Mar 19 Lyft and Uber's plans to go public, explained By Thomas Maxwell In recent months, Lyft and Uber have been offering steep discounts to their customers in an attempt to corner more of the market before they go public. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 6:50 Why Snapchat and Uber are under intense scrutiny over values By PBS News Hour Snapchat is about to sell its stock to the public for the first time. Is the app, used by 160 million people each day, really worth $24 billion? Meanwhile, popular transportation app Uber has been flung into the spotlight amid… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch How does Twitter's potential for profit measure up to its high stock price? How does Twitter's potential for profit measure up to its high stock price?… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch Twitter's revenue numbers reflect general shift of web from desktop to phone Twitter's revenue numbers reflect general shift of web from desktop to phone… Continue watching
May 23 Watch Facebook's 'Botched' IPO: What Went Wrong and Why? Just four days after it went public on the stock market, Facebook became the center of intense attention Wednesday -- both on Wall Street and in Washington -- as shares hit $32, well below the initial offering price. Jeffrey Brown,… Continue watching
May 18 Watch Post IPO, What Are Facebook's Challenges Now? The public sale of Facebook shares on Friday didn't soar as some had expected. Margaret Warner talks to Arvind Bhatia of Sterne Agee and Rob Cox of Reuters' Breakingviews about what Facebook needs to do to keep its audience and… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch Facebook IPO: Putting a Value on Social Media Giant Facebook, the world's leading social media service, filed papers with the SEC Wednesday to raise $5 billion and take the company public. Jeffrey Brown discusses its business model, its growth potential and some interesting revelations in the IPO paperwork with… Continue watching
Nov 18 GM: Worthless to Record-Breaking By Elizabeth Shell Over a year ago, General Motors told investors its stock was worthless and to stop trading it. To say the company has experienced a turnaround is a bit of an understatement. After a month of speculation and a last-minute… Continue reading
May 12 Who Owns the Credit Card Companies? Question: Who owns the credit card companies? Once upon a time, Bank of America owned Visa, but I’m not sure if it’s been spun off. So, if the stress tests have shown that the banks are not as healthy as… Continue reading
Mar 09 What Are the Benefits of the Stock Market? Question: How does having a stock market benefit the entire country? To the extent that IPOs represent a mechanism for gaining funds for projects that increase profits, it is very useful. But don’t stocks… Continue reading