- Business Insider 15:39April 10, 2021The broader stock market is not in a bubble, but these 5 sectors are, according to JPMorgan"While there is a lot of talk about asset bubbles, it is hard to see one in the broad equity market," JPMorgan said.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, Stock Market Outlook, Stock Market Analysis, Stock market bubble, JPMorgan, analyst commentary, SPACs, crypto, Green Tech, EVs >

- Business Insider 21:56April 7, 2021SEC official warns on red-hot SPAC market and says the blank-check firms have significant and undiscovered issuesAn SEC official warned about the rapid growth in SPAC deals and said the surge is raising questions, the Wall Street Journal reported.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, SPACs, SPAC bubble, SPAC boom, Regulation, SEC, Stock Market >

- Business Insider 00:48April 7, 2021McConnell says the quiet part out loud, tells corporate America to 'stay out of politics,' but clarifies he's 'not talking about political contributions'Republicans have slammed the onslaught of corporate responses to Georgia's restrictive new voting law, calling for boycotts and threatening tax hikes.
< Politics, Mitch McConell, Georgia, PACs, Voting, Corporate America, analysis >

- Business Insider 16:45April 6, 2021'The market is a scam': Famed short seller Carson Block says he's ramping up bets against 'predatory' SPACsFamed short-seller Carson Block is betting even further against SPACs, a market that he calls a 'scam' in a Bloomberg interview.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, Markets, Stocks, SPACs, SPAC, Carson Block, short seller, Scam, Wall Street, special acquisition purpose company, IPO >

- Business Insider 16:23April 2, 2021Bill Gates says companies have gone from staying private too long to going public too soon and that he's avoiding 'low quality' SPACs"We've kind of flipped from a world where companies would probably stay private too long, to now...companies may be going public too soon," Gates said on Friday.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, Markets, Bill Gates, SPACs, SPAC boom, SPAC bubble, SPAC market, IPO >

- Business Insider 13:16April 1, 2021The SPAC boom powered the strongest quarter for dealmaking in 40 years - topping even the dotcom bubble of 2000One analyst said the M&A and SPAC boom fuelled concerns that parts of the market "have become far too frothy."
< Markets, MI Exclusive, Markets, SPAC boom, m&a, Stock market bubble, SPACs, Mergers And Acquisitions >

- Business Insider 21:25March 31, 2021Vice Media is in 'advanced talks' to merge with ex-Morgan Stanley exec Jack Leeney's SPAC, report saysBefore engaging with Leeney's 7GC & Co., The Information reported Vice held talks with other SPACs, one at a $2.5 billion valuation.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, Markets, SPAC Merger, SPACs, SPAC, 7GC & Co. Holdings, VII stock, Vice Media, VICE News, Vice >

- Business Insider 15:45March 28, 20213 reasons why the recent electric vehicle stock-price correction isn't the end of the road for the EV trend, according to the world's largest wealth managerThe recent EV sell-off doesn't mean the boom in electric cars is going away anytime soon, according to Mark Haefele, chief investment officer at UBS.
< Markets, Transportation, MI Exclusive, Markets, electric vehicle stocks, Electric Vehicles, EV SPACs, EV market, electric vehicle outlook, Mark Haefele, UBS Wealth Management >

- Business Insider 15:15March 27, 2021The SPAC boom is losing steam. Here are 3 signs the high-flying market is coming back down to earth.The recent price performance of blank-check companies may indicate the SPAC frenzy is fading, though some investors say it's a short-term pullback.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, SPAC market boom, SPAC performance, SPAC ETFs, SPAC investing, SPAC bubble, SPACs dying down, SPAC IPO >

- Business Insider 17:08March 25, 2021The red-hot SPAC market is cooling off as first-day trading spikes evaporate14 out of 15 SPACs that went public last week traded below their $10 IPO price as the red-hot SPAC market begins to cool off.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, SPACs, SPAC boom, SPAC, SPAC bubble, SPAC investing, SPAC market, SPAC IPO, SPAC Merger >

