The hottest market in history for SPACs has slowed down markedly in recent weeks, Barron’s reports today. That’s being felt both in the relative dearth of new SPACs filing to go public and in the stock-price performance of already listed SPACs. The pullback has opened up numerous arbitrage opportunities for yield-seeking investors. Read more.
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