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Why Shares of VinFast Auto Collapsed This Week

The Motley Fool

What happened Shares of recently minted public company VinFast Auto (NASDAQ: VFS) collapsed as much as 44.6% The Vietnamese manufacturer of electric vehicles ( EVs ) just went public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and soared over 100% on the back of investor hype and its low float.

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1 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stock You'll Want to Have on Your Radar as Rate Cuts Loom

The Motley Fool

Furthermore, some BDCs, such as Ares Capital, offer more sophisticated financing solutions -- making them appealing to larger public companies as well. Such liquidity events could be beneficial for Hercules, as some of its portfolio companies could end up becoming acquired by larger enterprises. Well, not exactly.

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Berkshire Hathaway Holds Bank of America, American Express, Visa, and Mastercard Stock, but So Does This Low-Cost Vanguard ETF

The Motley Fool

Although Berkshire is known for its public equity investments in companies like Apple and Coca-Cola , the value of the rest of the business is actually much higher. In fact, Berkshire's holdings in public companies are worth about $320 billion compared to the $1.026 trillion market cap for Berkshire as a whole.

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Redfin Is "Under Contract"

The Motley Fool

Right now, were issuing Double Down alerts for three incredible companies, and there may not be another chance like this anytime soon. Continue *Stock Advisor returns as of March 14, 2025 This video was recorded on March 10, 2025 Dylan Lewis: Who knew Redfin had the for sale sign up? It is a merger Monday in the truest sense.

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3 Sensational Warren Buffett Stocks That Make for Slam-Dunk Buys in September

The Motley Fool

in the mid-1960s, he's overseen a greater than 5,700,000% aggregate return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) and guided Berkshire to become only the ninth public company to reach the $1 trillion market cap plateau. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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2 Nasdaq-100 Stocks That Are No-Brainer Buys in 2025, and 1 to Avoid

The Motley Fool

The Nasdaq-100 , which is comprised of 100 of the largest non-financial public companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, gained 25% last year and 92%, in aggregate, over the two-year period between the start of 2023 and end of 2024. Although its bottom-line results have been disappointing following the merger of Warner Bros.

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The metrics that matter for a successful exit

Insight Partners

This can help them stay on track and position their business as an appealing opportunity for potential acquirers or public investors. Choose your exit: IPO or acquisition? Each requires you to make different decisions as your company grows. One Fed decision, inflation print, or job data release can make going public untenable.