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Financial Woes For Facebook?

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:14:41 -0500

TechCrunch today has no treats—and no joy, no, not even Almond Joy—for Facebook in reporting about its projected financial woes. For a company once valued at $15 billion, things are looking grim as the cash supplies may dwindle long before Facebook is ready or willing to go to IPO.

Yandex Puts Off IPO Plans

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:56:57 -0500

Solid reports have indicated for several months that Yandex, the popular Russian search engine, would file for an IPO sometime this year. Now it seems that international problems have made it delay things until 2009 instead.

Blame the global economy for starters. Unsteady markets and rising inflation have caused investors to become nervous, making them less likely to sink money into anything without a long and solid track record. Yandex, which was founded in 1997 and became profitable in 2002, might not be embraced.

Report: Yandex Eyeing $2 Billion Nasdaq IPO

Wed, 21 May 2008 15:35:09 -0500

Russian property Yandex has both Yahoo and Microsoft beat in the European search market, and trounces Google, too, in its homeland. Now, a report has indicated that Yandex (or at least its name) may travel to New York to raise $2 billion in an IPO.

Visa's IPO Fueled by International Growth and U.S. Shift to Elec...

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:25:58 -0500

Again, Visa's IPO is helping to draw attention to what Congress is trying to do with the Credit Card Fair Fee Act - help bring some transparency to their credit card fees. After working with the MPC for a while, I know that this is really an issue that is long overdue.

Eyeblaster Ad Firm Files For IPO

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:48:33 -0500

While it might be fun to discuss a toy with which kids should never be allowed to play, we're instead going to talk about a company that deals with online advertising. Eyeblaster, as it's called, has filed for an IPO.