WSJ News Exclusive | Didi Global Prices IPO at $14 a Share
Chinese ride-hailing goliath Didi Global Inc. priced its IPO at $14 on Tuesday afternoon, according to people familiar with the...
Corporate Changes
SEC Picks Professor Who Criticized Startup ‘Unicorns’ as Top Corporate Regulator
WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission said it had hired Renee Jones, a Boston College law professor, as its top staff...
Former WeWork Chief’s Gargantuan Exit Package Gets New Sweetener
Nearly two years ago, SoftBank Group Corp. 9984 -2.20% sought to part ways with WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann when it...
Hear.com, Zenvia Postpone IPOs Because of Choppy Stock Market
Hearing-care services provider Hear.com NV and communication-technology company Zenvia Inc. postponed their initial public offerings due to the choppy stock...
SoftBank Reports Highest-Ever Annual Profit For a Japanese Company
TOKYO— SoftBank Group Corp. 9984 -3.45% smashed profit records in its home country, riding a series of blockbuster initial public...
Some Startups Went From Rescue PPP Loans to SPAC Windfalls
Thousands of venture-capital-backed startups applied for U.S. government-assistance loans when the pandemic hit. Many of them then went on to...
Hertz Proposes Shareholder Payout as Part of Bankruptcy-Exit Plan
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. agreed to provide some value to equity holders when it leaves chapter 11, vindicating the individual...
Mexico’s Televisa to Merge Content Business With Univision
MEXICO CITY—Mexican broadcast and media giant Grupo Televisa SA B agreed to combine its television content business with Univision Communications...
VW’s U.S. Boss Takes Responsibility for ‘Voltswagen’ Prank
The chief executive of Volkswagen AG’s U.S. subsidiary said Thursday he took personal responsibility for an early April Fools’ Day...
WSJ News Exclusive | Micron, Western Digital Looking at Possible Deals for Chip Maker Kioxia
Micron Technology Inc . and Western Digital Corp . are each exploring a potential deal for Kioxia Holdings Corp. that...
WSJ News Exclusive | CM Life Sciences II SPAC Nears Deal to Combine With SomaLogic
A special-purpose acquisition company focused on life sciences and backed by a well-known shareholder activist is nearing a deal to...
WeWork Agrees to SPAC Deal That Would Take Startup Public
WeWork has agreed to merge with a special-purpose acquisition company in a deal to take the shared-office provider public nearly...
Grab Your Lanyard. Trade Shows Are Plotting a Comeback.
Just a year ago, a crowd of 5,000 people wandering an Orlando, Fla.-area exhibition hall would have been considered tiny...
Coupang Shares Rise 70% in Debut
Shares of South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. CPNG 50.94% rose 70% Thursday, making it the largest trading debut by...
WSJ News Exclusive | Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Startup in Conflict With University Ahead of Planned IPO
A startup behind the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca AZN 1.76% PLC is planning an...
Airbnb Posts Steep Losses in First Earnings Report After Going Public
Airbnb Inc. posted a steep annual loss in its first earnings as a public company, as costs tied to its...
Bumble Stock Surges 64% in Market Debut
Shares of online-dating company Bumble Inc. jumped 64% in their trading debut Thursday amid huge interest in matchmaking apps and...
SoftBank Turns $11 Billion Profit, Helped by DoorDash
TOKYO— SoftBank Group Corp. 9984 4.45% rode red-hot stock markets to a big quarterly profit, largely on the back of...
TikTok Rival’s $5.4 Billion IPO Draws Big Investor Following
Chinese short-video app operator Kuaishou Technology will raise $5.4 billion from its Hong Kong listing, hitting its maximum fundraising target...
