Why Blank Check Companies Are The Hottest Thing This Year

Why Blank Check Companies Are The Hottest Thi...

bloombergbloomberg

Up next

Why the Tech World Is Going Crazy for Claude Code

In the AI industry, there's always a hot new thing. First it was ChatGPT. Then it was the image generators. There was the DeepSeek moment. In the latter half of last year, everyone was excited about how good Google's Gemini was. In January 2026, the new hot thing everyone is talk ...  Show more

 . 54min 44sec
Lots More on the Protests and Financial Crisis in Iran

One of the extraordinary elements of the civil unrest taking place in Iran is that it's almost impossible to know what's going on. There's a virtually complete news blackout, in part because of the government shutting down the internet. What this means in practice right now is th ...  Show more

 . 22min 21sec

Recommended Episodes

Prof G Markets: Inflation’s Descent, Sam Altman’s SPAC, and Private Equity’s Latest Target
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

This week on Prof G Markets, Scott breaks down what the latest inflation data means for the American economy. He then shares his thoughts on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman taking a nuclear power company public via SPAC. Finally, he explains why private equity firms are circling mom-and-po ...  Show more

 . 44min 6sec
Prof G Markets: Reddit Reignites the IPO Market, Microsoft’s AI All-Stars, and Private Equity Perks
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Scott breaks down why he bought shares in Reddit’s IPO and what he thinks its first day pop means for the IPO market. He then takes a look at Mustafa Suleyman’s controversial move from Inflection AI to Microsoft. Finally, he explains why Calpers is increasing its investments in p ...  Show more

 . 1h 2min
Financials: A Fintech IPO to Watch and a Very Complex SPAC Deal
Industry Focus

In this week's installment of Industry Focus: Financials, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, take a closer look at recent fintech IPO Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW) and why it could be a smart stock for investors to keep on their radar. Plus, we recently received ...  Show more

 . 30min 38sec
Prof G Markets: Carvana and Corporate Governance, Hollywood vs. Microsoft, and Oddity’s IPO
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

This week on Prof G Markets, Scott shares his thoughts on Carvana’s questionable governance in light of its recent debt restructuring. He then explains why Hollywood writers and actors should be picketing outside of Microsoft instead of the studios. Scott also discusses the succe ...  Show more

 . 41min 32sec