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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Zipcar Revs Up for Its IPO]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/12/zipcar-revs-up-for-its-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/12/zipcar-revs-up-for-its-ipo/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/12/zipcar-revs-up-for-its-ipo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="Zipcar"  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2011/04/zipcar240.jpg" />Zipcar Inc., the car-sharing company that rents rides for as little as an hour, is expected to get a warm reception from Wall Street for its planned initial public offering this week.<br />
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Its supporters think skyrocketing gas prices will make car sharing more popular. They praise Zipcar's technological savvy and its plans for overseas expansion.<br />
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Zipcar is "one of the long-awaited hot tickets in the IPO valley," said John Fitzgibbon, founder of IPOscoop.com. Investors are warming up to IPOs again after the market sputtered in 2008 and 2009.<br />
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Still, Zipcar has never been profitable since it was founded in 2000. It expects to lose money again in 2011. Cars, its main expense, don't come cheap.<br />
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The IPO's value would total about $125 million at the midpoint of its expected price range of $14 to $16 per share. Of that, the company expects proceeds of about $89 million, $46 million of which it plans to use to pay down debt.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/12/zipcar-revs-up-for-its-ipo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Zipcar Revs Up for Its IPO</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/12/zipcar-revs-up-for-its-ipo/">Zipcar Revs Up for Its IPO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/12/zipcar-revs-up-for-its-ipo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19911011/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/12/zipcar-revs-up-for-its-ipo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>initial public offering</category><category>ipo</category><category>zipcar</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Did ServiceSource's IPO Jump 22%?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/01/why-did-servicesources-ipo-jump-22/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/01/why-did-servicesources-ipo-jump-22/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/01/why-did-servicesources-ipo-jump-22/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/products-and-services/" rel="tag">Products and Services</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/launches/" rel="tag">Launches</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/marketmatters/" rel="tag">Market Matters</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/personalfinance/" rel="tag">Personal Finance</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/headline-news/" rel="tag">Headline News</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/technology/" rel="tag">Technology</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/01/robeputer240.jpg" />Do you remember the dot-com IPOs? Just the term dot-com captured the imagination of investors. Prices of some dot-com IPOs doubled in a matter of hours.<br />
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With the current financial crisis, the market for IPOs has slowed down to a trickle. But we still have investing ideas that capture our imagination. Just mention the word term 'cloud' these days, and you are off and running.<br />
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Such is the case with cloud computing ServiceSource (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/servicesource-international-inc/srev/nas">SREV</a>), reported in <a href="http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/567231/201103251751/Cloud-Firm-Rewarded-As-Its-IPO-Pops-22.htm">Investors.com</a> The issue was for 1.9 million shares, to be priced at $10 per share.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/01/why-did-servicesources-ipo-jump-22/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Why Did ServiceSource's IPO Jump 22%?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/01/why-did-servicesources-ipo-jump-22/">Why Did ServiceSource's IPO Jump 22%?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/01/why-did-servicesources-ipo-jump-22/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19893363/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/04/01/why-did-servicesources-ipo-jump-22/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cloud</category><category>cloud computing</category><category>computers</category><category>computing</category><category>internet</category><category>inthenews</category><category>IPO</category><category>IT</category><category>servicesource</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Connie Madon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[iSoftStone Continues the Chinese IPO Surge]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/12/14/isoftstone-continues-the-chinese-ipo-surge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/12/14/isoftstone-continues-the-chinese-ipo-surge/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/12/14/isoftstone-continues-the-chinese-ipo-surge/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/initial-public-offerings/" rel="tag">Initial Public Offerings</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt=""  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/12/isoftstone-1292344232.jpg" />It's the last week for the IPO market but investors don't want it to end -- at least for Chinese deals. The latest: iSoftStone Holding (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/isoftstone-holdings-ltd-ads/iss/nys">ISS</a>). This information technology services company priced its <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1500308/000119312510271346/df1a.htm">offering at $13</a>, which was at the top of its $11 too $13 range. In Tuesday morning trading, the shares were up 30%.</p>
