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Ten years after leaving his role as Apple Inc.’s top salesman and eight years after an inglorious tenure as chief executive of J.C. Penney, Ron Johnson wants to remake the…

Transfix Inc. plans to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company valuing the digital freight startup at $1.1 billion, the latest deal shaking up the middleman freight brokerage business.…

Robinhood Markets Inc., the trading app synonymous with hot stocks, got a cold reception from investors in its own stock-market debut. The investing app tumbled in its highly anticipated trading debut Thursday, closing…

Middle East-based ride-sharing technology startup Swvl Inc. is nearing a deal to go public via a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, according to people familiar with the matter. Dubai-based Swvl plans to…

Shares of Lucid Group climbed 11% in their first day of trading on Monday after the electric-vehicle company completed a blank-check merger ahead of plans to launch production later this year. Lucid stock closed Monday…

Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corp. is combining with a special-purpose acquisition company to go public in a deal that values the 3-D printing firm at about $1.4 billion, the companies said. Based in…

Bright Machines is nearing a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company to go public in a deal that would value the manufacturing-automation business at about $1.6 billion, according to people familiar with the…