@cdixon

why does press (generally) only report share price & amount raised in IPOs? anyone who understands finance talks about market cap, p/e etc.

10:54AM Thu, April 14 2011

@gregps Queens, NY

press or bloggers?

10:56AM Thu, April 14 2011

@kennethrluna

because the press isn't necessarily trying to talk to "anyone who understands finance".

10:58AM Thu, April 14 2011

@pt iPhone: 37.7742...

if you stop thinking of it as news and think of it as entertainment it makes a lot more sense. You'll also be less frustrated.

10:59AM Thu, April 14 2011

@cdixon

@dbuizert generally msm does this and bloggers like @hblodget who understand finance report useful metrics.

11:00AM Thu, April 14 2011

@timothyjoreilly Cambridge, MA

Agreed. Plus share price up or down by 1% in the past week - so what! What about price & market cap in past year & past 5 years?

11:07AM Thu, April 14 2011

@bertil_hatt Paris

Press talks about market cap. P/E is a little more abstract & often misguiding with growing cos.

11:10AM Thu, April 14 2011

@sagustin

guess: bankers care mostly abt deal size (league tables) and investors about share price; plus, for many ipos pe is not meaningful

11:17AM Thu, April 14 2011

@phdc San Francisco

Agree that US financial press mystifyingly ignores market cap. Interestingly, Israeli financial press covers all key metrics.

11:28AM Thu, April 14 2011

@billyarzt NY,NY

to make the public feel like they missed out on the quick flip returns gs hands out to its accounts

11:32AM Thu, April 14 2011

@Bruce_Clement Auckland, New Zealand

You answered your own question. Because the general press don't understand finance and are reporting primarily for others who don't.

3:56PM Thu, April 14 2011

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why does press (generally) only report share price & amount raised in IPOs? anyone who understands finance talks about market cap, p/e etc.

press or bloggers?

because the press isn't necessarily trying to talk to "anyone who understands finance".

if you stop thinking of it as news and think of it as entertainment it makes a lot more sense. You'll also be less frustrated.

@dbuizert generally msm does this and bloggers like @hblodget who understand finance report useful metrics.

Agreed. Plus share price up or down by 1% in the past week - so what! What about price & market cap in past year & past 5 years?

Press talks about market cap. P/E is a little more abstract & often misguiding with growing cos.

guess: bankers care mostly abt deal size (league tables) and investors about share price; plus, for many ipos pe is not meaningful

Agree that US financial press mystifyingly ignores market cap. Interestingly, Israeli financial press covers all key metrics.

to make the public feel like they missed out on the quick flip returns gs hands out to its accounts

You answered your own question. Because the general press don't understand finance and are reporting primarily for others who don't.

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Replyz collects and amplifies questions from around the web, allowing a wider audience to answer them.

why does press (generally) only report share price & amount raised in IPOs? anyone who understands finance talks about market cap, p/e etc.

press or bloggers?

because the press isn't necessarily trying to talk to "anyone who understands finance".

if you stop thinking of it as news and think of it as entertainment it makes a lot more sense. You'll also be less frustrated.

@dbuizert generally msm does this and bloggers like @hblodget who understand finance report useful metrics.

Agreed. Plus share price up or down by 1% in the past week - so what! What about price & market cap in past year & past 5 years?

Press talks about market cap. P/E is a little more abstract & often misguiding with growing cos.

guess: bankers care mostly abt deal size (league tables) and investors about share price; plus, for many ipos pe is not meaningful

Agree that US financial press mystifyingly ignores market cap. Interestingly, Israeli financial press covers all key metrics.

to make the public feel like they missed out on the quick flip returns gs hands out to its accounts

You answered your own question. Because the general press don't understand finance and are reporting primarily for others who don't.

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