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The SPAC-bubble collapse triggered a surge in the number of penny stocks. That's not great news for the market.
There are now hundreds of US-listed stocks trading below a dollar. It's creating market inefficienc…
Filip De Mott
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The SEC is taking aim at SPACs with proposed rules to make disclosures more like those in a traditional IPO
The watchdog's proposal calls for more disclosures around conflicts of interest between sponsors an…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Trying to make sense of Donald Trump's SPAC? We break it down for you.
Shares of Digital World Acquisition Company, which plans to merge with Donald Trump's new social me…
Natasha Dailey
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The SPAC tied to Trump's Truth Social surges 11% after the former president is formally indicted
Since the indictment was revealed Thursday afternoon, Trump posted more than 40 times to his Truth …
Matthew Fox
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This chart shows just how absurd Trump Media's valuation is
Trump Media has a price-to-sales ratio of 1,590x, which dwarfs the average 8.3x price-to-sales rati…
Matthew Fox
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Forbes is going public via $630 million SPAC merger with Magnum Opus Acquisition
The transaction, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter or first quarter 2022, will be us…
Isabelle Lee
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WeWork is set to go public via a SPAC deal in October - 2 years after its disastrous IPO attempt
The shared-workspace company expects to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the "W…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman's SPAC is reportedly being sued for not operating as a blank-check firm
"Investing in securities is all the company has ever done since its IPO," the complaint said, notin…
Isabelle Lee
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The SEC is reportedly looking into conflicts of interest among major banks in the SPAC deal-making process
The SEC has requested information from top SPAC underwriters including Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, a…
Isabelle Lee
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Trump Media stock rebounds 47% after brutal post-IPO sell-off
Trump Media successfully tested its rising 200-day moving average on Wednesday, a key level of supp…
Matthew Fox
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SPACs have raised a record $100 billion in 2021, but activity levels have plummeted by more than 80% in recent months
In March 2021, a total of 116 special purpose acquisition companies listed. In April, the number of…
Emily Graffeo
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Zoom may invest in a $5 billion SPAC deal to take event-manager Cvent public, report says
The popular video-conferencing app is a potential investor in Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. …
Shalini Nagarajan
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Mark Cuban-backed banking app Dave to go public via SPAC merger at a $4 billion valuation
Founded in 2017, Dave said it has helped Americans avoid billions of dollars in overdraft fees char…
Isabelle Lee
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3 stats that show just how much investor appetite for SPACs has declined
As interest rates climb, most SPACs have underperformed the market, along with other high growth, l…
Emily Graffeo
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Digital-news outfit Vice Media is eyeing a $3 billion SPAC merger - half its worth 4 years ago, report says
That would be a discount from Vice's $5.7 billion valuation four years ago when it secured a $450 m…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Trump Media's stock is almost certain to crash
Trump's media company, which runs Truth Social, was flying high after starting trading. There are p…
Emily Stewart
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Shares of a SPAC linked to Trump's Truth Social which had risen sharply last week — are down 8% after the former president's arrest
This is a sharp reversal from Friday when Digital World's share prices soared 11%, after Trump's fo…
Huileng Tan
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A meme-stock comeback is underway. Use these 3 criteria to identify them, according to a market strategist.
"If one's investment decisions are based primarily upon emotions, then it is hardly a surprise that…
Matthew Fox
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US IPO activity fell 59% in the 2nd quarter as SPACs dried up following a regulatory crackdown
Special-purpose acquisition company IPOs raised just $6.8 billion in the second quarter compared to…
Harry Robertson
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Nearly 600 IPOs rolled out globally in the second quarter, dominated by traditional listings while SPAC activity cooled, says EY
Traditional IPOs boomed in the quarter while SPAC formation slowed, partly due to heightened scruti…