Tech’s top four CEOs should be nervous as they approach a virtual hearing on July 27 before the House of Representatives’ Antitrust Subcommittee on the Judiciary. AAPL from Apple Inc. -0.46% Tim Cook, AMZN of Amazon.com Inc., -3.00% Jeff Bezos, Facebook Inc. FB, -2.47% Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL, …
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Text size Bill ackman Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for the New York Times Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management made a splash in late June, when he asked to raise a $ 3 billion blank check company with some unconventional terms. Voluntary initial public offering investors are clearly plentiful: …
Read More »Spartan buys Fisker for $ 2.9 billion. What it says about hot electric vehicle stocks.
Text size Fisker believes that Ocean is the world’s most sustainable all-electric SUV. Courtesy of Fisker. It’s official. Spartan Energy Acquisition is buying California-based electric vehicle maker Fisker in a deal that values the startup at $ 2.9 billion, another $ 1 billion valuation for the ultra-powered alternative fuel space. …
Read More »Uber bets on delivery with $ 2.65 billion in the acquisition of Postmates as transportation suffers
In the race to gain a competitive advantage in the burgeoning food delivery business, major players are dividing the map of the United States. UBER from Uber Technology Inc., + 5.99% intention to acquire privately owned Postmates Inc. for $ 2.65 billion after its failed offer by Grubhub Inc. GRUB, …
Read More »Lemonade’s CFO says it is digitizing the insurance industry. Its IPO soared more than 100% today.
Text size The New York Stock Exchange welcomed Lemonade, Inc. (NYSE: LMND) on Thursday, July 2, 2020, in celebration of its IPO. To honor the occasion, Daniel Schreiber, co-founder and CEO, and Shai Wininger, co-founder and chief operating officer, along with Chris Taylor, director of listings, perform at the NYSE …
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