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Will JOBS Act lead to more Groupon-like incidents?

The Groupon IPO was in many ways a disaster from the start. It got off to a rocky recovery, and despite a decent debut, it has since tanked in the aftermarket, thanks in part to the news that it was...

Groupon underwriters offer muted praise

There was a day when you could count on sell-side research to be exuberantly upbeat about newly public companies, especially if the analyst worked for the same banks that underwrote the deal. But

Big revenue opportunity via online statements

The success of the Groupon IPO, the sad fate of Bank of America's debit card fee, the decline of traditional rewards programs and the Durbin Amendment in general makes this a good time to revisit the

Did Groupon just save the IPO market?

As one of the highest profile IPO in years, Groupon shot itself in the foot at just about every turn. It's quirky accounting was questioned, with good reason, and eventually was scrapped in favor of

Groupon IPO terms starkly different

Apart from Facebook, perhaps no other website symbolizes the new crop of dotcoms as well as Groupon. Not too long ago, the impending IPO of the Chicago-based firm was a cause celebre in the

Facebook delays IPO, Groupon back on

With the IPO market--not to mention the aftermarket--- shaky right now, it's no surprise that more firms are delaying their offerings. Facebook has joined that crowd. The Financial Times reports that

Banks enter the Groupon era

In their search for revenue, it was only a matter of time before banks turned to online advertising. The customer online bank statement maybe the ideal place to offer Groupon-like advertisements

Signs of another Internet stock mania emerge

To some people on Wall Street, what we need is another Internet stock mania to crank up the deals and shower everyone with money. Kind of like last time. So are we heading down that path again? It's