- Business Insider 18:02March 24, 2021Billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht says the SPAC market is 'out of control' and Wall Street won't regulate because they are making too much moneyBillionaire investors and SPAC sponsor Barry Sternlicht said the market for the blank-check firms is "a little bit crazy" in a Wednesday interview.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, Markets, Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Capital, SPACs, SPAC bubble, SPAC investing, SPAC market >

- Business Insider 15:30March 20, 2021The SPAC market is booming, but there are plenty of bad buys. Here's what 8 experts say investors should be looking for in their next SPAC investment.The recent SPAC boom has brought a wave of investors into risky early-stage businesses - and experts advise using caution.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, SPACs, SPAC boom, SPAC bubble, SPAC investing, SPAC market, SPAC strategy, special purpose acquisition company >

- Business Insider 05:09March 20, 2021AT&T, Cigna abandon promises to stop financing Republicans who voted to overturn the electionCorporate America promised to stop funding Republicans who voted to overturn Electoral College results. Some companies have already broken theirs.
< Politics, News, Markets, Tech Insider, Retail, Advertising, Healthcare, Transportation, Finance, Media, Military & Defense, Strategy, Economy, Energy, Entertainment, Enterprise, Real Estate, s&p 500, Money in politics, PACs, Political Action Committee (PAC), Political Action Committees, Campaign Finance, FEC, Capitol Siege, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Electoral College, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Elections 2020, 2020 Elections, House, Senate, Congress, BI Graphics, Skye Gould >

- Business Insider 15:58March 19, 2021Rockley Photonics is set to merge with the SPAC SC Health Corp. in a $1.2 billion dealRockley Photonics will merge with SC Health Corp. in a transaction that gives the combined company a pro forma enterprise value of $1.2 billion.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, Rockley Photonics, RKLY, SC Health Corp., SPAC, SPAC investing, SPACs, merger >

- Business Insider 18:09March 16, 2021The SPAC boom has become a 'mania' and sponsors should be more tethered to growth projections, former NYSE President Tom Farley saysFormer NYSE President Tom Farley said SPACs have become a "mania" and valuations are "untethered from financial reality" in an interview on Tuesday.
< Markets, Economy, MI Exclusive, Markets, Tom Farley, NYSE, SPACs, SPAC boom, SPAC bubble, special purpose acquisition company, market oulook >

- Business Insider 22:31March 12, 2021Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit has reportedly hired bankers to go pubic via SPAC mergerBillionaire Richard Branson is aiming for a $3 billion valuation, banking on Virgin Orbit's successful test flight in January.
< Markets, virgin orbit, Virgin, Richard Branson, SPAC, SPACs, SPAC market, SPAC strategy >

- Business Insider 16:57March 12, 2021Goldman Sachs creates SPAC team in Hong Kong amid surging Asian interest in blank-check companiesThe strategic team was set up last year but was not made public, according to Reuters.
< Markets, SPAC, SPAC boom, SPACs, SPAC market, SPAC strategy, Goldman Sachs, Hong Kong >

- Business Insider 23:37March 11, 2021Altimeter SPACs surge on reported $40 billion deal for Singapore ride-hailing company GrabIf the $40 billion deal between Grab and Altimeter goes through, it would make for the largest SPAC deal on record.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, GrabTaxi, Grab, SPACs, Altimeter Capital, stock market 2021, Stock Market, IPO, SPAC IPO, Mover >

- Business Insider 23:01March 11, 2021SPAC returns don't warrant the 'hype' they're getting, SEC Chair saysThe acting SEC chair also said that the agency is going to closely look at "the structural and the disclosure issues" of SPACs.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, SPACs, Regulation, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Stock Market >

- Business Insider 22:03March 10, 2021The SEC warns investors of buying celebrity-backed SPACs as the blank-check craze persistsJohn Coates, Acting Director of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance said the regulator is taking a "hard look" at SPACs.
< Markets, Finance, MI Exclusive, Markets, SPACs, SPAC boom, SPAC investing, SPAC bubble, sec investigation, SEC, Celebrity SPACs, IPO >

