The IPO SPAC-Tacle

Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel, expects agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to enable a “golden age” of entrepreneurship and eliminate some corporate moats, even as the cost of using AI creates a deep moat around other companies. And while some jobs may be replaced ...  Show more

Rapid improvements in AI capabilities and growing corporate adoption have led to predictions that the technology could spark large-scale job losses before the end of the decade. Do these concerns have merit? MIT’s Daron Acemoglu and Neil Thompson, and Goldman Sachs Research econo ...  Show more

Discussing how companies are issuing new stock this year, the market for IPOs, and the other ways corporations are accessing capital in a high-rate environment, Lizzie Reed, global head of the Equity Syndicate Desk in Goldman Sachs Investment Banking, joins our latest episode of  ...  Show more

Lauren Dillard, EVP, Head of Investment Intelligence at Nasdaq, on the recent market volatility, and the IPO/SPAC outlook for 2021. Gary Vogel, CEO of Eagle Bulk Shipping, with insights into the global shipping market and what it says about the economic recovery. David Dietze, Ma ...  Show more

In this week's episode, we unpack the following four stories in the world of corporate finance.

The S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones Industrial Average have each risen more than 15% so far this year. How should investors feel about the rest of 2021? Which stocks should be on a short leash? What capital allocation strategies should Berkshire-Hathaway and Chipotle be considerin ...  Show more