WASHINGTON—Federal regulators proposed a bevy of new requirements for special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, and their takeover targets amid widespread concern that the vehicles skirt important investor protections. The Securities and Exchange Commission advanced a set of rules Wednesday that, if implemented, would make it harder for SPACs to raise money from investors and execute […]
US stocks wavered and bond yields remained near their highest level in three years with investors preparing for a campaign of interest-rate increases from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 was up about 0.1% in early trading Monday. Last week, US stocks rebounded for a second consecutive week. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite rose 0.5%, while […]
Russia’s stock market is set to have a partial reopening Thursday, nearly a month after it shut down following the invasion of Ukraine. The challenge for Moscow is that the resumption of trading could simply send Russian stocks back into free fall. On Feb. 24, the day when President Vladimir Putin began the assault on […]
Steel and mining giant Severstal PAO said Citigroup Inc. has frozen interest payments to investors in the company’s bonds, setting up what would likely be the first debt default by a major Russian issuer since Moscow invaded Ukraine. Severstal said Wednesday that payment was frozen because of “regulatory investigations” and that it was committed to […]
Alibaba Group Holding ltd. BABA -4.35% boosted its share buyback program to $25 billion from $15 billion, in a bid to reassure investors about the company’s prospects after a year in which its stock has fallen by more than half. The potential buybacks are substantial compared with the Chinese e-commerce giant’s market value: As of […]
Companies are unveiling plans to repurchase their own shares at a record pace, lending support to the battered stock market. Firms in the S&P 500 have outlined buyback plans valued at $238 billion through the first two months of 2022, according to data from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS 1.29% a high for this point […]
The Amazon Spheres at the company’s headquarters in Seattle, Wash. John Moore/Getty Images Text size Mathematically, stock splits create no value. Splitting your stock 20-for-1—a move Amazon announced last week—isn’t really any different than swapping a $20 bill for 20 singles. Your wallet might be a little fatter, but you aren’t any richer. The fact […]
Several top executives are leaving Chobani Inc. as the yogurt maker puts plans for its initial public offering on hold. President and Chief Operating Officer Peter McGuinness told employees last week that he is leaving the company effective Friday to pursue other opportunities, according to people familiar with the matter. Chobani’s Chief People Officer Grace […]
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