Elliott Management Corp., the hedge fund best known for its high-profile shareholder-activist campaigns, is looking to join the sizzling SPAC craze. The firm, founded by billionaire Paul Singer, has been meeting with bankers about raising more than $ 1 billion for a special purpose-acquisition company, according to people familiar with …
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The startup behind a TikTok-style video app rocketed in its Hong Kong market debut, making the latest demonstration of investor hunger for initial public offerings and for high-growth technology companies. Shares in Kuaishou Technology nearly tripled from their IPO price in early trading Friday, implying a market value of more …
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WeWork is in talks to combine with a special-purpose acquisition company, according to people familiar with the matter, a deal that would usher the office-leasing company into the public markets more than a year after its high-profile failure to stage a traditional initial public offering. WeWork’s board and its Chief …
Read More » On Jan. 3, three days before the attack on the Capitol, Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the far-right organization known as the Proud Boys, shared a cryptic post on the messaging app Telegram: “What if we invade it?” The message was sent to his more than 7,000 followers on the app, …
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Landing a job has never been an easy task. It takes time and energy to realize what you want to do, find a relevant job opening, craft a winning resume, land an interview and then finally land a job. This process has become even more difficult, since the Covid-19 pandemic …
Read More » WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday blacklisted seven men, including several former Ukrainian officials, for allegedly interfering in U.S. elections as agents of Russia’s government by advancing theories about President-elect Joe Biden’s son. The action targeted associates of Andriy Derkach, a Ukrainian lawmaker sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department last September who …
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The Village Voice will be heard again. The iconic New York alternative weekly, which closed in 2018 after more than half a century of chronicling the city’s cultural life, will return early next year with a new owner. From the archives (August 2018): Famed New York alternative weekly Village Voice heads toward …
Read More » President Trump has expressed interest in pursuing the appointment of a special counsel to investigate allegations of fraud in the November elections and issues related to Hunter Biden, according to people familiar with the matter. In recent days, the president has directed advisers to look for people who could serve in such …
Read More » Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is moving to acquire 100% ownership of its securities joint venture in China, deepening its investment in the world’s second-largest economy 17 years after setting up shop with a domestic partner. The New York-based investment bank is applying with Chinese regulators to take full control of Goldman Sachs Gao Hua …
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