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Snap Inc. surged in its debut as a publicly traded company Thursday, after raising a greater than expected $3.4 billion in its initial public offering.
Shares of Snapchat's parent company opened for trading at $24, up about 41% from the IPO price of $17. You can follow Snap's latest share price movements by clicking on intraday here.
Here are the headlines:
- Snapchat's two 20-something founders are each worth ~$4 billion - more than Facebook offered to buy their whole company four years ago
- Snapchat's first investor - whose stake is now worth $2 billion - found Snapchat when it had less than 100,000 users
- Imran Khan swapped Wall Street for a huge role at Snapchat and earned $150 million in 2 years
- Snapchat's first VC convinced his daughter's high school to invest $15,000, worth tens of millions' today
- SEC advisory committee to question Snap's transparency for investors
- Snapchat already has a "sell" rating, and the analyst thinks it will crash 58%
- JOSH BROWN: Here's why I'm not buying Snapchat
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President Trump took a victory lap on the stock market's record high in an early-morning tweet. But while stock markets have been banging out record highs and enthusiasm for the economy has been surging, there may be a reason for caution before buying into the narrative of a President Donald Trump-fueled economic turnaround.
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Here are the top Wall Street headlines from the past 24 hours.
Another warning sign is popping up in the stock market - Add a flattening yield curve to the number of warning signs that are popping up and suggesting this historic stock-market rally is nearing an end.
Bitcoin climbs above gold for the first time - The price of one bitcoin climbed above the price of one ounce of gold for the first time ever on Thursday.
Monster Beverage soars 15% after beating on revenue - Shares of Monster Beverage, the hugely popular American energy drink manufacturer, are up over 15% Thursday after the company reported fourth-quarter 2016 results that beat Wall Street expectations.
US auto sales rise less than forecast in February - US auto sales rose at an annualized rate of 17.58 million in February, according to Autodata.
Businesses are expecting inflation to rise in the coming months, Fed's Beige Book says - Businesses are expecting prices to rise modestly in the coming months, according to the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book released on Wednesday.
A 29-year-old founded a biotech startup to cure rare cancers after he got a life-changing diagnosis - David Hysong's life is like something out of a James Bond film.
United Airlines CEO reveals one piece of health advice that saved his life - For United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, October 15, 2015, started like most days - with an early morning trip to the gym.
Range Rover's stunning Porsche fighter is here - and it's a high-tech marvel - The Range Rover we've all been waiting for is here. On March 1, Jaguar Land Rover unveiled the latest addition to its burgeoning line-up of luxury off-roaders, the Range Rover Velar.
We tried Cadillac's $1,500-per-month subscription service for cars to see if it's worth it - General Motors is making it clear that it doesn't just want to be known as a carmaker.
The 8 cities the world's super wealthy elites are moving to right now - Luxury estate agent Knight Frank and Wealth-X, the research firm that concentrates on high net worth individuals, just released their comprehensive annual report on where they are buying property and how much it costs them.
- Global stocks rally even as Sensex, Nifty fall sharply on Friday
- In second consecutive week of decline, forex kitty drops $2.28 bn to $640.33 bn
- SBI Life Q4 profit rises 4% to ₹811 crore
- IMD predicts severe heatwave conditions over East, South Peninsular India for next five days
- COVID lockdown-related school disruptions will continue to worsen students’ exam results into the 2030s: study
- JNK India IPO allotment date
- JioCinema New Plans
- Realme Narzo 70 Launched
- Apple Let Loose event
- Elon Musk Apology
- RIL cash flows
- Charlie Munger
- Feedbank IPO allotment
- Tata IPO allotment
- Most generous retirement plans
- Broadcom lays off
- Cibil Score vs Cibil Report
- Birla and Bajaj in top Richest
- Nestle Sept 2023 report
- India Equity Market