$JG Partners with Kuaishou to Improve Monetization EfficiencyAurora Mobile $JG Partners with Kuaishou to Improve Monetization Efficiency
$JG today announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Kuaishou Technology (01024.HK) (“Kuaishou”), China’s leading short video content community and social platform, to improve advertising monetization efficiency.
By leveraging its powerful artificial intelligence (“AI”) and advanced analysis technologies, Aurora Mobile's advertisement SaaS services will enable Kuaishou to help brands and performance-based advertisers to accurately target potential customers, enhance advertising conversion rate, reduce operational costs, and promote a mutually beneficial relationship between Kuaishou and advertisers on its platform.
The short-form video market continues to experience huge growth. Short-form video advertising that features high traffic and conversion rates has become a preferred marketing approach for many brands and performance-based advertisers.
According to the cooperation agreement, Aurora Mobile will benefit from a revenue share agreement based on advertising revenues allocated to Kuaishou if the labels provided by Aurora Mobile are used by advertisers on the platform.
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$AREC Announces Filing of SPAC Registration Statement$AREC American Resources Corporation Announces Filing of SPAC Registration Statement
$AREC Company's SPAC is targeting acquisitions in the land holding and resource industry, and will focus on advancing land and resource assets towards a modern-day business model of clean energy, recycling and redevelopment, and social impact.
$AREC today announced that American Acquisition Opportunity Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (the "SPAC" or "AAOI"), in which the Company has an indirect investment, filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 4, 2021 in connection with a proposed initial public offering of its units.
The proposed public offering is expected to have a base offering size of $100 million, or up to $115 million if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full.
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Teradata Soars on Strong Earnings and Demand for CloudTeradata Soars on Strong Earnings and Demand for Cloud
Shares soared Friday after the data-analytics company reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings (triple-digit cloud growth), benefiting from corporate demand for enterprise software and cloud services.
Annual recurring revenue (ARR) increased 11% from the prior year period(1)
Public cloud ARR increased to $106 million, a 165% increase from the end of 2019(1)
Fourth-quarter recurring revenue of $383 million versus $350 million, an increase of 9% reported and 8% in constant currency , and exceeded the Company’s guidance of $371 million to $373 million(1)
Fourth-quarter earnings per diluted share (EPS), cash from operations and free cash flow(2) exceeded the Company’s expectations
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New IPO? $UGROThe low volume on share liquidity seems suspect, but I think as soon as this starts garnishing higher support levels, it may catch the eyes of some institutional investors. Right now, it may be a great early buy opportunity. That said, please do your own due diligence and invest at your own risk.
YUM Brands: Great Earnings, Long Term Hold PotentialYUM brands has been consistently beating earnings and revenue expectations in the past, and is stably growing. I recommend a long hold given support levels + stock correlations. Options are looking tempting. That said, please do your own due diligence and invest at your own risk. Everything I say is on an opinion based basis.
A Buy and Forget? YJI decided to just get Yunjji at a 22% price premium, for various reasons: 1) They have a large membership, and are relatively small for a trending space for investors. 2) Look at the $BABA and $JMIA play. 3) Market cap is only $595.55M, which is relatively small. Anyways, I took a small position in it as I'm cautious, but definitely on the watchlist. That said, do your own due diligence and invest at your own risk. Everything I say is on an opinion based basis.
Why $NAKD Stock crashed Down Sharply from last week?Why $NAKD Stock crashed Down Sharply from last week?
The WallStreetBets short squeeze continued to unravel this week with investors pocketing gains and latecomers hoping for a second bounce.
A number of factors are driving the ongoing sell-off as $NAKDe stock peaked last week.
The first is that many short-sellers closed out their bets as the stocks soared last week, riding a massive short squeeze and gamma squeeze.
Second, savvy traders who rode the stocks up sold it to take profits. Third, fundamentals matter, and stocks will naturally revert to their mean barring any significant change in fundamentals. After all, a stock is a part-ownership in a business, not a lottery ticket.
So the possibility of a short squeeze is diminished, and the "easy money" has come and gone.
