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If approved, the vehicle will focus on acquisition targets in the consumer or retail industries, according to the prospectus.

Known primarily from his decades-long MLB career, Alex Rodriguez is joining a roster of wealthy celebrities backing blank-check companies.

Approval for similar access at competitors such as Schwab and Morgan Stanley’s E-Trade can take days.

The combined company will service $4 trillion in assets and is valued at $1 billion.

Growth, quality and low-volatility stock funds had one of their worst months of flows on record, while those tracking value had one of their best.

The fintech world is expanding at a sometimes breathtaking pace. Much of that growth is driven by venture capital, but how do VCs decide which companies to invest it in--or not? Join Greycroft partner Will Szczerbiak in a discussion with Olugbenga Agboola, the founder and CEO of Flutterwave, the San Francisco-based startup building the largest payments infrastructure in Africa. Guest host James Ledbetter, editor and publisher of the fintech newsletter FIN, will explore these questions: What are VCs looking for in a fintech startup? What are the hottest fintech sectors in 2021? How has the rise in fintech valuations affected the market? Where will growth be strongest in the next few years?

The latest round of financing, following last week’s emergency infusion, suggests its initial public offering hangs in the balance

“This looks like pockets of frothiness, some irrationality undoubtedly, some nonsense undoubtedly," said BlackRock Vice Chairman Philipp Hildebrand.

Reddit users helped fuel a blistering rally in GameStop, the video game retailer, burning short sellers and hedge funds.

The looming threat for Biden’s SEC pick is that the good times could end on his watch, triggering a crash that hits retail investors who’ve contributed to the boom.