2025 saw several successful public offerings, especially from companies operating in the AI, cryptocurrency, and fintech spaces. What many on Wall Street are anxious to know is whether the IPO market—and its returns—will accelerate in 2026, or if investors will take a more cautious approach to newly public companies as inflationary pressures, the potential for a weakening economy, and a possible AI bubble weigh heavily on people’s minds. Most Read from Fast Company The first real test of investor IPO ap ...

Next move Wall Street's major averages closed at more record highs on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 (SP500) finishing the session above the 6,500 level. Investors are now clear-minded about a coming cycle of rate cuts after real weakness was confirmed in the labor market amid a record 911K nonfarm payroll revision to yearly jobs growth. Following the release, JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon also came out with a stance pointing to "weakening economy," charging up the stimulus bulls who have been eager to see easing ...