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🧵 One hundred days ago, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia during a reporting trip. He remains in a Moscow prison.
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🧵 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia on March 29 during a reporting trip and remains in prison.
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Overtime, a digital media company that gained popularity distributing high-school basketball highlights, is now valued at more than $250 million as it preps its own basketball league on.wsj.com/3gBgAW5
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Tencent is sitting on a portfolio worth roughly a quarter of a trillion dollars. “Once Tencent invests in something…it’s like a stamp of approval in the Chinese tech space.” on.wsj.com/3rgOySe
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Zoom seeks to raise $1.5 billion through what would be its largest stock offering since its IPO in 2019. The company has seen a large increase in paying subscribers during the pandemic, but expects its free service to continue weighing on profitability. on.wsj.com/3ssF9Ie
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Some startup founders say that the most in-demand talent still needs some convincing to take a chance on a fledgling company on.wsj.com/2X8rp72
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Chat startup Discord roughly doubled its valuation to $7 billion in a financing that comes amid the service’s efforts to expand its user base beyond videogamers on.wsj.com/2Ws35MU
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With DoorDash and Airbnb both skyrocketing in their public debuts, investors are left wondering whether they should buy the hype. We take a look at what’s behind the recent tech IPO rally. #WSJWhatsNow
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Tech investor SoftBank got a boost from the DoorDash IPO and buybacks that could ease the way for privatization by CEO Masayoshi Son on.wsj.com/37VanOI
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Food-delivery company DoorDash is expected to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange this week, with a raised IPO target price, explains @davidhodari #WSJWhatsNow
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Airbnb plans to boost the target price range for its IPO this week. The company seems to have turned a corner this year as travelers continue to work remotely and opt for Airbnbs over hotels amid the pandemic, explains @ahirtens. #WSJWhatsNow
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If food-delivery service DoorDash’s shares are priced at the midpoint of the expected range, SoftBank’s $680 million investment will be worth $5 billion on.wsj.com/33BbHoo
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Videogame company Roblox is planning an IPO at a time when demand for at-home entertainment has swelled due to the pandemic on.wsj.com/3lM4okQ
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Forter, which helps e-commerce merchants combat fraud, said the fundraising round gave it a post-money valuation of $1.3 billion
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DoorDash's IPO paperwork showed the food-delivery service turned a surprising profit during the pandemic before falling back to a loss last quarter on.wsj.com/3lxgfmW
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Masayoshi Son pulled SoftBank back from the Covid-19 void. Only this time, someone was watching over his shoulder. on.wsj.com/35kkjkH
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ByteDance-rival Kuaishou filed for an IPO in Hong Kong, as Chinese tech startups proceed with plans to go public despite the suspension of Ant’s listings on.wsj.com/36p1o7N
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Chinese investment firm Hony Capital has raised $130 million for its debut venture fund
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With Snowflake’s supercharged IPO this week, CEO Frank Slootman has achieved a rare investment trifecta: delivering three of the hottest tech public stock offerings of their time on.wsj.com/3iKwTxR
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Japanese conglomerate SoftBank fueled the recent stock market rally by buying options tied to billions of dollars worth of individual tech stocks, people familiar with the matter say on.wsj.com/2F2m5fJ





