http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Stock_ActivityFind stories, videos, and photos about Stock Activity from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:30:14 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Stock_Activity14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Stock Activity from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/companies/gm.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/companies/gm.reut/index.htmGeneral Motors Co. will announce Monday it plans to start repaying a $6.7 billion loan to the U.S. Treasury by year-end due to modest operating improvements, a source knowledgeable about the situation said.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:12:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/06/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/06/markets/thebuzz/index.htmI don't know about you, but I don't have a spare $101,900 stuffed under my couch cushions to buy an "A" share of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. I probably could scrounge together $3,395 for one "B" share, but I would rather not.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/news/companies/hyatt_goldman_waltons.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/news/companies/hyatt_goldman_waltons.fortune/index.htmDid you make bubble-era investments that left you so far underwater you needed a submarine? If so, you've got company. Gather round, and I'll show you how some of the smartest and richest folks in America lost more than half a billion dollars by buying into the commercial real-estate bubble in the summer of 2007.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/news/companies/dole_ipo.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/news/companies/dole_ipo.breakingviews/index.htmDole Food's initial public offering didn't go so well. The world's largest fresh fruit and vegetable company priced its deal below the anticipated offering range -- it then promptly wilted.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:13:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/pf/ipos_new_wave.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/pf/ipos_new_wave.fortune/index.htmAfter a six-month hiatus of initial public offerings, the market looks to be heating up.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmStocks slumped Thursday, falling for the second straight session, as a surprise drop in existing home sales and tumbling commodity prices gave investors a reason to sell into a rally that pushed the major gauges to one-year highs.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/news/companies/a123_ipo/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/news/companies/a123_ipo/index.htmShares of A123 Systems, one of just a handful of U.S.-based makers of batteries for electric cars, debuted sharply higher from their offering price Thursday as investors cheered the closely watched firm.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/21/news/companies/dollar_general_ipo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/21/news/companies/dollar_general_ipo.fortune/index.htmDollar General stores offer bargains to consumers. Will the retailer's stock be as good a deal for investors?Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/20/news/companies/Dollar_General_IPO/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/20/news/companies/Dollar_General_IPO/index.htmDiscount retailer Dollar General Corp. on Thursday filed to sell up to $750 million worth of stock in an initial public offering.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/14/technology/hot_summer_tech_ipo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/14/technology/hot_summer_tech_ipo.fortune/index.htmHealth care IT company Emdeon is the latest tech company to have a happy debut in the public markets.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/30/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/30/markets/thebuzz/index.htmIf you need more proof that the mortgage crisis is far from over, look no further than the tepid reaction to the initial public offering of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/markets/thebuzz/index.htmIf you're looking for signs that the market and economy are slowly returning to normal, it is somewhat encouraging that demand for new stocks is finally perking up again.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/23/technology/silver_spring_smart_grid_.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/23/technology/silver_spring_smart_grid_.fortune/index.htmConcepts like "smart grids" and "intelligent metering" are difficult for the non-expert brain to grasp. So instead, wrap your mind around a simpler set of facts. Utilities experience peak demand -- for example, on blistering hot days when air conditioners are pumping all out -- just 2% of the year.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/22/technology/tech_ipos/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/22/technology/tech_ipos/index.htmTwo successful venture capital-backed initial public offerings in as many days have created a buzz that the IPO market is opening up.Fri, 22 May 2009 08:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/12/news/companies/aig/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/12/news/companies/aig/index.htmAIG Chief Executive Edward Liddy will appear before a House committee Wednesday to lay out the company's plan for paying back billions of taxpayer dollars.Tue, 12 May 2009 19:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/14/news/companies/copeland_rosetta.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/14/news/companies/copeland_rosetta.fortune/index.htmIf you have been wondering why you're seeing so many TV ads for language teaching software company Rosetta Stone (in one swimming stud Michael Phelps crows about learning Chinese before the Beijing Olympics) three letters explain it: IPO.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/08/pf/reit_dividend.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/08/pf/reit_dividend.fortune/index.htmMany investors looking for safe havens in a rough market are latching onto double-digit dividend yields offered by real estate investment trusts.