3 SPACs That Short-Sellers Are Targeting

Motley Fool2021-04-22

It's certainly been a weird year to be a short-seller. Just ask anyone betting that selling physical video games out of retail stores during a deadly pandemic is a terrible business to be in. At the ...

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YiiYii
2021-04-23
YiiYii
[財迷]
LalaGirlxz
2021-04-22
LalaGirlxz
leggo
- jimmylaw:
  wowww
吃狗粮的猫
2021-04-22
吃狗粮的猫
?
- tkroyce:
  Wow
yangmehmeh
2021-04-22
yangmehmeh
Spacs aren’t gonna last long
- tkroyce:
  Wow
VLOF
2021-04-22
VLOF
Out of the 3 SPACS, I prefer IPOE.
RoronoaZH
2021-04-22
RoronoaZH
Like and comment please. [開心]

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