<p>iSoftStone provides its high-end consulting services to four main industry verticals, which include technology, communications, financial services and energy. No doubt, these are growing categories in China. In all, there are 71 clients.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/12/14/isoftstone-continues-the-chinese-ipo-surge/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>iSoftStone Continues the Chinese IPO Surge</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/12/14/isoftstone-continues-the-chinese-ipo-surge/">iSoftStone Continues the Chinese IPO Surge</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/12/14/isoftstone-continues-the-chinese-ipo-surge/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19760059/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/12/14/isoftstone-continues-the-chinese-ipo-surge/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>China IPOs</category><category>Chinese IPOs</category><category>IBM</category><category>initial public offering</category><category>inthenews</category><category>IPO</category><category>iSoftStone</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>MSFT</category><category>UBS</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Taulli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Option Volume Revs Up on General Motors]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/29/option-volume-revs-up-on-general-motors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/29/option-volume-revs-up-on-general-motors/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/29/option-volume-revs-up-on-general-motors/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">General Motors (GM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/options/" rel="tag">Options</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analysis/" rel="tag">Technical Analysis</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/12/gm-logo-240.jpg"  alt="" /> You're probably already aware that General Motors (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/general-mtrs-co/gm/nys" class="inlinked">GM</a>) has reclaimed a spot on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), with the Detroit icon making its Big Board debut on Nov. 18. As of today, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1828949320101118">options are now available</a> to trade on the bailed-out automaker, and speculators are already rushing to place their bets on GM.<br />
<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/29/option-volume-revs-up-on-general-motors/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Option Volume Revs Up on General Motors</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/29/option-volume-revs-up-on-general-motors/">Option Volume Revs Up on General Motors</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/29/option-volume-revs-up-on-general-motors/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19736548/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/29/option-volume-revs-up-on-general-motors/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>calls</category><category>covered calls</category><category>General Motors</category><category>GM</category><category>initial public offering</category><category>inthenews</category><category>IPO</category><category>options</category><category>puts</category><category>strangle</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Harrow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comfort Zone Investing: Should You Buy GM?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/13/comfort-zone-investing-should-you-buy-gm-hold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/13/comfort-zone-investing-should-you-buy-gm-hold/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/13/comfort-zone-investing-should-you-buy-gm-hold/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/comfort-zone-investing/" rel="tag">Comfort Zone Investing</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/initial-public-offerings/" rel="tag">Initial Public Offerings</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/11/gm.ext.paul-sancya-for-ap.jpg" alt="GM builidng exterior" />General Motors is about to go public again. Speculation is that the stock will be priced between $26 and $29 a share, depending on demand and how much stock is sold. Is this a good investment for the average investor?</p>
<p>I don't know. I haven't seen the prospectus so I can only tell you what I've read so far. Much of what you would be buying is the future, and well, that's in the future where many things can happen.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/13/comfort-zone-investing-should-you-buy-gm-hold/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Comfort Zone Investing: Should You Buy GM?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/13/comfort-zone-investing-should-you-buy-gm-hold/">Comfort Zone Investing: Should You Buy GM?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/13/comfort-zone-investing-should-you-buy-gm-hold/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19710941/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/13/comfort-zone-investing-should-you-buy-gm-hold/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Big Three</category><category>Comfort Zone Investing</category><category>featured</category><category>GM</category><category>IPO</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ted Allrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GM IPO Set for November 17]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/02/gm-ipo-set-for-november-17/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/02/gm-ipo-set-for-november-17/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/02/gm-ipo-set-for-november-17/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">General Motors (GM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/initial-public-offerings/" rel="tag">Initial Public Offerings</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2010/03/gmlogo.jpg" />The long awaited General Motors initial public offering is coming. According to the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/49f2d7ec-e60f-11df-9cdd-00144feabdc0.html"><em>Financial Times</em></a>, GM shares will be priced on Nov. 17 and begin trading the next day.</p>
