MatchNet cancels offering
News Google -- which many thought would reignite the IPO market with its highly anticipated offering -- may also be contributing to current stock launch woes, Peterson said. Online dating company MatchNet on Thursday withdrew its plans to sell its...
[August 13, 2004, 11:20]
Salesforce aims for $85m from IPO
News Salesforce.com plans to raise as much as $85m (£47.8m) in the initial public offering of its stock, according to a regulatory filing issued on Tuesday. IPOs usually occur about four weeks after the stock's price range is filed, according to analysts.
[April 21, 2004, 8:35]
Google plans massive stock offering
News On Thursday, the eve of the first anniversary of its IPO, Google announced plans to sell 14.2 million shares of common stock on the public market, as it seeks to raise more capital. Rapid growth in its revenues and profits, including the 300...
[August 18, 2005, 16:40]
A Year Ago: UK Net startups not scared by Freeserve plummet
News This spokesman admits however that it is not this common sense sort of attitude that necessarily rules to stock market. He also warns, "Of course the stock market is often driven by sentiment and this can have a dramatic effect.
[September 21, 2000, 7:02]
techTrader: ebookers.com, Baltimore in Nasdaq floats
News Two European Internet groups brought out floatation plans Wednesday -- but the London Stock Exchange won't have anything to do with them.ebookers.com, founded by the businessman who started the Flightbookers chain of travel agents 16 years ago...
[October 28, 1999, 10:38]
Palm aims to raise capital for Pre launch
News Under the arrangement, Elevation Partners invested $100m in Palm and allowed the handset maker to have the freedom to force it to re-market 49 percent of its Palm shares that were tied to its series C preferred stock and warrants.
[March 10, 2009, 7:13]
Salesforce.com raises offering expectations
News Salesforce.com has raised the pricing range on its imminent stock offering following a surge of interest in its forthcoming shares. The date of the stock offering has been postponed more than once in the face of challenges from the Securities and...
[June 22, 2004, 15:50]
UK Net startups not scared by Freeserve plummet
News This spokesman admits however that it is not this common sense sort of attitude that necessarily rules to stock market. He also warns, "Of course the stock market is often driven by sentiment and this can have a dramatic effect.
[September 21, 1999, 16:17]
Major Caldera shareholders may sell
News Lineo, LynuxWorks, Linuxcare and Turbolinux all withdrew from IPO plans in recent months, citing a weak market, though French Linux company MandrakeSoft is braving the stock offering waters with an effort to sell about $3.7m worth.
[July 24, 2001, 11:47]
VMware IPO puts virtualisation in the spotlight
News VMware's stellar stock offering on Tuesday shows that virtual machines are starting to add up to real dollars. Investors rewarded the company's prowess on Tuesday, sending shares of the stock as high as $55.50 (£27.90) a share, closing at $51, up...
[August 15, 2007, 10:26]
Google trading could start tomorrow
News A number of institutional investors are sceptical of the offering and the ability of the stock to move up, once it begins trading. Although Google and its underwriters could price the stock as early as Tuesday night and its shares begin trading on...
[August 17, 2004, 11:50]
The Day Ahead: ChipPAC's IPO could pack a wallop
News After yet another week of earnings, IPOs and volatility, the stock market retools for the financial results from three tech bellwethers. Here's the recipe: take a profitable company in a hot sector, toss in some strong growth and just add the stock...
[August 7, 2000, 12:33]
Blockbuster to offer online video rental
News The stock went public at $15 a share and, despite hitting a high of $16.875 shortly after the offering, has mostly traded below the offering price. While Blockbuster isn't backing away from its brick-and-mortar video-rental outlets, the latest...
[October 21, 1999, 13:14]
Will Wall Street's Linux love affair last?
News The formula for Wall Street success in recent weeks is simple: Latch on to Linux or Red Hat, issue a press release and watch your stock soar. It and Red Hat have both seen a dramatic jump in their stock prices of late even though analysts following...
[December 2, 1999, 9:21]
VMware public offering could raise $100m
News EMC subsidiary VMware could raise as much as $100m in its initial public offering of stock, the virtualisation specialist said in a regulatory filing. The company said it would sell only about 10 percent of VMware stock, retaining control.
[April 30, 2007, 8:59]
AMD: At last a positive surprise
News Piper Jaffray analyst Ashok Kumar, who has never hesitated to knock AMD for its production woes, upgraded the stock earlier this month from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" based on the "near-term trading opportunity.
[January 20, 2000, 9:27]
The Day Ahead: Caldera preps IPO as Linux hype fades
News The stock market is volatile, and Caldera could come off as a "me too" offering. According to the Linux IPO two months ago, Caldera's price range should be bumped up and the stock should rocket. But losing some of Linux hype is healthy for the...
[March 16, 2000, 12:22]
Expedia embarks on Nasdaq
News Expedia, the online travel agency formerly launched by Microsoft, Wednesday announced the initial public offering of its common stock on the US' Nasdaq National Market under the trading symbol EXPE. Brad Chase, vice president of Microsoft's...
[November 10, 1999, 16:34]
Startup Spotlight: uvine.com
News Like the stock market before the stock exchange, the wine market has become dull and expensive. We're not in the business of holding stock, so the model of buying stock and then selling doesn't appeal to us.
[May 18, 2000, 13:19]
Linux company braves IPO waters
News MandrakeSoft, a French seller of the Linux operating system, has begun an initial public stock offering to raise about $3.7 million, shortly after four US Linux companies cancelled their IPO plans. MandrakeSoft has begun selling 688,480 shares at...
[July 23, 2001, 11:43]



