U.S. IPOs Hit $251B First-Half Record, Pacing for 2021 Beat
U.S. issuers raised $251B through June 26 — the biggest H1 on record — led by SpaceX’s $86.2B IPO and Alphabet’s $85B AI raise. Inside the numbers.
FDA Clears 20 Zyn Variants for Reduced-Risk Claims
FDA issued modified risk tobacco product orders for 20 Zyn nicotine pouch variants, the first MRTP authorization for the category and Philip Morris’s biggest smoke-free regulatory win since IQOS in 2020.
Options 101: Calls, Puts, Strike, Expiration Explained
Options primer: how calls and puts work, what strike, expiration, and premium really mean, plus intrinsic vs time value.
Alan Greenspan, Fed Chair From 1987 to 2006, Has Died
Alan Greenspan, the Fed’s 13th chair who steered policy through the 1987 crash, dot-com bubble and 1% rates, has died, the central bank said.
Qualcomm Eyes $40B by 2029 as Meta Picks Dragonfly CPU
Qualcomm nearly doubled its FY2029 non-handset revenue target to $40B and named Meta as its first data center CPU customer. QCOM popped, then settled +5%.
Factor Investing: Value, Momentum, Quality, Size, Low-Vol
Factor investing in plain English: the five equity factors, where they came from, how Ken French and AQR build them, and where each one breaks.
Securitize Closes Cantor SPAC; SECZ Trades on NYSE July 2
Tokenization platform Securitize is wrapping its merger with Cantor Equity Partners II, raising about $400M and listing on the NYSE under SECZ on July 2.
Merck KGaA Buys Bio-Techne for $11.3B; TECH Pops 20%
Merck KGaA acquires Bio-Techne for $11.3B in cash at $73/share, a 24% premium. TECH jumped 20% to $70.70 and the arb spread of 3.2% signals a tight deal.
T-Bills vs T-Notes vs T-Bonds: Treasury Securities 101
T-Bills, T-Notes, and T-Bonds explained: maturities, coupon math, auction schedule, and the live June 2026 yield curve, with worked examples.
SpaceX Prices $25B Inaugural Bond on $89B in Orders
SpaceX sold $25B across five tranches in its first-ever bond sale, drawing nearly $89B in orders and tightening spreads 25 bps from talk.