Initial public offering

And that's before the shares even get to the P in the acronym: the public. First there's the "roadshow," later, hopefully, the "pop."

The supportively soled shoe brand is the latest company to file to sell stock to the public after a long IPO drought. The move indicates a stable, confident market.

The IPO window is closed, the pros say, amid high interest rates and recession fears. But it will be back, they add.

The number of companies debuting IPOs in 2022 hit its lowest level in years. Just 181 companies went public then compared to over 1,000 in 2021. Experts say this year looks a little brighter.

The type of companies that have gone public this year are often in sectors that have done well during the pandemic.

The firm, a leader in the massive open online course sector, says its enrollment more than doubled last year.

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank will take control, ousting co-founder Adam Neumann.

The state-run oil giant is notoriously opaque. But as it moves forward with going public, prospective investors have been demanding details about how the company is run.

The company has actually lowered its expectations.