<p>GM common shares are expected to be priced at between $26 and $29 per share. GM plans to raise between $9.5 billion and $10.6 billion. If demand is strong enough GM will issue more shares.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/02/gm-ipo-set-for-november-17/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>GM IPO Set for November 17</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/02/gm-ipo-set-for-november-17/">GM IPO Set for November 17</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/49f2d7ec-e60f-11df-9cdd-00144feabdc0.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/02/gm-ipo-set-for-november-17/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19699038/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/02/gm-ipo-set-for-november-17/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>general motors</category><category>General Motors IPO</category><category>gm</category><category>GM IPO</category><category>initial public offering</category><category>inthenews</category><category>ipo</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Connie Madon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toys R Us to Open Mall Express Stores for Holidays]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/09/toys-r-us-to-open-mall-express-stores-for-holidays/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/09/toys-r-us-to-open-mall-express-stores-for-holidays/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/09/toys-r-us-to-open-mall-express-stores-for-holidays/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive Strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/initial-public-offerings/" rel="tag">Initial Public Offerings</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/02/toysrus-logo.jpg" alt="" />Toys R Us announced Thursday morning that it will open 600 temporary "express" stores in malls and shopping centers around the country this holiday season, the <a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/article/toys-r-us-invades-the-mall-for-the/1260939/">Associated Press reported</a>. Toys R Us is looking to capitalize on a dearth of toys stores in malls, a predicament caused when KB Toys went out of business in 2008.</p>
<p>"We've been very aggressive during the economic downturn, and this is another aggressive action," said CEO Jerry Storch. "During the holiday season, mall traffic ramps up, and this will allow customers to purchase fill-in toys."</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/09/toys-r-us-to-open-mall-express-stores-for-holidays/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Toys R Us to Open Mall Express Stores for Holidays</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/09/toys-r-us-to-open-mall-express-stores-for-holidays/">Toys R Us to Open Mall Express Stores for Holidays</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/09/toys-r-us-to-open-mall-express-stores-for-holidays/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19626710/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/09/toys-r-us-to-open-mall-express-stores-for-holidays/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>holiday retail</category><category>Holiday shopping</category><category>inthenews</category><category>ipo</category><category>retail</category><category>storch</category><category>Toys R Us</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Fightmaster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIG Rises on IPO Rumors]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/13/aig-rises-on-ipo-rumors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/13/aig-rises-on-ipo-rumors/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/13/aig-rises-on-ipo-rumors/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/major-movement/" rel="tag">Major Movement</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/good-news/" rel="tag">Good news</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aig/" rel="tag">Amer Intl Group (AIG)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/options/" rel="tag">Options</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analysis/" rel="tag">Technical Analysis</a></p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.aigcorporate.com/investors/financial_reports.html"><img width="107" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="80" border="0" align="right" alt="AIG logo" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/12/aig-200x150.jpg" /></a>American International Group (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/american-international-group-inc/aig/nys">AIG</a> - <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/american-international-group-inc/aig/nys/option-chains">option chain</a>) shares are rising today as rumors swirl about the possibility that the company might spin off or sell some of its more attractive businesses. <a target="_blank" href="http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/13/news/companies/AIG_to_consider_AIA_public_offering/index.htm">Reports today indicate that the board may be considering an IPO for AIA</a>, the company's Asian Insurance unit. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on AIG.<br />
