Business | Strike up the band

Arm’s flotation could revive the market for IPOs

Despite a resilient economy and buoyant stocks, listings are still thin on the ground

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Editor’s note (September 14th 2023): This story was updated to take in Arm’s valuation and the date of its IPO.

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