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British microcomputer maker Raspberry Pi launched its initial public offering (IPO) today on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) after pricing its shares at 280p. For now, only conditional trading is allowed, which means that only some select investors will be able to trade the company’s shares, with the majority of retail investors having to wait until Friday 14 June, when trading opens for everyone. Following the IPO however, Raspberry Pi’s shares soared as high as 392p, with the company revealing that it was hoping for a valuation of about £541.6 million (€642.48 million). The Cambridge based g...
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UK retail investors are increasingly looking at trading in companies listing on US stock markets because of the fall in appeal of the London stock market over the past 10 years, the CMC Markets' report into retail trading trends has said. In recent times, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) seems to have been having difficulty persuading firms to launch their initial public offerings (IPOs) on the exchange. In 2023, the LSE saw only 24 IPOs, the lowest amount since 1995. Not only that, but fast-growing companies in the UK are also being forced to be ever more dependent on foreign investors. EU Ele...
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The AI powerhouse Nvidia saw its shares surge by 5.2% on Wednesday, raising its market capitalisation to $3.02 trillion (€2.9 trillion). This impressive growth has allowed Nvidia to surpass Apple and become the world's second-largest company, behind Microsoft, which holds a market capitalisation of $3.15 trillion. This milestone moment occurred one day before Nvidia’s 10-for-1 share split, which may have acted as a catalyst for the surge as investors sought to capitalise on the opportunity. Things you need to know about Nvidia's 10-for-1 stock splitInvestors who own Nvidia's stock at the end o...
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The Venice-based brand, owned by British private equity group Permira, plans to raise €100 million by floating at least 25% of the company. An unspecified amount of existing shares will also be sold. The offering could value Golden Goose at €3 billion, including debt, and many are hoping that the move will breathe new life into Europe's recovering IPO market. In recent years, market instability has halted a number of listings, with firms spooked by inflation, pandemic-era lockdowns, and geopolitical tensions. "For the second year in a row, the European IPO market remained quiet with IPO procee...
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For the second day in a row, the shares of US video game retailer GameStop Corp and movie theatre chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc have seen their prices soaring by more than 70% - and the reason is a single social media post. This is what market experts call a "meme rally", involving retail market traders flocking into "meme stocks", buying up the shares of companies with cult-like social media followers. They hit the 'buy' button based on sympathy or trends on social media, rather than profit, income or any other indicator of how the investment is about to perform. Following a relatively...
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Shares in Bayer AG took a fall in early trade after the after the pharmaceutical company reported shrinking sales and earnings from the first three months of 2024, although the latter came in above expectations. Shares later recovered. Quarterly earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), before special items were down 1.3% to €4.4 billion. Analysts estimated €4.15 billion. Group sales dropped to €13.7 billion, a 0.6 % drop on a currency and portfolio adjusted basis compared with the previous year. Bayer's report blamed a negative currency effect for €525 million o...
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The shares of UBS were sent through the roof after the Swiss bank reported that it returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2024, for the first time since it took over its former rival Credit Suisse in June 2023. The share price of the Zurich-based lender was up by 9.8% after midday, as investors were showered with good news: the profit beat expectations, the lender reported $1.75 billion (€1.63 billion) net income for the first three months, after two consecutive quarterly losses amid cost-cutting measures. The bank said it had earnings of 52 cents per share. Total group revenues rea...
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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is facing another blow with gambling giant Flutter Entertainment's shareholders voting for the company to set up its primary listing in New York, rather than London. Flutter Entertainment is the parent company for several well-known betting and gaming companies such as Sportsbet, Tombola, Betfair, Paddy Power, Junglee Games, Sisal, PokerStars, FanDuel and more. The company previously had its primary listing on the LSE, with only an additional listing on the New York Stock Exchange, where it started trading on 29 January. CEO Peter Jackson said then: "With our NY...
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Heavy-weight French companies with very large profits spent a record €33 billion last year buying back their shares from shareholders. What is a share buyback and why is it good for the company?What happens is that, rather than rewarding shareholders by paying them dividends, a company can choose to have similar results through share buybacks. When the company buys back shares, the stock price goes up because of the increased demand in the market, ensuring that the remaining investors' investments increase in value and stock prices continue to rise. Usually, the shares that were bought are can...
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Lavazza, which already owns some 20% of IVS shares, has offered to buy the rest from other investors at €7.15 per share, offering an 11% premium compared to Monday's closing price. If the sale goes ahead, Lavazza will own an extra 28.36% of IVS, meaning IVS would be removed from the stock exchange. The buyout offer, valuing IVS at €647 million, is the result of a previous agreement Lavazza made with IVS's majority shareholder, giving the Turin-based coffee giant the possibility of assuming full control of IVS starting in 2027. "The structure of the operation, in the event that, starting from 2...
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