Science Jun 11 Why SpaceX is rocketing toward largest IPO in stock market history By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas
Nation Jun 08 OpenAI files preliminary SEC paperwork for IPO, opening the door to a Wall Street debut This move follows Anthropic's June announcement of its own IPO plans. By Associated Press
Economy Jun 03 SpaceX plans to raise up to $75 billion in an IPO that would be the largest ever and could make Elon Musk a trillionaire SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and putting Elon Musk on course to becoming the world's first trillionaire. By Bernard Condon, Associated Press
Economy Mar 21 Reddit, long a home for Internet communities, debuts on stock exchange The company said Wednesday that it had priced its IPO at $34 a share. Shares will begin trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RDDT.”… By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
Economy Jul 29 Robinhood goes public, eyes expansion beyond trading Shares of Robinhood Markets are set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Thursday, a highly anticipated initial offering by the company that's drawn a new generation of investors into the market. By Stan Choe, Associated Press
Nov 16 Airbnb details years of losses ahead of planned IPO By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press The documents show that leading up to the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year, AirBnb was spending heavily on technology and marketing to grow its business. Its revenue jumped 32 percent to $4.8 billion in 2019, but it reported a net… Continue reading
Dec 26 How did markets behave in 2019? Record stocks, lower rates, so-so IPOs By Alex Veiga, Associated Press Through it all, the U.S. economy and consumers' appetite for spending remained resilient, supporting the market's record-shattering, year-end rally. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 5:55 WeWork's spectacular rise and fall provide cautionary tale for startups The startup WeWork set out to revolutionize the workplace -- leasing, renovating and subletting offices as shared coworking spaces. At the beginning of 2019, it was the single biggest private office tenant in London, New York and Washington. But the… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 8:48 Ahead of its IPO, Uber still faces questions about culture and business viability When ride-sharing pioneer Uber goes public Friday, it will be the largest public stock offering in the U.S. since 2014. But the company, its business model and how it pays its drivers remain controversial. William Brangham asks Farhad Manjoo of… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 8:37 How data drives Uber's efficient but controversial business model By Paul Solman With a presence in 65 countries, ride-sharing company Uber has conducted about 10 billion trips in its lifetime -- about 15 million per day. Paul Solman looks at how economists are using this treasure trove of data. Continue watching