The case for and against investing in the massive Snap IPO

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Weekend Roundup The case for and against investing in Snap's massive IPO Snapchat's parent company, Snap Inc., is set to price its IPO on Wednesday, which means investors will soon decide what the social media company is worth. Snap wants to raise as much as $3.2 billion and price its shares between $14 and $16. This would value the company between $19.5 billion and $22 billion. The company's roadshow took it to New York on Tuesday, where nearly 500 people raised questions about the social media giant. Valuation, advertising revenue, slowing user growth, competition, and more were all fodder for bulls and bears to make their cases. Business Insider's Rachael Levy and Portia Crowe have the full story. Research In Focus The Mobile P2P Payments Report In this report, BI Intelligence examines what's driving this shift to mobile P2P and explains why companies need to find a way to capitalize on it quickly. 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