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Post Alibaba, IPO Rocket Ride Of 2014 Losing Thrust

The IPO, on its hottest pace since 2000, is showing signs of cracking. Since the blockbuster initial public offering of Alibaba Group (BABA) on Sept. 19, which coincided with an all-time peak for the S&P 500 index, a growing number of IPOs are coming to market at prices below the companies’ expectations but falling even lower after trading begins. That trend indicates waning interest among institutional investors and hedge funds, which drive IPO

Apple Marches Out Royally Thin iPad Air 2, New Macs

Apple’s whisper-thin iPad Air 2 would have been a hit with Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, who famously said, “You can never be too rich or too thin.” The new iPad Air measures 6.1 millimeters thin, 18% thinner than the original 7.5 millimeter-thin model introduced last fall. Apple (AAPL) unveiled the iPad Air 2 tablet at a media event Thursday at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. It also took the wraps off the iPad Mini 3 tablet, an

Dish Network Stakes High In Spectrum Auction

Google won’t be there when the Federal Communications Commission auctions off radio spectrum on Nov. 13 — in contrast to 2008, when speculation over whether the Internet giant would bid for licenses dominated the event. But satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network (DISH) will be around to provide entertainment. The FCC’s AWS-3, or Advanced Wireless Service No. 3, auction marks the first major sale of airwaves since 2008. Some 65 megahertz of spectrum