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The IPO Buzz: The IPO Pause That Refreshes
On Memorial Day, Old Mother Hubbard went to the IPO cupboard to give investors a bone. When she got there, the cupboard was bare, so investors got none. Not to worry: This is a seasonal factor in today’s IPO market. It’s Wall Street’s version of that classic Coca-Cola ad slogan. Think of it as “the pause that refreshes.”
IPO Traffic: Week Ending May 23, 2014
The IPO Buzz: Life on The IPO Fast Track
This week’s calendar totals eight IPOs that aim to raise $2.85 billion. Their expected trading dates follow the fast-track timetable of the 2014 new-issues calendar. The scenario covers 10 trading days. Most companies file their proposed pricing terms on a Monday morning and land on the calendar to trade the following week on Thursday or Friday.
IPO Traffic: Week Ending May 16, 2014
The IPO Buzz: Alibaba and China’s IPO Wave
The Chinese are coming, the Chinese are coming was the buzz in Wall Street’s IPO market last week. Alibaba filed its long awaited and highly anticipated billion-dollar initial public offering last Tuesday. Two more Chinese IPOs were priced during the week, raising the total so far this year to seven in the U.S. capital markets.
IPO Traffic: Week Ending May 9, 2014
The IPO Buzz: Rebound from an IPO Rough Patch
Over the last few weeks, it’s been a rough trip through the IPO briar patch. But things are looking up, IPO professionals say.
IPO Traffic: Week Ending May 2, 2014
The IPO Buzz: Cold Spring for IPOs
The best thing that can be said for today’s stock market is that it is in a consolidation phase. It’s not in a correction. And it’s certainly not in a bear market. Any way you look at it, this is not a breeding ground for an IPO market.