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IPO

NOUN
initial public offering
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Find insight on Nvidia’s deal with Marvell Technology, SpaceX’s IPO, nCino and more in the latest Market Talks covering technology, media and telecom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Large-scale production has further strengthened our bargaining power with upstream suppliers, creating a sustained cost advantage,” the company said in its IPO filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Their market values are dwarfed by SpaceX’s $1.3 trillion ahead of its anticipated IPO.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The researchers estimate that index fund demand generated by fast-tracking an IPO to an index could allow the stock’s issuer to raise 6% more capital than a non-fast-tracked stock.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The other, he said, are American investment banks and financial services companies, which often need to prepare glossy pamphlets with graphs to illustrate the benefits of an IPO or a proposed merger.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman