The Motley Fool

APRIL 18, 2024

For most of the market's more active investors, however, picking stocks can be a lot of fun. EY reports that while the total number of initial public offerings made in Q1 was down 7% year over year, the 7% growth in the total amount of funds hints that this business is on the mend.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Bank mergers and acquisitions will likely get approved faster, and a Trump presidency and lower interest rates could usher in more deal-making and initial public offering activity, boosting investment banking revenues. More active investors may want to take profits and wait for a pullback.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has faced its share of challenges in recent years, primarily stemming from a slowdown in capital market activities like mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings and the winding down of its consumer banking franchise. Meanwhile, IPO markets improved in the U.S. Is it a buy?

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