dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com - 8/19/2009
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Five years ago today, Google sold shares to the public for the first time, amid lots of skepticism about how the offering was being handled and whether the Web search company was overhyped and overvalued.
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Abnormal Returns —
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How to play a reversal in fortune for bank stocks. (Condor Options also Accrued Interest)
“Google (GOOG) was one of those rare cases of a growth company that could beat the odds. But those odds were, and remain, imposing.” (Marketwatch also DealBook)
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Google’s I.P.O., Five Years Later - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com
FinanceProfessor.com —
Google’s I.P.O., Five Years Later - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com : "Five years ago today, Google sold shares to the public for the first time in what was one of Silicon Valley’s most discussed, dissected and debated initial public offerings of stock. Its debut on the Nasdaq market on Aug. 19, 2004, came after numerous twists and turns, including a Playboy magazine interview with the company’s founders that drew the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission — apparently they read it for the articles — and a last-minute drop in the initial offer price. When the offering ...
Tesla IPO: A Test for VC Model in the Auto Biz
Earth2Tech —
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