Companies have reportedly put their initial public offering (IPO) plans on hold amid the market chaos caused by the announcements of new U.S. tariffs that began April 2. Together with a slowdown in activity seen in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, preparations for IPOs...
With several high-profile IPOs in limbo, the venture capital/startup space is in crisis mode. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (April 8), 2025 was supposed to be a year in which the environment for initial public offerings (IPOs) flourished. But with President Donald Trump’s new tariffs rocking the...
To get a sense of just how volatile the markets are — and how fragile things will be for FinTechs looking to go public, or for those already trading — Klarna has taken its IPO off the table, three weeks after filing its paperwork with...
After a 3% decline in the rupee since mid-December, the new chief of India’s central bank reportedly said Friday (Feb. 7) that the bank is working to maintain stability without hurting market efficiency. “Our interventions in the forex market focus on smoothening excessive and disruptive...
Times are reportedly tough for the world of venture capital (VC) and tech startups. As the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Nov. 13), investors are seeking returns from VC companies and startups despite a weakened initial public offering (IPO) market. The WSJ points to a report...
When it comes to overall opportunity, the United States isn’t a hard sell. The U.S. market is home to over 13,100 FinTechs, with some estimates putting the industry’s total value by 2030 at $1.5 trillion. For FinTechs eyeing expansion, the U.S. offers a $10.6 trillion...
A recent stock market rally hasn’t made American venture investors any less cautious. That’s according to a report Thursday (Oct. 10) by Reuters, citing new Pitchbook-NVCA data showing around $37.5 billion of deals made in the quarter ending Sept. 30, down almost 32% from the prior quarter....
JKBX has announced that its platform for purchasing shares of music royalty assets is now live. The platform is expected to appeal to both seasoned investors and music fans who are new to the world of music investments, JKBX (pronounced “jukebox”) said in a Monday...
Online brokerage Robinhood has reached an agreement with the U.S. Marshal Service (USMS) to repurchase shares from Sam Bankman-Fried’s Emergent Fidelity Technologies. The deal, valued at $605.7 million, comes after Robinhood’s shares were seized and transferred to the custody of the U.S. government following the bankruptcy filing of Emergent Fidelity Technologies and Bankman-Fried’s FTX,...