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AIG opened this morning at $36.56. So far today the stock has hit a low of $36.03 and a high of $37.95. As of 12:20, AIG is trading at $37.87 up $2.30 (6.4%). The chart for AIG looks neutral and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.iotogo.com/spoutlookonline">S&amp;P</a> gives AIG a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/13/aig-rises-on-ipo-rumors/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>AIG Rises on IPO Rumors</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/13/aig-rises-on-ipo-rumors/">AIG Rises on IPO Rumors</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/13/aig-rises-on-ipo-rumors/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19552418/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/13/aig-rises-on-ipo-rumors/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AIA</category><category>AIG</category><category>American International Group</category><category>Invesotrs Observer</category><category>IPO</category><category>options</category><category>spinoff</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brent Archer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 30 Puts Are Popular on CBOE Holdings]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/07/july-30-puts-on-cboe-holdings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/07/july-30-puts-on-cboe-holdings/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/07/july-30-puts-on-cboe-holdings/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/options/" rel="tag">Options</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analysis/" rel="tag">Technical Analysis</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/07/cboelogo.jpg" alt="" />Put volume surged on CBOE Holdings (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/cboe-holdings-inc/cboe/nas">CBOE</a>) Tuesday, with nearly 7,200 of these bearishly oriented options crossing the tape. This flurry of activity represented about seven times the stock's expected daily put volume. Meanwhile, fewer than 1,700 calls were exchanged during the course of Tuesday's trading.</p>
<p>The day's most popular strike, by far, was CBOE's July 30 put. No fewer than 6,443 contracts traded at this strike, with 83% changing hands at the ask price -- indicating they were most likely purchased. Implied volatility rose 7.2 percentage points by the close, and open interest at this strike swelled overnight by 3,175 contracts. In other words, it's a safe bet that new bearish positions were added at the July 30 put on Tuesday.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/07/july-30-puts-on-cboe-holdings/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>July 30 Puts Are Popular on CBOE Holdings</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/07/july-30-puts-on-cboe-holdings/">July 30 Puts Are Popular on CBOE Holdings</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/07/july-30-puts-on-cboe-holdings/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19544901/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/07/july-30-puts-on-cboe-holdings/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>CBOE</category><category>CBOE Holdings</category><category>Chicago Board Options Exchange</category><category>hedge</category><category>inthenews</category><category>IPO</category><category>options</category><category>protective puts</category><category>puts</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Harrow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comfort Zone Investing: Tesla's IPO: Charged Up ... or Pull the Plug?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/03/comfort-zone-investing-tesla-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/03/comfort-zone-investing-tesla-ipo/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/03/comfort-zone-investing-tesla-ipo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/comfort-zone-investing/" rel="tag">Comfort Zone Investing</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/initial-public-offerings/" rel="tag">Initial Public Offerings</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2010/06/models.jpg" alt="Tesla Motors TSLA" />Tesla Motors (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/tesla-motors-inc-com-usd0-001/tsla/nas">TSLA</a>) went public on Tuesday. It was priced Monday night (all IPOs are priced the night before, then open for trading the next day) at $17. It started trading at $19. At one point it changed hands at $27.85, but ended the week at $19.20. Did you buy any of it? Are you thinking about buying it? Consider this.
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<p>The company is not profitable, hasn't made a profit since it was a spark in Elon Musk's brain. It has a super electric go cart, I mean sports car, that is very fun to drive and costs over $100,000. It's a halo car. But the company doesn't sell enough to make money. It only draws attention. And it's done that well.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/03/comfort-zone-investing-tesla-ipo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Comfort Zone Investing: Tesla's IPO: Charged Up ... or Pull the Plug?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/03/comfort-zone-investing-tesla-ipo/">Comfort Zone Investing: Tesla's IPO: Charged Up ... or Pull the Plug?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/03/comfort-zone-investing-tesla-ipo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19536925/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/03/comfort-zone-investing-tesla-ipo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>electric cars</category><category>featured</category><category>Ford</category><category>IPO</category><category>Prius</category><category>Tesla Motors</category><category>TSLA</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ted Allrich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla IPO: Hot Stock or Portfolio Shock?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/29/tesla-ipo-hot-stock-or-portfolio-shock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/29/tesla-ipo-hot-stock-or-portfolio-shock/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/29/tesla-ipo-hot-stock-or-portfolio-shock/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/other-issues/" rel="tag">Other Issues</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/rants-and-raves/" rel="tag">Rants and Raves</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/marketmatters/" rel="tag">Market Matters</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/jpm/" rel="tag">JPMorgan Chase (JPM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gs/" rel="tag">Goldman Sachs Group (GS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/ms/" rel="tag">Morgan Stanley (MS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/initial-public-offerings/" rel="tag">Initial Public Offerings</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/technology/" rel="tag">Technology</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/06/tesla.jpg" />The long awaited Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Tesla Motors (TSLA) stock hit the market at $17.00 a share and it is up in a down market, trading between $18 and $19 throughout Tuesday morning.<br />
