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Stephens &amp; Co. analyst Jacob Johnson reiterates 908 Devices (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MASS#NASDAQ">MASS</a>) with a Overweight and maintains $6 price target.

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Stephens & Co. Reiterates Overweight on 908 Devices, Maintains $6 Price Target

Truist Securities analyst Asthika Goonewardene maintains Exelixis (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EXEL#NASDAQ">EXEL</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $38 to $42.

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JMP Securities analyst Reni Benjamin reiterates Blueprint Medicines (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BPMC#NASDAQ">BPMC</a>) with a Market Outperform and maintains $125 price target.

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The past month has been a rollercoaster ride for investors, with markets taking a beating across the board. From December 15 to January 15, the S&amp;P 500 dropped 4.33%, the Nasdaq fell 4.71%, and small-cap stocks got hammered, tumbling around 8%. The bond market wasn&#8217;t spared either, with long-term Treasury bonds diving 7.67%. Even the typically resilient triple-B corporate bonds fell 3.4%, though high-yield bonds held up better, declining just 1.5% to 1.8%.
It&#8217;s been a challenging period for traditional stock-and-bond investors. Yet the Easy Income Portfolio proved its mettle. While broader markets stumbled, the portfolio declined only 2.5%, supported by its robust 9.38% dividend yield. This yield towers over Treasuries, junk bonds, and the S&amp;P 500. The key? A diversified mix of high-quality, income-generating investments spread across sectors that zig when others zag.
Sector Highlights:
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<li>Mortgage REITs (REM): These took a significant hit, down 8.65%, reflecting broader challenges in real estate debt markets. </li>
<li>Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund (Ticker: JRI): Declined notably, despite its diversified exposure to real assets like infrastructure, real estate, and energy. The fund&#8217;s holdings in premier companies such as Simon Property Group, Realty Income, and Energy Transfer illustrate its high-quality asset base. </li>
<li>Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund: Down 6%, this closed-end fund offers exposure to high-grade sovereign and corporate debt in the Asia-Pacific region, acting as both a dollar hedge and an income-generating asset. </li>
<li>Business Development Companies (BDCs): BDCs like Ares Capital, Blackstone Secured Lending, and FS KKR Capital remain core holdings. These entities leverage their deep private equity relationships to maintain credit quality and deliver strong dividends. </li>
<li>Energy Infrastructure: Investments like Dorchester Minerals and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure have performed well, capturing benefits from increased energy demand and the reorganization of global energy markets. </li>
<li>Closed-End Fund and SPAC Arbitrage: Exposure to these strategies helps add diversification and reduce overall volatility.</li>
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Mortgage REITs: A Tough Month Mortgage REITs (REM) bore the brunt of market turbulence, dropping 8.65%. That&#8217;s not a fun number to see, but it&#8217;s par for the course in a volatile interest rate environment. These REITs, which invest in residential and commercial mortgage securities, remain a core piece of the portfolio, offering high yields to counterbalance periods of price volatility.
Real Asset Income: A Hidden Opportunity The Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund (JRI) also faced pressure, declining around 8%. This fund gives you a one-stop shop for exposure to real assets, including infrastructure, real estate, and energy. Think Simon Property Group, Realty Income, Energy Transfer, and Enbridge—some of the best operators in their respective fields.
Simon Property Group Simon Property Group (Ticker: SPG) is the premier operator of Class A malls in the United States, owning high-end shopping centers in affluent, densely populated areas. Unlike struggling Class B and C malls, Simon&#8217;s properties thrive as destinations for luxury shopping, dining, and entertainment.
Simon maintains high occupancy rates, typically in the mid-90% range, driven by the desirability of its properties. Its tenant base spans luxury brands and experiential anchors, reinforcing its status as the leader in mall-based real estate.
Realty Income Known as &#8220;The Monthly Dividend Company,&#8221; Realty Income owns over 13,000 properties across the U.S. and Europe. These properties are leased to high-quality tenants under long-term triple-net leases, where tenants cover taxes, insurance, and maintenance.
Key tenants and sectors include:
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<li>Convenience Stores: 7-Eleven </li>
<li>Pharmacies: (Ticker: CVS) Walgreens </li>
<li>Big Box Retailers: Home Depot (Ticker: HD) Walmart (Ticker: WMT) </li>
<li>Entertainment and Dining: AMC Theatres (Ticker: AMC) Chick-fil-A</li>
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Enbridge (Ticker: ENB) is one of North America&#8217;s largest energy infrastructure companies. Its extensive asset base includes over 83,000 miles of crude oil, natural gas, and liquids pipelines that span Canada and the U.S. Enbridge also operates natural gas utility businesses, serving millions of customers in Ontario and Quebec, and is a leader in renewable energy investments, with wind and solar farms contributing to its diversified energy portfolio.
Energy Transfer Energy Transfer owns a vast network of energy infrastructure assets, including 120,000 miles of pipelines for natural gas, crude oil, natural gas liquids, and refined products. The company operates major storage facilities, processing plants, and export terminals, including the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex, a key hub for exporting natural gas liquids to global markets.
One of Energy Transfer&#8217;s standout assets is its LNG export capability, which positions the company to benefit from growing global demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas. Its pipelines and storage facilities are critical links in the supply chain, ensuring the movement of energy products from production basins like the Permian and Marcellus to end users.
These infrastructure giants, Enbridge and Energy Transfer, play essential roles in the energy economy, transporting and storing the resources that power homes, businesses, and industries. Their scale, diversified revenue streams, and regulated nature make them resilient income generators, which is exactly what we seek in the Easy Income Portfolio.
Asia-Pacific Debt: A Dollar Hedge Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund also had a rough month, down 6%. This closed-end fund invests in high-grade sovereign and corporate debt from countries like Australia, India, and Indonesia. With 13% dividend yields and limited default risk, it&#8217;s a great income producer and a natural hedge against a weakening U.S. dollar.
Business Development Companies: A Core Strength The portfolio&#8217;s BDC holdings, including Ares Capital, Blackstone Secured Lending, and FS KKR, continue to shine. These firms lend to small and mid-sized businesses, a segment set to thrive under pro-business policies. Their private equity relationships provide a massive competitive edge, ensuring they know the borrowers inside and out. Add in an 11% yield, and these BDCs are delivering exactly what we want—steady income with a margin of safety.
The Easy Income Philosophy The Easy Income Portfolio isn&#8217;t about chasing short-term gains or checking prices daily. It&#8217;s about creating a low-volatility, high-income portfolio that practically runs itself. With positions across 15 sectors, from infrastructure and energy to private credit and real estate, the portfolio delivers reliable cash flow through monthly dividends.
This month showed why diversification and a focus on income are essential. Even as markets faltered, the Easy Income Portfolio kept humming along, providing a steady income stream while staying positioned for long-term success.

