Palantir’s public debut frustrates some investors

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A listing date that moved twice, a company known for parsing data that couldn’t find some of its own shareholders, and a complicated twist on an already unfamiliar route to market. Palantir Technologies Inc.’s direct listing had everything — and left some shareholders wondering whether the 17-year-old company was really ready to go public.

Palantir started trading Wednesday, choosing to run a seldom-tested direct listing process instead of a traditional initial public offering. Its shares closed Friday at $9.20, below the $10 they opened at on the New York Stock Exchange, giving the company a market valuation of $15.2 billion.

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Buying and Selling Land – The Complete Guide to Vacant Land in California and Beyond

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This web site really deals with residential land, including land for sale suitable for splitting. For commercial property, including land suitable for storing equipment and manufacturing you may want to look here

I’ve put this information together mainly because I seem to spend a good deal of my working life explaining to eager buyers that they can’t buy a $100,000 lot, put a $50,000 mobile home on the lot, and end up with a total outlay of $150,000. Also, there are very few books available on buying and selling land. Books on building a home typically start out

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US industrial production fell a sharp 0.6% in September

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production fell 0.6% in September, the weakest showing since spring and a sign that the economy’s recovery from the pandemic recession may be faltering just as confirmed viral infections are resurging in much of the country.

The Federal Reserve reported Friday that industrial production suffered its first decline since a 12.7% drop in April during the spring lockdowns of businesses that paralyzed the economy. The key category that reflects manufacturing output fell 0.3%. At the same time, mining output, which includes oil and gas exploration, fell 5.6%. Production at utilities rose 1.7%.

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Business Description – Entrepreneur.com

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Analysis: Elite investors accessing Trump briefings is everything that’s wrong with the stock market

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At the time, Trump was assuring Americans on Twitter that the coronavirus was “very much under control” and claiming the stock market was “starting to look very good to me!”

Word of private uncertainties held by US officials quickly spread to elite investors via a hedge fund consultant, the Times reported. That intel gave these traders a crucial leg up on common investors, allowing them to make timely bets that stocks would drop.

“Short everything” was the reaction of one major investor briefed on the memo from the hedge fund consultant, the Times said.

Elizabeth Warren slams Disney for laying off thousands of workers after awarding fat executive pay packages
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