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Investing in the stock market has been nothing short of a roller-coaster ride over the past 11 months. Investors have navigated their way through a historic 34% downturn in the
S&P 500 in about a one-month time span and have reveled in the subsequent 10-month bounce-back rally.
But with the S&P 500 as pricey as it s been in nearly two decades, investors might be leery of putting their money to work. The thing is, growth and value can always be found in the market you just have to be willing to do a little digging.
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Editor’s note: This story is part of a series on the trends that will shape the industry in 2021. You can find all the articles on our trendline.
2020 upended nearly every aspect of the retail industry. Many retailers were forced to temporarily shutter stores, furlough employees and adjust strategies on the fly to account for increased e-commerce demands as the pandemic hit.
Direct-to-consumer brands, however, were uniquely positioned to weather the disruptions, operating relatively few stores and already having a very active presence online where consumers shifted spending.
The sector faced struggles of its own though, from supply constraints to shipping delays, forcing brands to make tough decisions like furloughing and laying off employees. But the space has also persevered, pivoting strategies that account for the seismic changes taking place across the industry.
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A growing number of SPACs are focusing on acquiring media companies and taking them public.
Media vets like Charlie Ergen, Joanna Coles, and Greg Coleman are spearheading SPACs.
Insider identified 12 media SPACs worth watching in media, telecommunications, and entertainment.
A growing number of execs and investors are looking to cash in on media through special-purpose acquisition companies.
SPACs are blank-check companies set up to acquire and take companies public, often with less scrutiny, cost and time than a traditional initial public offering. SPACs have been viewed critically by some as riskier for investors, but they have boomed over the past year.
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(This Jan 14 story, corrects amount raised in headline and first paragraph to $864 mmillion from $816 million)
FILE PHOTO: A Petco store logo is pictured on a building in North Miami, Florida March 19, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
(Reuters) - Pet retailer Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc said on Wednesday it sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) at $18 apiece, above its target range, to raise about $864 million.
Petco, which is owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, had aimed to sell 48 million shares at a target range of $14 to $17 per share.