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A lot goes into pricing a stock IPO

Sep 14, 2023
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."
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Workplace sexual misconduct hurts company value, new data shows

Aug 21, 2020
Harassment and assault cases can damage reputations and drag down stock prices.
Former McDonald’s CEO Stephen Easterbrook is fighting with that company over relationships he had with subordinates.
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Two big stock buybacks revive a debate

Sep 22, 2016
Shareholders like the practice, but is it good for the economy?
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How a strong dollar can be a corporate weakness

Jan 27, 2015
Multinational corporations can be hurt when profits are "lost in translation."