Description: Chegg started as a hard-copy textbook rental website but has since grown to support students with more materials and digital resources. The CEO discusses the company’s strategy after its IPO. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 11, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/11/13/investing-chegg-ceo-ipo-textbook-online-rental-education.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How is the firm contributing to change in the education… Read more »
Posts Tagged: IPO
Intrawest’s Ski Business Goes Downhill Toward IPO
Description: There’s a saying among skiers and snowboarders: “Go big or go home.” Intrawest Resorts, a giant in the skiing business, has chosen the former. Source: BusinessWeek.com Date: Nov 15, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-15/intrawests-ski-business-goes-downhill-toward-ipo#r=hpt-ls Questions for Discussions: What are the risks to owners of stock in this business? How does snowfall determine revenues? How would you… Read more »
Twitter now under Wall St. microscope
Description: One Wall Street analyst on the floor of the NYSE thinks Twitter could have revenues of $2 billion by 2015. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 07, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/11/07/investing-twitter-ipo-nyse.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Explain the behavior of investors rushing to get in on the IPO of Twitter. What is the basis of the… Read more »
Here’s a Twitter reality check
Description: Commentary: IPO was designed for opening-day pop, but just wait Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Nov 08, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/04871c4c-48ac-11e3-adc2-00212803fad6/stitch?storyguid=f8424e86-4881-11e3-adc2-00212803fad6&siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: Summarize the arguments against buying IPO stock. Do you agree with this assessment? Why do you suppose investors are readily drawn into them?
Twitter unwraps IPO details
Description: Twitter revealed its filing for a proposed initial public offering on Thursday afternoon, setting in motion a debut that could be the most significant tech IPO since Facebook Inc. went public last year. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Oct 03, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/twitter-unwraps-ipo-details-2013-10-03 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the financial condition at Twitter. What do believe the… Read more »
H-P rally: Turnaround, or sugar high?
Description: Hewlett-Packard Co. was the star on Wall Street Thursday, as the stock rallied on the tech giant’s results despite a broad market slump — closing the day with its biggest one-day gain in more than a decade. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: May 23, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/h-p-rally-turnaround-or-sugar-high-2013-05-23?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: What is the basis for concern… Read more »
LinkedIn, not Facebook, became social IPO star
Description: Professional social network’s stock has quadrupled since debut Source: Marketwatch.com Date: May 17, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/linkedin-not-facebook-became-social-ipo-star-2013-05-17?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: What explains the IPO success of LinkedIn? Why do you think it has outperformed Facebook? Would you be an investor in either company today?
Facebook IPO put investors through 7 stages of grief
Description: One year after its IPO, Facebook remains a highly emotional investment. “Upset,” “optimistic,” “let down,” “hopeful” and “deceived” are just a few of the words MarketWatch readers used in an informal survey to describe their experience as a Facebook shareholder who bought in at the IPO. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: May 17, 2013 Link: http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2013/05/17/facebook-ipo-put-investors-through-7-stages-of-grief/… Read more »
Online Video-Ad Startups Rivaling Google Seen Near IPOs
Description: Demand for Web commercials played alongside video clips is fueling growth at marketing startups, putting such companies as Tremor Video Inc., YuMe Inc. and Adap.tv Inc. on course for initial public offerings this year. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: May 07, 2013 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-07/online-video-ad-startups-seen-near-ipos-challenging-google-tech.html Questions for Discussions: Do you think these IPOs are good investments? How… Read more »
Facebook Shares Hit New Lows
Description: Facebook shares fell 5% to new lows Friday as two analysts from firms that underwrote its initial public offering cut their price targets on the shares, Paul Vigna reports on the News Hub. Photo: AP. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: Aug 31, 2012 Link: http://on.wsj.com/R3hzXy Questions for Discussions: Summarize the explanation in this… Read more »
