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Donald Trump's media company lays off some employees while waiting for regulators to approve SPAC merger, report says
The company behind Donald Trump's Truth Social has laid off around half a dozen staff, including se…
Kate Duffy
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Top SPAC issuer Citigroup will reportedly halt blank-check IPOs after the SEC signals tougher stance
The top SPAC underwriter of 2021 is pausing its SPAC deals amid new rules proposed by the SEC, Bloo…
Phil Rosen
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SEC chief Gary Gensler says he's asked staff to propose tougher SPAC rules so that investors aren't sucked in by hype
"The investing public may not be getting like protections between traditional IPOs and SPACs," Secu…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Goldman Sachs is exiting work on most SPACs because of liability concerns as regulators tighten guidelines, report says
The investment bank may change course if the SEC scales back its SPAC oversight guidelines, Bloombe…
Carla Mozée
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The SEC is reportedly weighing stricter rules to rein in the wild projections made by SPACs as the blank-check craze slows
The US regulator is considering new guidance to curb growth projections made by listed special-purp…
Emily Graffeo
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'SPAC King' Chamath Palihapitiya says blank-check companies need more oversight and regulation
"It is time to improve the regulations around the SPAC ecosystem with clear and rigorously enforced…
Will Daniel
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Trump lashed out at the SEC for investigating his new social-media company, alleging the regulator is biased
Trump claimed to be the victim of a witch hunt and said that without his media company, the country…
Tom Porter
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SEC official warns on red-hot SPAC market and says the blank-check firms have significant and undiscovered issues
An SEC official warned about the rapid growth in SPAC deals and said the surge is raising questions…
Carla Mozée
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Elon Musk says the SEC is sometimes too close to Wall Street hedge funds - and it's strange the regulator isn't clamping down more on some SPACs
Around $100 billion has already been raised across US SPACs so far this year, surpassing last year'…
Shalini Nagarajan
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The SEC is looking into Wall Street's SPAC craze and is seeking voluntary information from market participants, report says
The fact that Wall Street banks received requests from the SEC enforcement division indicates this …
Shalini Nagarajan
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Billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht says the SPAC market is 'out of control' and Wall Street won't regulate because they are making too much money
Billionaire investors and SPAC sponsor Barry Sternlicht said the market for the blank-check firms i…
Will Daniel
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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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SPAC returns don't warrant the 'hype' they're getting, SEC Chair says
The acting SEC chair also said that the agency is going to closely look at "the structural and the …
Isabelle Lee
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Wall Street: SPACs gone bad
In today's 10 Things on Wall Street: A tale of hubris. Recent happenings at companies like SeatGeek…
Aaron Weinman
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SPACs are booming 'at the expense of retail investors', and regulators should take these 5 steps to fix the market, think tanks say
SPACs are "fueled by conflicts of interest and compensation to corporate insiders at the expense of…
Isabelle Lee
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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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Robinhood and regulators — SPAC frenzy continues — GrubHub competitor pitch deck
The top finance stories for September 1, including the news on Trump administration lawyers struggl…
Dan DeFrancesco
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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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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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Chamath Palihapitiya among SPAC sponsors asked by senators about potential conflicts of interest
The senators said industry insiders can "take advantage of ordinary investors" such as making "over…