Traders who now buy any of these three stocks are banking on another pump-and-dump rally to lift them.
Investors should also be aware that $NAKD stock is still significantly above historical trading level and fundamentals are weak, meaning stock could fall significantly further.
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Pick up the BallReward/Risk: 5/1
Entry: 88.50 or at a lower price
Stop: 84.00
Target: 105
After 2 months down and rate of changing picking up it looks like a decent setup to the upside
New Executive Leadership to Drive Bitcoin Mining OperationsSino-Global Announces New Executive Leadership to Drive Bitcoin Mining Operations Expansion
announced today that the newly appointed Chief Operating Officer Mr. Lei Nie and Chief Technology Officer Mr. Xintang You will spearhead the Company's effort to enter Bitcoin mining.
As Sino-Global evaluates its strategy for 2021 and beyond, the planned Bitcoin mining expansion follows a series of steps in preparation.
The plan utilizes leadership team members who specialize in information technology, Blockchain, cryptocurrency mining operations and more. Given the Company's plan to enhance the traditional logistics service platform through leveraging innovative technologies, the Company is excited to explore opportunities created by current market conditions and enter the cryptocurrency sector.
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Purchase Order for HybridTech Armor© Panels for Aircraft CarrierCPS Technologies Corporation receives Purchase Order for HybridTech Armor© Panels for Aircraft Carrier
CPSH today announced receipt of a purchase order for HybridTech Armor© Panels to be installed as the strike face of advanced ballistic shields to support U.S. Navy CVN class ships.
The purchase order covers panels to equip all crew-served weapons stations on one aircraft carrier.
We have received a $28.7 million IDIQ contract from the Navy to address the aircraft carrier fleet, with an initial delivery order for the first aircraft carrier.”
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Payoneer to Become Publicly Traded Company Through FTACPayoneer to Become Publicly Traded Company Through Combination With FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corporation
Payoneer processed more than $44 billion in volume in over 7,000 trade corridors in 2020
Transaction assigns Payoneer $3.3 billion pro-forma implied enterprise value upon , representing a 7.6x multiple of 2021 expected revenue of $432 million. The cash component of the purchase price to be paid to the equity holders of Payoneer is expected to be funded by FTOC's cash in trust (minus any redemptions by FTOC's existing public stockholders).
Includes commitments for $300 million PIPE from investor group including existing investor Wellington Management, as well as Dragoneer Investment Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, Franklin Templeton, certain funds managed by Millennium Management, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and Winslow Capital Management, LLC
Following the Reorganization, the Company is expected to have up to $563 million in cash, offering significant capital flexibility for continued organic and inorganic growth.
Existing Payoneer equity holders have the potential to receive an earnout of additional shares of common stock if certain stock price targets are met as set forth in the reorganization agreement, and they will remain the largest investors by rolling over significant equity into the Company.
The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2021.
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Acquires Exclusive Rights to Rare Earth Element InnovationsAmerican Resources Corporation Acquires Exclusive Rights to Purdue University's Rare Earth Element Innovations, Critical for Clean Energy Technologies.
An environmentally safer method of rare earth and other critical material separation and purification using ligand-assisted chromatography for coal, coal byproducts, recycled permanent magnets and Lithium Ion batteries.
Announced that, with the addition of Hasler Ventures LLC, the Company has licensed ligand assisted displacement ("LAD") chromatography patents and knowhow to further expanded its capability in environmentally friendly separation and purification of rare earth elements.
These exclusive patents and technologies, developed at Purdue University, are specific to the processing of separated and pure rare earth metals and critical elements from coal byproducts, recycled permanent magnets and lithium-ion batteries.
Rare earth elements (REEs) include the 15 elements in the lanthanide series plus scandium (Sc) and yttrium (Y). They are essential ingredients for magnets, metal alloys, polishing powders, catalysts, ceramics, and phosphors, which are important for high-technology and clean energy applications. The global REE market is estimated at approximately $4 billion dollars and growing at 8% per year.
