(RDDT) starts trading on NYSE

Reddit shares jumped as much as 70% in their debut on Thursday in the first initial public offering for a major social media company since Pinterest hit the market in 2019. The 19-year-old website that hosts millions of online forums priced its IPO on Wednesday at $34 a share, the top of the expected range. … Read more

Reddit prices IPO at $34 per share, valuing company at $6.5 billion

In this photo illustration a Reddit logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. Mateusz Slodkowski | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Reddit, the 19-year-old website that hosts millions of online forums, priced its IPO on Wednesday at $34 a share, the top of the expected range. The offering brought in $519 million, according … Read more

FTC inquiry into Reddit’s AI data-licensing practices ahead of IPO

Reddit said on Friday that the Federal Trade Commission sent a letter to the company about its data-licensing business related to the training of artificial intelligence systems. “On March 14, 2024, we received a letter from the FTC advising us that the FTC’s staff is conducting a non-public inquiry focused on our sale, licensing, or … Read more

Tech stocks wrap up 2023 rally after last year’s slump

The Nasdaq MarketSite in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech stocks rebounded from a disastrous 2022 and lifted the Nasdaq to one of its strongest years in the past two decades. After last year’s 33% plunge, the tech-heavy Nasdaq finished 2023 … Read more

Tech IPOs get ‘meh’ response from Wall Street: Arm, Instacart, Klaviyo

Instacart celebrates their IPO at the Nasdaq on Sept. 19th, 2023. Courtesy: Nasdaq After a 21-month tech IPO freeze, the market has cracked opened in the past week. But the early results can’t be encouraging to any late-stage startups lingering on the sidelines. Chip designer Arm debuted last Thursday, followed by grocery-delivery company Instacart this … Read more