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/markets/ipo_market/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/markets/ipo_market/index.htmMuch like the arrival of spring, the market for IPOs is starting to show some signs of life.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/02/technology/facebook_ipo.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/02/technology/facebook_ipo.breakingviews/index.htmFacebook is gearing up to befriend investors. That, at least, is the chatter around Silicon Valley after the social networking darling booted its chief financial officer. But an IPO would be risky given Facebook's business model is still unproven - unless it has a gun to its head.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/20/magazines/fortune/frank_and_tanner_reunite.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/20/magazines/fortune/frank_and_tanner_reunite.fortune/index.htmThe husband-and-wife team that built the first franchise to advise clients on health-care deals is reuniting. Frederick Frank and Mary Tanner joined Peter J. Solomon Co. this week to launch a new pharmaceutical and life sciences practice, just in time for the current wave of deal making that's sweeping Big Pharma.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/19/news/companies/citigroup/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/19/news/companies/citigroup/index.htmCitigroup unveiled plans Thursday to pursue a reverse stock split, and the company officially gave notice of its previously announced plans to convert the government's massive preferred share stake into common stock.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/17/technology/RIM_backdating/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/17/technology/RIM_backdating/index.htmBlackberry maker Research in Motion announced Tuesday that the company and four current and former officers have settled an options backdating case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/magazines/fortune/investor_daily.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/magazines/fortune/investor_daily.fortune/index.htmAfter a barren U.S. market last year, four companies will test investor appetite for initial public offerings next week.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/news/economy/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/news/economy/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htmCompanies repurchased huge chunks of their own stock when prices were peaking. Buybacks for S&P 500 companies hit a high of $150 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Thomson Reuters.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/14/pf/dividend_yields.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/14/pf/dividend_yields.moneymag/index.htmDividend investing used to be really simple. Whether you were retired and needed the quarterly cash payments your stocks threw off for current income or you were a conservative investor simply looking to reinvest those dividends to generate a bit more growth, you bought these Steady Eddies with the intention of holding them for years - if not for the rest of your life.Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/10/ali.entrepreneur.esgut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/10/ali.entrepreneur.esgut/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuleman Ali cashed out just in time.Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/09/pf/ask_the_mole.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/09/pf/ask_the_mole.moneymag/index.htmQuestion: I just turned 60. My husband and I had about $40,000 in our 401(k) invested in the market and just lost half of it. We live in a very depressed part of the country - Michigan - no work. So we were invested in "aggressive income" stocks - big mistake, but we needed the dividends to live on. This is all the money we have, so do we reinvest or what?Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/14/news/economy/oil_production/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/14/news/economy/oil_production/index.htmIt would be tempting to say they told us so.Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/15/news/companies/stock_buybacks.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/15/news/companies/stock_buybacks.fortune/index.htmLast month, Microsoft announced it was going to spend $40 billion buying back its own stock. Traditionally, that would have meant a payday for its investors. With Microsoft using its own spare cash to reduce the number of outstanding shares, earnings per share should have improved, and the stock price should have ticked upwards.Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/22/news/companies/microsoft/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/22/news/companies/microsoft/index.htmMicrosoft announced Monday that it was planning to buy back an additional $40 billion worth of shares and fellow tech giant HP followed with a proposal to repurchase $8 billion worth of stock.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/25/technology/ipo_drought.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/25/technology/ipo_drought.fortune/index.htmIt's an annual ritual on Wall Street - the fourth quarter IPO season, when a flurry of companies make their debut on the public markets before New Year's. But given today's volatile market, and the dismal performance this month of what seemed sure to be a no-brainer IPO in Rackspace, you have to wonder what kind of year-end bump we might get.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/13/news/companies/apollo_boyd813.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/13/news/companies/apollo_boyd813.fortune/index.htmIt made all the sense in the world last year when Apollo Global Management LLC started making sounds about going public. At the time, private equity firms were riding high and everyone seemed to want a piece.Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/06/news/companies/blackstone/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/06/news/companies/blackstone/index.htmBlackstone Group, one of the world's largest private equity firms, reported a quarterly loss Wednesday due mainly to compensation expenses tied to last year's initial public offering.Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/31/news/companies/exxon_profits/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/31/news/companies/exxon_profits/index.htmExxon Mobil once again reported the largest quarterly profit in U.S. history Thursday, posting net income of $11.68 billion on revenue of $138 billion in the second quarter.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/27/news/companies/kkr_initial_public_offering/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/27/news/companies/kkr_initial_public_offering/index.htmKohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. is planning to go public in a transaction that could value the firm at between $12 billion to $15 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter.Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/22/news/banks.dividends.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/22/news/banks.dividends.fortune/index.htmThe predicted demise of bank dividends has been greatly exaggerated.Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/17/news/dividends.we.fall.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/17/news/dividends.we.fall.fortune/index.htmFalling bank stock prices are a warning to investors not to get too attached to those fat dividend checks.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/23/markets/ipo/ipos/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/23/markets/ipo/ipos/index.htmThe IPO market hasn't exactly been running at full throttle this year. And lately, it can't seem to get out of first gear.Fri, 23 May 2008 15:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1779644,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1779644,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSecurities regulators on Wednesday charged Broadcom Corp. co-founders Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli with falsifying the company's reported incomeThu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/24/technology/motorola_analysis/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/24/technology/motorola_analysis/index.htmMotorola's latest stumble puts the spotlight on its cash supply.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1727394,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1727394,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics The IPO of an innovative African mobile phone company sends the country into a frenzy with dreams of profits on the stock marketWed, 02 Apr 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/21/news/companies/visabanks/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/21/news/companies/visabanks/index.htmThanks to its stake in Visa's initial public offering this week, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has enough money to pay for its Bear Stearns purchase and still have about a billion dollars left over.Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/19/news/companies/visa_ipo_opens.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/19/news/companies/visa_ipo_opens.fortune/index.htmVisa, the giant credit card issuer, ended its first day as a publicly traded company at $56.50 a share, 28% above its initial public offering price of $44.Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1723802,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1723802,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe largest initial public offering in U.S. history is dovetailing with a looming recession. But that's one reason why Visa's IPO has come at just the right timeWed, 19 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/18/news/companies/visa_ipo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/18/news/companies/visa_ipo.fortune/index.htmVisa buyers paid a whopping $17.9 billion, or $44 a share, when the company priced its initial public offering Tuesday evening.Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/18/news/companies/benner_visa_ipo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/18/news/companies/benner_visa_ipo.fortune/index.htmVisa's initial public offering won't just be the largest in history if it prices as scheduled Tuesday night - it will also serve as a barometer of the very health of the U.S. financial system.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/10/news/companies/boyd_private_equity.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/10/news/companies/boyd_private_equity.fortune/index.htmBlackstone's meager quarterly earnings is just the latest example of the stunning reversal of fortune suffered by the private equity shops that once dominated Wall Street's food chain.Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/26/news/companies/boyd_visia.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/26/news/companies/boyd_visia.fortune/index.htmIf Visa's just-filed initial public offering documents are any indication, it looks like the company is the biggest beneficiary of its rival MasterCard's own decision to go public in the spring of 2006. San Francisco-based Visa is seeking to sell as much as 446 million shares between $37 and $42 per share, which would make the approximately $18.8 billion raised the second largest IPO in history, behind China's Industrial and Commercial Bank Ltd's $22 billion, and the largest ever for a U.S. company.Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:46:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1716954,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1716954,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVisa said Monday it could raise almost $19 billion from an initial public offering, which would easily become the largest IPO in U.S. historyMon, 25 Feb 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/14/markets/morningbuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/14/markets/morningbuzz/index.htmThis Valentine's Day, Corporate America is sending investors something better than a bouquet of roses and chocolates. Cash.Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:37:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/10/markets/ipo/copeland_ipowatch.