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Palantir, Carvana, Enovix, Grab, Tesla: Why These 5 Stocks Are On Investors' Radars Today
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 10:03pm | 588Major U.S. indices closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 each gaining nearly 0.2% to reach 44,627.59 and 6,144.15, respectively. The Nasdaq inched up 0.07% to finish at 20,056.25. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders...
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5 Short Squeeze Candidates To Watch: Huadi Tops List, Altimeter Group And Bit Digital Rejoin Leaderboard
Monday, November 15, 2021 - 10:28am | 612Potential short squeeze plays have gained steam in 2021 with new retail traders looking for the next GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) or AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC). A short squeeze can occur when a heavily shorted stock rises in value instead of falling. Short sellers could be looking to...
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5 Short Squeeze Candidates To Watch: Progenity, Digital Brands Top List Again, SPAC AGC Joins Ahead Of Merger
Monday, October 25, 2021 - 9:36am | 672Potential short squeeze plays have gained steam in 2021 with new retail traders looking for the next GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) or AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC). A short squeeze can occur when a heavily shorted stock rises in value instead of falling. Short sellers could be looking to...
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5 SPACs To Watch In The Second Half Of 2021
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 8:30am | 902As the close of the first half of 2021 nears, investors have a chance to look at some companies that could have big moves in the second half of 2021. Here is a look at five SPACs to watch in the second half of 2021. Churchill Capital Corp IV: Electric vehicle company Lucid Motors is merging...
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Fintech Focus For May 19, 2021
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 5:49pm | 2172Quote To Start The Day: “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” Source: Michael Jordan One Big Thing In Fintech: Drivers and homeowners will be able to purchase pay-per-mile auto insurance and homeowners insurance from Metromile and Hippo...
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SPACs Attack Recap: 5 Deals, Rumors And Headline News
Sunday, April 18, 2021 - 8:50am | 1664It was another busy week for the SPAC market with numerous deal announcements and rumored deals. Benzinga's "SPACs Attack" covered it all throughout the week. Here is a look back at the announced deals, rumors and some top headlines. SPAC Deals Vicarious Surgical, a next-gen robotics...
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SPACs Attack Weekly Recap: 6 Deals, Rumors And Headline News
Sunday, April 11, 2021 - 6:28pm | 1311It was another busy week for the SPAC market with numerous deal announcements and rumored deals. Benzinga's "SPACs Attack" covered the deals and news of the week. Here is our weekly look back. SPAC Deals Iconic trading card company Topps is going public again with a SPAC deal...
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'SPACs Attack' Weekly Recap: Looking Back On 5 Deals, Rumors And Headline News
Sunday, March 14, 2021 - 5:32pm | 1632It was another busy week for the SPAC market with numerous deal announcements and rumored deals. Benzinga's "Spacs Attack" covered the deals and news of the week. Here is a look back at the announced deals, rumors and some top headlines. SPAC Deals Last-mile telehealth...
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Rideshare Company Grab Could Go Public In SPAC With $40B Valuation
Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 4:58pm | 778A Southeast Asian ride-hailing company is in talks to go public through a special purchase acquisition company (SPAC), according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. According to the publication, Grab Holdings could merge with one of two SPACs being led by Altimeter Capital Management LP in a...
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Southeast Asia's Most Valuable Startup Grab Mulls $2B US IPO: Reuters
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 4:27am | 297SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY)-backed ride-hailing firm Grab is looking to go public in the United States in 2021, Reuters reported Monday. What Happened: The Singapore-based Grab — which offers services akin to Uber Inc (NYSE: UBER) in multiple Southeast Asian countries —...
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Fintech Focus For January 5, 2021
Monday, January 4, 2021 - 7:13pm | 1571Quote To Start The Day: Despite Congress passing a stimulus package providing funds for jobless benefits, vaccine distribution, stimulus checks and aid to businesses, the support could be too little, too late for many businesses. "How do you expect these people to survive?" Barstool...
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Fintech Focus For November 11, 2020
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - 11:46pm | 2239Quote Of The Day: Get busy living or get busy dying. - Stephen King Fintech Movers: By adding fintech, SaaS businesses can increase revenue per customer by 2-5x* and open up new SaaS markets that previously may not have been accessible. - Andreessen Horowitz Benzinga’s Fintech Award winners...
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Uber Interested In Acquiring BMW, Daimler's Europe Ride-Hailing App: Bloomberg
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - 2:33am | 406Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) is reportedly considering strategic maneuvers to expand its market share in Europe. The San Francisco-based company is in discussions to purchase German ride-sharing app Free Now, according to Bloomberg. Formerly known as MyTaxi, Free Now is a product of Your...
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Fintech Focus For August 5, 2020
Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 10:26am | 1816Daily Perspective: The root of suffering is attachment. - Buddha Fintech Movers: The Bank of International Settlements's Innovation Hub is partnering with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on a new tech-focused competition centered around the digitization of trade finance. - Block Market data...
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Uber's Shares Rise More Than 8% Even As Company Withdraws 2020 Guidance
Friday, April 17, 2020 - 2:41am | 397The shares of Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) surged in the after-hours session on Thursday, even as the company withdrew its earnings guidance for the financial year 2020. What Happened Uber said that the guidance issued during the 2019 fourth-quarter earnings report is no longer valid due to...