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Palantir, Asana both take unusual path to IPOs with direct listings

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
Sep 29, 2020
A direct listing is a quicker way to start selling shares to the public, but it can come with more risk.
Palantir, a data analytics company, and Asana, a corporate software company, are both taking their stock public through direct listings.
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When companies choose not to go public, does that hurt the public?

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Feb 5, 2018
Fewer companies are going public than did 20 years ago. How does that change the fortunes of all Americans?
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