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I say stay away. First and foremost, investors should take note of the fact that most IPO's end up as losing propositions. In the case of Tesla, which lost over $55.7 million last year and will lose more this year, the bleeding has just begun.<br />
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The car manufacturing business is very capital intensive and Tesla only hopes to stem the tide in 2012 when it projects a production run of 20,000 Model S all electric sedans for $50,000 each.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/29/tesla-ipo-hot-stock-or-portfolio-shock/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tesla IPO: Hot Stock or Portfolio Shock?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/29/tesla-ipo-hot-stock-or-portfolio-shock/">Tesla IPO: Hot Stock or Portfolio Shock?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/29/tesla-ipo-hot-stock-or-portfolio-shock/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19535638/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/29/tesla-ipo-hot-stock-or-portfolio-shock/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>BMW</category><category>Dept of Energy</category><category>Deutsche Bank</category><category>featured</category><category>Goldman Sachs</category><category>GS</category><category>initial public offering</category><category>IPO</category><category>JPM</category><category>JPMorgan Chase</category><category>Morgan Stanley</category><category>MSFT</category><category>Sheldon Liber</category><category>tesla motors</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheldon Liber]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Options Update: BP Volatility Elevated; Fitch Downgrades Debt]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/15/bp-volatility-elevated-fitch-downgrades-debt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/15/bp-volatility-elevated-fitch-downgrades-debt/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/15/bp-volatility-elevated-fitch-downgrades-debt/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gs/" rel="tag">Goldman Sachs Group (GS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bp/" rel="tag">BP p.l.c. ADS (BP)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/options/" rel="tag">Options</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/initial-public-offerings/" rel="tag">Initial Public Offerings</a></p><img hspace="4" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2006/10/flywall_final_logo_mini.gif" alt="" />BP PLC (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/bp-p-l-c/bp/nys" class="inlinked">BP</a>) is recently up $1.03 to $31.70 in pre-open trading. BP debt rating was cut to two levels above junk by Fitch Ratings. BP June 31 straddle is priced at $3.20, October is at $11.50. Overall option implied volatility of 84 is above its 26-week average of 40 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.<br />
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Goldman Sachs (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/the-goldman-sachs-group-inc/gs/nys" class="inlinked">GS</a>) closed at $133.74. GS overall option implied volatility of 43 is above its 26-week average of 40, according to Track Data suggesting slightly larger near term price movement.<br />
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CBOE Holdings (CBOE) initial public offering of at least 11.7 million shares were priced at $29.<br />
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<em>Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of </em><a href="http://theflyonthewall.com/" target="_blank"><em>theflyonthewall.com</em></a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/15/bp-volatility-elevated-fitch-downgrades-debt/">Options Update: BP Volatility Elevated; Fitch Downgrades Debt</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/15/bp-volatility-elevated-fitch-downgrades-debt/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19516817/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/15/bp-volatility-elevated-fitch-downgrades-debt/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bp</category><category>cboe</category><category>credit rating</category><category>fitch</category><category>goldman sachs</category><category>initial public offering</category><category>inthenews</category><category>ipo</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Foster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have the Nerve for a Toys 'R' Us IPO?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/05/30/have-the-nerve-for-a-toys-r-us-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/05/30/have-the-nerve-for-a-toys-r-us-ipo/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/05/30/have-the-nerve-for-a-toys-r-us-ipo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/products-and-services/" rel="tag">Products and Services</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/kfn/" rel="tag">KKR Financial (KFN)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/initial-public-offerings/" rel="tag">Initial Public Offerings</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" align="right" alt=""  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/02/toysrus-logo.jpg" />On Friday, Toys 'R' Us <a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/investing/toys-r-us-ipo/19495237/">filed documents</a> with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public in the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol  "TOYS." The IPO could raise <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE64R0AU20100528">as much as $800 million</a>. Toys 'R' Us was purchased by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/kkr-financial-holdings-llc/kfn/nys">KFN</a>), Bain Capital, and Vornado Realty Trust (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/vornado-realty-trust/vno/nys">VNO</a>), for a price of $6.6 billion in 2005. Now, the consortium would like to realize some profit from that transaction.<br />
