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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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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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The SPAC boom is losing steam. Here are 3 signs the high-flying market is coming back down to earth.
The recent price performance of blank-check companies may indicate the SPAC frenzy is fading, thoug…
Emily Graffeo
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The SPAC boom is dying down as post-merger companies flounder. These are the 10 worst-performing SPACs of the past year.
SPACs are facing an imminent deadline to get a deal done before they have to return the funds raise…
Matthew Fox
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SPAC king Chamath Palihapitiya says the Fed crushed the bubble in blank-check firms, and swears he's not responsible for the poor performance of companies he took public
"The long-term regime in which we operate has changed," the SPAC King said. "That is not in the con…
Jennifer Sor
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Long-term projections by some SPAC stocks are proving to be wishful thinking as Virgin Galactic misses 2021 revenue target by 98%
Nikola said during its SPAC IPO that it expected to generate about $150 million in revenue in 2021.…
Matthew Fox
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BYJU's set to release FY21 financial report, sales may see significant drop
After nearly 18 months delay of "ironing out the complexities", edtech major BYJU's is all set to r…
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Chamath Palihapitiya's 4 blockbuster SPAC mergers have tumbled 32% this year as investors ditch flashy growth stocks
Clover Health has plunged 76% in 2021, and Virgin Galactic is down 36%, in a tough year for billion…
Harry Robertson
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Bill Ackman says he'll return $4 billion to PSTH investors after failing to close a SPAC deal - and trumpets his next-generation SPARC
The Pershing Square chief blamed the market's rapid rebound after the pandemic crash, investors sou…
Theron Mohamed
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The company buying Trump's social network Truth Social warned investors about his history of bankruptcy and failed business ventures
In a filing Monday, Digital World highlighted the failures of Trump Taj Mahal, Trump University, an…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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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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Digital World Acquisition could plummet 78% as regulatory scrutiny means it will likely never merge with Trump's Truth Social media platform, short seller says
"DWAC is not just another dubious 2021 SPAC; it is a poster child for some of the worst abuses the …
Matthew Fox
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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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Warrants tied to Donald Trump's SPAC soar 2,686% amid merger hype
Public warrants tied to SPACs are inherently more volatile than the underlying stock because they c…
Matthew Fox
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BuzzFeed shares jump over 6% amid news of journalist job cuts
BuzzFeed said it was laying off about 1.7% of its total workforce and offering voluntary buyouts in…
Huileng Tan
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The red-hot SPAC market is cooling off as first-day trading spikes evaporate
14 out of 15 SPACs that went public last week traded below their $10 IPO price as the red-hot SPAC …
Will Daniel
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US SEC official warns SPAC dealmakers of the risks and complexities tied to blank-check mergers
A US markets watchdog official on Wednesday warned blank-check company dealmakers to carefully cons…
Shalini Nagarajan
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The SPAC market is booming, but there are plenty of bad buys. Here's what 8 experts say investors should be looking for in their next SPAC investment.
The recent SPAC boom has brought a wave of investors into risky early-stage businesses - and expert…
Emily Graffeo,Will Daniel
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JPMorgan is calling the top for SPACs - and says declining day-trader interest is to blame
"SPACs come and go in waves, as they exhibit boom and bust cycles," JPMorgan said in a Wednesday no…
Matthew Fox
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Two new ETFs will be purely exposed to post-SPAC public companies - and one of them is going short
"You can decide how you want to play it, from the long side or the short side," said the CEO of Tut…