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Author Bio Full-time host of the Motley Fool Money radio show, MarketFoolery podcast, and other things. Part-time connoisseur of movies, basketball & fine bourbon. Topps (yes, the baseball card company) gets ready to go public through a SPAC. Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) deals with fallout from the Archegos Capital debacle. In this episode of MarketFoolery, Motley Fool analyst Asit Sharma analyzes those stories and shares why he believes a Mexican airport operator and an A...

Jeremy Moeller, Getty Images For globally recognized brands, image is everything. Sneaker giant Nike, for example, is unlikely to ever get into the home appliance industry; Maytag will probably not be offering automobiles. But some brands have attempted to diversify, banking on their name recognition to propel them into a new market. More often than not, they simply wind up confusing consumers. Take a look at eight products that gave brands an identity crisis. 1. Bic Pantyhose Bic tried to sque...

5W Public Relations Named Top Three New York City PR Agency News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ODwyers, a leading public relations industry publication, has officially released its annual PR rankings, naming 5W Public Relations (5WPR) the third largest, privately-held public relations agency in New York City Metro Area. "To be named a top three New York agency, after what was easily one of the most difficult years for business, is a...

Topps Gets Into the NFT Game Collectible cards are having a moment. While the boom might have been fueled by the pandemic and hedge fund bros getting into Mickey Mantle rookies, there’s been an undeniable increased interest in trading cards, from limited-edition Bernie Sanders inauguration mitten swag to Topps’ latest Project70 that invited creatives and celebrities like Snoop Dogg to create specially designed baseball cards celebrating Topps’ 70th anniversary. Now, Topps is getting int...

The NFT sports collectible space is getting spicy.  Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou, a newly minted leader in the NFT space, dished some harsh criticism of Topps on Twitter Wednesday, calling out the company and Major League Baseball for creating what he views as a poor product. Said Roham, of 39.8K followers, to user @ChrisBecraft, of 16: Roham Gharegozlou is the CEO of Dapper Labs, which runs NBA TopShot. Topps just happens to be Gharegozlou and Dappers most prominent new competitor. An...

$20K in trading cards stolen from hobby store Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 14, 2021 BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) - Maine authorities are investigating the theft of several sports trading cards estimated to be worth nearly $20,000. Authorities were first notified of the robbery around 8 am on Tuesday when a driver reported that the glass front door of J&R; Cards had been smash...

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Bitcoin Is a Bright Spot in a Frustrating Market Id rather be late jumping in on a bottom fish than jump in too early. We continue to experience a two-tiered market with some bigger caps helping the major indices while small-caps continue to struggle. The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) is leading while the Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) is lagging. Breadth is around two gainers for every three losers but many groups such as biotechnology and SPACs continue to drip lower. The bright spot is bitcoin (Grayscale...

SPAC Wrap: Investors Should be Happy with a Merger-less Monday; Announced Deals Take a Hit Merger-less Monday was a bit of a surprise today, but given SPACs with announced deals took a hit, thats probably a good thing. Look for activity to pick up as the week progresses though. Author: Apr 12, 2021 Even given the otherwise sideways day in the markets (S&P up, DJIA down, Nasdaq 100 down), some investors will be a bit disappointed in the SPAC activity. No deals were announced, SPAC IPOs stayed on...

Print For the past few weeks, as vaccinations rolled out across the state and movie theaters reopened, I told myself the first theater I would go back to was the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. Now it looks like that is not going to happen. Late on Monday, ArcLight and sister chain Pacific Theatres, which together operated some of L.A.’s top cinematic destinations, said they would not be opening their doors after the pandemic. Perhaps we should have seen it coming. Ever since Los Angeles Cou...