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Should You Buy VinFast Auto Stock While It's Below $5?

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VinFast Auto (NASDAQ: VFS) briefly became one of the market's hottest electric vehicle stocks when it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) last August. Like many other SPAC-backed EV makers, it ran of of juice as it missed its pre-merger targets and racked up steep losses. just two weeks later.

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Better Buy: Archer Aviation vs. Rocket Lab USA

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Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) and Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) are both tiny aerospace companies that went public by merging with special purpose acquisition companies ( SPACs ) in 2021. Both stocks initially soared, but they crashed after the companies missed their pre-merger estimates and racked up steep losses.

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Why Rumble Stock Is Plummeting This Week

The Motley Fool

The streaming-video specialist was taken public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition ( SPAC ) company in September 2022. The lockup period for Rumble stock expired on Sept. 19, opening the door for insiders at the company to sell shares of its stock. 16 at a price of $6.79

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Where Will Archer Aviation Stock Be in 3 Years?

The Motley Fool

Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) , a developer of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) three years ago. Its pre-merger presentation claimed it would produce its first 10 eVTOL vehicles in 2024 and generate $42 million in revenue for the full year.

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Should Investors Pull Dollar Tree Stock Out of the Bargain Bin?

The Motley Fool

The ultra-discounter made an apparent misstep in its acquisition of Family Dollar. Inflationary effects However, in addition to the failure of the Family Dollar merger, it was hit by the one phenomenon it could not battle so easily: inflation, specifically, the high inflation from earlier in the decade.

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Blackstone Completes Acquisition of Rover

Blackstone News

Rover” or the “Company”), the world’s largest online marketplace for pet care, today announced the completion of its acquisition by private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone (“Blackstone”) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.3 With the completion of the acquisition, Rover stockholders are entitled to receive $11.00

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Where Will Nikola Stock Be in 3 Years?

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Like many other electric vehicle start-ups, Nikola went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) and set some overly ambitious long-term goals. In its pre-merger presentation in 2020, it claimed it could ship 600 battery-powered electric trucks (BEVs) in 2021, ship 1,200 BEVs in 2022, and ship 3,500 BEVs in 2023.