Text size William Ackman Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for The New York Times A special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, sponsored by Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management, made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday in the largest initial public offering of blank checks. The offering …
Read More »The new Virgin Galactic CEO made a Star Wars attraction at Disney. Wall Street is stumped.
Text size George Whitesides, left, will become Virgin Galactic’s chief space officer. Michael Colglazier takes over as CEO. Courtesy of Virgin Galactic. Shares of Virgin Galactic, a pioneer of space tourism, shot up after the company named a new CEO. He comes from Disney and the former CEO stays. The …
Read More »Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square wants to raise $ 4 billion for his SPAC
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 »Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square wants to raise $ 4 billion for his SPAC
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 »The Dow is falling as consumer spending disappoints
Text size People wait in line in front of a New York City bank in late May. fake pictures Weaker-than-expected economic data, record coronavirus cases and an unfavorable result for banks in Thursday’s Federal Reserve stress tests left the market lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 534 …
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