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Post Alibaba IPO, 14 New Issues Planned For This Week

With Alibaba Group out of the way, the market for initial public offerings kicks into a new gear this week with 14 companies set to go public. They include a $3.4 billion offering from Citizens Financial Group, the retail bank being spun off from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Alibaba Group (BABA) brought an enormous amount of media attention to the IPO market for many reasons, as the China e-commerce giant turned in the largest public offering

Carmelo Anthony Aims To Score In Digital Brand Game

The eight social media buttons in a corner of Carmelo Anthony’s website , thisismelo.com, occupy a tiny space on a computer screen. But for the New York Knicks’ star forward, the links represent something much larger. Anthony — a seven-time National Basketball Association All-Star — is on a mission to expand his global brand through the use of digital technology and social media. The 30-year-old sees himself as the barometer of a shift within

Winning Chipmakers Benefit In Apple Product Rollout

When Apple fans get their first up-close looks at the new iPhone 6 smartphones, a bevy of chipmakers hope that the fans will like what they see. Just which chipmakers have components inside the new products won’t be entirely known until sales start on Friday and research firms do their first tear-downs. Apple (AAPL), as per its custom, declined to identify any suppliers. But analysts say that likely suppliers include InvenSense (INVN), Avago