Read more stock offering stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22633/stock-offering.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:18:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/58857/stocks-hit-sales-record-in-recovery-harbinger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMay has already been the busiest month ever in new share offers from publicly traded companies, the Wall Street Journal reports. The $54.9 billion in sales this year put the market at a level of activity not seen since 2000. “It’s an indication that the healing process has begun,...http://www.newser.com/story/58857/stocks-hit-sales-record-in-recovery-harbinger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 10:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58738/ford-sells-shares-to-raise-cash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEager to shore up its cash reserves, stave off bankruptcy, and further distance itself from its struggling rivals, Ford Motor Co. will offer 300 million shares in a public offering this week, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ford thinks the offering will raise investor confidence, bringing in buyers who’ve given...http://www.newser.com/story/58738/ford-sells-shares-to-raise-cash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 7:09:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58651/banks-to-sell-stock-to-repay-tarp.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHoping to take advantage of the up market, Capital One, US Bancorp, and a handful of other financial institutions are planning to sell a combined $7 billion worth of stock, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some of the resulting funds would be used to repay TARP money, getting the banks...http://www.newser.com/story/58651/banks-to-sell-stock-to-repay-tarp.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 11:43:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56210/ebay-to-spin-off-skype-in-ipo-next-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEbay plans to end its uneasy relationship with Skype by offloading the ill-fitting acquisition through an IPO early next year, Bloomberg reports. Analysts say the move could raise up to $1 billion for eBay, depending on how much equity the auction powerhouse wants to give up. The company declined to...http://www.newser.com/story/56210/ebay-to-spin-off-skype-in-ipo-next-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 5:00:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56085/18b-goldman-sachs-profit-shocks-wall-st.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoldman Sachs shocked analysts today by announcing a $1.81 billion profit for the first quarter of 2009, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Given the difficult market conditions, we are pleased,” CEO Lloyd Blankfein said. Goldman also announced plans for a $5 billion stock offering that would help the company...http://www.newser.com/story/56085/18b-goldman-sachs-profit-shocks-wall-st.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 17:12:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55840/goldman-mulls-stock-offering-to-repay-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHoping to pay off a $10 billion government loan, Goldman Sachs may take advantage of a rising market to make a multibillion-dollar new stock offering, the Wall Street Journal reports. Employees, investors, and executives all like the idea of cutting the government’s role in the firm, which has held up...http://www.newser.com/story/55840/goldman-mulls-stock-offering-to-repay-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 6:54:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43867/britain-now-owns-majority-share-of-rbs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Royal Bank of Scotland, one of the giants of British banking, confirmed today that taxpayers now own a majority share following a $30 billion government bailout, reports the Guardian . The country's No. 2 bank failed to raise sufficient cash via a $22.5 billion rights issue, with only 1...http://www.newser.com/story/43867/britain-now-owns-majority-share-of-rbs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Nov 2008 6:44:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38283/goldman-raises-10b-after-buffetts-buy-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhere Warren Buffett goes, investors follow. Goldman’s new stock offering pulled in $5 billion this morning, twice the $2.5 billion the firm expected, as investors followed Buffett’s lead, Bloomberg reports. That extra money, combined with Buffett’s $5 billion investment, “should quickly end credit-market debate about the capitalization and liquidity...http://www.newser.com/story/38283/goldman-raises-10b-after-buffetts-buy-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Sep 2008 11:01:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33925/merrill-panic-may-mark-bottom-of-stock-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMerrill Lynch CEO John Thain has seen better days, Floyd Norris writes in the New York Times . He's gone from “cockiness to capitulation. Distinction to desperation.” Thain recently unloaded a bundle of his company’s securities for 22 cents on the dollar and raised $8.5 billion from a stock sale....http://www.newser.com/story/33925/merrill-panic-may-mark-bottom-of-stock-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 Aug 2008 10:30:01 CDT