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It’s not easy being a public company. Zendesk looks to go private, while acquisition battles continue to heat up.
(:21) Deidre Woollard and Jason Moser discuss:
- Stocks that could be prime acquisition targets. - JetBlue’s offer for Spirit Airlines.
- Venture capital drying up, and what that means for technology innovation.
Plus, (14:46) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp continue their series on past market declines with Morgan Housel, this time covering the dot-com bubble, and the lessons investors can pull two decades later.
Stocks mentioned: ZEN, SAVE, JBLU, ULCC, CSCO, OTLY, PTON, MSFT, IBM
Host: Deidre Woollard Guests: Jason Moser, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Morgan Housel Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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