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/10/markets/ipo/copeland_ipowatch.fortune/index.htmJust because the U.S. economy might be looking at a recession, doesn't mean a few good tech IPOs can't light up the market. While no company is fully immune to economic retraction, the most promising technology companies have the advantage of a global marketplace in which to sell their wares. So if U.S. markets hit the skids, companies can always focus their efforts on Asian or European customers.Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:44:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/03/markets/ipo/ipo_outlook/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/03/markets/ipo/ipo_outlook/index.htmAs financial markets go, so go initial public offerings.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:54:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/26/news/companies/kapner_buybacks.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/26/news/companies/kapner_buybacks.fortune/index.htmLike holiday shoppers maxing out their credit cards, the nation's retailers have been racking up debt buying back their own stock. Now their bills are coming due.Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/12/news/companies/blackstone_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/12/news/companies/blackstone_earnings/index.htmOne of Wall Street's most closely watched dealmakers said Monday opportunities were growing in the battered market for home loans given to borrowers with weak credit.Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/01/commentary/captblog1001.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/01/commentary/captblog1001.fortune/index.htmMARKETS: "Begin the begin," as Michael Stipe would say. Ready for October? As we go from Virgo to Libra -- (It's also Polish American Heritage Month) --I'll remind you that October was the eighth month of the Roman calendar (hence Oct.), but of course it's our tenth, and traditionally a month of market maelstroms.Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/news/international/bc.apfn.as.fin.mkt.china.markets.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/news/international/bc.apfn.as.fin.mkt.china.markets.ap/index.htmChinese stocks surged to a record high close Friday as subscription funds from coal miner Shenhua Energy's initial public offering returned to the market, further fueling a pre-holiday rally.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/news/companies/bcbg.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/news/companies/bcbg.fortune/index.htmWomen's apparel maker BCBG Max Azria has designs on Wall Street.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/26/news/companies/chevron_buybacks.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/26/news/companies/chevron_buybacks.ap/index.htmEnriched by high oil prices, Chevron Corp. will spend up to $15 billion buying back its own stock - a commitment that pleased shareholders and rankled critics clamoring for bigger investments in projects that might help lower energy costs.Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/25/news/international/china_construction.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/25/news/international/china_construction.ap/index.htmShares in China Construction Bank, the country's second-largest bank by assets, rose 32.3 percent Tuesday in their first day of trading, falling short of expectations amid signs that a slew of share offerings may finally be beginning to sate investor demand.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/21/markets/ipo/bc.apfn.merrill.ipocance.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/21/markets/ipo/bc.apfn.merrill.ipocance.ap/index.htmMerrill Corp., a provider of business communication and information management outsourcing services, will not go through with its planned initial public offering, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Thursday.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/news/international/bc.apfn.as.fin.china.construction.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/news/international/bc.apfn.as.fin.china.construction.ap/index.htmChina Construction Bank Corp., the country's biggest property lender, has raised $7.7 billion in mainland China's biggest initial public offering so far, state media reported Wednesday.Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/17/magazines/fortune/eavis_citadel.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/17/magazines/fortune/eavis_citadel.fortune/index.htmCitadel Investment Group, the closely-watched hedge fund company that aims to evolve into a financial firm that can take on Wall Street's biggest brokerages, has poached a senior executive from Goldman Sachs in a move that strongly suggests Citadel will soon announce plans to go public. John Andrews, Goldman's head of investor relations, has agreed to join Citadel, says Katie Spring, a spokeswoman for Citadel.Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/08/news/companies/carlyle_funds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/08/news/companies/carlyle_funds/index.htmThe private-equity spigot hasn't turned off completely.Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/news/companies/kkr.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/news/companies/kkr.reut/index.htmKohlberg Kravis Roberts denied a report by the Times of London saying that the private equity firm has put its $1.25 billion initial public offering on hold.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/22/markets/ipo/financial_sector/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/22/markets/ipo/financial_sector/index.htmSome once high-flying initial public offerings may be grounded as they become a tough sell amid market turmoil.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/22/markets/ipo/accoona/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/22/markets/ipo/accoona/index.htmThe public offering of a start-up Internet search firm has run aground after the underwriter pulled out of the deal, according to a report published Wednesday.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1653232,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1653232,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVMware Inc.'s shares soared by 76 percent in their stock market debut Tuesday, reflecting a belief that the rapidly growing software maker is on the leading edge of a computing trend that will yield huge profits for years to comeWed, 15 Aug 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/14/markets/ipo/bc.vmware.ipo.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/14/markets/ipo/bc.vmware.ipo.reut/index.htmVMware Inc. shares soared 88 percent in the software maker's trading debut Tuesday, in what could be the hottest Wall Street IPO of the year.Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/13/news/companies/iac/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/13/news/companies/iac/index.htmAre investors running out of patience with Barry Diller?Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/12/news/international/bc.dpworld.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/12/news/international/bc.dpworld.reut/index.htmDP World, the world's third-largest container port operator, may this year sell $2 billion of shares in an initial public offering and list the stock in Dubai, Middle East Economic Digest reported.Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/08/technology/brocade_outlook.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/08/technology/brocade_outlook.reut/index.htmData storage equipment maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc. trimmed its revenue outlook but raised the lower bracket of its operating earnings forecast Wednesday, sending its shares sharply higher.Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/30/news/companies/bc.americanhomemortgage.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/30/news/companies/bc.americanhomemortgage.reut/index.htmAmerican Home Mortgage Investment Corp. shares sank on Monday after the home loan provider announced "major" writedowns, delayed a dividend and said lenders were demanding it put up more cash.Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/27/markets/kkr_ipo/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/27/markets/kkr_ipo/index.htmProblems in the debt markets could force private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. to postpone its initial public offering, according to a report published Friday.Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/08/06/100156740/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/08/06/100156740/index.htmThis year, Fortune's list of the highest-paid corporate leaders in Europe reads like a Who's Who of le tout Paris, with French executives taking ten of the 20 top spots, including first and second place. Carlos Ghosn, CEO of French automaker Renault, easily topped the list with $45.5 million (which doesn't include the millions he gets for also running Japan's Nissan, whose principal owner is Renault). That was more than seven times the size of his 2005 package and more than double that of the second-place CEO, Jean-Paul Agon of L'Oréal, with $19.3 million.Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/24/pf/funds/emergingmarkets.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/24/pf/funds/emergingmarkets.moneymag/index.htmWhenever a popular investing argument starts to sound like a no-brainer, I know that lots of people will soon be losing lots of money.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/25/news/newsmakers/kla_sec/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/25/news/newsmakers/kla_sec/index.htmThe Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges Wednesday against chipmaker KLA-Tencor Corp. and its former chief Kenneth Schroeder in connection with an alleged scheme to backdate stock option grants.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/08/06/100141312/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/08/06/100141312/index.htmWouldn't it be great if you could find the ideal blend - an investment that combined the cozy security of government bonds with the double-digit returns investors expect from stocks? That seems like a pipe dream in a world where ten-year Treasuries yield 5 percent and equities sell at premium prices that augur a dim future.Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/markets/markets_0405/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/markets/markets_0405/index.htmThe Dow lost about 150 points Friday, a day after closing above 14,000 for the first time ever, as a spate of weak earnings news and continued housing fears rattled markets.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/markets/markets_0330/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/markets/markets_0330/index.htmThe Dow lost over 100 points Friday, a day after closing above 14,000 for the first time ever, as a spate of weak earnings news and continued housing fears rattled markets.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/markets/ipo/orbitz.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/markets/ipo/orbitz.reut/index.htmShares of Orbitz Worldwide Inc. Friday fell more than 3 percent in their market debut in what may be an ominous sign for the online travel agency, which has changed hands four times in four years.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/markets/markets_0100/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/markets/markets_0100/index.htmThe Dow lost over 160 points by midday Friday, a day after closing above 14,000 for the first time ever, as a spate of weak earnings news and continued housing fears rattled markets.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/markets/markets_1100/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/markets/markets_1100/index.htmStocks fell Friday, with the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 100 points the day after it closed over the 14,000 mark for the first time ever, as a big miss from Caterpillar hit blue chips and techs slumped under a spate of disappointing earnings news.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/markets/markets_0945/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/markets/markets_0945/index.htmStocks fell Friday, the day after the Dow Jones industrial average closed over the 14,000 mark for the first time ever, on a spate of disappointing earnings news.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/18/news/companies/bc.kkr.macys.