Wall Street over a decade ago. In Main Street language, it means when bankers increase the offering terms of an IPO, it could very well be a “hot issue.” The most recent price increase happened to one of the IPOs on tap for this week.
IPO Traffic: Week Ending Sept. 24, 2010
The IPO Buzz: Chinese Lightning
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
Thunder and lightning swept through Wall Street last week in the form of a Chinese IPO. The stock popped for an opening-day gain of 72.9 percent. And guess what? Other Chinese companies started jumping onto the new-issues calendar.
IPO Traffic: Week Ending Sept. 17, 2010
The IPO Buzz: Curtain’s Up for Fall
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
With the summer of 2010 fading into memory, attention is turning to fall’s IPO market. If the pipeline is any indication, things could get busy.
IPO Traffic: Week Ending Sept. 10, 2010
The IPO Buzz: Hide That Report Card
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
There wasn’t much barroom bragging when the curtain came down on the IPO market at summer’s end. The report card for the year to date was not what bankers would like take home for their parents’ (or shareholders’) signatures. (Yes, thoughts of forgery or burning come to mind.)
IPO Traffic: Week Ending Sept. 3, 2010
The IPO Buzz: Temperature Rising
By John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
Wall Street is all about numbers and trends. Naturally, the past is no indication of the future, but it’s better than no guideline at all. Nevertheless, the U.S. IPO market’s 2010 trend has been giving off some interesting numbers.