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Since the company was purchased, Toys 'R' Us<span property="f:desc"> has pursued a buying spree to improve its market position and enlarge its footprint. The company purchased FAO Schwarz in 2009, and has also bought a smattering of e-commerce websites in efforts to enlarge its market reach. Unfortunately, this strategy has left the company with an extremely unwieldy debt load. Indications are that a portion of the proceeds from the sale of stock shall be used to reduce the company's debt portfolio.</span><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/05/30/have-the-nerve-for-a-toys-r-us-ipo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Have the Nerve for a Toys 'R' Us IPO?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/05/30/have-the-nerve-for-a-toys-r-us-ipo/">Have the Nerve for a Toys 'R' Us IPO?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Sun, 30 May 2010 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-28/toys-r-us-seeks-800-million-in-ipo-by-kkr-bain-update2-.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/05/30/have-the-nerve-for-a-toys-r-us-ipo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19496388/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/05/30/have-the-nerve-for-a-toys-r-us-ipo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Bain Capital</category><category>inthenews</category><category>IPO</category><category>Toys-R-Us</category><category>toysrus</category><category>Vornado Realty Trust</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Sattler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Levis May Be Dressing Up for an IPO]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/15/levis-may-be-dressing-up-for-an-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/15/levis-may-be-dressing-up-for-an-ipo/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/15/levis-may-be-dressing-up-for-an-ipo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gps/" rel="tag">Gap Inc (GPS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/rl/" rel="tag">Polo Ralph Lauren'A' (RL)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/initial-public-offerings/" rel="tag">Initial Public Offerings</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/02/denim.jpg" alt="" />When you think Levi Strauss &amp; Co., the first number that probably pops into your head is "501." After all, that is its signature blue jeans line. But there's a new number dominating talk about Levi's right now: $198. That's how much Levis thinks it can command for a new line of high-end jeans at retailers in the U.S. <br />
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Whether Levi Strauss &amp; Co. can rebrand itself as a premium clothing company and cash in on this lucrative segment of the clothing market is a complicated question. But if it does so successfully, will Levis be dressed up for another reinvention -- this time as a publicly traded company via an IPO?<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/15/levis-may-be-dressing-up-for-an-ipo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Levis May Be Dressing Up for an IPO</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/15/levis-may-be-dressing-up-for-an-ipo/">Levis May Be Dressing Up for an IPO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/15/levis-may-be-dressing-up-for-an-ipo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19441798/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/15/levis-may-be-dressing-up-for-an-ipo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>consumer spending</category><category>fashion</category><category>ipo</category><category>jeans</category><category>retail</category><category>retail sales</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Reeves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook to Block Pre-IPO Trading]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/facebook-to-block-pre-ipo-trading/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/facebook-to-block-pre-ipo-trading/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/facebook-to-block-pre-ipo-trading/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a></p><img hspace="4" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/12/facebook-logo-240.jpg" alt="" />Facebook is putting the brakes on early employee stock sales. The <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/socialmedia/">social media</a> company implemented a new policy last Friday, claiming that the prohibition on trading the company's pre-<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/IPO/">IPO</a> shares is intended to keep employees out of legal trouble, <a href="http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/04/05/citing-legal-risks-facebook-restricts-employee-stock-sales/" target="_blank">reports <em>Inside Facebook</em></a>. <br />
