At the SPAC of Dawn Car-sharing networks had their moment in the sun as hot items in the tech scene, with some hopes that the companies could grow to the same scale as vacation rental disrupters like AirBnB (NASDAQ:ABNB). But, signs are showing that this startup category may not be ready for the public markets....
At the SPAC of Dawn While yesterday brought news of better-than expected housing starts, albeit with slightly lower building permits beginning, today’s market news should include an update on jobless claims, which could be a key harbinger of the Fed’s rate cut policy. Other leading economic indicators are set to come in later in the...
At the SPAC of Dawn Conservative de-SPACs have been the belle of the ball ever since November’s election, but operational progress is what will provide some staying power for their stocks and the broader play that underpins their value story. To that end, Trump Media (NASDAQ:DJT) reported its financial position late last week in a...
At the SPAC of Dawn SPACs filed plenty of business just ahead of the three-day weekend with one fresh deal announced and amendments to four searching and announced SPACs. Three SPACs also closed their business combinations to round out a highly productive week in SPACland. This week’s activity is likely to be less robust, with...
At the SPAC of Dawn Lost in the daily assault of A.I. company news are all of the “other” companies that were created in the past decade or so. The normies. These venture-backed companies that achieved unicorn status during the boom years of 2020 and 2021 have been sidelined and much has been discussed about...
At the SPAC of Dawn The sudden burst of SPAC activity this week slowed down after the closing bell yesterday as the market faces a period sandwiched between CPI and PPI readouts. Yesterday’s CPI news and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments before Congress did not provide an instant relief in terms of clarity on a...
At the SPAC of Dawn Things are heating up with two more SPACs filing for IPOs, ballooning the past week’s total to six. These new filings include Cohen & Company’s fourth new S-1 filed as left lead underwriter in 2025 (five overall) and D Boral’s first of the year. These are paired in the news...
At the SPAC of Dawn Companies going public in SPAC mergers have gotten used to dips in stock price of some magnitude or another when their transactions close, but only recently have they attempted to be proactive in setting the narrative during such times. Retail technology firm Alpha Modus (NASDAQ:AMOD) recently put out an aggressive...
At the SPAC of Dawn The pace of new SPAC filings has not slackened as three new S-1s were filed on either end of Super Bowl weekend seeking a combined $500 million in IPO proceeds. All three are underwritten by Cohen & Company and feature anchor investors as well as promotes upsized to the equivalent...
At the SPAC of Dawn The markets may still be figuring out their way in careening the early decisions of the new presidential administration, but one de-SPAC decided to cash in on at least one of them yesterday. Rare earth miner Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) raised $22.5 million in a private placement taking advantage of a...