IPO Activity Slows In Q1 2018, But IPOs Are Still Up 50% From A Year Ago

Equity traders on Wall Street are expected to take home the biggest bonuses this year as a surge in volatility boosted client activity, but 2019 may not be as rosy, compensation firm Johnson Associates Inc said on Monday......»»

In the first three quarters of 2018, 173 companies have gone public in the United States. By year’s end, the total number of domestic initial public offerings is projected to exceed the 181 IPOs........»»

Tencent Music Entertainment Group on Thursday completed one of the biggest initial public offerings in the U.S. this year, but it almost didn’t happen......»»

Tencent Music Entertainment Group on Thursday completed one of the biggest initial public offerings in the U.S. this year, but it almost didn’t happen......»»

A number of cloud platforms that operate behind the scenes for other companies have earned the market's respect this year......»»

The market for initial public offerings fell off a cliff the last two months of the year, but Renaissance Capital said .....»»

A total of 190 companies came public in 2018 on U.S. exchanges and raised a total of more than $46 billion in fresh capital. The year is ending on a down note and the question is the effect of the........»»

The number of Americans filing applications for jobless benefits rose marginally from near a 49-year low last week, suggesting underlying strength in the labor market and broader economy......»»

The number of Americans filing applications for jobless benefits rose marginally from near a 49-year low last week, suggesting underlying strength in the labor market and broader economy......»»

A volatile stock market and uncertainty abroad did little to weaken demand for initial public offerings over the past 12 months, as a resurgent tech sector helped fuel the IPO market's strongest year since 2014. Unfortunately, the market's ups and d.....»»

Despite a rough fourth quarter, 2018 was a robust year for U.S. IPOs, with deal numbers and proceeds rising 19 percent and 32 percent, respectively, to 190 and $47 billion, according to IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital. read more.....»»

A massive new Amazon.com distribution hub at Sparrows Point. A proposed new warehouse complex in Jessup. Plans in motion for a 52-acre industrial development in White Marsh where an outlet mall was once envisioned. All are but some of the activity .....»»

Euro zone manufacturing activity barely expanded at the end of 2018 in a broad-based slowdown, according to a survey which showed scant signs for optimism as the new year begins. Pascale Davies reports......»»

Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via Oilprice.com, Despite cost controls, increased efficiency, and higher activity offshore Norway, oil production at Western Europe’s largest oil producer fell in 2018 compared to 2017 .....»»

Since the 2018 Farm Bill was signed into law just before the new year and the installation of the 116th U.S. Congress, the hemp industry has been bristling with activity. read more.....»»

Global oil demand is expected to be stronger this year than in 2018 as lower prices soothe the impact of slowing economic activity, but that forecast remains vulnerable to a deeper pullback, the International Energy Agency says......»»

Global oil demand is expected to be stronger this year than in 2018 as lower prices soothe the impact of slowing economic activity, but that forecast remains vulnerable to a deeper pullback, the International Energy Agency says......»»

China's economy cooled in the fourth quarter under pressure from faltering domestic demand and bruising U.S. tariffs, dragging 2018 growth to the lowest in nearly three decades and pressuring Beijing to roll out more stimulus to avert a sharper slowdown......»»

The Eagle Ford Shale ended a strong year for oil and gas drilling on a more somber note as oil prices dipped in late December. Here are some key facts and figures on activity in the Eagle Ford in 2018 and what producers might expect heading into 2019.....»»

Global airfreight traffic rose 3.5 percent in 2018, weighed down by an unusually weak December in which volumes fell 0.5 percent from the year-earlier period, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) data released today. read more.....»»