This morning we saw February Producer Prices come out with a gain of +0.3%, and that is after a +1% gain in January.  The core rate on an ex-food and energy basis rose +0.5%.  We had...
We have been keeping track of the 2009 IPOs that made it to market, and while one is barely broken, a portfolio of the IPOs from the pricing level gives a solid performance that might allow more and...
Verso Paper Corp. has just slashed its IPO terms in an amended IPO filing this morning.  The company’s prior range was up to 18.75 million shares and an expoected price range of $16.00 to...
A special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC), or as they are sometimes called, a blank-check company, held an initial public offering (IPO) this morning. Capitol Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: CLACU)...
The new top dog among the IPO universe we follow for 2008 is now IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCM).  Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) had been in that position with the highest gain from its IPO...
The IPO market is 2011 was not the greatest of the last decade.  Some deals soared, but many deals flopped.  We were very skeptical of many of the internet IPOs but we did not expect to find that...
Wednesday's additional top analyst upgrades and downgrades were on Allstate, American International Group, Bilibili, Cinemark, DocuSign, Kimberly-Clark, Lyft, and more.
Both the government and GM management are talking about an IPO at the end of 2010 that would allow the taxpayers to get the money that they put into the No.1 car company in America back. Ron Bloom,...
Facebook, Inc. has now filed its paperwork with the SEC which will allow the social networking giant to conduct an initial public offering.  It should be no real surprise that financial terms were...
The key analyst calls are a little light this Monday morning ahead of the flurry of earnings.  These are some of this Monday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) has finally figured a way to cure its affiliate lawsuits.  The wireless operator is acquiring iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCS) in a merger valued at approximately $831...
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) and Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) have entered into a major strategic alliance in which Genzyme will develop and commercialize mipomersen. Mipomersen is...
VeriChip Corporation (CHIP-NASDAQ) has lowered its proposed IPO terms, so the cult following in this stock may be feeling like it is a Doomsday cult.  This is the spin-off out of Applied Digital...
Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE: HTS) has priced its initial public offering of 10 million common shares and should open shortly after the open this Friday morning.  The offering priced at $24.00...
Motricity (NASDAQ: MOTR) is coming public this morning, but at a lower price than had been expected.  The prior $14 to $16 per share range was cut down to $10 to $11 per share and the 6.75 million...