- Business Insider 16:30March 7, 2021SPACs are booming 'at the expense of retail investors', and regulators should take these 5 steps to fix the market, think tanks saySPACs are "fueled by conflicts of interest and compensation to corporate insiders at the expense of retail investors," a letter to regulators stated.
< Markets, MI Exclusive, SPACs, SEC, IPO, Bill Ackman, Stock Market, Trading >

- Business Insider 23:04March 6, 2021After raising $3.7 billion for 5 SPACs in 2020, investor Chamath Palihapitiya has reportedly confidentially filed for 7 more with the SECChamath Palihapitiya's enthusiasm for SPACs may run even deeper than his Wall Street disciples and social media followers realize.
< Finance, News, Wall Street, SPACs, Chamath Palihapitiya >

- Business Insider 12:49March 3, 2021London eyes major rule changes to cash in on the SPAC boom as Amsterdam targets top spot after BrexitLondon's stock-trading rules mean it is lagging behind New York and even Amsterdam on SPACs. But that could soon change.
< Markets, SPAC boom, SPACs, City of London, UK stocks, Rishi Sunak, London, Amsterdam, New York, Investing >

- Business Insider 16:30February 28, 2021The number of public listings by zero-revenue companies valued above $1 billion currently exceeds the dot-com eraSixteen pre-revenue firms have gone public or expect to go public in 2021 with a valuation over $1 billion, more than in any year in the dot com era.
< Markets, Markets, SPACs, IPO, public listings, Accelerate, Stocks, NAV, Valuation, special purpose acquisition company >

- Business Insider 18:05February 14, 2021An obscure Alaska court case could end super PACs and reshape our democracyIf the case goes to the Supreme Court, the ruling could change the way we finance campaigns by eliminating super PACs.
< Opinion, Politics, Opinion, BI Commentary, Politics, PACs, Super PACs, Alaska, Supreme Court, Campaign Finance >

- Business Insider 16:30February 13, 2021'Nobody's going to listen to Buffett': Chamath Palihapitiya called himself the figurehead of the Reddit-trader era in a recent interview. Here are his 10 best quotes.Chamath Palihapitiya gave a colorful interview featuring quotes about Warren Buffett, the recent GameStop frenzy, and SPACs.
< Markets, Chamath Palihapitiya, Bitcoin, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, SPACs, Warren Buffett, Chamath Palihapitiya GameStop, Social Capital >

- Coindesk 05:48February 12, 2021Blockchain Mortgage Platform Figure Launches SPAC to Raise $250MFigure seeks to raise $250 million through the special purpose acquisition company, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday night.
< Markets, News, Figure Technologies, Figure, Mike Cagney, SPACs >
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- Business Insider 23:58February 8, 2021SPAC NextGen Acquisition jumps 40% after report of deal to take EV truck maker Xos publicShares of NextGen Acquisition Corp are soaring after news the company may have found a partner to take public in EV truck maker Xos.
< Markets, SPAC, SPAC boom, NextGen Acquisition Corp., Xos Trucks Inc., NGAC, Electric Trucks, Electric vehicle spacs >

- Business Insider 17:23February 8, 2021SPAC Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II spikes 47% after announcing merger with EV charging station manufacturer Volta IndustriesTortoise Acquistions Corp. II and Volta Industries are set to merge in a transaction that values the combined entity at over $2 billion.
< Markets, Markets, SPAC, SPAC boom, Volta Industries, VLTA, Tech stocks, EV charging station, EV SPACs, EV stocks >

- Business Insider 20:50February 5, 2021Variants are threatening our vaccine progressThese are the top stories written by Business Insider's healthcare team for the week ending February 5.
< Healthcare, Dispensed, coronavirus, variants, Vaccines, pharmacies, SPACs, Infectious disease, VCs, IPO, 23andMe >

