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EXCLUSIVE: Who Wants To Own The 2 Hottest SPAC Domains, SPAC.com And SPACs.com?
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 11:00am | 555Read More...The Gist: If you’ve been following the markets in 2021, you surely have heard of SPACs. Well, today, in my column, I have a whopper for you. Here’s your chance to own the metaphorical Boardwalk or Park Place of Spac domain world. What Are SPACs: In 2020, special purpose acquisition...
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Fintech Focus For April 5, 2021
Sunday, April 4, 2021 - 9:35pm | 2002Read More...Quote To Start The Day: If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time. Source: Steve Jobs One Big Thing In Fintech: JPMorgan issued a note Thursday that bitcoin could fetch a long-term price of $130,000 if its volatility continues to decline. Source: Coindesk Other Key...
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Cathie Wood, Ark Funds Add Roblox Stock On IPO Day
Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 12:08pm | 351Read More...On Wednesday, one of the most anticipated IPOs of 2021 took place with online gaming company Roblox Corp (NYSE: RBLX) going public with a direct listing. What Happened: Shares of Roblox priced at $45 prior to their market debut. The shares began trading at $64.50 on Wednesday. A daily email...
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Merger Arbitrage Mondays – SPAC IPOs Break Another Record
Monday, March 8, 2021 - 5:25pm | 3713Read More...Merger activity decreased last week with five new deals announced and four deals completed. Two of the five deals announced were successful “deals in the works”. Founded in 1973 in Dallas, Texas, The Michaels Companies is one of America’s largest arts and crafts retailer. I had...
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Fintech Focus For February 22, 2021
Sunday, February 21, 2021 - 3:15pm | 2088Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “I think we’ve positioned ourselves as the finance super app because I don’t think people want to go to four, five, and six different solutions to manage their money,” M1 Finance marketing vice president Bob Armour said. “We’re a place...
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3 Insurance IPO Launches To Watch In 2021
Saturday, February 20, 2021 - 9:15am | 585Read More...The IPOs of several insurance companies, such as Lemonade Inc (NYSE: LMND), in 2020 may lead to additional companies in the sector hitting the public market in 2021. Companies could explore a traditional IPO or a SPAC deal to bring their insurance companies public. Oscar Health: Health...
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Fintech Focus For December 29, 2020
Monday, December 28, 2020 - 6:26pm | 1852Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “[T]his has actually been a phenomenal year for fixed income, and yields have plummeted, which is not all that phenomenal. But it has led to phenomenal returns for investors. But with yields now really at these very, very low levels across the curves and across the...
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Fintech Focus For December 23, 2020
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 - 8:20pm | 1714Read More...Quote To Start The Day: During the darkest days of the Model 3 program, I reached out to Tim Cook to discuss the possibility of Apple acquiring Tesla (for 1/10 of our current value). He refused to take the meeting. Source: Elon Musk One Big Thing In Fintech: Jack Miller, head of trading at Baird,...
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Fintech Focus For December 16, 2020
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 6:59pm | 1992Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “When we’re talking about public markets — when you decide to go public — you go from one to two businesses. The business of whatever you’re in, let’s call it making widgets, and the business of being public.” Source: David Buzkin...
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Your Guide To Going Public: IPO Experts On The Path To The Markets, SPACs, More
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 4:00pm | 872Read More...Key Points: Continued investor demand for new public offerings. The go-public process is more difficult than it appears. Professionals on tips for successful public offerings. Companies want to go public because "it sounds great," said David Bukzin, Marcum LLP's...
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Early Airbnb Investor: 'It's A Very Exciting Time'
Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 11:42am | 367Read More...Airbnb's initial public offering comes a day after DoorDash Inc's (NYSE: DASH) successful offering, but investors shouldn't come to expect a similar 80% gain on day one, according to Tim Ringel, an early Airbnb investor and Global CEO of Spring Studios. No Big Gains On Day One? It...
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Fintech Focus For December 4, 2020
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 8:49pm | 2010Read More...Quote To Start The Day: One can look at a SPAC as the reverse of a traditional IPO. A SPAC goes public first—usually with a highly regarded executive team able to raise money from large institutional investors—with the intent to acquire a private company to put in its shell within...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For October 17, 2020
Saturday, October 17, 2020 - 9:42am | 3676Read More...Meet Q.ai, The App That's Disrupting Hedge Funds The Nitty-Gritty: Though trading apps like Robinhood democratize financial markets, they don’t allow investors the tools to properly manage investments. That’s according to Stephen Mathai-Davis, a former institutional investment...
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Here's How Long It Took Google To Reach A $100B Market Cap
Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 11:27am | 517Read More...Google shares debuted in 2004 and it didn’t take long for the company to hit the $100 billion market cap level. About Google: Founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1998, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has gone from a search engine to a technology conglomerate. The company hired Eric Schmidt as CEO...
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Roblox Plans To Go Public Via IPO Or Direct Listing: Report
Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 10:26pm | 525Read More...Leading mobile and platform gaming company Roblox is purportedly preparing to go public via an initial public offering or direct listing. What Happened: Reuters reports that Roblox, which was founded in 2004, is eyeing a debut on the public markets. The company operates with a freemium model,...
