Royal Mail's IPO may have been a failure but its too soon to tell

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Royal Mail's IPO may have been a failure but its too soon to tell

The UK government's IPO of Royal Mail has drawn all kinds of ire for performing too well in the aftermarket since it was completed on Friday, and for allocating too tightly. But the alternatives could have been much worse.

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