The global Initial Public Offering (IPO) market is experiencing a notable resurgence in 2024 and the first half of 2025, signaling a renewed investor appetite for new listings. After a period of muted activity, this uptick has reignited discussions about "frothiness"—a condition where asset prices become detached from fundamental
Growth is oxygen.
But when it evaporates, the consequences can be severe - ask anyone who bought Cisco in the Dot-Com Bubble or newer investors who lived through the 2020 to 2022 COVID cycle.
Shares of online community and discussion platform Reddit (NYSE:RDDT) jumped 8.2% in the afternoon session after Jefferies raised its price target on the stock.
Nepal's social media ban ignited deadly Gen Z-led protests over corruption and censorship, leaving 19 dead, over 100 injured, and forcing the interior minister to resign.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the major indices continued to retreat (Nasdaq -1.5%, S&P 500 -1.2%) amid profit-taking and renewed concerns about tariffs.
Not all profitable companies are built to last - some rely on outdated models or unsustainable advantages.
Just because a business is in the green today doesn’t mean it will thrive tomorrow.
The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how social networking stocks fared in Q2, starting with Yelp (NYSE:YELP).
