Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who’d invested $300 million in Twitter 2 years ago, says he thinks that the social media platform needs to focus on generating revenue. Twitter raised $1.82 billion during its November 7th IPO, and its…
Actor Patrick Stewart Rings In Twitter IPO
Actor Patrick Stewart joined Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo and founder Jack Dorsey at the New York Stock Exchange this morning, to ring in the social media platform’s IPO. Twitter announced yesterday via tweet that the price per share of…
Square Eyeing 2014 IPO, According to Report
Today, everyone is talking about the big Twitter IPO. Next year, we may be talking about Square putting forth an initial public offering. The common thread here is Jack Dorsey, of course. The Twitter co-founder is also the founder and…
Twitter IPO: $26 Per Share
Twitter just announced via tweet that the price per share of its initial public offering has been set at $26, with an $18 billion valuation. The shares, which have been priced above a previous range of $23 and $25, will…
Defunct ‘TWTRQ’ Stock Confused with Twitter IPO
A bankrupt company named Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc. (TWTRQ) saw its stock soar by 1,800% on Friday, in what analysts say some investors must have thought was Twitter. Incidentally, Twitter (TWTR) doesn’t have a “Q” on it. Though, the…
Facebook and Its IPO Made San Mateo County the Highest-Paid County in America
According to figures just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Facebook’s May 2012 IPO made San Mateo county, California the most well-paid area in the country. The average weekly worker wage in San Mateo County, California (home to Facebook’s…
Neiman Marcus Files for $100M IPO
Department store Neiman Marcus this week announced that it has filed for an initial public offering. According to a registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the offering will be in common stock sold by current shareholders. The number of…