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U.S. automobile safety regulators are closing their preliminary investigation into General Motors' Cruise robotaxis without taking further action.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the Office of Defects Investigation opened a preliminary evaluation in October 2023 to determine whether vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System made and operated by Cruise LLC were using appropriate caution around pedestrians in the roadway after receiving two reports of crashes involving pedestrians. The office also identified two public reports of Cruise ADS-equipped vehicles encroaching on pedestrians in crosswalks.
GM, which bought control of San Francisco-based <a href="https://apnews.com/925365734720410fbe3c26ab6ce9ab0e">Cruise automation</a> in 2016, had one incident on October 2, 2023. The crash involved one of its Cruise robotaxis dragging a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street. The crash prompted Cruise to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/cruise-robotaxi-suspends-operations-gm-73f27ef959afe1e201e61f0fd31802d5">suspend driverless operations</a> nationwide after California regulators found that its cars posed a danger to public safety. The state's Department of Motor Vehicles <a href="https://apnews.com/article/driverless-cars-cruise-california-robotaxis-8aa872f6b87bbff59e9c86471e87b0e7">revoked the license</a> for Cruise, which was transporting passengers without human drivers <a href="https://apnews.com/article/robotaxis-cruise-waymo-san-francisco-artificial-intelligence-98f0dab03984bd71685b92c2ac7aad0c">throughout San Francisco</a>.
The agency said Tuesday that it analyzed 2,759 reports identified by Cruise that involved collisions, including 1,113 that involved a "pedestrian conflict." Five of those incidents involved a collision between a Cruise and a pedestrian, with three injuries in total.

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Energy Vault shares are trading higher after the company announced a partnership with NuCube Energy.

Rumble shares are trading higher after Maxim Group initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a price target of $20.

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JMP Securities analyst Silvan Tuerkcan maintains Exelixis (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EXEL#NASDAQ">EXEL</a>) with a Market Outperform and raises the price target from $34 to $41.

JMP Securities Maintains Market Outperform on Exelixis, Raises Price Target to $41

JMP Securities analyst Patrick Walravens reiterates BlackLine (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BL#NASDAQ">BL</a>) with a Market Outperform and maintains $86 price target.

