Tesla’s IPO was all about expectations and innovations from a Silicon Valley startup that fancies itself a technology developer on the scale of Apple or Google. GM’s IPO will be about overcoming its recently-tumultous and century-old past, and about delivering as a manufacturing company. Read More »
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Molycorp, a company that controls one of the largest deposits outside China of a group of metals used in many green technologies, is off to a rocky start on the public markets after raising $393.8 million in its IPO today. Read More »
Tesla’s stock has sunk for the first time below its $17 IPO price, shedding more than 16 percent today to close at $16.11. At one point the stock traded as low as $15.83, a significant drop from last week’s peak above $30. Read More »
Is this the beginning of a trajectory for Tesla’s stock that will echo battery maker A123 Systems’ slide from levels above $20 after going public in September, to around $9 today? Read More »
How much is an electric car maker worth? Some of the world’s largest automakers have invested significant sums into plug-in vehicle development efforts, but Tesla’s IPO gives us the first real glimpse of how the market values an electric vehicle business. Read More »
Tesla Motors’ shares ended their first day of trading up 40.5 percent over their $17 offering price, at $23.89. The electric car maker saw most of its gains late in the day, when the stock surged as high as $25. Read More »
Tesla delivered a solid Nasdaq debut amid a tumbling global market, with its stock opening at $19 a share. It pulled back to $17.62 per share by late morning, but had zoomed upwards of $20 per share by mid-afternoon. Read More »
UPDATED Here’s the rundown on who owns what portion of Tesla Motors, who will and won’t be selling shares at the IPO, and what their stakes will be worth (on paper, at least) at Tesla’s debut price of $17 per share. Read More »
Tesla has upped the ante on its IPO. According to an update posted this morning with the SEC, Tesla plans to sell 13.3 million shares tomorrow, up from the 11.1 million shares previously planned for the initial public offering. Read More »
Tesla Motors, the electric car startup scheduled to debut in public trading on Tuesday, could deliver the biggest IPO for a U.S. car company since Ford Motor. It will also reveal the degree of public confidence in electric vehicles at this early stage of the market. Read More »
Tesla Motors, gunning for an IPO next week, has won over members of the Silicon Valley, Capitol Hill and Hollywood elite. But will the company, which has never turned a profit, charge up Wall Street with a blockbuster IPO? Read More »
Electric vehicle startup Tesla Motors has set the terms of its long-awaited IPO at between $14 and $16 each. Combined with a private placement, that means Tesla could raise up to $185 million. Read More »