James Ryan Jonas

DNL IPO: Final initial public offering in 2012

In what is regarded as the final initial public offering (IPO) of the year, colorants, chemicals, and additives maker D&L Industries will issue to the public 1.071 million common shares, to be completed before the end of the year.

Each share is priced at P4.30 and the company expects to receive up to P4.6 billion from the said offering.

The D&L stock will start trading on December 12. The stock code will be DNL.

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Lessons from the Aman Future Group scam

Aman Futures Group. For the 15,000-or-so Filipinos who are just beginning to accept the fact that they have lost their hard-earned money, these three words are now synonymous with “nightmare.” Indeed, their current plight is a frightening one they wish they have never gotten themselves into. But what can they do now?

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Tender Offer set for ETON, TOL, FMIC, CMT prior to delisting

Less than two months before the deadline set by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) for publicly traded companies to comply with the minimum public ownership rule, several firms are opting for a delisting instead and are currently in the process of making a tender offer.

A Tender Offer is an invitation to the public, specifically minority shareholders, to surrender or tender their shares to the acquiring entity at a specific price during a specified time.

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Make money online with DISQUS Discovery earning program

If you run a blog or a site with an active community that posts comments on your aticles, there’s a new way to make money from it, thanks to the Discovery earning scheme of the DISQUS Comments System.

First, what is DISQUS?

DISQUS is a free commenting software that can be integrated into one’s blog or site. It can be used in almost all blog types — WordPress, Blogger, Typepad, Tumblr, Drupal , Joomla, and many others. DISQUS replaces the traditional commenting platform offered by those blogs and provides an easier and more interactive alternative.

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New Apple iPad Mini — Like it or Hate it?

It’s pretty much the same Apple iPad tablet — except it’s lighter, cheaper, and fits comfortably in one hand.

That’s how Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced the newest member of the iPad tablet lineup, the iPad Mini, during an Apple press event on October 23.

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New iPad 4: Photos, Price, Release Dates (Live from Apple’s event)

Less than a year after the newest iPad — the iPad 3 — was launched, Apple unveiled again today the latest update to the world’s most popular tablet. Dubbed the iPad 4, Apple’s newest gadget is not much of a design or functionality overhaul compared to its predecessor but instead offers hardware and performance upgrades.

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Top 10 Highest-Paid TV Actors and Actresses

Comedy and drama shows are almost always a hit on TV, which means the actors and actresses who star in those shows stand to earn a lot of money. True enough, the highest-paid TV actors and actresses of 2012 are stars of either a comedy or drama show.

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Yehey IPO: Stock rises 170% on first trading day

Investors of financial holdings firm Vantage Equities (PSE stock code: V) who received shares of Yehey! Corporation as property dividends in 2007 have a genuine reason to rejoice, now that shares of Yehey! Corp. are being traded on the Philippine Stock Exchange.

Yesterday, October 18, digital marketing company YEHEY debuted on the PSE and its stock price registered a 170% increase from its initial listing price of P1.00 to close at P2.70.

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