- Breitbart News 00:31February 2, 2021Democrat Elaine Luria Pays Off Campaign Debt Using Corporate PAC Donations She RejectedRep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) paid off her campaign debt from her congressional bid by using corporate PACs donations after she pledged not to take donations from those PACs.
< 2020 Election, Politics, Elaine Luria, National Republican Congressional Committee, PACs, Scott Taylor >

- Business Insider 17:54January 25, 2021Churchill Capital Corp IV rockets 20% as rumors of Lucid Motors merger fuel sustained rallyChurchill Capital Corp IV continues to surge on news of a potential merger with Lucid Motors, though the blank-check company has yet to confirm or deny the rumors.
< Markets, Markets, Churchill Capital, Churchill Capital Corp IV, Electric Vehicles, SPACs, SPAC investing, merger, lucid motors, PIF, Saudi Arabia >

- Business Insider 10:48January 23, 2021Microsoft president Brad Smith candidly confesses politics are pay-to-play in response to criticism over the company's donations to lawmakers who objected to US election resultsSmith said donations get Microsoft access to lawmakers' events, where it builds relationships that come in handy when it needs favors, CNBC reported.
< Tech Insider, Politics, Enterprise, News, Markets, Microsoft, Brad Smith, Lobbying, PACs, Corporate PAC Spending 2021, Money in politics, Capitol Siege >

- Business Insider 06:41January 21, 2021Corporate America is pausing its financial support for the 147 GOP lawmakers who challenged Biden's victory. Here are all the S&P 500 companies who gave them money - and then stopped.S&P 500 companies gave $23 million to Republicans who voted to overturn Electoral College results. See how much they gave and who's reversing course.
< Politics, News, Markets, Tech Insider, Retail, Advertising, Healthcare, Transportation, Finance, Media, Military & Defense, Strategy, Economy, Energy, Entertainment, Enterprise, Real Estate, s&p 500, Money in politics, PACs, Political Action Committee (PAC), Political Action Committees, Campaign Finance, FEC, Capitol Siege, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Electoral College, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Elections 2020, 2020 Elections, House, Senate, Congress, BI Graphics, Skye Gould >

- Business Insider 16:20January 17, 2021Cryptocurrencies and SPACs show signs of 'irrational exuberance,' but the stock market is not in a bubble, says UBSUBS's Mark Haefele has conflicting views on whether some of the market's most popular areas are overextended, and possibly in bubbles.
< Markets, UBS, Mark Haefele, Stock market bubble, Stock Market Outlook, s&p 500, Cryptocurrencies, SPAC market, Stock Market Analysis, SPACs, Stocks, Stock Market, stock market valuation, stock market 2021, Investing Outlook, Stock Market Forecast >

- Business Insider 17:21January 14, 2021Churchill Capital Corp IV has surged 80% in just 4 days amid Lucid Motors merger talksChurchill Capital Corp IV's reported Lucid merger will take advantage of key themes in the market: SPACs and EVs. Shares are up over 80% on the news.
< Markets, Churchill Capital, michael klein, EVs, SPAC boom, lucid motors, faraday future, Nio, nikola, Stocks, Stock Market, SPACs >

- Business Insider 23:03January 13, 2021The electric vehicle SPAC boom is likely to continue as over $2.5 trillion is needed to make a full transition to EVs, BofA says"The auto industry is reaching an inflection point for electric vehicles, but funding this revolution is a tremendous hurdle," said Bank of America.
< Markets, electric vehicle stocks, SPAC boom, EV SPACs, Bank of America, nikola, Electric vehicle spacs, SPAC, XL Fleet SPAC, Electric vehicle funding >

- Business Insider 14:57October 28, 2020A super PAC run by teens is demolishing Trump with memes on TikTokMeme PAC has ratched up more than 5 million views on TikTok.
< TikTok, TikTok teenagers, Super PACs, Meme Culture, Election 2020 >
