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How does this year's wave of IPOs compare to 1999's?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 8, 2019
The social-networking site Pinterest has set a price range for its initial public offering. At the peak price of $17 per share, the company would be worth a little over $11 billion, down from an estimate of $12 billion last year. Pinterest is part of this year’s wave of IPOs, which started with Lyft last […]
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Instagram entrepreneurs are searching vintage racks for you

by Kai Ryssdal and Josie Fan
May 25, 2018
A new breed of shoppers are snapping up vintage clothing on the social media platform.
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Amazon's new social media network wants you to start making impulse purchases

by David Brancaccio
Jul 21, 2017
Its quest for world domination continues.
A worker pushes a cart through shelves lined with goods at an Amazon warehouse in Germany.
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What's behind tech companies' pledge to diversify

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 23, 2016
Some big tech names have signed a diversity pledge.
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Full interview: Pinterest execs on fish pins, global use

by Ben Johnson and Levi Sharpe
May 5, 2016
More than half of Pinterest's 100 million active users are located outside of the U.S.
Pinterest Chief Creative Officer Evan Sharp (left) and CEO Ben Silbermann in the company's New York offices.
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'Rockstar' and other words not to use in job postings

by Molly Wood
Mar 24, 2016
Pinterest's new head of diversity talks about her plans to attract a stronger workforce.
Candice Morgan, Pinterest's new head of diversity, at South by Southwest in Austin.
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Purchasing items on Pinterest is now a pin away

by Molly Wood
Jun 2, 2015
The company is partnering with retailers like Macy's for the mobile app feature.
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Snapchat worth as much as Campbell's Soup?

by David Gura
Mar 17, 2015
“It’s easy to go to investors who have fear of missing out on the next Google or Facebook."
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Female power fuels Pinterest's value

by Nova Safo
Mar 17, 2015
The digital site says it has now raised $367 million, for a valuation of $11 bill
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Pinterest opens a door to advertisers

by Adriene Hill
Jan 2, 2015
But will users be happy when Pinterest takes a turn toward online mall?
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