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/18/news/companies/bc.kkr.macys.reut/index.htmPrivate equity firm Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts is considering a bid for retailer Macy's Inc., according to the online edition of trade paper Women's Wear Daily.Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/18/news/companies/pfizer/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/18/news/companies/pfizer/index.htmPfizer is not in the best of shape. The beating its stock took on Wednesday shows it. The question is, should the drug maker diet or bulk up?Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1640617,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1640617,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNew listings on the Shanghai and Shenzen bourses could raise $52 billion this year. But can the rush last?Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/11/news/companies/cerberus.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/11/news/companies/cerberus.reut/index.htmCerberus Capital Management has no plans to launch an initial public offering as Blackstone Group LP and KKR & Co. LP have, Chairman John Snow said Wednesday.Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/markets/bc.moody.s.buyouts.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/markets/bc.moody.s.buyouts.reut/index.htmMoody's Investors Service has questioned whether claims by private equity firms that they invest on a longer-term basis than public companies and are able to attract stronger management teams are justified.Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/markets/markets_0530/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/markets/markets_0530/index.htmStocks posted modest gains Monday, just missing new record highs, as weary traders eyed the upcoming earnings reports, which began after the closing bell with Alcoa.Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/news/companies/jnj_buyback/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/news/companies/jnj_buyback/index.htmJohnson & Johnson's board of directors has approved the repurchase of up to $10 billion of the company's common stock.Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/04/markets/pe_what_next/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/04/markets/pe_what_next/index.htmWhile Wall Street cleared out for the July 4 holiday, two of the leading names in private equity made blockbuster announcements - flexing their might at a time when buyout deals are coming under increasing pressure.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/03/markets/ipo/kkr.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/03/markets/ipo/kkr.reut/index.htmKKR & Co., the prominent U.S. buyout firm that helped to create the leveraged buyout industry, filed with regulators Tuesday to raise up to $1.25 billion in an initial public offering.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/04/news/international/bc.carlyle.ipo.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/04/news/international/bc.carlyle.ipo.reut/index.htmCarlyle Capital Corporation Ltd. began trade on Amsterdam's stock exchange at $20 per share Wednesday, after a trimmed initial public offering that raised $303.5 million for the affiliate of Carlyle Group.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/02/markets/ipo/netsuite.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/02/markets/ipo/netsuite.reut/index.htmNetSuite, billionaire Larry Ellison's software company that sells computer programs accessed over the Web, filed Monday to raise up to $75 million in an initial public offering.Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/02/markets/ipo/first_half/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/02/markets/ipo/first_half/index.htmCompanies flocked to U.S. markets in the first half of the year, making it the busiest six months for initial public offerings in six years, according to a new report.Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117055/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117055/index.htmSTEVE GOLDMAN, CEO OF ISILON SYSTEMS, HAS become something of an IPO guru. Two of the company's biggest investors, Sequoia Capital and Atlas Venture, have asked him to school other startups in their portfolios in the art of going public. Isilon, a Seattle-based company that helps customers such as Kodak, My-Space, and NBC manage their digital storage needs, made a splash in December when it recorded the biggest first-day pop for a tech IPO in more than six years. Though the company's valuation has since come down to earth, Goldman's advice is still in demand. Here are some highlights. Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/27/markets/ipo/carlyle_ipo.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/27/markets/ipo/carlyle_ipo.reut/index.htmCarlyle Group, a U.S. private equity firm, is considering a stock market listing similar to last week's initial public offering by rival Blackstone, Dow Jones Newswires reported Wednesday.Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/26/news/companies/blackstone.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/26/news/companies/blackstone.reut/index.htmBlackstone Group units slid 5.2 percent on Tuesday, closing below the $31 price the private equity giant fetched in its initial public offering last week, as investors fretted the private equity boom may have peaked.Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/25/markets/blackstone_shares.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/25/markets/blackstone_shares.reut/index.htmUnits of Blackstone Group fell nearly 8 percent Monday due in part to concerns about the private equity firm's lofty valuation following its highly publicized market debut last week.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/25/100100258/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/25/100100258/index.htmANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER RECORD. Every trading session this spring, it seemed, brought the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes to new heights. Driven by a tsunami of corporate buyouts and better-than-expected profit growth, stock prices kept climbing—nearly 10% for the year before a stumble in early June. Some optimists claimed the bull still had years to run. Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:00:00 EDT