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This may come as an unfortunate development to employees eager to get a taste of publicly traded riches in advances, as <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/Facebook/">Facebook</a>'s shares have been shooting higher in the secondary markets where they can be traded.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/facebook-to-block-pre-ipo-trading/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Facebook to Block Pre-IPO Trading</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/facebook-to-block-pre-ipo-trading/">Facebook to Block Pre-IPO Trading</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/04/05/citing-legal-risks-facebook-restricts-employee-stock-sales/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/facebook-to-block-pre-ipo-trading/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19428006/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/06/facebook-to-block-pre-ipo-trading/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Facebook</category><category>featured</category><category>inthenews</category><category>ipo</category><category>SEC</category><category>social media</category><category>social networking</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Johansmeyer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ameresco, Alternative Energy Company, Shoots for an IPO]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/05/ameresco-alternative-energy-company-shoots-for-an-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/05/ameresco-alternative-energy-company-shoots-for-an-ipo/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/05/ameresco-alternative-energy-company-shoots-for-an-ipo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/nextbigthing/" rel="tag">Next Big Thing</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/initial-public-offerings/" rel="tag">Initial Public Offerings</a></p><img  border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/04/amelogo.jpg" />In the energy sector, George Sakellaris has a sterling track record. He founded Noresco in 1989, which was sold to Equitable Resources in 1997. Then in 2000, he started Ameresco to provide energy efficiency solutions throughout North America.<br />
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Now, the company has <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1488139/000095012310030934/b79273sv1.htm">filed</a> to go public and plans to raise as much as $125 million.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/05/ameresco-alternative-energy-company-shoots-for-an-ipo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ameresco, Alternative Energy Company, Shoots for an IPO</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/05/ameresco-alternative-energy-company-shoots-for-an-ipo/">Ameresco, Alternative Energy Company, Shoots for an IPO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/05/ameresco-alternative-energy-company-shoots-for-an-ipo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19423421/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/05/ameresco-alternative-energy-company-shoots-for-an-ipo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Ameresco</category><category>featured</category><category>inthenews</category><category>ipo</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Taulli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meru Rides the Wireless Wave -- to an IPO]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/31/meru-rides-the-wireless-wave-to-an-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/31/meru-rides-the-wireless-wave-to-an-ipo/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/31/meru-rides-the-wireless-wave-to-an-ipo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/technology/" rel="tag">Technology</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/03/meru.jpg" alt="" />In the early 2000s, wireless LAN technologies quickly spread throughout the consumer market and eventually spread to enterprises. However, because of security concerns, there grew a patchwork of complex solutions that made it difficult to scale the systems. But to Dr. Vaduvar Bharghavan, this was a big opportunity and he developed centralized wireless LANs. It was a break-through.<br />
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Now his company, Meru Networks (MERU), has launched an IPO. The company <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN3019899020100330?type=marketsNews">issued</a> 4.4 million shares at $15 each, which was at the top of its $13-$15 price range.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/31/meru-rides-the-wireless-wave-to-an-ipo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Meru Rides the Wireless Wave -- to an IPO</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/31/meru-rides-the-wireless-wave-to-an-ipo/">Meru Rides the Wireless Wave -- to an IPO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/31/meru-rides-the-wireless-wave-to-an-ipo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19420738/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/31/meru-rides-the-wireless-wave-to-an-ipo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>inthenews</category><category>ipo</category><category>Meru</category><category>virtualized lan</category><category>wireless networks</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Taulli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citi Spinoff Primerica IPO This Week]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/citi-spinoff-primerica-ipo-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/citi-spinoff-primerica-ipo-this-week/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/citi-spinoff-primerica-ipo-this-week/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/c/" rel="tag">Citigroup Inc. (C)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/initial-public-offerings/" rel="tag">Initial Public Offerings</a></p><p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/03/primericalogo-1269957443.jpg" />Citigroup's (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys" target="_blank">C</a>) spinoff of Primerica is set for this week. The company consists independent life <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/insurance/">insurance</a> and sales reps. <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/06/primerica-ipo-citigroup-unwinds-its-far-flung-empire/" target="_blank">Primerica is going on the block</a> so Citigroup can lower its debt and simplify its operations. <br />