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Space launch company Astra to go public via merger with SPAC HOLastra-to-become-the-first-publicly-traded-space-launch-company-on-nasdaq-via-merger-with-holicity
BlackRock-managed funds and accounts lead investment in Astra to launch a new generation of space services to improve life on Earth.
The transaction reflects an implied pro-forma enterprise value for Astra of approximately $2.1 billion. Upon closing, the transaction is expected to provide up to $500 million in cash proceeds, including up to $300 million of cash held in the trust account of Holicity and an upsized $200 million PIPE led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock.
In December 2020, Astra joined a small, elite group of companies that have made it to space. With over 50 launches in manifest across more than 10 private and public customers, including NASA and DOD, Astra has booked over $150 million of contracted launch revenue. Astra will begin delivering customer payloads this summer and begin monthly launches by the end of this year.
The proposed transaction, which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2021.
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GSM Announces potential financing arrangements being discussedFerroglobe Announces Discussions with Ad Hoc Group of Noteholders and Key Financial Partners
Ferroglobe PLC (the “Company”) entered into confidentiality agreements (the “Confidentiality Agreements”) with certain holders (the “Ad Hoc Group of Noteholders”) of the 9.375% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”) issued by the Company and Globe Specialty Metals, Inc., to facilitate discussions addressing the maturity of the Notes and the introduction of further capital to the Company.
The key highlights of the potential financing arrangements being discussed between the AHG and the Company are as follows:
A major recapitalization of the business with $100 million of additional liquidity which guarantees sufficient funding to implement the Company’s strategic plan
$60 million of new super senior notes provided by existing Noteholders
$40 million of new equity funding
Significant extension of the Company’s debt maturity profile as a result of a par exchange of the Notes with new senior secured notes with a 5 year tenor
Equity allocation of 3.75% to all supporting holders of the Notes facilitating greater alignment of all stakeholders with management on strategy and long-term value creation
The Company is negotiating with key stakeholders, including its largest shareholder Grupo Villar Mir, S.A.U., the injection of equity that is required to implement the proposed plan and is aiming to enter into a binding agreement with the Ad Hoc Group of Noteholders and equity providers reflecting the outcome of the discussions as soon as possible (although no assurance can be made that the discussions will be successful or that the new funding will be implemented).
The contemplated financings offer Ferroglobe a stronger balance sheet and incremental capital which, in turn, provide a sound foundation for transforming the Company.
the Company has been diligently evaluating various refinancing options to address its senior notes, alongside raising incremental capital.
Collectively we are working towards a comprehensive financing that eliminates near-term refinancing risks, providing greater operational flexibility, and secures cash for the implementation of our plan.
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Latch to Merge with TSIA SPAC and Become Publicly Listed CompanyLatch, Maker of Full-Building Enterprise SaaS Platform LatchOS, to Merge with Tishman Speyer-Sponsored SPAC and Become Publicly Listed Company
Provides Capital to Accelerate Latch's Expansion and Drive Enhanced Growth; More Than One-in-Ten New Apartments in the U.S. Built with LatchOS in 2019
Latch to Have up to $510 Million in Cash, Including $190 Million in PIPE Investments Anchored by Funds and Accounts Managed by BlackRock, D1 Capital Partners, Durable Capital Partners LP, Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, Chamath Palihapitiya, The Spruce House Partnership, Wellington Management, ArrowMark Partners, Avenir and Lux Capital
-- Transaction Values Latch at Equity Value of $1.56 Billion Post-Money
The Company has booked over 300,000 units across more than 35 states, with one in ten new multifamily apartments in the United States built with Latch in 2019.
"Latch has successfully created an entire ecosystem around our full building operating system, devices, and partners that enhances the building experience for both owners and residents,"
The Company has generated strong results to date, including $167 million in Booked Revenue1 in 2020, which represents 49 percent growth from 2019; zero customer churn leading to 100 percent Gross Revenue Retention2; and a strong SaaS company Lifetime Value (LTV) to Customer Acquisition Costs (CAC) ratio of 6.8x3.
The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by TSIA's board of directors, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021.
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