Renaissance Capital’s Kathy Smith on When the IPO Pipeline Will Thaw: The Weekend Interview
By Joyce HansonWhen will the IPO tap thaw? Soon, says Renaissance Capital Principal Kathleen Shelton Smith, but only after we're fully into the back-to-work fall season and company executives feel more confident about where they're headed in terms of taxes, regulation, and health care.
September 15, 2010
Japan Intervenes in Currency Market, Buying Dollars, Selling Yen$12 billion foreign exchange comes as Japan acts to protect exports
September 15, 2010
Japan Intervenes in Currency Market, Buying Dollars, Selling YenFor the first time since 2004, Japanese authorities intervened in the global currency markets Wednesday, buying U.S. dollars and selling yen in a $12 billion foreign exchange designed to drive t
September 10, 2010
NYSE Euronext Joint Venture Focuses on Sustainable Energy MarketNYSE Euronext (NYX) is expanding its focus on environmental and sustainable energy initiatives through a joint venture, NYSE Blue, with APX, Inc., the company announced Tuesday, September 7.
September 09, 2010
Finance-Sector IPO Pipeline Frozen in Place: Renaissance CapitalSince July 8, when Fortune Bank shelved its $360 million IPO, a total of 11 filings in the finance sector have not gone to market, according to data from Renaissance Capital. Those 11 filings are just a fraction of the total 168 IPOs that have stalled.
September 08, 2010
DRR or RDD; not DDD or even RRRHumans are in a constant state of emotion: Long periods of blissful work, rest and life that are separated by difficult -- sometimes tragic -- things.
September 03, 2010
10 marketing tips from a new perspectiveIn his book, The Professional's Guide to Financial Service Marketing, Jay Nagdeman offers smart ideas and tips on practical marketing that provide a new perspective on marketing issues. Following are some of his insights.
September 03, 2010
U.S. Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 9.6% in AugustPayroll jobs fell by just 54,000 in August and the unemployment rate rose by only one-tenth of a percentage point, to 9.6% from 9.5% in July, according to the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released Friday, September 3.