From this point onwards his share of cases began to improve.

A few years later, when his share of the family business began to be liquidated, he was suddenly a wealthy man.

At $23.1875, the stock is little changed from $22 a share that investors paid when the shares began to trade.

When the shares began changing hands in the open market, the first trade was at $20.

"Now is when the lion's share of our work begins."

The shares began trading at $31, and within minutes hit a peak of $32.125.

Then the shares began to sink, along with other communications concerns.

The shares will begin trading as a single stock today.

The 45 million shares, which would be worth $1.1 billion, will begin trading today.

Its share of that market has recently begun to bounce back.