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Previous sales by the bank include its commodities trading group, some credit card business and its Japanese brokerage. Primerica hopes to raise $234 million in the <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/initialpublicoffering/">initial public offering</a>, with 18 million shares being sent out to the world with a hopeful price of $12 to $14 each.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/citi-spinoff-primerica-ipo-this-week/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Citi Spinoff Primerica IPO This Week</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/citi-spinoff-primerica-ipo-this-week/">Citi Spinoff Primerica IPO This Week</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/citi-spinoff-primerica-ipo-this-week/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19419549/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/30/citi-spinoff-primerica-ipo-this-week/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>citigroup</category><category>featured</category><category>initial public offering</category><category>insurance</category><category>inthenews</category><category>ipo</category><category>IPOs</category><category>primerica</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Johansmeyer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Start-Up Market Heats Up]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/28/private-start-up-market-heats-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/28/private-start-up-market-heats-up/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/28/private-start-up-market-heats-up/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/deals/" rel="tag">Deals</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/privateequity/" rel="tag">Private Equity</a></p><p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/05/linkedin_profile.jpg" alt="" />Speculation about the future valuations of companies like <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/LinkedIn/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/Facebook/">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/Twitter/">Twitter</a> has undoubtedly driven interest in private markets where early shareholders can turn for a taste of liquidity before the big day. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sharespost.com">SharesPost</a>, which has been a source of information on the likely <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/IPO/">IPO</a> implications of these companies, has been among the beneficiaries: membership has doubled ... since November. According to a statement by SharesPost, "over 15,000 buyers and sellers of <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/privateequity/">private equity</a>" belong to the site.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/28/private-start-up-market-heats-up/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Private Start-Up Market Heats Up</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/28/private-start-up-market-heats-up/">Private Start-Up Market Heats Up</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/28/private-start-up-market-heats-up/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19416847/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/28/private-start-up-market-heats-up/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Digg</category><category>esolar</category><category>EsolarInc</category><category>facebook</category><category>inthenews</category><category>intial public offering</category><category>ipo</category><category>linkedin</category><category>LinkedIn.com</category><category>SharesPost</category><category>social media</category><category>twitter</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Johansmeyer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial Engines -- the First IPO of 2010 to Price Above Its Initial Offering Range]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/financial-engines-the-first-ipo-of-2010-to-price-above-its-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/financial-engines-the-first-ipo-of-2010-to-price-above-its-in/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/financial-engines-the-first-ipo-of-2010-to-price-above-its-in/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/initial-public-offerings/" rel="tag">Initial Public Offerings</a></p><p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/03/financialengines.jpg" />This is news for the IPO market. <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/investing/insights/blog/archives/2010/03/an_unforgiving.html">Financial Engines is the first IPO</a> to trade above its initial offering range in 2010. Heretofore, underwriters have had to slash prices below the original filing range to make their deals.</p>
<p>What is so special about Financial Engines (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/financial-engines-inc/fngn/nas">FNGN</a>)? First, one of its founders, William Sharpe is co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. The company provides low cost financial advice and manages retirement funds in employer sponsored plans.</p>
<p>Here is a brief company report:</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/financial-engines-the-first-ipo-of-2010-to-price-above-its-in/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Financial Engines -- the First IPO of 2010 to Price Above Its Initial Offering Range</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/financial-engines-the-first-ipo-of-2010-to-price-above-its-in/">Financial Engines -- the First IPO of 2010 to Price Above Its Initial Offering Range</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.businessweek.com/investing/insights/blog/archives/2010/03/an_unforgiving.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/financial-engines-inc/fngn/nas>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/financial-engines-the-first-ipo-of-2010-to-price-above-its-in/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19402362/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/03/17/financial-engines-the-first-ipo-of-2010-to-price-above-its-in/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>financial engines</category><category>fngn</category><category>inthenews</category><category>ipo</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Connie Madon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