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ThredUp shares are trading higher after Telsey Advisory Group maintained an Outperform rating on the stock and raised its price target from $2 to $3.

- cbdMD, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/YCBD#NYSE">YCBD</a>) (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/YCBDPA#NYSE">YCBDPA</a>), a leading and highly trusted CBD company known for its flagship brands cbdMD and Paw CBD, as well as its innovative functional mushroom brand ATRx Labs, today announced that the Company has fully satisfied the accrued interest and principal associated with its Senior Secured Convertible Notes. As of January 14, 2025, there are 6,262,833 shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding.

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cbdMD Has Fully Satisfied The Accrued Interest And Principal Associated With Its Senior Secured Convertible Notes. As Of January 14, 2025, There Are 6,262,833 Shares Of The Company's Common Stock Issued And Outstanding

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) is eyeing a march toward the $100,000 mark following <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/01/43001512/inflation-rises-to-29-in-december-core-slows-yet-rising-energy-costs-put-feds-target-at-risk">CPI data that aligned with market expectations</a>. 
What Happened: The report has rekindled optimism across markets, with the S&amp;P 500 index – as tracked by the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) &#8211; gaining 1.7%. 
Major cryptocurrencies have surged across the board:
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<td>+2.6%</td>
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<td>Ethereum (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd">ETH</a>)</td>
<td>&nbsp;$3,304.57</td>
<td>+3.1%</td>
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<td>Solana (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd">SOL</a>)</td>
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Trader Notes: Lark Davis, a Bitcoin investor and entrepreneur, noted that Bitcoin &#8220;is loving&#8221; the macroeconomic data released.
Prominent technical analyst Kevin observed that the cooler CPI figures reduced yields and the dollar's strength, boosting asset prices. 
He remains cautious about whether this trend can be sustained.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">CPI comes in at 2.9% as expected.<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$BTC</a> is loving it. <a href="https://t.co/EqYJ0KMByQ">pic.twitter.com/EqYJ0KMByQ</a>
&mdash; Lark Davis (@TheCryptoLark) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCryptoLark/status/1879522899771498565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Economist Robin Brooks commented on the benign core CPI reading for December, with underlying inflation <a href="https://x.com/robin_j_brooks/status/1879522953987342551">trending</a> at 0.25% month-over-month. 
He expects a temporary uptick in Q1 2025 due to seasonal price resets, <a href="https://x.com/robin_j_brooks/status/1879523749252514190">echoing</a> patterns seen in early 2023 and 2024.
What's Next: Crypto trader Jelle now marks $97,000 turning into support and with prices pushing towards $100,000 he <a href="https://x.com/CryptoJelleNL/status/1879524740219728355">concluded</a> "Break that, and all bets are off."
Glassnode <a href="https://x.com/glassnode/status/1879483017220997356">data</a> highlighted that the BTC price action validated two key levels flagged by on-chain data. 
It sees support at $89,000 which aligns with Short-Term Holder Realized Price ($88,500). 
Resistance is below $98,000 which is largest accumulation level above spot.
As Bitcoin inches closer to the psychological $100,000 barrier, the market remains divided on whether the rally will be sustained. 
Read Next:
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<li><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/01/42998035/bitcoin-adoption-still-early-blackrock-says">Bitcoin Adoption Still Early, BlackRock Says</a></li>
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Quantum-Si's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QSI#NYSE">QSI</a>) short percent of float has risen 145.97% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 23.65 million shares sold short, which is 23.17% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 1.0 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Quantum-Si Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1736955023_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Quantum-Si has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Quantum-Si's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Quantum-Si's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 5.28%, which means the company has more short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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EVgo's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EVGO#NYSE">EVGO</a>) short percent of float has fallen 4.0% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 34.67 million shares sold short, which is 27.82% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 3.6 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>EVgo Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1736955017_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for EVgo has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing EVgo's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, EVgo's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 9.06%, which means the company has more short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
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Ascendis Pharma's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASND#NYSE">ASND</a>) short percent of float has fallen 5.74% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 3.42 million shares sold short, which is 8.04% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 9.76 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Ascendis Pharma Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1736955011_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Ascendis Pharma has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Ascendis Pharma's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Ascendis Pharma's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 11.50%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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Vertiv Hldgs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRT#NYSE">VRT</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 50.39% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 62.71%. Currently, Vertiv Hldgs has a market capitalization of $49.23 billion. 
Buying $1000 In VRT: If an investor had bought $1000 of VRT stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $11,405.22 today based on a price of $131.16 for VRT at the time of writing.
<h3>Vertiv Hldgs's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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Youlife International to list itself through SPAC deal with Distoken

