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Chinese financial technology firm Ant Group debuts on the Hong Kong and Shanghai Stock Exchanges, with its IPO worth up to US$34.4 billion. This surpasses Saudi Aramco, whose IPO was worth US$29.4 billion, as the strongest debut on a stock exchange. Jack Ma, whose company Alibaba Group is backing the debut, is expected to become the richest man in China as a result.
2020-10-26

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves new rules that will allow companies that wish to raise capital, and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, to use direct listings instead of IPOs.
2020-08-26

Ant files for an initial public offering of at least 10% of its capital in new shares on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges.
2020-08-25

Shares from Saudi Aramco begin trading on the Riyadh stock exchange, where it surged to the maximum limit of 10% above its IPO price. This increased the company's worth to US$1.88 trillion, making it the most valuable publicly-traded company in the world.
2019-12-11

Senior industry sources say that the previously announced initial public offering of Saudi Aramco has been halted.
2018-08-22

Mexican tequila producer Jose Cuervo will delay its IPO until after the U.S. presidential election due to concern over potential market volatility.
2016-10-5

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano almost drowns while undertaking a spacewalk on the International Space Station.
2013-07-16

Italian divers end their search for victims in the Costa Concordia disaster in the underwater section of the wreck.
2012-01-31

Voters in Italian cities including Milan and Naples go to the polls for the second round of local government elections with candidates supported by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi losing in both cities.
2011-05-30

Allison Transmission, a maker of transmissions for trucks and buses, is planning an initial public offering expected to raise between US$500 million and $1 billion, according to Reuters, which cites "four sources familiar with the situation."
2011-02-24