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The IPO Buzz: IPO History 101
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
“The only thing new is the history you don’t know,” said Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States. That’s as true now as it was when Truman said it, and it applies to the 2010 IPO market as well.
IPO Traffic for Week Ending Jan. 10, 2010
The IPO Buzz: Sun’s Rising on IPOs
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
If the filing window of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission gives any sign of coming attractions in the IPO market, then sit back and watch the fun in 2010. The window was busy in December and throughout 2009’s fourth quarter.
IPO Traffic for Weeks Ending Dec. 24 & 31, 2009
The IPO Buzz: It’s a Wrap for 2009 IPOs
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
As 2009 wrapped up its IPO year, Benjamin Franklin’s words of wisdom finally came through to Wall Street: “Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.”
IPO Traffic for Week Ending Dec. 11, 2009
The IPO Buzz: Last Lap for 2009’s IPOs
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
The IPO calendar gears up this week for its final lap around the new-issue arena. There are four companies scheduled to go public, but with last week’s calendar hitting the wall, skeptics abound in the Land of IPOs.
IPO Traffic for Week Ending Dec. 11, 2009
The IPO Buzz: IPOs Fortune Cookies
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
Wall Street’s bankers are offering an IPO platter full of Chinese fortune cookies this week, just as holiday parties get into full swing ahead of Hanukkah and Christmas. The Chinese deals account for four of the eight companies on the new-issues calendar. But the Chinese quartet is not headed to market without some skepticism. It could, however, be unfounded.