Pinterest sets IPO at $19

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Pinterest announced it will price its IPO at $19 per share.

• The company is expected to start trading Thursday, April 18, 2019 on the New York Stock Exchange.
• The $19 per share price would value the company at about $10 billion, according to reports.
• Pinterest is an image sharing platform that lets users “pin” interesting images.
• The company makes money by selling advertising within its platforms, including “promoted pins.”
• Pinterest is not yet profitable, though it has narrowed its losses to $63 million.
• Revenue has grown to around $756 million.
• The $19 price is higher than many analysts had expected.
• The IPO follows the Lyft IPO in March which has since lost nearly 20 percent of its value.