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Interest in special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) has popped higher off the announcement that Youlife &mdash; billed as a leading blue-collar lifetime service platform in China &mdash; will merge with Distoken Acquisition (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/dist-stock-quote/">DIST</a>), a blank-check firm. Frankly, SPACs have not enjoyed an encouraging performance history post-business combination. However, the Youlife SPAC might buck this negative trend due to underlying economic dynamics.



According to a <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/youlife-international-and-distoken-acquisition-corporation-announce-definitive-business-combination-agreement-302150154.html">press release</a> earlier Monday morning, Youlife seeks to develop a &ldquo;leading position&rdquo; in the blue-collar service industry. Among the company&rsquo;s advantages are strategic frameworks for expansion in emerging markets, a burgeoning network of blue-collar service providers and the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI).



Through the enterprise&rsquo;s U.S. listing, Youlife aims to promote its &ldquo;growth strategy and commit itself to becoming the preferred lifelong service platform for global blue-collar talent.&rdquo; In addition to the capital raise, a public listing on the Nasdaq should go a long way to fostering visibility.



As an added bonus, initial public offerings (IPOs) <a href="https://kpmg.com/us/en/articles/2022/ipo-insights-q4-2022.html#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20just%2071%20IPOs,public%20exits%20more%20than%20hungry1.">collapsed in 2022</a> due to a range of economic challenges. Further, the blistering run of new listings in the prior years couldn&rsquo;t be sustained. However, with interest in the space steadily returning, the Youlife SPAC is getting more of the spotlight.



<h2>Youlife SPAC Offers the Potential to Buck the Downcast Trend</h2>



Throughout the early years of the Covid-19 crisis, SPAC-based IPOs were all the rage. In a sense, the positive sentiment was understandable. Pre-merger SPAC investors don&rsquo;t know what enterprise the underlying blank-check firm will combine with. Should it find a target to their disliking, pre-merger shareholders typically have the <a href="https://www.alston.com/en/insights/publications/2023/06/spac-redemptions#:~:text=Redemptions%20can%20occur%20in%20two,shareholders%20don't%20like%20it.">right to redeem their equity holdings</a>.



Fundamentally, this process enabled regular retail investors to participate in a new listing near the ground floor. However, as the Yale Journal on Regulation noted, the honeymoon quickly faded. Headwinds that many investors didn&rsquo;t appreciate, such as the SPAC&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.yalejreg.com/bulletin/was-the-spac-crash-predictable/">inherent incentivization for dilution</a>, contributed to a severe collapse of these IPOs post-business combination.



Naturally, this backdrop presents a dark cloud over the Youlife SPAC by association. However, it&rsquo;s also important to note that this particular IPO may buck the trend. Fundamentally, the enterprise&rsquo;s narrative stands on viable ground.



According to China Daily, blue-collar workers in the nation are <a href="https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202403/05/WS65e66fc2a31082fc043ba967.html">seeing better pay and enhanced rights</a>. Significantly, the monthly income gap between white and blue collars has narrowed. Per one study, &ldquo;the average monthly salary of white-collar workers was 2.4 times higher than blue-collar workers in 2012, but that dropped to 1.39 last year.&rdquo;



<h2>Why It Matters</h2>



Another factor that could bolster the Youlife SPAC is the <a href="https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1012053">rising demand for service workers</a>. Per Sixth Tone, &ldquo;China&rsquo;s blue-collar workers are getting older and lack basic and professional skills, a new report has found, highlighting a shortage of younger and skilled workers in the manufacturing and service sectors.&rdquo; While it doesn&rsquo;t guarantee success, Youlife certainly enjoys a fundamental tailwind.



On the date of publication, Josh Enomoto did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.&nbsp;The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com&nbsp;<a href="https://investorplace.com/corporate/investorplace-publishing-guidelines/" target="_blank">Publishing Guidelines</a>.
<div>A former senior business analyst for Sony Electronics, Josh Enomoto has helped broker major contracts with Fortune Global 500 companies. Over the past several years, he has delivered unique, critical insights for the investment markets, as well as various other industries including legal, construction management, and healthcare. Tweet him at @EnomotoMedia.</div><h3>More From InvestorPlace</h3>
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